For a vision of the warehouses of the future, take a look inside Ocado’s facility near Andover, in the south of England. Hundreds of cuboid units with flashing lights and antennas scuttle across a vast grid, accelerating and slowing down with a mechanical grace that prevents collision.
Although the scene resembles a secret industrial installation in a science fiction film, these robots are carrying out the mundane task of selecting groceries.
The online supermarket’s state-of-the-art facility is at the forefront of the technological changes taking place in the warehousing sector, which acts as the processing core of the transport and logistics industry that ensures the smooth flow of goods throughout the economy.
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