Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 57.34
July 27, 2021
Outrider Inc., a provider of autonomous yard trucks for logistics hubs, today said it is the first company to offer advanced, automated tractor-trailer hitching capabilities. This patent-pending technology is now available as part of the Outrider System, which automates distribution yards for large enterprises. More than 10 billion tons of freight moves across the U.S. annually, and most of that freight passes through distribution yards in trailers, said the Golden, Colo.-based company. “Nearly all the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the materials we use are transported by trucks and trailers,” said Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 56.79
May 22, 2024
Autonomous trailer distribution yard systems provider Outrider recently announced the issuance of its latest patent, U.S. Patent No. 11,927,676 for “Systems and Methods for Determining an Articulated Trailer Angle.” The patent covers the task of determining where a trailer is with respect to a self-driving truck tractor, which Outrider said can help facilitate safe and accurate autonomous trailer movement in all weather conditions. Outrider said it will begin shipping its commercial system to top Fortune 500 customers in the second half of 2024. Outrider has employees in 10 countries developing and supporting its industrial-grade automation technology. Previous deployments included Georgia…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 53.17
July 19, 2022
…freight transit, but automation can also benefit logistics yards. Outrider Technologies Inc. this month announced the release of its next-generation autonomy kit for yard automation. The kit supports over-the-air software updates and field-swappable units to deliver enterprise-class reliability, enable remote technical support, and efficiently service the system in the field – all at scale, said the company. “Distribution yards are harsh industrial environments with around-the-clock operations, which means our autonomous system must be rugged, easy to service, and remotely supportable,” said Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider. “This robust autonomy kit is the next critical step in Outrider’s efforts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 49.61
April 27, 2023
Outrider today released a new patent-pending technology that provides real-time tracking of trailers and containers in yards. With this enhanced visibility into asset and freight locations, logistics-dependent enterprises will increase the efficiency of their yard operations, said the Golden, Colo-based company said. Outrider provides autonomous yard technologies for the logistics industry. It said it uses technology already installed on its autonomous electric yard trucks to collect the locations of parked trailers during routine operations or as a dedicated function. Sophisticated sensors and proprietary computer vision algorithms enabled by deep learning detect vacant or occupied parking spots, capture trailer identification numbers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 49.50
December 19, 2022
Outrider Technologies Inc. last week announced the release of TrailerConnect. The patented technology can robotically attach brake and electric lines from yard trucks to any of the over 10 million semi-trailers and chassis circulating globally, said the company. “Outrider is reinventing the modern distribution yard to be more efficient, safer, and sustainable, and we are delivering the breakthrough technology like TrailerConnect to do it,” stated Andrew Smith, founder and CEO. “TrailerConnect automates a dangerous task traditionally performed over 6 billion times annually worldwide,” he added. “Four years of development and close partnerships with our priority customers has resulted in a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 46.84
January 19, 2023
…manual tasks performed in inhospitable and potentially hazardous conditions. Outrider Technologies Inc., which has developed autonomous yard trucks, today announced that it has closed $73 million in Series C financing. The company said it plans to use the funding to expand its technology porfolio, hire more staff in the U.S. and internationally, and scale its fleet with large customers. “Outrider has consistently delivered breakthrough technology to automate one of the most inefficient links in the supply chain – the distribution yard,” stated Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider. “Our customers will move massive quantities of freight more efficiently, safely,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.07
December 08, 2021
…director of technical operations at autonomous yard operations firm Outrider and co-founder of ROG. “But when I transitioned from more traditional cloud systems to robotics, I found this was missing. With RobOpsCon 2022, we are continuing that tradition and helping people manage large robot fleets.” “There's also interest in self-regulation rather than waiting for government mandates,” he said. “People who have been through the roller coaster can learn from one another. As a community, we're pulling each other up by our respective bootstraps for efficient and safe robot operations.” “What is autonomy?” Wieciek asked. “When we started ROG three years…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.10
February 06, 2023
…life,” said Joe Wieciek, director of technical operations at Outrider and co-founder of the Robot Operations Group. “As a community for robot operations experts, we had a hugely successful RobOpsCon in 2022 and continue to meet throughout the year,” he said. “We appreciate InOrbit’s support as a founding sponsor and community host.” Pestoni is co-founder of the Robot Operations Group, which meets regularly online and in person to discuss RobOps. Robot space open to the public Popular notions about robots are often shaped by sci-fi movies or outdated ideas about industrial automation, said InOrbit. In addition to showcasing the latest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.00
May 05, 2023
…billion in its index portfolios. Plus One Robotics and Outrider are a few of the robotics companies ROBO Global has invested in. Last month, financial services company VettaFi acquired ROBO Global, bringing the total value of its indexes to more than $17 billion. Capron noted that there is “a lot of action” in the logistics and warehouse market. Enabling technologies such as machine learning have allowed companies to provide new products and disrupt old industries. Down the road, he said he sees great outcomes in technologies being developed for the food, agriculture, and construction industries. But Capron said he isn't…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.24
March 18, 2023
…in conversations with existing customers. We're also talking with Outrider, GreyOrange, and others that provide AGVs. Customers ask about an automation roadmap: “How do we get this under way?” and “Where do we start?” They're asking us for help—“We could do it tomorrow, but it's expensive.” At the same time, so is labor and transportation to wherever the warehouse is located. The declining costs of robotics is finding that meeting point. We're finding all the long-distance or repetitive moves in the warehouse and automating those first. We're putting together a three-year ramp up to full automation. Evaluating automation, micro-fulfillment, and…
