H-E-B looks to deploy Swisslog robots to handle booming delivery and pickup business

H-E-B LP has partnered with Switzerland-based Swisslog Logistics Inc. to deploy automated micro-fulfillment centers to streamline its growing curbside and delivery service.

Swisslog’s AutoStore system enables the retail chain to efficiently meet the growing demand for curbside pickup without impacting customers’ in-store experience, according to a news release. A video demo posted to YouTube shows Robots on tracks to collect online orders with cranes from above the shelves. It then brings the order…