Yandex plans to launch a test center for its Yandex.Market warehouse robots in May, the company said.
The center will occupy 1700 m2. my will consist of a test site of 1000 m2. m. and office part. On site, simulating a warehouse facility, special areas will be allocated for assembling and debugging robots. As a source told Forbes, the center will be located near the Aminevskaya metro station.
According to the interlocutor of the publication, the work of the center will accelerate the production of industrial robots, which, in turn, will reduce the costs of the Market for storing goods in warehouses.
The company confirmed plans to launch a testing center, but did not provide details on the investment. However, they noted that the center will become a hub for employees of the Market division, which now employs about 50 people.
“The presence and development of such a center and a large robotics division will allow Market to optimize the cost of shipping from fulfillment (CPI or cost per item), develop the most autonomous warehouses with a minimum of operating costs, move people to less routine places. operations, and reduce the inefficient movement of people around the warehouse, “-he said in” Yandex “.
In August 2022, the IT company unveiled two prototype warehouse robots for inventory and merchandise movement.
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