Building a next-generation materials handler with additive manufacturing Today’s shopper has high expectations for on-demand fulfillment. To meet that demand, retailers need innovative materials handling systems that can navigate tight warehouse and shelving spaces to fill orders quickly. They also need picking technologies that can handle a wide variety of product shapes, sizes, and densities without having to invest additional capital in multiple custom grippers for the picking arms. Bastian Solutions, a leading materials handling company owned by Toyota Advanced Logistics, set out to solve this complex set of problems by engineering an improved solution. This effort resulted in the Bastian Solutions Shuttle System, an advanced, customizable electrical robot arm-and-shuttle combo t

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