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They can't be used for large item warehouses and are probably not worth it for smaller warehouses. Also existing warehouses that are multilevel with plywood fl
by codeonfire 10y ago
They can't be used for large item warehouses and are probably not worth it for smaller warehouses. Also existing warehouses that are multilevel with plywood flooring probably can't be retrofitted easily. Since their focus seems to be on same day, one hour delivery from small urban warehouses, the majority of their new warehouses are probably not going to use kiva.
- petra 10y agoI don't think 1-day will be that important, 2-day is fine for most orders. But the warehouses help them save a lot of money on shipping.But surely the saving on opex in a small robotic warehouse is less than a big robotic warehouse.
- huherto 10y agoWhy are they not worht for smaller warehouses ? The cost of kiva robots for amazone are per unit. Thus proportional to the size of the warehouse.
- jonknee 10y agoA robot that goes and fetches items and brings them to you is more valuable in larger spaces than smaller ones.
- codeonfire 10y agoCost of installing the system, cost of maintenance for a smaller number of bots, less dense shelving, more specialized training, lower picking costs because of smaller area. Prime now also delivers refrigerated food which probably Kiva can't do. Probably smaller warehouses are not purpose built for Kiva so maybe they don't have power, floor space, or layout to make kiva work well. This one in Manhattan is only 40k feet and has low ceilings: http://time.com/4159144/amazon-prime-warehouse-new-york-city-deliveries-christmas/ http://time.com/4159144/amazon-prime-warehouse-new-york-city...