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Routific's Breakthrough Algorithms Inspired by Honey Bee Optimization
Friday, August 19, 2016Company Profile | Follow Company
Startup borrows wisdom from honey bees, partners with local hives for World Honey Bee Day
Vancouver, BC, August 19, 2016--(T-Net)--Routific, developers of a new breakthrough in tackling vehicle routing problems, has revealed they have borrowed a little wisdom from honey bees in developing their market-leading route optimization algorithm.
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Editor's Note: Routific revealed earlier this year that they have raised an undisclosed seed round led by Pallasite Ventures that brings total funding to $1.2 million. Coupled with this growth, Routific also doubled its number of employees and optimized 5,227,526 routes around the world expanding from 5 cities to 256 cities in the past year.
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Routific engineers drew inspiration from the "Bees Algorithm" - a heuristic in computer science that mimics the food foraging behavior of swarms of honey bees. A colony of honey bees must cover long distances in multiple directions to harvest nectar and pollen from multiple flower patches. Scout bees must not only evaluate the quality of the food sources but also find the quickest route from flower-to-flower.
Similar to how bees optimize their flight paths, Routific has developed a proprietary solution that draws on some of the smartest and fastest-performing heuristics. As a result, optimization is quick, flexible, and performant, enabling delivery businesses to save on operating costs and reduce their carbon footprint by nearly 40%.
"We're leveraging the age-old wisdom of honey bees in order to help delivery businesses work smarter and more efficiently," said Routific Founder and CEO Marc Kuo. "Bees are some of the hardest working creatures on the planet, and they're amazing team players. I can't think of better inspiration for our team at Routific."
Routific is also getting hands-on beekeeping experience with Hives for Humanity, a non-profit that works with at-risk populations in Vancouver. "We are thrilled Routific is raising awareness around pollinators and people in the city," said Chief Beekeeper Julia Common. "Bees have experienced a drastic population decline around the world, but the good news is that we can all support pollinator health in our communities by planting gardens and supporting local beekeepers."
About Routific
Routific is a smart logistics platform that optimizes routes for last-mile delivery fleets, saving businesses up to 40% on time and fuel. Today, the power and efficiency of our proprietary algorithm combined with a stellar user experience makes Routific the best routing solution on the market and the leading route optimization API. Routific's investors include Techstars Chicago, Pallasite Ventures, Firestarter Fund and Axiom Zen.
About World Honey Bee Day
World Honey Bee Day is on August 20, 2016, and is dedicated to honoring beekeeping and the incredible contribution honey bees make towards sustainable agriculture.
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