The existing locker network was entirely indoors and accessibility depended on the opening hours of the business or facility the locker was in. Outdoor, stand-alone lockers would solve this problem and provide 24\/7 access. They would also fill gaps in service in areas where there was no space for new parcel points or to expand existing parcel points. Since the new lockers do not require any external power supply, they can be placed in a wider range of locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first outdoor lockers were introduced during the summer of 2021 in the cities of Espoo and Oulu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Approaching the problem<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe main goal of Posti was to create an easy-to-place and independent lockers that can withstand the demanding weather conditions of Finland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kaltiot led the project and worked on developing the original plan for how to approach such a challenging problem. This included searching for a partner that could provide functional, affordable physical locks that could be connected using Kaltiot’s software to the internet. Read more about our custom IOT development services<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe finished outdoor lockers use physical locks made “smart” with the advanced wireless data transmission and connection technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Postal service workers can load the lockers with packages using Posti’s own internal systems, which Kaltiot integrated the locker software into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"A](\"http:\/\/kaltiot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Posti_Kaltio_ulkoautomaatti-2-1024x683.jpg\")
It will be easier for customers to pick up their package. Photo: Posti <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe biggest challenges were to create a low-energy, independent device using the best physical locking hardware, and to find technologies and materials suitable for Finnish weather conditions.<\/span> The finished lockers run off less power than a typical car battery for about a full year. Even the IOT gateway<\/a> runs off battery power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cooperative<\/span> <\/span>solutions<\/span> <\/span>give<\/span> <\/span>good<\/span> <\/span>results<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nA strong team of Finnish technology partners was involved in the development of the outdoor lockers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nAmong others, the University of Oulu, the Finnish state innovation company VTT, Juha Punta Oy, Solmu Technologies, elfGROUP, Verkotan, iProtoXi and ID-Systems IDS were also involved in the development work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finnish weather brings additional challenges to the design of outdoor lockers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Finland’s drastically varying weather conditions bring challenges to outdoor storage and technology.<\/span> The lockers were put through several months of outdoor and cold laboratory condition tests and seemingly endless rounds of mechanical testing! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nThanks to these new outdoor lockers, it will be even easier for customers to pick up the package they ordered. Packages can be picked up close to home and around the clock at the most convenient time for the recipient.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nRead more about Posti’s new automatic outdoor lockers:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nHelsinki Times (June 8th, 2021): Posti introduces new outdoor lockers<\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The main Finnish postal service needed self-service, battery-operated package pick-up lockers that would work outdoors without an external power supply in Arctic winters. The Finnish postal service didn’t know if it was even possible, but they wanted package pick-up lockers that would work outdoors, summer and winter, and wouldn’t require an external power supply. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":2847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n
The<\/span> main <\/span>Finnish<\/span> <\/span>postal<\/span> <\/span>service<\/span>, P<\/span><\/span>osti, <\/span>strengthens<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> Posti Parcel Point network and launches new kinds of outdoor lockers. Lockers are developed together with Finnish technology partners. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\nParcel points are one of the most important development targets of Posti. At the moment, Posti has 2200 parcel points with over 130 000 lockers. With the growing market of online stores, the demand for lockers has increased to 200,000 new lockers. At the moment the capacity of lockers grows by 10-15 parcel points and hundreds of lockers per week.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nOutdoor and stand-alone lockers are also suitable for areas, where there is no space for new parcel points or their extensions. New lockers do not require any external power supply, so their placement requires significantly less from their location.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nKaltiot <\/span>involved<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>concept<\/span> <\/span>phase<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe main goal of Posti was to create an easy-to-place and independent lockers that can withstand the demanding weather conditions of Finland.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nKaltiot has been strongly involved in the technology side of the outdoor lockers and its development. Outdoor lockers utilize the advanced wireless data transmission and connection technologies of Kaltiot's IoT Internet systems, such as BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) and LTE-M.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The finished outdoor lockers use physical locks made “smart” with the advanced wireless data transmission and connection technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Postal service workers can load the lockers with packages using Posti’s own internal systems, which Kaltiot integrated the locker software into.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The biggest challenges were to create a low-energy, independent device using the best physical locking hardware, and to find technologies and materials suitable for Finnish weather conditions.<\/span> The finished lockers run off less power than a typical car battery for about a full year. Even the IOT gateway<\/a> runs off battery power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n A strong team of Finnish technology partners was involved in the development of the outdoor lockers.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Among others, the University of Oulu, the Finnish state innovation company VTT, Juha Punta Oy, Solmu Technologies, elfGROUP, Verkotan, iProtoXi and ID-Systems IDS were also involved in the development work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Finland’s drastically varying weather conditions bring challenges to outdoor storage and technology.<\/span> The lockers were put through several months of outdoor and cold laboratory condition tests and seemingly endless rounds of mechanical testing! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to these new outdoor lockers, it will be even easier for customers to pick up the package they ordered. Packages can be picked up close to home and around the clock at the most convenient time for the recipient.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Helsinki Times (June 8th, 2021): Posti introduces new outdoor lockers<\/span> <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The main Finnish postal service needed self-service, battery-operated package pick-up lockers that would work outdoors without an external power supply in Arctic winters. The Finnish postal service didn’t know if it was even possible, but they wanted package pick-up lockers that would work outdoors, summer and winter, and wouldn’t require an external power supply. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":2847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Parcel points are one of the most important development targets of Posti. At the moment, Posti has 2200 parcel points with over 130 000 lockers. With the growing market of online stores, the demand for lockers has increased to 200,000 new lockers. At the moment the capacity of lockers grows by 10-15 parcel points and hundreds of lockers per week.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Outdoor and stand-alone lockers are also suitable for areas, where there is no space for new parcel points or their extensions. New lockers do not require any external power supply, so their placement requires significantly less from their location.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The main goal of Posti was to create an easy-to-place and independent lockers that can withstand the demanding weather conditions of Finland.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kaltiot has been strongly involved in the technology side of the outdoor lockers and its development. Outdoor lockers utilize the advanced wireless data transmission and connection technologies of Kaltiot's IoT Internet systems, such as BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) and LTE-M.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nCooperative<\/span> <\/span>solutions<\/span> <\/span>give<\/span> <\/span>good<\/span> <\/span>results<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Finnish weather brings additional challenges to the design of outdoor lockers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Read more about Posti’s new automatic outdoor lockers:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The<\/span> main <\/span>Finnish<\/span> <\/span>postal<\/span> <\/span>service<\/span>, P<\/span><\/span>osti, <\/span>strengthens<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> Posti Parcel Point network and launches new kinds of outdoor lockers. Lockers are developed together with Finnish technology partners. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Kaltiot <\/span>involved<\/span> <\/span>from<\/span> <\/span>the<\/span> <\/span>concept<\/span> <\/span>phase<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n