Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.25
August 16, 2022
…jumped to nearly $30 trillion, led by Alibaba and Amazon. This shift in consumer behavior has accelerated the adoption of warehouse automation, as packaging systems are estimated to climb to $69 billion by 2025. At the center of this revolution are unmanned systems. Robots excel at dull, repetitive tasks like moving pallets. However, humans still exceed their mechanical counterparts in delicate creative tasks that require high levels of tactile dexterity. This paradox has led many roboticists to take a dramatically different approach to using mechatronics to streamline productivity. In place of traditional robots to augment labor, these innovators outfit workers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.79
August 05, 2022
In an-all cash transaction of $61 per share, Amazon.com Inc. recently announced that it plans to acquire consumer robotics company iRobot Corp. in a deal valued at $1.7 billion. “We know that saving time matters, and chores take precious time that can be better spent doing something that customers love,” said Dave Limp, senior vice president of Amazon Devices, in a statement. “Over many years, the iRobot team has proven its ability to reinvent how people clean with products that are incredibly practical and inventive—from cleaning when and where customers want while avoiding common obstacles in the home, to automatically…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.07
July 28, 2022
Market leaders like Amazon are continuously evaluating throughput. The company’s fulfillment centers are extreme — workers are pressed to “make rate,” or meet productivity quotas, or they can lose their jobs if they don’t move fast enough. Amazon’s system tracks each operator’s productivity rate and automatically generates warnings without input from supervisors. Speed has become a critical component of success to every business, and it is imperative to shave time out of the production process to meet customers’ ballooning demand. Today, consumers use shipping speed as a major decision factor in their purchases. Such behaviors, fueled by companies like Amazon,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.80
July 23, 2022
…and third-party systems for years, such as Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and IFTTT. Curiosity to get a birthday celebration “For us, this is a way to pay homage to the great engineering work of NASA, and that of our extensive team of robotic experts, by letting our robotic mowers celebrate a fellow robot,” noted Björn Mannefred, robotics software manager at Husqvarna. “Nobody should have to sing 'Happy Birthday' to themselves, right?” Owners of the 405X, 415X and 435X AWD Automower models that have the latest firmware installed will be notified about the update through the Husqvarna Automower Connect app. They…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.58
July 22, 2022
…of the 20 largest e-commerce retailers in Spain, including Amazon, Apple, Inditex, AliExpress, Nike, and Nespresso. The company offers coverage in more than 100 European cities. In January, Paack secured $225 million in Series D funding. It said it is scaling up its e-commerce operations and digitalizing its logistics process to better support customers all over Europe. The company's Madrid distribution center (DC) covers more than 27,000 sq. m (290,000 sq. ft.) and handles the distribution of parcels to over 60 cities in Spain. Paack's facility is divided into two sections: a mezzanine level for sorting and a picking section…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.71
July 21, 2022
…52% savings off the MSRP of $2,499. After the crowdfunding, customers can purchase LUBA directly from Mammotion or via Amazon later this year. Mammotion said it expects to begin shipping LUBA later this month. LUBA will be available in the following countries: the U.S., Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.22
July 14, 2022
…can't wait to work with them for many years to come.” Flippy has also been installed at Wing Zone, Amazon Web Services Inc., and Wimpy. Pasadena, Calif.-based Miso Robotics is primarily funded by individual investors and is one of the most successful crowdfund stories in history. With over 25,000 shareholders, the company has raised $75million in crowdfunding to date and recently closed its Series E round, which had a pre-money valuation of $500 million.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.99
July 11, 2022
…lot of buzz about drone delivery in recent months. Amazon and Walmart have committed to a future that includes it, as have restaurants such as Domino’s and El Pollo Tropical. Consumers have indicated that they are also ready for a move in the drone delivery direction. Yet it leaves many people wondering what types of changes could bring to their city. What a large-scale drone delivery service will look like is on the minds of many people. “This is an exciting time for both businesses and consumers,” said Dan O'Toole, founder, and chief executive officer of Dronedek. “We are on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.34
June 24, 2022
…Kavitha Velusamy is senior vice president of engineering. Velusamy has shipped a number of industry defining products, including the Amazon Echo and Cisco’s first Telepresence System. In addition, John Moretti has joined as head of product, bringing expertise and experience from his work at Dishcraft Robotics and Wonder Workshop. Robust.AI is currently speaking with potential hardware partners for the development of Carter and with early customers for the product.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.00
June 24, 2022
At Amazon.com Inc.'s re:MARS event this week, MassRobotics announced that the second Amazon Web Services Robotics Startup Accelerator is open for applications for its second cohort. MassRobotics and AWS said they are working to help robotics startups experiment and innovate while connecting with AWS customers. “At AWS, we are dedicated to investing in the future of robotics and providing world-class services to help companies build, deploy, and manage robots,” stated Michael MacKenzie, general manager for the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and robotics at Amazon Web Services. “We're thrilled to have had such a global and diverse cohort for our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.69
June 22, 2022
When Amazon.com Inc. acquired Kiva Systems Inc. in 2012, it pulled the shelf-moving robot off the market for in-house use only. This forced retailers, warehouses, and logistics providers to turn to other suppliers, ultimately leading to the fast-growing mobile robot market. “While the Kiva acquisition kickstarted the use of robotics and other technology at our facilities, it was just the start of our robotics journey,” wrote Amazon in a blog post. “We continued to innovate in new and exciting areas to improve the customer and employee experience and create an even safer workplace. And that innovation continues.” In conjunction with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.94
June 17, 2022
…cover the following robotics trends and topics: How the robotics market has grown to meet logistics challenges, including the “Amazon effect” and the COVID-19 pandemic Why collecting and using data is critical for global supply chains, as well as managing innovation Addverb's value proposition as “the Tesla of integrators” Maturing hardware and software equal automation nimbleness When to integrate automation with enterprise systems Addverb's entry into the U.S. market and its priority of building relationships Whether competition, specialization, and quality matter in the warehouse space Why scaling support matters Don't worry about humanoid robots; automation is here to help Tune…
