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Logistics Robots Drive Qualitative Growth in China's Logistics Sector

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 5:47 am
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“Logistics robots have become the driving force behind China’s logistics sector’s high-quality development,” said the head of an intelligent robot startup.

Logistics Robots – A Solution to Supply Chain Problems
Founded in 2015, Geek+ is a startup based in Beijing's Chaoyang District that provides logistics products and solutions to help companies transform and modernize their logistics.

The company develops autonomous mobile robots for flexible, reliable and highly efficient warehouse automation and supply chain management.

PopPick System, Geek+'s revolutionary product selection system, increases efficiency by more than 300 percent, according to the company.

China's logistics sector is an important application scenario for AI and robotics, according to Geek+ CEO Zheng Yong.

Compared with other sectors, logistics robots are better able to cope with supply chain problems, large-scale commercialization, and market maturity, Zheng Yong said, adding that logistics robot manufacturers have broader development prospects.

Geek+ currently serves over 700 logistics sector leaders in over 40 countries and regions worldwide, covering retail, apparel, pharmaceuticals, automotive, lithium batteries, photovoltaics and electronics.

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The company places a strong emphasis on investing in research azerbaijan email address and development of products and technologies, including hardware, software, and algorithms. To date, Geek+ has filed over 1,550 patent applications.

Beijing has overtaken London for the first time to become the third-largest global innovation hub, according to the Global Innovation Hubs Index 2022, jointly published by the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Management at Tsinghua University and Nature Research.

Last year, Beijing's R&D investment intensity was more than 6 percent, 2.7 times the national average. By the end of 2021, there were 102 unicorn companies in Beijing, 2.6 times more than in 2015.

China News "Logistics Robots Drive High-Quality Growth in China's Logistics Sector" was prepared by PRC.TODAY Portal based on materials from China Daily.