Automation is increasingly addressing materials handling and palletizing in the warehouse. Logic Robotics claimed that its Logic Pallet platform is “the world’s first multi-facility mobile robot.” The system can help logistics operations be more efficient, particularly in the often-complex area of reverse logistics, said the company.
Founded as Meta Logic in 2019, Logic has integrated digital twins, artificial intelligence, and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The Waltham, Mass.-based company said its technology is designed to be affordable, scalable, and easy to integrate. It also offers picking systems for fulfillment and lifts for dense storage made in the U.S.
In March, Draper Associates increased its investment with the company, which produces its systems in the U.S. Logic has customers in food and cold chain, third-party logistics (3PL), aerospace and defense, and consumer goods.
Logic Pallet designed to replace pallets, forklifts
“The Logic Pallet is a self-driving, self-loading, and self-unloading platform that replaces traditional pallets and forklifts,” wrote Jason Raper, chief revenue officer of Logic, in a LinkedIn post. “It’s built to operate autonomously and intelligently within a warehouse environment.”
The system is 48 by 40 in. (121.9 by 101.6 cm) in area and has autonomous navigation, stacking, and retrieval functions. Logic said the AMR can optimize continuous workflows and potentially triple a warehouse’s storage capacity.
Logic Pallet is designed to streamline the movement of goods across facilities. It incorporates a patented, weight-based inventory management system and Item Master, which recognizes systems to provide real-time inventory insights and reduce manual errors.
Logic uses digital twins to monitor and optimize robot missions and routes, and they can work with existing building management systems (BMS), said the company.
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Robots and data help speed reverse logistics
Logic Pallet addresses reverse-logistics challenges around efficiency, cost, and accuracy, said Logic Robotics. It can transport goods directly from receiving docks to designated sortation, inspection, repair, or storage areas, reducing manual handling and increasing the speed of returns processing.
In addition, the inventory and weight data that Logic Pallet collects can help optimize the predefined diversion of items for restocking, repair, refurbishment, or recycling based on their condition. This can maximize value recovery and minimize waste, said Raper.
“By automating physical material handling functions like consolidation, deconsolidation, and cross-docking, Logic Pallets streamline both inbound and outbound logistics,” he wrote. “This directly benefits returned goods by ensuring faster dock-to-stock times and more cost-efficient operations.”
The platform can facilitate high-density storage, improving the ability of warehouses to handle fluctuating return volumes, said Logic. Its data feeds AI that can be integrated into sales and operations planning, according to the company.
