<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>		<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel>	<title>Kiva Systems Greatest Hits</title>	<link>http://kivasystems.com</link>	<generator>umbraco</generator>	<description>Greatest Hits from Kiva
Systems</description><language>en</language>	<item><title>Amazon.com to Acquire Kiva Systems, Inc.</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/220987/amazoncomtoacquirekivasystems.pdf</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ SEATTLE, March 19, 2012 -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Kiva Systems, Inc., a leading innovator of material handling technology.  
]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robot army helps run warehouses</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robot-army-helps-run-warehouses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ CNN Money series Innovation Nation is featuring a video of Kiva in Action - Robot army helps run warehouses.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Powers Up Web Commerce With New Bot-On-Bot Action</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-powers-up-web-commerce-with-new-bot-on-bot-action/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ These amazing bro-bots work in pairs and in three dimensions to vastly improve efficiency and organization--without incessant high-fiving! Watch a time-lapse video of them moving Diapers.com's entire stock to a new location in 36 hours flat!
]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Robots revolutionizing online shopping (video)</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/robots-revolutionizing-online-shopping-(video)/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems founder and CEO Mick Mountz says he got thinking a few years back: "These warehouses would be much more dynamic and efficient, if the products would just come to the operator instead of the other way around?'' ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Exclusive From Gilt Groupe: Flash Sales, Flash Delivery</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/exclusive-from-gilt-groupe-flash-sales,-flash-delivery/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Everybody loves a bargain. Everybody loves to be in the know. And everybody loves to shop online. So, what’s not to love about Gilt Groupe?]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Easy order picking using robots</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/easy-order-picking-using-robots/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems shows off an order picking system run by robots at ProMat 2011. Training for a human picker on the system takes a minute or so.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>WSJ Editors Discuss Kiva Systems - Video</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/wsj-editors-discuss-kiva-systems-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Citigroup Reiterates Buy Rating on Saks</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/citigroup-reiterates-buy-rating-on-saks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Credits Saks’ Kiva system as part of the reason.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Amazon gets Kiva robots via Zappos, Diapers buys</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/amazon-gets-kiva-robots-via-zappos,-diapers-buys/</link><pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Even those of us who cover e-commerce often overlook the reality of connecting the "e" part of the equation to the real world.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>What Amazon Fears Most: Diapers</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/what-amazon-fears-most-diapers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Can two guys from Jersey outsell Amazon?]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Office Depot: Flexible automation</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/53701/mmh1008_flexible_automation.pdf</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ When Office Depot decided to consolidate three distribution centers and a crossdock facility into one, new state-of-the-art DC in Newville, Pa., the office supplies retailer looked for an automated materials handling solution that was efficient and flexible.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Retailers Spending More To Woo Customers</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/httpwwwcnbccomid36034275/</link><pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Starting this July, you may notice your latest online splurge from Saks Fifth Avenue arrived at your doorstep a bit quicker than in the past. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Systems: Artificial Intelligence</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/kiva-systems-artificial-intelligence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ This solutions provider has developed innovative technology that allows retail merchandisers to pick and pack orders faster and more accurately. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Inc.500 - The Way I Work: Mick Mountz of Kiva Systems</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/httpwwwinccommagazine20090901the-way-i-work-mick-mountz-of-kiva-systemshtml/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva Systems helps companies such as Zappos and Staples equip their warehouses with a work force of robots]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva Systems ranks #6 on 2009’s Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America.</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/30746/kiva inc 500 pr_final.pdf</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Bot-In-Time Delivery</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/bot-in-time-delivery/</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Kiva's robots do the hard labor behind mail orders.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>How Kiva Robots Help Zappos and Walgreens</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/how-kiva-robots-help-zappos-and-walgreens/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fetching goods and filling orders, little helpers from Kiva Systems are revolutionizing companies' supply-chain and distribution networks ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Warehousing and Distribution Centers: Zappos.com goes Space Age</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/64147/logisticsmanagement_2009_feb.pdf</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ The online retailer recognizes order fulfillment as the key component of its mission and views the distribution function as its major competitive advantage. ]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Latest generation of robotic solutions is making DCs more efficient</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/55440/stores_eprint.pdf</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ With the cost of technology decreasing and the need for operating efficiencies increasing, robotic solutions are becoming attractive options for retailers. From warehousing to order-picking and distribution, robots can eliminate the need for some labor, maximize distribution efficiencies and even create a more enjoyable warehouse work environment]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Mobile fulfillment system breaks through traditional DC design tradeoffs</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/media/60855/dcm_mobilefulfillment.pdf</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ When designing a material handling system, DC managers are often told they can't have their cake and eat it too. In traditional design, managers must frequently make trade-off decisions between speed and efficiency, speed and accuracy, speed and flexibility, and many others.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Fulfillment: The Unexpected Key to Successful E-Commerce</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/fulfillment-the-unexpected-key-to-successful-e-commerce/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Fulfillment operations should not only be fast and efficient in the DC -- they should increase speed and efficiency of the downstream distribution process. For example, e-commerce fulfillment operations should be able to palletize orders with delivery truck routes in mind, and orders should "picked to plan-o-gram" of destination stores -- without additional capital expense, labor content or cycle time.]]></content:encoded></item>	<item><title>Kiva was recently featured on The Works, Robot episode</title><link>http://kivasystems.com/press-events/latest-news/resourcesvideospresshistory-channel-the-works-robots/</link><pubDate></pubDate><content:encoded><![CDATA[ Originally aired in 2008 on this History channel series The Works hosted by host Daniel H. Wilson "puts the everyday under a microscope to reveal unseen secrets and history, and finding enough fascinating facts that would make anyone scratch their head in amazement". (runtime 4:00 min)]]></content:encoded></item>		</channel></rss>

