National post wins 2024 Asia-Pacific innovation award for robotics tech
Iran’s National Post Company won the 2024 Asia-Pacific Postal Union (APPU) innovation award after introducing a smart robotics technology that has boosted efficiency, speed and accuracy in mail processing.
The APPU monthly magazine praised Iran Post’s achievement in a recent report, noting that the company secured the "Innovation Award of the Asia-Pacific Postal Business Forum 2024" through the introduction and deployment of the smart robotics system, IRNA reported.
First launched in March 2023, the technology was designed to improve operations at mail sorting centers. Within seven months, it processed more than 2 million items with 100% accuracy and created the capacity to handle 30,000 parcels daily bound for 64 destinations.
The system consumes less energy than traditional mechanized solutions, can process letters and packages weighing up to 7 kilograms, and has reduced the required workforce per shift from 30 to 7. The work environment was also designed to allow employees with reduced physical ability to operate within the system.
At the Tehran sorting and exchange center, 55 robots simultaneously process up to 3,000 postal items per hour in a limited space. A second phase of the project is underway with 25 robots being deployed in Kermanshah Province in West of the country.
Iran Post said the project’s main goals are to increase speed and accuracy in sorting, improve operational efficiency and service quality, and build an intelligent infrastructure aligned with new technologies in the postal industry.