News / Efficiency doubles with Dorabot as DHL tries to combat labour shortage

DHL’s trial of its new robotic sorting device, Dorabot, at a US distribution centre in Atlanta has shown a 100% efficiency increase over manual operations, the company said yesterday.

DHL claimed the Dorabot can double the efficiency of even its most productive workers.

“What we’re going up against is a human’s ability to sort into bags – anywhere from 50-75 bags,” said a member of DHL Americas. “We’ve seen anywhere from 200 packages an hour to 500, and then they have to do ...