Shelf-to-Person
Our Geek+ Shelf-to-Person solution uses mobile robots to bring inventory shelves directly to the picking station — eliminating redundant walking, improving accuracy, and reducing labour intensity. Compared with manual picking, throughput improves by 2–3×.
Key benefits
- Improved picking efficiency by 2–3×
- Enhanced storage density by 80–130%
- Reduced strain on employees compared to manual picking
- Fast ROI
- Enhanced picking accuracy
- Shelves capable of holding multiple SKUs
- Compatible with items of all sizes
How Shelf-to-Person works
The system removes the single biggest cost in manual picking — walking — by bringing the goods to your team instead.
- Robots retrieve the shelving. Autonomous mobile robots drive beneath a movable shelving unit, lift it, and carry the whole unit to an ergonomic pick station — so your team never walks the floor to find stock.
- The operator picks, guided by light and screen. Put-to-light indicators and on-screen prompts show the exact item and quantity, virtually eliminating mis-picks and training time.
- The shelf returns and storage self-optimises. Once picking is complete the robot returns the shelf, and the software continually re-positions fast-moving stock closer to the stations.
Where Shelf-to-Person fits best
Shelf-to-Person suits operations with a large number of SKUs and high order volumes, where flexibility and floor-space efficiency matter most:
- E-commerce & omnichannel fulfilment
- Apparel, footwear & accessories
- Third-party logistics (3PL)
- Spare parts & after-sales
- Pharmaceuticals & healthcare
- Fast-growing operations scaling up
Shelf-to-Person PopPick
An all-in-one automated tote-picking workstation. Totes are stored on movable shelves; Shelf-to-Person robots transport the shelves to the PopPick station, where the targeted tote is automatically removed and presented to the operator for fast, ergonomic picking.
Benefits of the PopPick solution
- Fully automated tote presentation
- Ergonomic, high-speed picking
- Higher accuracy and throughput
- Compact, space-saving footprint
Frequently asked questions
What is Shelf-to-Person picking?
Mobile robots bring entire inventory shelves to a stationary operator, so your team picks without walking the floor.
How much can it improve productivity?
Typically 2–3× the pick rate of manual processes, with higher accuracy.
Can it handle different product sizes?
Yes — shelves hold multiple SKUs and are compatible with items of all sizes.
Ready to explore automation?
With teams right across Australia, we come to your site, walk the process with you and identify the bottlenecks.
