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Warehouse Robots Get New Software

InVia Robotics has updated the software that controls its picker robots used in large e-commerce warehouses. The Westlake Village company has made changes to its software that includes inVia Connect, which streamlines integration and the ability to automate replenishment, cycle counting and returns.  The Conejo Valley tech firm makes the red-and-black machines that move through warehouses on their own and use suction cups to lift and deliver totes or boxes from shelves up to 8 feet high. They are assembled in Westlake Village and work in warehouses across the country. Its robotic system is powered by inVia Logic, which calculates and synchronizes inventory movements, and inVia Command, which maps a warehouse and designs optimized workflows based on those calculations. InVia Connect adds a new layer to the software that is a drag-and-drop data translator. It seamlessly matches data fields between a customer’s Warehouse Management System and inVia’s system, simplifying a costly and complicated systems integration process that typically takes months to complete. InVia Chief Executive Lior Elazary said the software expansion help customers stay ahead of consumer demand as the e-commerce landscape continue to change and grow. “System deployments are already possible in a matter of days, and now system integration can happen just as quickly,” Elazary said in a statement. “The ability for our robots to take on additional routine tasks creates even greater efficiency across the entire warehouse in time for the busy holiday peak season.” InVia was started in 2015 by Elazary and co-founders Dan Parks, chief operations officer, and Randolph Voorhies, chief technology officer. The company has about 400 of its robots working in warehouses used by e-commerce companies. The inVia business model is based on leasing the robots to its customers and then charging them per item picked and transported. By selling the robots as a service inVia can make sure productivity goals are met between the client companies and their ultimate customers.

Mark Madler
Mark Madler
Mark R. Madler covers aviation & aerospace, manufacturing, technology, automotive & transportation, media & entertainment and the Antelope Valley. He joined the company in February 2006. Madler previously worked as a reporter for the Burbank Leader. Before that, he was a reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago and several daily newspapers in the suburban Chicago area. He has a bachelor’s of science degree in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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