7 Advantages of Autonomous Mobile Robots
The 7 Key Advantages of Autonomous Mobile Robots and how they can help your business.
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Autonomous Mobile Robots
Unleashing the Future of Warehouse Efficiency with Innovative Automation Technologies
Addressing supply chain challenges
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) offer efficiency, flexibility and intelligence to provide an automated solution to numerous operational tasks within a warehouse or distribution centre.
AMRs replace traditional fulfilment tasks aimed at increasing pickers’ efficiency and productivity across warehouse operations.
Typically order picking equates to around 55% of operating costs, so eliminating travel time for order picking can significantly increase productivity.
Boost Productivity
AMRs automate tasks, reducing time and labour, allowing workers to focus on complex activities, enhancing overall productivity.
Flexible Scalability
Easily reprogrammable AMRs adapt to changes in tasks or layout, providing scalable solutions for dynamic warehouse environments.
Safety Accuracy
Advanced sensors ensure safe operation and precise navigation, improving workplace safety and task accuracy, reducing errors.
Types of AMRs
- Goods-to-Person
- Picking
- Inventory
- Shuttle
Goods-to-Person Robots
This system can autonomously locate the required tote with the order item(s) from the racking storage structure and manoeuvre this to a designated manual packing or workstation.
The required item is removed from the tote ready for order processing, and the robot then returns the tote to a specific location within the structure for subsequent picks, or for replenishment.
Mobile Picking Robots
These AMRs can be fitted with picking tools such as grippers, forks or conveyors, allowing the AMRs to pick SKUs for a specific order.
For these operations, the robot receives an order requiring one or more items, then navigates autonomously to where the product is located, picks the item and places it either in compartments or tote, ready to take to a designated manual packing or workstation.
Inventory Robots
Inventory robots autonomously navigate warehouse aisles, scanning shelves and verifying stock levels.
Equipped with sensors and imaging technology, they conduct precise inventory checks, detect misplaced items, and report discrepancies to the warehouse management system (WMS) in real time.
Once their task is complete, they return to standby, reducing human error and enhancing inventory accuracy.
Shuttle Systems
Shuttle systems retrieve and transport items in totes/pallets along fixed tracks within high-density storage racks.
When an order is placed, the shuttle brings the required tote/pallet to a central picking station, then returns it to its designated slot.
Efficient and space-saving, these systems speed up picking and replenishment, maximising storage capacity and improving order fulfillment.
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AMRs for the SME warehousing sector
The scalable nature of AMR systems has made them suitable for warehouse operators of all sizes. AMRs deliver a positive ROI by enhancing productivity, accuracy, and speed while reducing labour costs.
At SEC, our intelligent warehouse designs are driven by in-depth operational data analysis, ensuring optimal storage solutions and the right type of automation for maximum efficiency.
Thanks to ongoing innovation and increased implementation, we integrate AMRs into our designs, providing flexible, scalable solutions that benefit warehouses of any size.
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Awards & accreditations for this service
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CILT Supply Chain Innovation Winner 2025
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UKMHA Customer Excellence Award Finalist 2025
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UKMHA Operational Efficiency Finalist 2025
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Customer Service Award – Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2024
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The Warehouse Initiative Award – Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2024
learn moreFAQs
AMRs are robots equipped with advanced sensors and navigation systems, allowing them to move and operate autonomously within a warehouse to perform tasks like material transport, inventory management, and order picking.
AMRs enhance efficiency by automating repetitive tasks, reducing the time and labour required, and allowing human workers to focus on more complex activities, ultimately boosting overall productivity.
AMRs provide scalable solutions that grow with your business, enhancing productivity, accuracy, and speed while reducing labour costs. This positive ROI makes them an ideal choice for SMEs looking to meet increasing consumer fulfilment demands.
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