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Plus One Robotics and Tompkins Robotics Announce Strategic Partnership for High-Volume Warehouse Sorting and Picking

Plus One Robotics | March 29, 2022

Plus One Robotics, a leading 3D and AI-powered vision software provider, announced a partnership with Tompkins Robotics, a global leader in robotic distribution and fulfillment automation. The two businesses collaborate to develop an automated picking solution that combines Plus One Robotics' 3D and artificial intelligence software with Tompkins Robotics' tSort technology.

Plus One's software and Tompkins AMRs will work together to provide efficient solutions for high-volume e-commerce fulfillment and distribution centers. The combined technologies provide more flexible sorting and classification of new package forms and varieties, resulting in increased throughput rates with less downtime.

“We are thrilled to be combining Plus One’s 3D and AI software with Tompkins cutting-edge robots,” said Brent Barcey, VP of Business Development for Plus One Robotics. “Supply chains and warehouses are stretched now more than ever with higher demands for faster material processing and the constant challenge of workforce shortages. This partnership will allow us to deploy scalable solutions for customers looking for significant reductions in operating times and costs.

“Joining tSort with Plus One’s induction robots is marrying two innovative and cutting-edge robotics solutions that offer end customers expedited and accurate parcel and unit sortation, The combined system will provide for greater flexibility not only in warehouses, but in distribution centers as well as restocking in stores.”

Mike Futch, President and CEO of Tompkins Robotics
Plus One presented at MODEX today, discussing the future of industrial automation and evaluating how technology enables unprecedented digitization of the supply chain. Attendees of MODEX are urged to stop by the Plus One booth #B3627 to learn more about the relationship and witness live demonstrations of the two companies' integrated systems operation.

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