Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.16
August 27, 2024
…standpoint, we are utilizing a lidar-based technology,” said Joe Koch, sales manager, emerging technology, operator assist systems and telematics at Yale. “It's constantly scanning at about 170 degrees at about 30 feet. But there's a certain buffer zone that we put in there for the system to actually target a controlled slowdown. But with that 170 degrees, we're actually calculating the algorithm to the width of the truck.” As Reliant constantly scans the lift truck’s surroundings, it’s not only looking for objects in the lift truck’s path, but also running advanced computations to continue safely moving the vehicle and its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.79
March 15, 2024
…like object detection, proximity detection and real-time location sensing. “The interest that this technology continues to attract,” said Joe Koch, emerging technology sales manager at Yale. “Whether at the industry’s leading tradeshows or reflected in the thousands of trucks commercially deployed with it, speaks to forklift accident prevention as a critical priority for today’s warehouses.” Yale Reliant keeps the operator in ultimate control of the lift truck, but depending on the package selected, automatically applies interventions in response to compromised stability, obstacles detected in the path of travel or in close proximity and even based on rules specified for certain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.93
March 11, 2024
…racking or tilting the mast too quickly or too far with a load in an unfavorable position,” said Joe Koch, emerging technology sales manager, Yale Lift Truck Technologies. “With this latest evolution of our forklift operator assist solutions, we are empowering an even broader range of operations to put this technology to work to curb persistent safety risks.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.50
June 17, 2023
…Series C in equity and debt funding, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies, alongside new investors Zimmer Partners and one of the largest U.S. energy companies. Percepto Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM), the company's end-to-end visual inspection solution powered by autonomous drones, robots and AI, enables critical infrastructure sites to increase the frequency and quality of inspections via automation. The solution automates the entire visual inspection workflow, from data collection to AI-powered analysis and insights. The round includes participation from existing investors U.S. Venture Partners, Delek US Holdings, Atento Capital, Spider Capital and Arkin Holdings, bringing the total investment in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.58
April 27, 2023
…20 percent of all yard trucks operating in North America, Outrider is a private company backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, FM Capital, and other top-tier investors.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.03
January 31, 2023
…on the panel will include executives from Davinci Micro, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and Wise Systems. The session will “discuss trends in autonomous micro-fulfillment and autonomous routing,” Addverb said. Addverb invests in U.S. market Addverb has spent the past year expanding its presence in the U.S. after Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. invested $132 million in the company and acquired a 54% stake in it. Messina was brought on in February 2022, and since then the company has opened a research and development center in Fremont, Calif., and a U.S. corporate headquarters in Irvine, Calif. It has also teamed up with several…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.36
January 19, 2023
…of directors.” Existing investors participating in the round include Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA). “Our confidence in Outrider is based on its technical and commercial leadership in yard automation for fully autonomous vehicles to integrate fluidly into real-world customer operations,” said Mohamed “Sid” Siddeek, head of NVentures. “The fundamental processing pipeline for autonomous vehicles can be applied to all kinds of autonomous and robotics systems, a key area of focus for NVIDIA.” Other new investors joining the Series C financing are B37 Ventures; Lineage Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Lineage Logistics; Presidio Ventures, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.40
December 19, 2022
…is a private company backed by NEA, 8VC, and Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. Outrider said it has raised $118 million in funding to date and holds extensive intellectual property. TrailerConnect uses AI to handle variability In distribution yards around the world, yard trucks transition trailers from dock doors to parking spots to public roads, noted Outrider. To move these trailers, truck drivers connect pressurized brake lines to trailers to release the parking brake and move the trailers around the yard. It is a manual, often dangerous task that requires the driver to get in and out of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.88
July 19, 2022
…$118 million in funding to date and developed extensive intellectual property. The private company is backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other investors. Fast Company recently recognized Outrider in its 2022 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list, placing it in the top 10 within the Logistics category.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.57
June 09, 2022
…lidar company's total funding to more than $300 million. Koch Disruptive Technologies, or KDT, led the round. “We are pleased and proud to progress our partnership with existing investors including KDT, as well as additional backers, which are joining forces with us for the first time,” said Raviv Melamed, co-founder and CEO of Vayyar Imaging. “During a challenging period for the global economy, this new funding round is a ringing endorsement of our mission and a clear vote of confidence in the strength of our technology and the strategic agility of our organization.” Tel Aviv, Israel-based Vayyar was founded in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.74
April 22, 2022
…new ways to work,” said Annant Patel, director at Koch Disruptive Technologies, an investment unit of Koch Industries, and a Gideon board member. “As new technologies become available, the supply chain challenges act as a catalyst to spur companies to innovate – Gideon being one of them,” he noted. “We may face uncertainties, but innovators like Gideon prove that the future is here and now.” Global logistics firm DB Schenker is another Series A investor and early customer of Gideon. Xavier Garijo, member of the board of management for contract logistics at DB Schenker, as well as a board member…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.71
October 26, 2021
…plans Existing investor Temasek led Fabric's Series C round. Koch Disruptive Technologies, Union Tech Ventures, Harel Insurance & Finance, Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), KSH Capital, Princeville Capital, Wharton Equity Ventures, and others also participated. Past investors include Corner Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Aleph, Playground Ventures, and Evolv (Kraft Heinz). Fabric has raised $336 million to date. “We believe the movement to local fulfillment presents an opportunity to make retail and e-commerce more sustainable, and we’re thrilled to partner with the leader in micro-fulfillment to make this vision a reality,”…
