RF-SMART's Automation for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)

Increase Productivity and Maximize Efficiency

As AI technology advances, more companies are looking to automation solutions to reduce labor costs while increasing pick capacity. RF‑SMART’s Automation for Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) is a person-to-goods integration solution that enables businesses to leverage collaborative robots for task picking. Automation for AMR integrates autonomous mobile robot-controlling software with RF‑SMART for NetSuite to support AMR-assisted picking.

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How It Works

RF-SMART Automation for AMR routes tasks/orders for robot assisted picking to the AMR controlling software.
Each AMR has one or more totes that are auto-assigned based on the optimal task grouping.
The picking robots autonomously drive themselves to the pick locations where workers meet them and pick to the appropriate AMR tote. (You can easily suspend tasks and send alerts if exceptions occur.)
Once the picking task is complete, the AMR drives itself to the designated packing/shipping area for tote enabled scanning.

Bridging Robotics & NetSuite:
How Weby Corp Achieved Real-Time Inventory Visibility
& Faster Picking with RF-SMART

"The real-time data exchange between our robots and NetSuite through RF-SMART was crucial for our operations.
When an item was put away, it became available for sale across 5 different marketplaces, including our website within 15 minutes."

Challenges

Weby Corp, a leading omnichannel retailer specializing in outdoor gear and firearms, implemented an Automated Mobile Robot (AMR) system to address critical labor shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although the two-tier robotic system delivered the automated labor capacity they needed, the solution still relied on manual data entry for inventory tracking and visibility. This gap created error-prone and time-consuming processes that undermined the efficiency gains from automation.

Solution

Looking for a solution that could bridge the gap between the AMR system and NetSuite, Weby Corp turned to RF-SMART’s Material Handling Automation Connector. This integration served as the vital link between the two systems, ensuring a seamless, real-time data exchange, while eliminating all manual interventions.

Results

With RF-SMART’s Material Handling Automation Connector, Weby Corp:

Checkbox Reduced labor requirements by 30%
Increased picking speeds from 5-10 minutes per order to 10 orders per minute
Experienced timely availability of items across 5 different marketplaces
Enhanced quality control to quickly identify and correct inventory discrepancies