Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.30
August 07, 2023
…Inc. held a joint venture signing ceremony today with Toyota Motor (China) Investment Co. and GAC Toyota Motor Co. The three parties said they will work together toward mass production and large-scale deployment of fully self-driving robotaxis. Founded in 2016, Pony.ai said its goal is “to bring safe, sustainable, and accessible mobility to the entire world.” The Fremont, Calif.-based company, which raised Series D funding last year, has been rapidly extending its autonomous vehicle technologies at multiple sites. Pony.ai said its systems have driven more than 24 million km (14.9 million mi.) in autonomous testing and operation on open roads…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.46
March 18, 2022
Toyota Ventures yesterday launched its third global “call for innovation” to search for early-stage companies that can help make the “factory of the future” a reality sooner. Qualified entrepreneurs can apply for an opportunity to receive between $500,000 and $2 million in funding from Toyota Ventures. “We take a founder-first approach to investing, partnering with entrepreneurs to help them bring disruptive technologies and business models to market more quickly,” said Jim Adler, founding managing director of Toyota Ventures. “With the 2022 call for innovation, we are looking to support talented startup teams that are developing smarter and more sustainable factories…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.46
April 20, 2021
Toyota Industries Corp., or TICO, today announced that it will consolidate its software development efforts for autonomous vehicles, increase its global investments, and establish T-Hive B.V. as a new center of excellence. TICO said the combination of offerings from its group companies will strengthen its brand portfolio and meet the increasing demands of its customers. Sakichi Toyoda founded Toyota Industries Corp. in 1926 for the manufacture and sale of the Type G automatic loom that he had invented. The Japanese company later expanded to automotive-related fields such as engines and air-conditioning compressors. It also made industrial vehicles such as lift…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.73
August 30, 2019
3D Systems and TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG), a wholly owned subsidiary of TOYOTA Motor Corporation, announce they have entered a partnership to change automotive engineering. Through this partnership, the companies intend to develop manufacturing solutions, including 3D printers, materials and software—to change automotive design and production. “TMG has chosen 3D Systems for this partnership because they share our pioneering spirit—exhibited by the fact that they introduced the world to 3D printing. We see the unparalleled potential of combining 3D Systems’ expertise and know-how with that of TMG to create technologies and define new additive manufacturing innovations in the automotive industry,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 28.02
February 11, 2022
Toyota Motor North America has turned to Symbio Robotics Inc. to make better use of the industrial robots on its assembly lines as it shifts to electric vehicles. Toyota is using the SymbioDCS software framework to program its industrial robots to automate assembly processes and to better take advantage of the robots' artificial intelligence capabilities. “Symbio’s AI-based software gives Toyota’s team real-time control of our industrial robots and provides even more flexibility to help meet changing customer and market demand,” said Pascal Renouil, general manager of advanced technology at Toyota Motor North America. AI software unlocks new robot capabilities SymbioDCS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.59
May 06, 2022
Toyota Material Handling and Cornell University’s College of Engineering yesterday announced that they have partnered to develop an innovative learning studio that incorporates Toyota equipment to bring immersive engineering education to an entirely new level. The Forklift Learning Studio will be built and developed this summer with a goal of officially launching it to Cornell engineering students at the start of the fall semester in August. Toyota and faculty from Cornell Engineering’s Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) began discussing this partnership late last year as a way to revolutionize the way engineering students learn by finding a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.55
August 30, 2016
…automated material handling is gaining popularity in the aviation industry as it offers ease for manufacturing and assembling the aircraft. The systems are used for storing parts of aircraft, picking and handling of components during assembly of aircraft, and organizing aircraft parts efficiently. The Asia-Pacific region (APAC) is expected to be the leading and fastest-growing market for automated material handling equipment during the forecast period. The increase in production facilities and the expansion of plants is driving the market for automated material handling across the APAC countries. Further, the report states that in the APAC region, governments are increasingly emphasizing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.51
August 17, 2022
Vanderlande Industries B.V. last week announced that it has selected Kollmorgen NDC Solutions as a technology and service partner for its automated guided vehicle, or AGV, applications. Vanderlande said that Toyota Material Handling forklifts equipped with Kollmorgen's technology will strengthen its logistics and warehouse portfolio. “Vanderlande strives to deliver the best fully integrated autonomous vehicle offering as part of our solutions for our warehousing, parcel, and airport customers,” stated Daan Stikkel, general manager for autonomous vehicles (AVs) at Vanderlande. “With this collaboration, we are confident that by combining our expertise and solutions we can jointly deliver and continuously develop better…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.88
May 19, 2021
Third Wave Automation Inc. and Toyota Industries Corp. today announced a strategic partnership to produce the next generation of intelligent, fully autonomous material handling vehicles. The global materials handling equipment market will expand from $211.8 billion (U.S.) in 2019 to $320.9 billion by 2027, at a compound annual growth rate of 5.4%, predicted Fortune Business Insights. It cited the rapid growth of e-commerce, with consumer spending at nearly $3.5 trillion in 2019 and a year-over-year growth rate of 17.9%. Businesses are turning to automation to meet this demand while keeping production and logistics costs down. “Our strategic development efforts with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.10
July 13, 2022
…said it plans to continue deployment programs using the Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS platform, named for autonomous mobility as a service. May Mobility also plans to begin development of the Toyota e-Palette vehicle. “With the close of this latest investment round, May Mobility will continue to accelerate growth in our technology, business development, and platforms, all with a global reach,” said Edwin Olson, CEO of May Mobility. “Our additional investors, as well as our continued strategic collaboration with Toyota and others, will enable us to march toward driver-out commercial operations in 2023 and enable our expansion into new markets as we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.67
March 23, 2017
Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) has signed an agreement to acquire Vanderlande, a global market leader for value-added logistic process automation at airports, warehouses and the parcel market, from the company’s current owner NPM Capital. The acquisition has been fully approved and supported by Vanderlande’s Supervisory and Management Boards, and Works Council. Vanderlande will retain its name and corporate identity, as well as continue its operations as a standalone entity from the same locations worldwide. According to a release, the transaction signifies TICO’s strategic ambition to increase its presence in automated material handling. It follows the recently announced expansion in North…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.33
December 19, 2022
…for efficiency and navigational control. Earlier this year, Vanderlande Industries B.V. announced that it had chosen Kollmorgen as a technology and service partner. Its technology is used in Toyota Material Handling forklifts. Kollmorgen also recently announced that it has formed a partnership with the Spanish Association for Mobile Robotics to “offer high-quality integration solutions for AGVs and mobile robots based on the NDC8 platform.” Front AGV calls Kollmorgen the 'logical choice' “Kollmorgen’s NDC Solutions is the logical choice for us,” said Emil Arnesson, CEO, Front AGV, in a statement. “They provide a superior, reliable, and customizable software and hardware solution…
