![]() ![]() Hybrid systems allowing customers to use AMRs to perform multiple operations will grow in the future. Logistics, serving, and disinfection are prominent AGV and AMR use cases however, subsegments within these categories, such as palletizing and sorting, will become the primary future use cases. Customer preferences in shifting to an asset-light operation and alleviating long-term commitment to robot fleets have been crucial to the emergence of new business models. Autonomous solution development will accelerate as companies begin to right-size equipment/fleets.Ĭhanges in customer purchase preferences stemming from supply chain challenges and inflation have led to new business models, such as Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS). The need to increase efficiencies, handle extreme loads, and customize solutions to customer requirements drive the development of autonomous technologies in warehouses across North America, mainly the United States. Their collective knowledge positions Gather AI for market growth and affirms their place as the industry leader, with the most customers among competitors.Labor Challenges and Asset-light Business Models Drive Adoption of AGVs and AMRs Labor shortages, inflation, and higher operational costs will force companies to accelerate the pace of advancement and explore various formulas to upgrade technology. ![]() Reverte brought SaaS experience across robotics, augmented reality, and large-scale data systems. Hoffman’s supply chain robotics experience complements the Gather AI leadership team which consists of the founders and deep AI experts, Arora, Daniel Maturana, Geetesh Dubey, and President and COO Charlie Reverte, who joined last year. This year, Gather AI’s ARR has doubled, and Andrew, with a strong background in scaling robot networks in the supply chain, is uniquely suited to help us continue to accelerate our growth.” We can scale like a pure software business and deliver the richest data insights to our customers. ![]() “Our advanced AI allows us to be the only company in the world that can deliver drone-powered inventory monitoring using off-the-shelf drones. “Amazon Robotics revolutionized the way warehouses work, and their strategies are even referenced as case studies in business and engineering schools today,” says Gather AI CEO and Co-Founder, Sankalp Arora. “The Gather AI team has already proven their ability to deliver an industry-leading solution, and Andrew’s experience and technical depth in autonomous robotics is ideal to help them achieve the next level of success,” says Xplorer Capital Managing Partner and Gather AI Board Member, Jonathan McQueen. He joins the company today as CTO to help supercharge its growth. Hoffman most recently served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at tech-focused venture capital firm, Xplorer Capital, a Gather AI investor, where he has mentored several companies, including Gather AI. Hoffman leveraged data to improve the movement of autonomous robots through warehouses and led the team building the company’s vision-based traversability, motion planning, and control technologies. He went on to join another autonomous robotics company, CANVAS Technology, as one of the first employees and ran their mobility team. Amazon Robotics now has over 750,000 robots deployed throughout Amazon’s distribution network. He was a key technical leader throughout, moving the company from a mere concept to Amazon-scale size and reliability, trusted to drive many business-critical technical challenges along the way. Hoffman’s supply chain robotics career began at Amazon Robotics where he and his colleagues transformed the future of the industry by developing automated guided vehicles (AGVs) that could navigate warehouses using a series of floor-based computerized barcode stickers. “I'm excited to join the strong Gather AI leadership team as they have the same chemistry that made Amazon Robotics successful.” “At Amazon Robotics, I had the tremendous opportunity to see how great business acuity, solid technical execution, and unwavering customer obsession leads to significant advancements in our industry,” says Hoffman. Hoffman was a founding engineer at two supply chain robotics companies which were later acquired by Amazon - Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics) and CANVAS Technology. Gather AI offers AI-powered autonomous inventory management solutions for warehouses using drones and Hoffman brings technical and leadership experience scaling supply chain-focused robotics companies from founding to exit, with over 20 patents in robots, robot coordination, and collision avoidance. Gather AI welcomes Andrew Hoffman as Chief Technology Officer (CTO). ![]()
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