Gina Chung, Locus Robotics
Gina Chung of Locus Robotics joins theCUBE Research at NYSE Wired to examine advances in physical artificial intelligence and robotics for warehouse fulfillment. Chung discusses global deployments, the company's mission-mile data advantage and the Robot-as-a-Service model; they focus on rapid robot deployment, orchestration platforms and autonomous mobile robots for peak retail seasons and how these technologies reshape operational workflows. Key takeaways include Chung reporting that Locus Robotics operates more than 22,000 robots and records 150 million mission miles, delivering up to a 90% reduction in associate travel and a two to three times productivity lift. They highlight LocusONE's 8.5 billion picks data moat, the economics of Robot-as-a-Service that shift capital expenditure to operating expenditure, and the Locus Array robotic picker powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin as examples of product and data-driven differentiation. The conversation emphasizes the role of AI and robotics in warehouse automation, fulfillment efficiency, supply chain resilience and logistics optimization.