Solution:
Robotic Lightning Warehouse Overview
The Robotic Instant Warehouse is a low-cost, high-efficiency, and easy-to-replicate smart warehousing solution tailored for instant retail scenarios. It helps merchants quickly realize intelligent warehousing upgrading, improve order fulfillment efficiency, reduce operational costs, and achieve the transformation from traditional manual picking to automated robotic operations.
Centering on the business workflow of online ordering, automatic in-warehouse picking, fast packing & outbound, and instant home delivery, the instant warehouse creates value for both consumers and merchants.
For consumers: Catering to the lazy economy and instant consumption trends, consumers can enjoy a rich selection of supermarket commodities via food delivery platforms without visiting physical stores. It delivers a shopping experience of staying at home with fast delivery, meeting daily instant restocking, emergency purchasing and convenient consumption demands.
For merchants: It reduces reliance on street-front stores and saves high costs on rent, decoration and labor. Meanwhile, robotic picking, automatic packing and systematic order management improve order accuracy and picking efficiency, strengthen order handling capacity during peak hours, and boost overall operational efficiency and profitability.
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| Robot Charging Area | Rider Pickup Area |
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| Automatic Packing Machine | Product Shelf |
Product Introduction
Based on embodied robot technology, this system builds an intelligent warehousing and supermarket solution supporting 7×24-hour continuous operation for retail, e-commerce, logistics and instant delivery scenarios. Adopting a low-cost and modular design, it can be rapidly deployed in existing warehouses, supermarkets, front warehouses and smart cabinet scenarios with plug-and-play and fast launch capability.
A single warehouse can process over 350 orders daily, cutting labor costs by more than 50% and effectively improving order fulfillment efficiency and operation management level.
Covering the whole process of commodity circulation and order fulfillment, the system constructs an integrated operation system including robot restocking, 3D random sorting, intelligent picking, automatic packing and multi-platform access. It connects key links such as commodity warehousing, restocking, sorting, picking, packing, outbound and delivery handover. The collaboration between automated robotic operations and intelligent scheduling system significantly improves warehousing efficiency, order response speed and overall automation level, applicable to instant retail, smart cabinets, front warehouses, campus distribution, unmanned warehousing and other business scenarios.
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| W1 Picking Robot | Packing Machine |
Core Functions
Intelligent Robot Restocking
The system supports two operation workflows: turnover box circulation and automatic robot restocking, improving restocking efficiency and commodity circulation automation.
In the turnover box circulation process, staff place fully loaded turnover boxes on the conveying device. After system sorting, empty turnover boxes automatically enter the circulation process, reducing manual handling and repetitive operations.
In the robot restocking process, the robot grabs randomly placed commodities via 3D vision technology, scans commodity barcodes through the SKU identification device to obtain product information automatically, then accurately replenishes commodities into corresponding lanes or storage positions, realizing automated, intelligent and traceable restocking management.
Robot 3D Random Sorting
Equipped with SKU identification and 3D random sorting capabilities, the system can automatically identify, grab and sort randomly stacked and placed commodities.
The robot recognizes commodity position, posture and grabbing points through the 3D vision system, guiding the robotic arm to move precisely to the target position to complete box clearing, grabbing and transferring. Grabbed commodities are sent to the SKU identification device for barcode scanning, providing data support for subsequent restocking, sorting, picking and inventory management.
Intelligent Robot Picking
Integrating SLAM autonomous navigation, AI visual recognition and robotic arm grabbing control, the intelligent picking robot automatically completes the full picking process from target positioning, commodity grabbing and transfer delivery.
The robot first moves accurately to the target station via SLAM navigation, then identifies target commodities with AI vision, controls the robotic arm to the grabbing position to pick up goods, and finally delivers commodities to packing equipment or designated handover points. A single robot can complete more than 30 picking tasks per hour, effectively improving warehousing picking efficiency and reducing labor dependence.
