highlights . “ If you have developing markets with relatively low labour costs , then introducing highly sophisticated robotics is going to come with a long payback . We have had these challenges in Latin America and parts of Asia where high impact robotic solutions are not yet ready to be rolled out . Sometimes , we still have to deploy these solutions due to scarcity of labour being so heavy that we have to implement it regardless of a longer payback .” However , Voss does note that , with the cost of robotics reducing with every new generation , regional deployment will soon no longer be a challenge .
Finally , Voss highlights the importance of integration . “ Although this is not a problem , it has to be acknowledged that just putting in a robot is not going to be the optimal fix for a particular problem ,” he explains that the connection between robotics and a company ’ s warehouse management system needs to be fully integrated , something which he is currently putting a lot of work into to have an adaptable and standardised interface .
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