AutoStore has established a testing center designed to replicate a range of environmental conditions found in stores and warehouses in order to speed the deployment of automated fulfillment technology for retailers, the Norweigian robotics company announced in a press release Wednesday.
The facility, in Karmøy, Norway, allows the company to determine how its robots will function in hot and cold situations, measure changes in oxygen levels caused when products are stacked inside storage systems, and subject equipment to simulated earthquakes.
AutoStore’s facility gives it an added tool as it develops and markets systems aimed at helping retailers fill e-commerce orders efficiently.
Source: Grocerydive