Aeon Unveils AI-Powered Warehouse
· Source: newsonjapan.com
In short
Japanese retail giant Aeon unveiled a logistics warehouse in Tokyo equipped with "physical AI" robots that independently sort and stack packages, automating roughly half of the facility's operations and quadrupling loading efficiency versus manual labor. The robots handle about 480 packages per hour by recognizing each item's contents and weight and calculating stable stacking arrangements. Aeon aims to automate 80% of its warehouse operations nationwide by around 2030.
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Tags: warehouse, robotics, automation, retail, physical-ai