Automated Solutions for High Volume Inbound Operations
When a trailer arrives packed floor to ceiling, teams often unload by hand — throwing cases onto conveyors or building mixed pallets on the dock. Sorting and staging quickly become chaotic, slow, and labor-intensive, especially in last-mile facilities, cross-dock environments, and high parcel or mixed-case operations.
Tompkins Robotics provides modular receiving systems that streamline inbound inventory handling — helping you move, sort, and stage product faster with no fixed infrastructure required.
How We Automate Inbound Processes
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High Performance Receiving System
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Cases are unloaded at the receiving dock and routed by operators or conveyors to tSort for automated sorting
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Each case is automatically scanned as it enters the system
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tSort robots route cases based on your predetermined rules to the correct chute, pallet position, conveyor, etc.
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The system sorts up to 40,000 cases per hour to 6,000+ destinations ensuring fast and flexible inbound operations
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Flexible Mobility Across Your Workflow
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Inbound inventory is placed on tSortPost robots from designated areas within your facility
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Seamlessly handles flats, polybags, mail pieces, totes, and cartons
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Robots transport inventory quickly and accurately to designated locations
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Inventory is sorted into the destination containers of your choice such as gaylords or bins
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Automatically Move Pallets Across Your Facility
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Pallets are automatically transported by PickPallet robots at whichever locations you designate
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PickPallet automatically transports pallets to destinations such as as pick faces, storage, or staging zones
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Supports open, closed, and custom pallets across all major international standards, placing every load with ±10 mm precision for safe, accurate handling
Benefits of Tompkins Robotics Inbound Solutions

Keep Inventory Moving
Eliminate bottlenecks in inbound processes, keeping inventory moving efficiently from receiving to storage or staging

Do More With Less Space
Maximize space utilization in receiving areas with high-density, flexible systems that handle more items per square foot

Handle Any Container
Adapt to diverse case, carton, tote, or parcel types without reconfiguring your receiving workflow

Grow Automation Seamlessly
Quickly deploy and scale receiving automation to handle fluctuating shipment volumes and peak inbound periods

Integrate Systems Smoothly
Seamlessly integrate with WMS, ERP, and upstream/downstream systems to optimize inbound material flow

Optimize Inbound Operations
Continuously improve inbound efficiency with intelligent software that optimizes routing and sorting of incoming goods


