Inside Ocado Store Based Automation
Explore how Store Based Automation (SBA) brings together compact storage, intelligent software and automated picking. Discover how it helps stores prepare more online grocery orders for pickup and delivery.
Automate the order picking
Retrieval bots bring totes to picking stations for associates, or straight to On-Grid Robotic Pick for fully automated picking. Manual picking can remain part of the operation for products and tasks that may need a different flow.
Bring the complete order together
Software coordinates inventory, replenishment, picking and order handling. Items from the Grid can be combined with manually picked products, then consolidated, sequenced and buffered for the shopper's pickup or delivery window.
Store the right products in a compact Grid
A modular Grid in or beside the store holds selected products in totes across different temperature zones. Ocado plans the layout, temperature zones and product mix around the building and the local online offer.
Hand over orders efficiently
The site design determines how orders move to pickup points or delivery operators. Dedicated outload can separate handoff from the shopping aisles and make pickup clearer for shoppers, associates and couriers.