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Autonomous Mobile Robot Warehouse Fulfillment

by 6 River Systems (Ocado)

Cloud-orchestrated Chuck and Porter autonomous mobile robots direct associates through warehouse picking, putaway, replenishment, sortation, slotting, and packout while reducing walking and increasing throughput.

6 River Systems (Ocado)
Industry
Transportation & LogisticsWarehouses & Supply Chain
Use cases
Process AutomationProcess OptimizationInventory Tracking
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
Deployment
Public SaaSEdge/Local
Services
InstallationSystem IntegrationManaged ServiceSupport & Maintenance
Available in
United StatesUnited KingdomGermany
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The challenge

What operators are up against

Warehouses must increase throughput despite labor shortages, seasonal peaks, costly worker travel, inconsistent task execution, and limited live visibility. Traditional fixed automation can require major infrastructure changes, while manual carts and paper or handheld workflows create long walks, congestion, training burdens, and fulfillment errors.

The solution

How Autonomous Mobile Robot Warehouse Fulfillment addresses it

Chuck and Porter AMRs work alongside associates in existing warehouse layouts. Ocado IQ plans, assigns, and system-directs work; robots present visual prompts, maps, and next-task instructions; the Mobile Fulfillment App extends directed workflows where robots cannot reach; and The Bridge exposes real-time operational data and control for supervisors. Host WMS, ERP, OMS, and labor systems connect the workflow to orders and inventory.

How it works

Order, inventory, and task data enters Ocado IQ from connected warehouse systems. Cloud orchestration groups work, assigns tasks, and calculates efficient paths. Wi-Fi-connected AMRs navigate around obstacles, carry orders or materials, and direct associates at each location. Confirmations and exceptions return to the orchestration layer, where supervisors monitor flow, rebalance work, and continuously refine the operation.

SenseRobot localization, navigation, obstacle-detection, task confirmations, scans, inventory events, and connected WMS order data provide live context on where work, people, robots, and materials are in the fulfillment process.
ConnectChuck and Porter communicate over warehouse Wi-Fi with Ocado IQ and related applications. Standard integrations connect the system with WMS, ERP, OMS, labor-management, packout, and material-handling systems.
AnalyzeOcado IQ uses warehouse and inventory data, dynamic task allocation, route optimization, and fulfillment algorithms to assign work and reduce travel. The Bridge surfaces throughput, exceptions, robot activity, and operational performance for real-time supervision and continuous improvement.
ActAssociates follow visual, multilingual task guidance while AMRs transport orders and materials. Supervisors redirect labor, address exceptions, tune workflows, add or remove robots for peaks, and extend system-directed execution across picking, putaway, replenishment, slotting, sortation, and packout.

Vendor documentation: vendor website

Evidence level: L3 · Case-documented: how evidence levels work

Why teams choose it

Less walking: Robots cut worker travel, carrying, and training time

Higher throughput: Directed workflows increase pick accuracy and output

Seasonal flexibility: Fleet scaling supports peak-period demand

No facility rebuild: Automation deploys in existing warehouse layouts

Chuck and Porter AMRs

Autonomous mobile robots work alongside associates in existing layouts

Ocado IQ orchestration

Cloud system plans, assigns, and directs work with dynamic task allocation

Optimized routing

Adaptive navigation and obstacle avoidance guide robots efficiently

Associate guidance

Visual prompts, maps, and next-task instructions on each robot

Mobile Fulfillment App

Extends directed workflows where robots cannot reach

The Bridge and integrations

Real-time supervisor visibility plus WMS, ERP, and OMS connections

Documented deployments

Evidence reviewed2× productivity increase

GXO doubled warehouse productivity and cut training time by 80%

Multi-site Chuck AMR deployments also improved accuracy by 40% across U.S. and European operations.

Global contract logistics provider · United States and Europe · Multiple sites across the United States and Europe · deployed 2018
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Vendor-reported295% increase in order-picking productivity

Hagen Group increased picking productivity by 295%

A standardized integration connected Hagen's existing WMS to 6 River Systems autonomous mobile robots.

Pet-products manufacturer and distributor · Deployment location not disclosed in the cited source · Deployment scale not disclosed in the cited source
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