Blue Robot Integrates with Ongoing WMS

Blue Robot is a cube based state-of-the-art automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) for small and medium sized businesses. Installations range from 1.000 bins up to 15.000 bins. The cube can be installed in existing warehouses and does not require anything except from a leveled floor, power, and internet to be installed.

“Using Blue Robot together with Ongoing WMS will be an addition to your existing workflow, not a replacement. The only processes that change are those directly linked to picking from and loading goods into the cube”, says Arnor Jonansson, CEO at Blue Robot.

The integration makes it possible for Blue Robot to retrieve articles and orders from Ongoing automation API and return the result of the picking process. Together, the two systems provide an efficient solution for loading and picking goods. Blue Robots artificial intelligence calculate optimized picking batches based on orders and priority.

“After receiving orders from Ongoing WMS, Blue Robot speeds up the picking process. Bins with goods are presented to the picker and the amount to be picked to each box is clearly shown. The picker takes items from the bin and places them in the correct box for packing and every action is confirmed by using a scanner. Once all order lines are picked from the bin, the bin is automatically returned to the cube and another bin is presented to the picker”, Arnor Jonansson continues.

The integration between Blue Robot and Ongoing WMS was completed about six months ago and it is now a part of the two companies’ standard offerings.

“Blue Robot develops a great automation solution for small and medium size business, and I believe this partnership will benefit us both, as well as many logistic reliant companies that need more automated workflows”, says Fredrik Einarsson, CEO at Ongoing Warehouse

Fredrik continues “It seems obvious that automation solutions will be used more commonly in warehouses in Scandinavia the following years. Therefore, we have put much effort into developing an automation API that makes it easy for automation solutions to integrate with Ongoing WMS”.  

Blue Robot has made the integration by using the Ongoing Warehouse automation API.

“Integrating to Ongoing WMS has been a very positive experience. We are very impressed in how easy it has been to make the integration. Things that usually takes months or weeks only takes days or hours with Ongoing. It took us only three days to complete the integration, Arnor continues.  

The integration is currently used by the Scandinavian logistics provider Nettvarehotellet who uses Ongoing WMS and Blue Robot.

“We have worked in Ongoing WMS for over two years, and it has helped us improve as a logistic provider in many ways. With Blue Robot we can fulfill as many orders as before, with reduced workforce. The solution is integrated to Ongoing WMS which makes our warehouse operations run very efficiently and automated”, Says Helge Lundeby.