Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.77
April 19, 2024
…us to count cases as part of our cycle counting program,” said AJ Raaker, director of warehouse development at 3PL company Taylor Logistics Inc. “Using Gather AI's drone inventory monitoring and the inferred case count feature is 87% more efficient than having our team do physical cycle counting. The efficiency gain enables our team to prioritize revenue-generating direct labor activities.” Want to learn more about data management in robots? This article was featured in the September 2024 Robotics 24/7 Special Focus Issue titled “Robots as mobile data platforms.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.77
January 10, 2022
…CJ Logistics have collaborated before at the third-party logistics (3PL) provider's facility in Dongtan, South Korea. “We are excited to use smart robots to improve our supply chain operations and increase our competitiveness,” said Kim Khunghoon, managing director of CJ Logistics. “We're pleased to extend our partnership with Geek+ to our Gunpo warehouse after seeing the efficiency and accuracy improvements that Geek+'s technology has delivered in our Dongtan distribution center.” CJ Logistics grows robot fleet Seoul, South Korea-based CJ Logistics said it transports raw materials and products throughout all industrial sectors. They range from automotive manufacturing, shipbuilding, and steel to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.77
March 29, 2023
…U.S. headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. The third-party logistics provider (3PL) offers a range of customized systems and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport in 170 countries and has 110,000 employees at more than 1,300 facilities. With pro forma 2022 revenue of $18.7 billion (U.S.), the unit of CMA CGM Group has also worked with Berkshire Grey, Kodiak Robotics, and Locus Robotics. CEVA Logistics deploys G2P systems CEVA Logistics said its 50,000-sq.-m (538,195.5 sq. ft.) warehouse is now equipped with a fleet of 27 Geek+ P-series picking robots and five workstations. The picking robots can carry a 1,000-kg (2,204.6 lb.)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.76
June 01, 2022
…said its AMRs enables brands, retailers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and specialty warehouses to meet increasing customer demand for e-commerce, omnichannel, and manufacturing order fulfillment. Its AMRs are integrated with its LocusOne warehouse orchestration system and are available through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Manhattan Associates last week named Locus Robotics the winner of its “Distribution Services Partner of the Year” award. Yesterday, Locus, an IFOY nominee, expanded its Locus Origin product line by adding heavier-payload capability for new use cases. SVT satisfies need for speed “Kenco’s collaboration with SVT and Locus Robotics has made deploying autonomous mobile robots seamless, significantly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.76
February 07, 2024
…scaled deployment. Anyware said its Pixmo systems are ideal for unloading at transload facilities, cross docks, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), distribution centers, and e-commerce fulfillment warehouses.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
March 10, 2024
…automated decant robot. With the system, fulfillment operators and 3PLs can now deploy an integrated and fully automated system capable of performing three crucial tasks: depalletizing, box opening, and decanting. Integration with DAC, OSARO “Today’s technology announcement is the culmination of more than three years of development, engineering and testing to integrate all automated work cells in the receiving and decanting process for warehouse intralogistics automation,” said Mark Ganninger, president of DAC Robotics. “With OSARO’s SightWorks Perception Software, we were able to design and deploy a system that met our exacting specifications.” While many other tasks downstream from the loading…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
April 27, 2022
…systems have been implemented in more than 500 projects around the world, including leading brands of e-commerce, third-party logistics (3PL), manufacturing, and apparel, many of which have faced strong seasonal peaks. To see HAI Robotics' ACR systems live, please visit Booth C11/D12 Hall 10— Fiera Milano. The trade show runs from May 3-6, in Milan, Italy.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
March 12, 2018
…DHL story was a case in point. That’s because 3PLs have historically avoided mechanical automation in favor of software, data collection and rigorous processes to drive productivity improvements. While Quiet Logistics was an early adopter of Kiva, it was both a startup and an outlier. Based on a conversation I had recently with Kevin Stock, senior vice president of engineering, and Alan McDonald, senior director of continuous improvement, at GEODIS, another global 3PL giant like DHL, I have another data point. GEODIS recently implemented 30 mobile robots from Locus Robotics in a 139,000 square foot area reserved for apparel fulfillment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
March 31, 2023
…already supports several leading e-commerce, retail, and third-party logistics (3PL) companies around the world with its “plug-and-play” automation for fulfillment. Global investors in the U.S., India, U.K., and Singapore have backed Unbox Robotics, which raised $7 million in Series A funding in December 2022. The company also said it has received recognition as a sample vendor in the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Mobile Robots and Drones, the 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Supply Chain Execution Technologies, and Gartner's 2022 report on “Emerging Tech Impact Radar: Smart Robots and Drones.” Editor's note: For more around ProMat 2023, visit Robotics 24/7's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
February 14, 2023
…picking capabilities with mobile robotics. We're targeting fulfillment, e-commerce, 3PLs [third-party logistics], and, of course, e-grocery.” Brightpick said its system picks, consolidates, and dispatches orders in fulfillment centers of all sizes. It added that its robots take less than a month to deploy, enable warehouses to reduce their picking labor by 95%, and cut costs for order fulfillment by half. “Eighty percent of fulfillment is walking, and only 20% is picking, so customers are more interested in our product if we can solve both problems for them,” Zizka said. The company is part of Photoneo Brightpick Group and said it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
March 15, 2024
…with distributors, following its shuttle system deployment by Canadian 3PL business Darwynn. HWArobotics launched four product lines at MODEX, including three tote shuttles, one pallet shuttle and associated cargo lifts, racking and control software. The customizable shuttle robot systems deliver high throughput for a wide range of industry sectors and can be deployed fast to deliver results quickly, according to the company. HWArobotics demonstrations at MODEX At the show, HWArobotics’ warehouse automation staff were on hand to demonstrate the company’s products, which use high-performance components from European suppliers, including Siemens, Voestalpine and Hilti. The stand featured the SLS300, SLS400 and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
September 06, 2023
…vision technology creates best-of-breed solutions for their customers in logistics/3PL, retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing,” he said. “Demand is exploding for automated depalletizing, trailer unloading, item picking, bin-to-bin pick and place, and detection, and we are expanding our North American operations to bring new levels of reliability to these complex tasks.” Fizyr provides robots sight The market for robotic picking will be worth $6.8 billion by 2030, up from $236 million in 2022, according to Interact Analysis. Fizyr claimed that its vision software offers “the smartest, fastest and most effective brain available to maximize robotic capabilities.” “Compatible with all major robotics…
