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Created by Mitchell Bluford
Created on Oct 26, 2023

Expand Vector Cube Capacity while Maintaining a Fixed Interface on the Bot

The request is to provide a version of the Vector bot that has a larger cube, especially lengthwise and widthwise, that also maintains a fixed interface for the associates to pick to with their standard Bluetooth badges.

This could be a fixed cart with an iPad. This could be a detachable cart with an iPad. This could be a handheld that stays on a cart that connects to the Bluetooth badges. This could be a larger Fixed Shelf for the Vector.

Problem/opportunity trying to be solved

Sam's Club requires the ability to pick larger cube items/orders on the Vector bot, however, still want to maintain a fixed interface on the bot.

We have Origins already up and running in the site, they want to be able to plug and play the Vector bot in here, we just need more capacity on it without sacrificing the iPad on the bot. All the pickers have their badges, we want to be able to pick to the Vectors with the badges.

The Sam's Club team is not equipped to handle hundreds of excess carts in the space. Nor do we have confidence that their team would be able to handle the minutia of the induct/drop-off process at a workable level.

Problem: Need to pick larger orders/product on the Vector bot while maintaining a fixed interface on the bot.

Quantify the problem/opportunity

Potential Sam's Club Vector bots listed below:

CMH Site: 70 Vectors

ORD Site: 25 Vectors

LUM Site: 25 Vectors

TPA Site: 25 Vectors

WOR Site: 25 Vectors

MEM Site: 25 Vectors

$4,095,000 ARR

What is the root cause of the problem/opportunity

Current size of the Vector fixed shelf. Fixed shelf style solves the fixed UI problem, however, does not solve the cube problem. Sam's has some large orders that would fit on something as large as a 5x3 cart, say, however, the 5x3 cart does not have the fixed interface on it. Their associates who currently pick to Origin I with their badges would not be able to pick to the Vector bot with cart without additional handheld.


The Sam's Club team also is not operationally equipped/spatially equipped to deal with hundreds of excess carts to manage an induct/drop-off process for carts.

Customer need date Mar 1, 2024
Urgent request No
Report Tag Deployment, Contingent to Sale
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  • Mitchell Bluford
    Oct 26, 2023

    We have discussed this problem in an engineering review with Mike Johnson, Neil Bentley, Erica Moyer, Sajan Jiva, Jeff Rutkowski. This ticket was put in per their request.