Hai Robotics Marks Milestone with HaiPort for Order Fulfillment Efficiency

Hai Robotics, a global leader in Autonomous Case-handling Robotics (ACR) system for warehouse fulfillment, marked a milestone for its solution of HaiPort-powered Workstation -- with over 100 sets in operation globally since the product was launched one year ago. The solution has enormously improved order fulfillment efficiency for its customers who were pressured to update their warehousing facilities with a higher throughput capacity.

HaiPort-powered Workstation

HaiPort is an automatic loading and unloading machine that can be docked with Hai Robotics’ autonomous case-handling robots and conveyor workstations. 

At a HaiPort-powered Workstation, multiple loads of totes or cartons are unloaded from the HaiPick robots at the HaiPort loader, then transferred onto the conveyor belts for sorting per system orders and moved to the HaiPort unloader, where they were fetched by robots for the next round of order processing. 

The collaboration between HaiPick robots, HaiPort, and conveyor belts allows one-stop case-handling from in-bounds to out-bounds. The solution boasts obvious advantages by increasing the throughput of a warehouse. 

With case loading and unloading being processed simultaneously at the two sides of a HaiPort, a single workstation can be expected to handle up to 900 cases per hour, far exceeding that of manual handling. The speed is 16 times faster than the robot-to-conveyor belt transport.   

The speed - four to eight cases being loaded in 3 seconds and unloaded in 5s - promises higher case-handling capacity. A single robot’s efficiency can be improved by 30% compared with manual loading/unloading. 

Designed to realize direct interaction between the HaiPick robot and the conveyor belt, the HaiPort-powered workstation guarantees higher loading and unloading speeds with the least human intervention, increasing manual picking efficiency up to 3 times. The use of the workstation can free warehouse staff from tedious manual labor so that they can focus on more important tasks.

Armed with HaiQ software platforms as well as the multi-sensor technology that can monitor a robot’s movement, the workstation can accurately judge if a particular case of goods should be delivered to a workstation or not. Its modular design also grants scalability and flexibility when automating a warehouse. It can be customized and adapted for different uses based on the customer’s requirements. As a result, 30% fewer robots are required if a HaiPort-powered Workstation is deployed in a warehouse. 

HaiPort-powered workstation has been certified by CE and ETL in compliance with the safety standards for Europe and US markets, respectively. The certifications also evidence that Hai Robotics has been implementing stringent quality control for its products along its own supply chain, in product design and production.

Jeff Zheng, R&D Director at Hai Robotics, said, “HaiPort-powered Workstation offers an innovative solution for warehousing automation and provides a new way of human-machine interaction. It helps not only increase operational efficiency but also reduce costs and deliver better ROI. We’re committed to delivering more value to our customers and making their investments worthwhile.”

Thanks to its flexibility, HaiPort-powered Workstation is suitable for extensive storage scenarios in which medium and small-sized cases are used, such as raw materials, small electronics, apparel, medicine, retail, and 3PL industries that have a large number of SKUs and demand high order fulfillment efficiency in peak hours with surging e-commerce demands.

About Hai Robotics

Hai Robotics, a trailblazer of Autonomous Case-handling Robot (ACR) system, is committed to providing efficient, intelligent, flexible, and customized warehouse automation solutions through robotics technology. It aims to create value for each factory and logistics warehouse.

The HaiPick ACR system, independently developed in 2015, is the world's first of its kind.

Founded in 2016 with headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Hai Robotics has set up five subsidiaries in Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., and the Netherlands, serving customers from more than 30 countries and regions. It now has over 1,200 staff, more than 50% of whom are engineers. The company has acquired more than 600 global patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning, robot control, and warehouse management. In the latest C and D rounds of funding in 2021, the company raised over US$200 million in total.