Retail e-commerce distributor Amazon recently began delivering packages via drone to the West Valley of the Phoenix, Ariz. Metro Area. Customers who live near the same-day delivery site in Tolleson, Ariz. and purchase an eligible item weighing five pounds or less can have it delivered by drone in under an hour. Since starting its Prime Air last mile delivery service in 2022, Amazon has delivered thousands of items to customers in less than an hour. In 2023, the e-commerce distributor also began delivering prescription medications in partnership with Amazon Pharmacy to customers in College Station, Texas. Amazon said it had…
Warehouses, order fulfillment and distribution centers are filled with robotics and automation. From AMRs to robot arms and automated lift trucks, various technologies work alongside personnel in an attempt to make life easier for humans and meet business goals. In this podcast, we discuss the expanding role of robotics and automation in the warehouse, and how ongoing labor challenges affect the organizational thought process on what type(s) of automation to consider for various processes. Join an industry expert from Yale Lift Truck Technologies to discuss these topics and other talking points in this Robotics Applications Podcast episode, “Making the Case…
Software provider NVIDIA recently revealed new AI and simulation tools and workflows for robot developers, including humanoid developers, at the Conference for Robot Learning (CoRL) in Munich, Germany. The lineup includes the general availability of the NVIDIA Isaac Lab robot learning framework. These include six new humanoid robot learning workflows for Project Generalist Robot 00 Technology (GR00T) and new world-model development tools for video data curation and processing, including the NVIDIA Cosmos tokenizer and NVIDIA NeMo Curator for video processing. Open-source Isaac Lab can scale robot training NVIDIA Isaac Lab is an open-source robot learning framework built on NVIDIA Omniverse,…
Automation systems for person-to-goods picking provider Locus Robotics recently announced its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have picked four billion units across its global customer deployments. This latest achievement comes 28 weeks after reaching three billion picks, which Locus said underscores its rapid growth and expansion, along with the rapidly-increasing adoption of its AI-enabled automation systems for warehouse operations globally. “This is a truly momentous moment for everyone associated with Locus Robotics - from our global team of employees around the world to our expanding base of customers,” said Rick Faulk, Locus Robotics CEO. “Reaching the four billion milestone in record…
Doosan Robotics, a global provider of high-payload collaborative robots (cobots), will demonstrate the versatility and wide range of applications of its cobots at PACK Expo 2024. PACK EXPO 2024 is at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center November 3-6. Doosan cobots on display at eight partner booths At PACK, Doosan will present its various cobot offerings at several partner booths, highlighting the technology's versatility and transformative impact on the packaging industry. Various Doosan collaborative robots will be on display at the following partner booths: Aagard (Booth: S-2796): Featuring the P-SERIES cobot (P3020) for palletizing tasks. beRobox (Booth: LU-7856): Highlighting palletizing options…
Industrial robot arm provider Mitsubishi Electric Automation recently added the MELFA RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot arm to its low-cost series of robots. “The launch of the RV-12CRL robot marks an exciting opportunity for our customers to experience the quality and performance known by our industrial robot lineup at the price of a collaborative robot,” said Curtis Sylliaasen, Mitsubishi Electric robot product manager. The MELFA RV-12CRL offers a 1,504 millimeter (about 59.2 inch) reach and 12 kilogram (about 26.4 pound) payload capacity to cover a large work envelope, which Mitsubishi Electric said can help eliminate the need for a vertical life…
OSARO, a global provider of machine learning-enabled robotics for high-volume fulfillment centers, has launched OSARO AutoModel. The company says the launch of AutoModel signifies and advancement in its OSARO SightWorks perception platform. Speed, adaptation play a major role in AutoModel In order fulfillment, where speed is critical, businesses often face days or weeks of costly downtime to update their robots for new SKUs. In contrast, OSARO says AutoModel enables robots to automatically learn and adapt to new items, processes and workflows with zero downtime. OSARO AutoModel accelerates the introduction and onboarding process of new SKUs, and increases robot productivity. These…
Formant, a California-based cloud robotics provider, announced a new strategic commercial partnership with Holman, a global automotive services provider, to further advance Formant’s robot fleet and data management offering. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in the continued integration of robotics technology and fleet management services, combining Formant’s cloud robotics platform with Holman’s fleet and automotive expertise, according to the companies. Partnership focuses on fleet and data management “The trust placed in Formant by an industry leader like Holman validates our position in the market and our ability to serve enterprise-level clients,” said Jeff Linnell, CEO and founder of…
