Overview

Berkshire Grey’s Robotic Sortation / Store Replenishment solutions automate break-pack picking, sorting, and fulfillment tasks to replenish retail stores and support omnichannel operations. The solution combines modular robotic picking and sortation hardware, machine vision, and AI orchestration to process diverse SKUs at high throughput, enable 24/7 operation, reduce labor dependency, and scale incrementally within existing facilities. Use cases include break-pack store replenishment, store allocation, and BOPIS/e-commerce-from-store workflows.

Features and Capabilities

• Robotic Picking & Sortation: The system robotically picks diverse single-item SKUs and sorts them into destination bins or totes for store replenishment or allocation, supporting high-throughput operations.
• Scalable Modular Design: Modular cells and shuttle/sortation modules allow incremental scaling — units per hour and number of destinations increase by adding modules without forklift rebuilds.
• AI & Machine Vision Orchestration: AI-driven perception and orchestration handle SKU recognition, grasp planning, and coordination across manual and robotic cells for reliable autonomous operation.
• Brownfield Compatibility: Designed for integration into existing distribution centers with operator-led or robotic induction options, minimizing facility disruption.
• High Throughput & Multi-Destination Support: Capable of processing thousands of units per hour, supporting hundreds of destinations per module to feed multiple stores or channels.
• Labor & Cost Benefits: Proven deployments report substantial labor reduction and cost savings while enabling continuous 24/7 operation for replenishment peaks.
• Omnichannel Use Cases: Supports store replenishment, store allocation, and e-commerce fulfillment from stores, enabling unified fulfillment strategies.
• Operator & System Visibility: Intuitive controls and monitoring dashboards provide real-time visibility into throughput, destinations, and system health for operators and managers.
• Flexible SKU Handling: Handles a wide variety of items including health and beauty, electronics, toys, apparel, housewares, and packaged goods, including inner-pack and less-than-case quantities.
• Deployment Support & Case Studies: Documented case studies show measurable performance improvements, such as increased throughput and reduced labor requirements in break-pack replenishment deployments.