Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 32.26
June 01, 2022
JD Logistics has same- and next-day delivery available for almost any product to almost anywhere in China. They are at the forefront of robotics and automation, being the first company in the world to make commercial deliveries by drone, and have developed unmanned delivery vehicles, warehouses and stores. And with their platform generating an astounding 31 petabytes of data every day, they are building powerful AI and machine learning tools. They have global R&D effort headquartered in Silicon Valley—the R&D Center in Santa Clara, CA. The Silicon Valley R&D Center brings together leading talent in sectors such as machine learning,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.68
March 06, 2023
…into the Chinese market, the reverse is also true. JD Logistics United States, the North American logistics arm of JD.com, recently announced that it has opened its third “self-operating” warehouse and distribution center in California. In combination with its previous facilities, the warehouse will create more than 300 local jobs, the company claimed. The new warehouse will also grow the JD.com’s footprint to over 1.3 million sq. ft. of warehousing space throughout the state, said JD Logistics. The Mountain View, Calif.-based unit added that its new warehouse will provide omnichannel fulfillment services for both online and offline orders and reflects…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.31
November 17, 2022
Shoppers in China spent $132.6 billion with Alibaba and JD.com on Singles' Day, Nov. 11, according to ForwardX Robotics. In comparision, U.S. consumers spent a total of $19.6 billion across retailers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2021, according to an Adobe report. ForwardX said it helped more than 100 warehouses meet e-commerce demand last week, with its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) picking over 15 million units. One warehouse using the company's AMRs shipped 6X its average orders on time. Founded in 2016, ForwardX claimed that it is “Asia's largest person-to-goods AMR” provider. The Beijing-based company has more than…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 12.90
April 08, 2024
…value. ForwardX said it is Asia's largest person-to-goods AMR solutions provider. The company has served over 100 customers, including JD.com, DHL, IKEA, and TCL. Its AMR solutions are widely used for order picking in warehouses, in-store order picking, and material handling in manufacturing plants. With offices in the China, Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia, and the U.S., along with partnerships around the globe, ForwardX is expanding and applying its solutions to warehouses and manufacturers worldwide.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.96
October 03, 2021
…shopping experiences and created a system that would enable JD.com to optimize robots within warehouses as they scurry about processing orders. The intent was to allow robots to move quickly without any collisions. The research team developed a mathematical method to optimize the combination of steps with a finite set of solutions. The system that the USC and Shanghai University team devised allows JD.com's robots to accurately fulfill orders for same-day delivery. It also allowed the company to process 10 times the normal quantity of product orders while rapidly adapting to the unexpected shocks and demand caused by the worldwide…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.63
March 02, 2020
…and secure supply chain.Digital Transformation Solution Provider Award – JD.com End User Award – GE Appliances JD Logistics, an independent business group under the JD.com umbrella, created its open platform for digital supply chain. The idea is to provide companies of all sizes to run a digital supply chain even without internal resources. This comprehensive and integrated supply chain service spans from procurement to physical distribution leveraging intelligent planning, production and supply chain across digital technologies including 5G. Digital transformation at GE Appliances is not just a big picture approach. It is comprehensive, and required just 18 months to go…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.20
July 17, 2021
…$273.78 per share. Meituan expands deliveries, partnerships Along with JD.com and Neolix, Meituan obtained approval from Beijing in April to test self-driving delivery vehicles in the Yizhuang Development Area. It had already made 11,000 robotic deliveries in the Shunyi District with two vehicles within a distance of about 6 km (3.7 mi.). The electric vehicles reportedly could complete five orders per trip, and a second generation was recently launched. Meituan has been working on autonomous vehicles since 2016, and it launched contactless deliveries with its “Magic Pods” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Xia Huaxia, chief scientist and head of AI platform…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.81
February 04, 2022
…2023, the sales value is expected to rise to 61 billion yuan ($9.5 billion). Chinese companies Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com said they plan to have more than 2,000 courier robots in use this year between them. Check out the slideshow (right) for five robots helping to keep people safe at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.80
February 06, 2024
…has deployed systems globally. The company said its customers include Shein, Bosch UAES, SONY, Freshippo-Alibaba Group, Hisense Hitachi, Faurecia, JD.com, and Phoenix Media. HWArobotics said it provided South Korean consumer cooperative group iCOOP’s fresh food project with a system including 22 shuttle cars, 4 cart elevators, and 4,840 storage locations.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.72
November 17, 2023
…its customers, which range from Chinese logistics leaders like JD Logistics to Fortune 500 brands such as Nestle and Budweiser. Inceptio is actively exploring partnerships with additional heavy-duty truck OEMs to expand its business in overseas regions, including Japan, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. The Bloomberg New Economy Forum is an annual conference focused on challenges confronting the global economy and opportunities created by technological innovation. Mr. Ma participated in a panel discussion on the future of transportation alongside executives from Trip.com and Hyundai Motor, as well as Indonesia's minister for tourism and creative economy. To listen to Ma’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.68
March 17, 2023
…company said it has served over 100 customers, including JD.com, DHL, IKEA, TCL, and Walmart, according to its website. It secured its first U.S. contract in August. Hirocloud, which is based in Edison, New Jersey, is using 600 FowardX AMRs as its 50,000 sq ft. facility, according to the news site Industry Today. Founded in 2016, ForwardX has four AMR product lines, including its Flex Series, Max Series, Apex Series, and Conveyor Series. To date, it has raised $109 million, according to Crunchbase. ForwardX Robotics sees the popular trade show as a great space to connect with customers across the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.60
December 06, 2022
…picking and recovering recycled materials are essential,” EverestLabs added. JD Ambati told Robotics 24/7 that RecycleOS provides MRFs with the tools they need to track and manage the hundreds of items that come through their doors. Using its software and hardware, EverestLabs can help customers determine how many items are going through a line in a given minute or hour. Using its robots, it can help them grab those items to increase efficiency. “What makes us different from other vendors is that we built a robust compute infrastructure that scales very well inside any recycling ecosystem,” he said. SMR is…