Automated Packing & Outbound
The system integrates automatic bag feeding, automatic labeling, automatic bag opening, automatic sealing and transfer shelving, forming an automated closed loop from order reception to commodity outbound. It ensures rapid order fulfillment and meets the demands of instant delivery scenarios.
Specific process: After receiving an order, the system automatically prints and pastes shipping labels; the packing machine opens bags automatically, and the robot accurately places commodities into packaging bags; the system then completes sealing, transferring and shelving automatically. Riders can pick up goods quickly upon arrival for delivery, enabling efficient order fulfillment within 30 minutes.
Rapid Deployment & Commodity Configuration
The system supports rapid deployment to reduce on-site implementation and debugging costs. By binding the map origin with shelf positions, repeated mapping and point calibration are avoided. Built-in commodity map points enable fast commissioning after equipment arrival.
Adopting a unified-height and standard roller lane design, the system supports entry and management of thousands of SKUs. Commodities can be quickly bound to corresponding lanes for subsequent restocking, picking, inventory management and order fulfillment, truly achieving plug-and-play and fast online launch.
Multi-platform Order Access
The system enables unified access to orders from multiple platforms, realizing centralized management, unified scheduling and efficient circulation of orders from different channels.
Through the collaborative linkage of the order system, warehousing system, robot system and packing equipment, it achieves automatic order allocation, automatic commodity picking, automatic packing outbound and delivery handover, meeting business demands of instant retail, unmanned warehouses, front warehouses and smart cabinets.
Intelligent Management and Scheduling System
The supporting intelligent management and scheduling system includes functional modules: store management, task templates, robot management, station management, task management, commodity management, system management, low-code platform, and system logs, supporting daily operation of the robotic instant warehouse.
The low-code platform is a graphical programming module that allows users to complete basic robot control and motion planning, and quickly construct robot tasks.
System Workflow
Order Placement: Users place orders by scanning store codes or via third-party platforms. The system automatically receives order information with seamless docking to enhance customer experience.
Picking: Order data is transmitted to the warehousing system in real time. The scheduling system intelligently dispatches robots for order picking to ensure rapid order processing.
Packing: After picking, commodities are delivered to the packing machine for automatic packing.
Pickup & Delivery: Food delivery riders collect packed goods and deliver them to customers.
Instant Warehouse VS Smart Cabinet + AMR
| Robotic Instant Warehouse | Smart Cabinet + AMR |
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| Robot automatic restocking | Manual restocking |
| 2 robots + 10 shelves with low cost | 10 smart cabinets + 5 AMRs with high cost |
| Dense shelf layout, more commodity types, high space utilization | Sparse shelf layout, fewer commodity types, low space utilization |
| Plug-and-play robot, rapid deployment, no complicated automated devices | Inconvenient relocation of smart cabinets, numerous devices and high logistics cost |
Configuration List
| Name | Quantity | Purpose |
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| W1 Robot | 1 | Used for picking commodities and delivering to the packing machine. Robot quantity can be increased as required. |
| Shelf | 10 | For commodity storage |
| Packing Machine | 1 | For commodity packing |
| Management and Scheduling System | 1 | Includes modules such as store management, task templates, robot management, station management, task management, commodity management, system management, low-code platform and system logs to support instant warehouse operation. |
| Payment System | 1 | Supports the complete process of online ordering and payment. |
Specification Parameters
| Name | Parameters |
