Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.93
November 27, 2021
…Körber Business Area Supply Chain for its facility in Singapore. Founded in 1981 by Melvin Foo, Sineurope's food products include sea cucumber, fish maw, abalone, and shark fins. “The strength of our enterprise lies in the fast execution of orders, coupled with our ability to customize to the individual needs and exact specifications of our customers in Mainland China, Japan, Spain, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia with ample stock, allowing us to outmaneuver our competition on speed and out-compete on price,” said the company. Sineurope needed to improve its space usage and energy consumption at its -20°C (-4°F) cold…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.31
November 26, 2021
…Shenzhen, China-based company has subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., and the Netherlands. HAI Robotics claimed that its award-winning HAIPICK autonomous case-handling robot (ACR) system for warehouse logistics, independently developed in 2015, is the first of its kind. The company has raised more than $200 million in its Series C and D rounds this year. Accelerating demand causes cross-border crunch Demand for global warehousing services has dramatically surged with e-commerce growth in the past few years, said HAI Robotics. In 2020, Chinese cross-border trade volume amounted to RMB1.69 trillion ($260 billion U.S.), rising 31.1% from the previous year.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.44
November 19, 2021
…California and has a sales and support office in Singapore. Monarch Tractor investments aim for sustainability Astanor Ventures, a sustainable food venture firm, led Monarch Tractor's Series B round. CNH Industrial, At One Ventures, and Trimble Ventures provided additional individual and independent contributions. Monarch Tractor closed its $20 million Series A round in March, and began its first deployment at Wente Vineyards in April. “Monarch is transforming what is arguably the most important vehicle on the planet: tractors,” said Hendrik Van Asbroeck, a partner at Astanor Ventures. “Tractors emit 14x more [carbon emissions] than a car, and have not seen…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.97
November 15, 2021
…announced that it has opened a new office in Singapore that it said will facilitate the transition to “Logistics 4.0” in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The company claimed that its expanded presence in Singapore will allow it to use the country’s vibrant technology community and strategic location to enhance regional expansion and accelerate the adoption of robotics automation in retail, e-commerce, apparel, and other key industries. “As logistics is becoming one of the main challenges for enhanced competitiveness and cost control, we see many looking to automated solutions for the flexibility needed to grow and compete,” said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.19
November 10, 2021
…hours of operation, it added. Gaussian is collaborating with Singapore-based Integrated Facilities Services Consulting Pte. Ltd. (IFSC), which said it uses data-driven optimization heuistics to provide continuous insights into how to holistically manage urban facilities. It also works with service robotics provider KONE Corp. They integrated with elevators or lifts at a Singapore National Gallery Event. The robots mapped the facility and interacted through application programming interfaces (APIs). SoftBank among funding leaders Capital Today, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Meituan, and other investors participated in Gaussian's Series C round. The company did not disclose its current valuation, reported Reuters. In April,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.58
November 01, 2021
…Source: BMW i Ventures Funding and partners Temasek, a Singapore-based global investment company, led Autobrains' Series C round. New investors included automotive player Knorr-Bremse AG and Vietnamese car manufacturer Vinfast. Existing investor BMW i Ventures and long-term strategic partner Continental AG also participated. “Autobrains has tested its technology with hundreds of engineers and millions of miles in lots of geographies,” Raichelgauz said. “One surprise was that after just a few weeks, our partners could see the technology steering a car from a laptop. They saw that this technology could solve many problems, including object and scene recognition, as well as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.99
October 28, 2021
…workers, according to the IFR. Some countries, such as Singapore, Sweden, and Denmark, have a relatively high rate of automation but smaller populations, noted the Frankfurt, Germany-based nonprofit organization. Source: International Federation of Robotics Robotics market increases after 2019 dip While robot shipments dipped from 422,000 in 2018 to 382,000 in 2019, that was because of a temporary, pre-pandemic decline in manufacturing, according to the IFR. “Two main industries were affected in 2019,” said Dr. Susanne Bieller, general secretary of the IFR. “In automotive, there were fewer new vehicles, and the electronics industry experienced lower demand, postponing installations.” She also…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.94
October 27, 2021
…founded in 2012 and forms Open Robotics with its Singapore subsidiary. The nonprofit has developed the Robot Operating System (ROS) and the Ignition simulation software formerly known as Gazebo. Hospital pain points lead to Open-RMF Open-RMF arose out of efforts in 2018 to get autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for cleaning, delivery, security, and other applications to operate in the same space within hospitals in Singapore. Productivity depends on such robots being able to communicate with one another and be orchestrated by human managers or higher-level systems. “Our initial customer request was to coordinate the behavior of multiple AMRs from different…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.60
October 21, 2021
…for more ethical and faster research in life science. Singapore-based Eureka Robotics develops and commercializes cutting-edge robotics and artificial intelligence to automate high-accuracy, high-agility tasks. Finally, Kingston, Ontario-based Kinarm uses robotic arms to provide an objective assessment method to identify, measure, and track cognitive, motor, or sensory impairments resulting from injury or disease. The four startups will have access to the innovation centers and engineering teams of Festo, one of the world’s leading automation companies, as well as collaborating corporate partners. MassRobotics identifies needs to be met With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the lack of awareness between the…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 23.93
October 21, 2021
…Dongguan, China. Founded in 2016 with headquarters in Shenzhen, China, HAI Robotics has subsidiaries in Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., and the Netherlands, serving customers from more than 30 countries and regions. It now has over 1,000 staffers, more than 50% of whom are engineers. The company has acquired more than 600 global patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning, robot control and warehouse management.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.64
October 21, 2021
…has set up five subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, the U.S., and the Netherlands, serving customers from more than 30 countries and regions. The company said it has over 1,000 staffers, more than 50% of whom are engineers. HAI Robotics added that it has acquired more than 600 global patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning, robot control, and warehouse management. The company said its HAIPICK ACR system, independently developed in 2015, is the world's first of its kind. HAI Robotics has a yearly turnout of 10,000 robots with a 18,000 sq. m (193,750 sq. ft.) factory in Dongguan,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.63
October 19, 2021
…manufacturing in addition to the healthcare and hospitality industries. Techmetics products are currently available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong. “We originally focused on hospitality, such as airports and casinos, but they lost a lot of deals due to the pandemic, so we shifted our focus to healthcare and manufacturing,” Muthupillai added. “The COVID-19 pandemic created a lot of awareness, and people are more receptive to robotics technology.”
