Goods-to-Person (G2P) Picking Automation

Goods-to-Person Picking: Eliminate Travel, Stabilize Throughput

G2P Picking with Teradyne Robotics

G2P picking fundamentally changes the economics of warehouse operations by eliminating the largest source of inefficiency on the floor: walking. In traditional environments, operators spend a significant portion of their time traveling between pick locations, searching for inventory, and pushing carts rather than executing productive work. G2P with Teradyne Robotics reverses this model by bringing inventory directly to the operator, creating a controlled, repeatable picking environment that improves both speed and consistency.

MiR autonomous mobile robots empower modern G2P systems rather than relying on fixed infrastructure. This shift enables facilities to scale without rebuilding layouts, allowing MiR fleets to dynamically route totes, shelves, carts and pallets between storage and workstations based on real-time demand. Within this model, automation is no longer about a single technology—it becomes an orchestrated system combining AMRs, cobots, and warehouse software to create continuous, predictable flow.

Advantages of G2P Picking Automation

What ultimately determines success in G2P is orchestration. AMRs, cobots, and human workers must be coordinated as a single system, with software managing mission priorities, congestion, and workload balancing across zones. Without this layer, automation increases activity but not throughput. With it, operations can scale incrementally while adding robots, stations, or workflows without disrupting the underlying system.

Operational Outcomes Typically Include:

Significant reduction in travel time and labor waste
Higher and more consistent pick rates across shifts
Improved ergonomics and worker safety
Improved order accuracy due to controlled picking environments
Faster onboarding and training of new operators

G2P Robotic Picking Customer Success

At DENSO, MiR robots replaced manual transport tasks that required workers to walk long distances and push carts throughout the facility. The solution freed employees to focus on higher-value work and enabled a more efficient material flow to production and work areas.

DENSO Case Story

MiR stood out for the ability to use REST API calls, the intuitive nature of the fleet, the ease of mapping, ease of mission creation, ease of changing locations. It was just extremely intuitive compared to the other platforms that we looked at.

Travis Olinger. TIE Engineer, DENSO

Choosing the Right Robotic Picking Automation

UR20

Faster heavy payload robot

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MiR250

Fast and agile autonomous mobile robot

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UR7e

Lightweight deployability

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