Robotics / Logistics
Körber Group invests in Magazino
The international technology group Körber is investing in the Munich-based robotics start-up Magazino. Among other things, the investment is intended to strengthen the digitalization initiatives in the Group's Business Area Logistics Systems.
Magazino's technology solutions enable dynamic warehousing and order picking as well as intelligent material planning in e-commerce and on assembly lines. By acquiring a minority stake in the start-up, which was founded in 2014, the Körber Group aims to secure access to Magazino's software suite, which forms the "brain" of the robots.
The start-up's portfolio includes various robot systems that are used for specific objects. The central development of the Munich-based specialists is the "Toru" picking robot. Until now, it was usually only possible to pick entire load carriers such as pallets or boxes automatically, but Toru enables piece-specific access to individual objects. Thanks to this technology, individual objects can be localized and identified on the shelf using 2D and 3D cameras, safely picked up and then precisely placed back at their destination. This makes the "pick-by-robot" picking process possible. The intelligent robot works in parallel with humans and brings the required parts directly to the workbench or dispatch station at the right time.
Körber AG is the holding company of an international technology group with around 11,500 employees worldwide in the Business Areas Automation, Logistics Systems, Machine Tools, Pharma Systems, Tissue and Tobacco. Magazino was founded in 2014 by Nikolas Engelhard, Frederik Brantner and Lukas Zanger and currently employs around 80 people.
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