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September 27, 2023<\/div>\n

Humans and Robots in the Warehouse: The Safety Dance<\/h1>\n \n

\n \"Author\n Mary Hart<\/span>, Sr. Content Marketing Manager<\/span>\n <\/p>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) reduce warehouse injuries, improve efficiency, and operate safely alongside human workers, creating a more productive and secure environment.

If you\u2019ve attended an automation or robotics trade show, you\u2019ve seen all manners of warehouse robotics that could benefit your warehouse. In order to determine how they\u2019d work in your warehouse with your human workers, you wanted to interact with (or at least see a hands-on demonstration of) all of them. Were you able to? More than likely, there were many robotic solutions that were behind fences or other barriers at the trade shows for safety purposes for attendees.<\/p>

Think About Warehouse Worker Safety<\/strong><\/h2>

These same robotic solutions that need barriers at a tradeshow are supposed to work in your warehouse where you have human workers. How will that work? To maintain warehouse worker safety, you\u2019ll need to section off specific parts of your warehouse for just the robots. What that is going to do to your pick density is that it\u2019s going to drop and you\u2019ll be left with less space than you had before \u2013 in the guise of more productivity.\u00a0<\/p>

There\u2019s a Better Way\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>

Autonomous warehouse robots<\/a> (AMRs) provide a safer alternative. Unlike traditional robotic solutions that require segregated zones, AMRs operate seamlessly alongside human workers without barriers, improving both safety and workflow efficiency.\u00a0<\/p>

How Robots Improve Employee Safety<\/strong><\/h2>

AMRs are designed for safety \u2013 more on that below \u2013 and will improve safety for your human workers from the start by doing the \u201cgrunt work\u201d of pushing or pulling heavy carts laden with 300 pounds of orders for up to 15 miles in a warehouse each day. Think of the number of push-pull injuries and employee short-term disability that your warehouse has on a yearly basis. Now, think about how much that number will drop, and\u00a0employee morale will rise<\/a>, when you bring on AMRs to take on that transport task in your warehouse. AMRs won\u2019t go out on short-term disability and are built to handle the biggest orders.\u00a0<\/p>

Designed for Safety<\/strong><\/h2>

AMRs are designed with safety and security of the human workers in mind and undergo extensive testing and assessment both pre- and post-production. To know if a robotics provider is reputable, ask them if they have placed numerous safeguards into their machines, including:<\/p>