In Modesto, California, midday temperatures inside a carrier container can reach up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. For the workers hired to unload, sort, andpalletize the hundreds of boxes inside, it’s a tedious, ergonomically challenging and hot job. That’s why Saddle Creek Logistics Services enlisted the help of Pixmo, an AI-powered box handling mobile robot, which easily and efficiently takes over the once-manual work of receiving boxes. Designed by Anyware Robotics, a FANUC Authorized System Integrator, Pixmo and its patent-pending conveyor add-on are seamlessly moving boxes much heavier than competing systems can manage, and transforming employee safety along the way.
Physically demanding work, high turnover and on-the-job injuries were a few of the critical issues faced by Virginia steel fabricator Lawrence Brothers Inc. The company produces 1,000 material handling trays a day, each of which has long required a difficult manual grinding process. But today, an AI-driven automation solution by FANUC Authorized System Integrator GrayMatter Robotics has increased production, created more consistent results and upskilled several employees into higher value roles.
Lakeside Book Company partnered with FANUC, APT Manufacturing, and FlexPAC to automate a labor-intensive depalletizing task using a high-tech robotic system. The solution, featuring FANUC’s AI-driven vision and robotics, handles heavy and variable mixed-case loads efficiently—processing over nine boxes per minute. It eliminated the need for manual handling of more than 45 million pounds annually and allowed workers to be reassigned to other areas, easing labor strain and boosting throughput.