A US manufacturing unit of Deutsche Post is test driving the Google Glass wearable device at two of its US warehouses. The company, Exel, claims the Internet-connected eyewear will help boost productivity at its logistics facility.
The eyeware is being used to replace handheld scanners and paper job orders, with the wearable “smart-glass” devices in this case outfitted with warehouse management software.
The devices can tell workers the fastest route to find products and can read barcodes, reducing the time needed to pick out an item and pack it for shipping by 25 percent, Exel said.