The Robot That Packs Your Online Grocery Order

In this episode of The Robotics Business podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the world of robotic grocery packing — specifically how one startup, Fizyr, is using AI-powered robot arms to pack an online order of 50 items in under 2 minutes. They explore the technical challenge of picking a wide variety of objects (a bunch of bananas, a jar of pasta sauce, a bag of frozen peas) into a single bag without crushing anything, and why this problem is so much harder than warehouse picking. Lucas explains that Fizyr's system uses a mix of 3D vision, force sensors, and a packing algorithm that treats the problem like a 3D Tetris game. They discuss the economics: a robot can pack one order for about 1 cent in electricity and maintenance, versus 15-20 cents of human labor. But the real bottleneck is the speed of the vision system — the robot spends 40% of its time just looking at the items. The show also touches on Ocado's automated warehouses and the race to make grocery e-commerce profitable. A natural donation tie-in: if you find these deep-dives valuable for your business, listener support keeps the show ad-free. #Robotics #GroceryAutomation #Fizyr #OnlineGrocery #AI #ComputerVision #PackingRobot #LogisticsTech #ECommerce #Ocado #LastMile #WarehouseAutomation #Cobot #SupplyChain #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo