Do smart electric tugger surpass AMR? Let's find out the truth

Do smart electric tugger surpass AMR? Let's find out the truth

As an example, GYPOT's electric tugger can transport 5000 pounds of goods per h and costs from $10,000 to $20,000. By comparison, the up-front cost of an AMR is more than $30,000. The electric tugger is more efficient and far easier to adapt under the same conditions. Then, this article we will compare these two different handling equipment as following points and find out whether GYPOT's smart electric tugger exceeds AMR.

Who is More Cost-effective?

The initial price of the smart electric tugger from GYPOT along with maintenance costs tend to be very low. A GYPOT smart electric tugger costs between $10,000 and $20,000 with annual maintenance from$500 to 1K. It is very well suited to existing warehouse layouts as there are no major modifications required for the infrastructure and installation can be completed generally within a week.

By comparison, a AMR typically costs in excess of $30 000 initially and some high-end models can exceed US$50 000. Moreover, as AMRs require warehouses to be retrofitted (placing Wi-Fi access points and marking navigation paths), this technology typically involves infrastructure changes that can cost anywhere between $5k-$10K on average. As per the "Warehouse Equipment Market Report 2023" and also on "AMR Industry Report 2023', considering that AMRs have a high initial cost, nevertheless they provide great benefits in automation.

Compare Flexibility

GYPOT's smart electric tugger relies on operator control, which good for tasks that are high volume and repetitive.The GYPOT intelligent electric tugger machine is an electric-assisted robot that can also be operated by setting a path. For example, in a medium-sized warehouse that needs approximately 500 material handling tasks on any given day, GYPOT's electric tugger can adapt rapidly as the need arises through manual control and keeps away from confounding complications brought about by fully automated systems when operating under complex environments.

AMRs, on the other hand, move autonomously and must dynamically plan their paths in real-time; they require significant training to learn the best way for obstacle avoidance within complex warehouse environments. Amazon's Kiva robots, for example can autonomously navigate around obstacles with centimeter-level path planning accuracies and handle 300 to 400 material moves per hour. While AMRs may seem to have the upper hand in versatility, they are so highly automated that there is more tweaking and downtime expected when unplanned events occur.

Evaluate Security

The security of GYPOT's smart electric tugger depends largely on the operator involved. On average there are 3 to 5 safety incidents per year with manually controlled electric tuggers. However, they can be drastically reduced with proper and routine training as well as good operational practices. In the case of the "Warehouse Management Training Manual 2022," it was so important that by guiding extensive training for operators, an accident rate decrease stored approximately $30,000 per year in safety costs.

AMRs are designed with sophisticated sensors and state-of-the-art AI control systems that allow the vehicles spot obstacles and avoid collisions on their own. For example, in "Warehouse Safety Report 2022," Walmart reported that after deploying AMRs, warehouse accident rates fell by an impressive 30%, resulting in savings of approximately $50K annually on safety administration costs. This suggests while AMRs inherently have more automation safety technology, if GYPOT successfully trained on and operationalized them adequately that its smart electric tuggers too could be extremely safe.

Efficiency Analysis

GYPOT smart electric tugger high efficiency is mainly used to perform simple manual handling tasks but that require the same step or link in succession many times, can handle more than 5,000 pounds per load / hour for each trip and at a close distance of large quantities Efficient transportation of goods. This is a large retail warehouse, at this time using the GYPOT electric tugger can complete more than 10 thousand pounds of goods handling tasks in one day. During this rush hour, the operator needs to manually control so that it can reach its destination in time during a busy period and be flexible enough to change paths or speed up at peak times. It is highly noticeable in this aspect of speedily responding to unexpected demands and completing customer orders with utmost efficiency, which helps maintain the productivity level for your warehouse.

On the other hand AMRs can work around the clock without human intervention; they are not necessarily more effective at complex tasks. For example, AMRs in a Zara logistics center can pick 800-1,000 pieces per hour and reduce labor costs by 20%-30% per item compared with traditional impulses business handling efficiency. However, the "Logistics Center Efficiency Research Report 2023" states that when it comes to tackling complex and variable tasks with AMRs they still need time for optimization or adjustments while GYPOT's smart electric tugger has a higher immediate efficiency due to task switching much faster & based on flexible scheduling of operators in these cases. According to the "Warehouse Management and Operations Research 2023", GYPOT electric tuggers can shorten order picking time by 30% under peak conditions, and improve work efficiency during normal times by about 25%.Therefore, for the current mainstream warehouse layout, electric tuggers, as electric assist robots, surpass AMRs in various aspects.