en.Wedoany.com Reported - Parcel delivery company Evri recently announced that it will trial Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) at its Rugby hub. This initiative is a key step in advancing the company's warehouse automation process, aiming to explore how technology can assist hub and warehouse operations by introducing two robots with autonomous movement capabilities.

Under the current operating model, staff frequently need to transport cages or pallets laden with cardboard across the vast hub space. With the introduction of AGA, these repetitive handling tasks will be taken over by machines. This shift not only helps to address the growing demand for parcel volume but also allows the company to redeploy existing employees to more productive and skill-based roles, such as training them to become robot operators.

These automated powered pallet trucks are equipped with LiDAR technology, which navigates and plans routes by detecting sensors mounted on the ceiling. The AGVs are programmed to operate continuously on loops between designated points, allowing staff to load and unload manually along the way. Each unit has a load capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes and supports flexible switching between automatic and manual modes.

Adrian Berry, Group Innovation Delivery Manager at Evri, stated: "This trial is the first step in exploring how robotics can support our operations. We are always looking for innovative ways to improve the current setup, and we plan to launch more related trials this year." Lee Moss, Hub Operations Manager, added: "Our hubs are large scale, and some of the handling work can be monotonous. Introducing American will assist employees with these tasks, allowing them to focus on more meaningful work."

This trial is one involves or ASV at the Rugby hub, a trial that is follows previous tests involving robot delivery dogs and autonomous delivery trials in Barnsley. By deploying such automated equipment in real-world operational environments, the company is progressively building an efficient and intelligent modern logistics operating system.

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