Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 58.20
July 21, 2024
Dexterity and Sumitomo Corporation announced the creation of Dexterity-SC Japan, a new joint venture focused on accelerating the adoption of AI-powered intelligent robotic offerings for warehouse, supply chain, logistics and other labor-intensive industrial operations. This news builds on a successful distribution agreement between the two companies in 2022. The newly formed Dexterity-SC Japan will sell, market, localize and provide financing options for AI-powered robotic offerings. They will leverage cutting-edge AI technology and intelligent robotics to solve the most complicated, dynamic material handling challenges in industrial settings. Labor shortage hitting hard in Japan According to the Japan Times, recent labor statistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.72
January 19, 2023
…Lineage Logistics; Presidio Ventures, the venture capital arm of Sumitomo Corp.; and ROBO Global Ventures. In addition, Henrik Christensen, a founding member of ROBO Global’s advisory board and Qualcomm chair of robotics at the University of California San Diego, has joined the company as a board advisor. Outrider plans to continue growth Since announcing its Series B funding in 2020, Outrider said it has performed tens of thousands of fully autonomous trailer moves at customer sites and its Advanced Testing Facility. It claimed that its test site was the first in the world dedicated to yard automation. Fast Company recognized…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 50.21
September 30, 2022
Dexterity Inc. today announced a strategic partnership with Sumitomo Corp. to deploy 1,500 Dexterity-powered robots in warehouses across Japan by 2026. Prior to this agreement, Sumitomo invested in Dexterity through Presidio Ventures Inc., its U.S.-based corporate venture capital arm. “The full-task robots we have deployed have only increased demand for flexible automation that can operate in existing workflows and infrastructure,” stated Samir Menon, CEO of Dexterity. “Partnering with Sumitomo will accelerate Dexterity’s customers in getting FTE [full-time equivalent] robot systems up and running in their facilities.” Redwood City, Calif.-based Dexterity offers robots for logistics, warehouse, and supply chain customers. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.06
May 03, 2022
…value for the company through the extensive network of Sumitomo Corp. group companies and business partners.” “We're looking at two key markets: the core AMR [autonomous mobile robot] market in logistics, warehouses, and domestic settings,” Nicholson said. “SLAMcore also provides the on ramp to the emerging metaverse and AR/VR wearables.” “It's also an enabler for mobile manipulation,” he noted. “Developers can switch the SLAMcore module in for ROS [the Robot Operating System], since it's optimized out of the box for taking in multiple feeds. As use cases change, a multi-purpose robot could still run SLAM because it's configurable, so you…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 45.29
April 20, 2022
Seegrid Corp. today announced that Sumitomo Drive Technologies has chosen its robots for its expanding operations. The power transmission component manufacturer chose Seegrid's Palion robots and Fleet Central software to autonomously haul parts and equipment between its existing 250,000-sq.-ft. assembly facility and its new 100,000-sq.-ft. warehouse. “Reliability is a critical factor in getting parts to the line—the initial Seegrid Palion Tow Tractor workflow is 3,000 ft. round trip, running up to 30 to 40 times per day,” said Tony Barlett, vice president of business operations at Sumitomo Drive Technologies. “Seegrid had us up and running in three days—fully trained and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.72
March 03, 2022
…danger by removing them from the most precarious maintenance tasks.” Gecko recently announced a global partnership with energy company Sumitomo SHI FW.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 48.30
February 23, 2022
Renewable energy technology manufacturer Sumitomo SHI FW is working with Gecko Robotics to help it with inspections and other service tasks. Since July, the Espoo, Finland-based company has been using Gecko’s wall-climbing robots to service and maintain boilers in Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Poland, Romania, Brazil, and the Czech Republic. It has now extended the partnership and will use Gecko’s robots worldwide. Reptilan robots reduce safety risks, offer more data Based out of Pittsburgh, Gecko Robotics said its robots are designed for “non-destructive inspections” and can climb tanks, boilers, pipes, and more, according to the company’s website. Gecko’s team will inspect…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 41.40
February 06, 2020
Locix develops cloud-based spatial intelligence solutions for commercial buildings, consumer homes and connected devices – digitizing the physical world. Locix solutions uniquely capture location, visual and sensor data and combine them with advanced data analytics to provide spatial awareness and enable actionable insights for automated decision making. Based in Silicon Valley, Locix is backed by leading venture and strategic investors including ID Ventures, University of Tokyo Edge Capital, Murata Manufacturing, Prologis Ventures, NTT Docomo Ventures, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, iRobot Corp., YE Digital, Yaskawa Electric Corporation and Acer Inc.
