I think the major design philosophy differences between the two systems are: - Kiva robots are designed to work along with cheap labor - Swisslog Autostore is

I think the major design philosophy differences between the two systems are: - Kiva robots are designed to work along with cheap labor - Swisslog Autostore is designed to minimise labor, because labor is expensive in Europe (it does more of the work). Here's a four year old video of an Autostore at komplett.no/komplett.se: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWK5xL_o3f4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWK5xL_o3f4