SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Plus One
Robotics, Inc., a 3-D vision and controls developer for robotic
automation in the logistics and e-commerce markets, has announced
the appointment of David Scheffrahn
as vice president of sales. In his role, Mr. Scheffrahn will lead
direct and channel sales efforts.
Plus One's flagship product, the PickOne Perception System, is
the best-of-breed 3-D vision system for the order-fulfillment and
parcel-shipping markets. Rising consumer demand for shorter
delivery times has increased the need for efficiency in handling
and sortation of the millions of packages that must be handled each
day.
"The tight labor market and accelerating growth mean these
e-commerce operators are eager for improvements in productivity.
David's deep knowledge of our market, customers and partners make
him the ideal candidate to lead our next phase of growth," said
Erik Nieves, Plus One Robotics
CEO.
Mr. Scheffrahn brings more than 20 years of sales experience in
automation and robotics, having previously worked at Yaskawa
Motoman Robotics, Rethink Robotics, and most recently, Seegrid.
"I have been in the enviable position to work with the world's
most innovative retailers and supply chain companies. They
understand that their employees are their most valuable resource,"
Scheffrahn said. "We share their vision to elevate human workers to
value-added tasks and reduce their burden of mundane, repetitive
work. When I was introduced to Plus One Robotics' customer
community, leadership team and technology, I knew I had to be part
of this."
Additionally, Plus One announced the close of an $8.3 million Series A investment round led by
Pritzker Group Venture Capital, with participation from Zebra
Technologies. "We are delighted to add two more firms with deep
roots in logistics and supply chain to our leadership," added
Erik Nieves. Also participating in
the round were Schematic Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, TCL Ventures, ff
Venture Capital, Dynamo, and First Star Ventures.
"Already working with some of the world's premier logistics
providers, Plus One's best-in-class intelligent perception
technology and human-centric approach are on a path to redefine how
modern distribution and fulfillment centers operate," said
Ty Findley, of Pritzker Group
Venture Capital. "Erik, Shaun and Paul bring decades of domain
expertise to solve this problem and they are uniquely equipped to
capitalize on this large and growing market opportunity. We're
proud to work closely with the team as they scale their
vision."
"We work with early stage innovative companies that share our
ambition to drive productive, automated workflows through
transformative technology," said Tony
Palcheck of Zebra Ventures. "We continually seek effective
solutions that provide a performance edge by intelligently
connecting people, assets and data. Plus One Robotics augments
manual human labor, freeing up personnel to focus on more value-add
activities."
About Plus One Robotics
Founded in 2016, Plus One Robotics develops computer vision
software to enable robotic automation in supply chain applications.
The integration of off-the-shelf high-performance manipulators with
Plus One's advanced vision capabilities enables robots to bridge
the gap between steady state volume and surge. Plus One's
technology mitigates the persistent shortage of manual labor and
allows warehouse personnel to flow from monotonous tasks to
higher-value work. Plus One's novel approach to human-robot
collaboration and supervised autonomy ensures the systems are
scalable, flexible and fault-tolerant. For more information, visit
www.plusonerobotics.com.
About Pritzker Group Venture Capital
Pritzker Group Venture Capital (PGVC) helps entrepreneurs build
market-leading technology companies at every stage of their growth.
Since its founding in 1996, the firm has worked side-by-side with
entrepreneurs at more than 150 companies, building partnerships
based on trust and integrity. The firm's proprietary capital
structure allows for tremendous flexibility, and its experienced
team of investment professionals and entrepreneur advisers offers
companies a vast network of strategic relationships and guidance.
PGVC invests predominantly in Series A and Series B companies with
particular focus on consumer, digital health, enterprise and
emerging technologies. For more information, visit
pritzkergroup.com/venture-capital.
About Zebra Technologies
Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) empowers the front line of business in
retail/ecommerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics,
healthcare and other industries to achieve a performance edge. With
more than 10,000 partners across 100 countries, we deliver
industry-tailored, end-to-end solutions that intelligently
connect people, assets and data to help our
customers make business-critical decisions. Our
market-leading solutions elevate the shopping experience, track and
manage inventory as well as improve supply chain efficiency and
patient care. Ranked on Forbes' list of America's Best Employers
for the last three years, Zebra helps our customers capture their
edge. For more information,
visit www.zebra.com.
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