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| W1 Picking Robot | 1. Overall Composition: 1 Ruixinxing chassis; 1 lifting column; 1 RM65-B robotic arm; 1 DPAITEC all-in-one machine; 1 Realsense binocular depth camera; 5 sets (air pump + Piab suction cup + solenoid valve); |
| 2. Dimension: 650×920×2100mm; | |
| 3. Overall Weight: Approximately 400kg; | |
| 4. Material: Sheet metal + plastic shell; | |
| 5. Interfaces: Network port / USB port / HDMI; | |
| 6. Buttons: Power switch, emergency stop switch; | |
| 7. Operation Terminal: Windows all-in-one machine; | |
| 8. Working Environment: -20~50℃, humidity ≤85%, altitude ＜4000m; | |
| 9. Power Supply: AC 220V; | |
| 10. 6-DOF Ultra-lightweight Humanoid Robotic Arm： a. Material: Aluminum alloy; b. Degrees of Freedom: 6 DOF; Working Radius: 610mm; Repeat Positioning Accuracy: ±0.05mm; Rated Payload: 5kg; Controller: Integrated into the robotic arm body; Net Weight (including controller): 7.2kg; Rated Input Voltage: 24V; Power Consumption: Max Power ≤200W, Comprehensive Power ≤100W; c. Controller Interfaces: 1 × RJ45 port, 2 × USB ports (one supports USB Host function, the other supports both USB Host and USB virtual network port functions, configurable and switchable in the teach pendant software), 1 external 16-core expansion interface including power supply, IO and communication interfaces; d. Control Modes: 3 types in total, including drag teaching, teach pendant and API; e. Communication Modes: 4 types in total, including Wi-Fi, network port, USB serial port and RS485; f. Supported Programming Languages: C, C++, C# and Python, with sample programs provided for each language; g. Joint Motion Range: J1±178°, J2±130°, J3+135°, J4±178°, J5±128°, J6±360°; h. Maximum Joint Speed: J1-J2 180°/s, J3-J6 225°/s; i. End-effector Integration: The end is equipped with 2 reusable IO ports, switchable between digital input and digital output; Maximum output power: 24V 1.5A; 1 channel of RS485 interface supporting MODBUS RTU protocol; A built-in 6-axis force sensor at the end to acquire force feedback in six directions; j. Supporting Resources: A multi-platform compatible teach pendant system is provided; Tool calibration, workpiece coordinate system calibration, collision level setting, force sensor calibration and 6-axis force sensor data reading are available in the teach pendant; Corresponding URDF files for MoveIt-based simulation planning, ROS function packages, robotic arm user manual and ROS operation manual are provided; SDK files for both Windows and Linux versions are delivered; k. Maintenance: A Detect test page is provided for self-checking the operating status of each hardware module. | |
| Shelf | 1. 5-layer shelf; |
| 2. Specification: 2000*600*2000mm; | |
| 3. Layer Load Capacity: 300kg per layer; | |
| 4. Upright Specification: 75*40*0.8mm; | |
| 5. Beam Specification: 60*40*1mm; | |
| 6. Board Thickness: 0.45mm | |
| Packing Machine | 1. Dimension: 1600*900*1600mm (Length*Width*Height); |
| 2. Weight: 200kg; | |
| 3. Power: Peak 1kw, Average 0.5kw; | |
| 4. Bag Size: Width 100~600mm, Length 250~700mm; | |
| 5. Packing Speed: ≤2200PCS/H; | |
| 6. Equipped with main control computer, labeling & printing device, conveying device and sealing device. | |
| Management and Scheduling System | Functional modules include store management, task templates, robot management, station management, task management, commodity management, system management, low-code platform and system logs. |
| 1. Store Management: Support creation, query, editing and deletion of stores. | |
| 2. Task Template: Support creation, query, editing and deletion of task templates. | |
| 3. Robot Management: Support robot CRUD; configure robot information, store association and charging parameters. | |
| 4. Station Management: Support creation, query, editing and deletion of stations. | |
| 5. Task Management: Support task CRUD; tasks can be associated with robots, including task list, cycle template, task data, abnormal tasks, labeled tasks and manual picking tasks. | |
| 6. Commodity Management: SKU management, support commodity CRUD and batch import. | |
| 7. System Management: User account management with CRUD support. | |
| 8. Low-code Platform: Graphical programming module for customizing robot tasks. | |
| 9. System Log: Record system orders and related information for easy inquiry. |
Supporting Resources
The system is equipped with user manuals and secondary development interfaces for user learning and further development.
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