Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.01
August 21, 2023
…ideally suited to provide improved energy efficiency and performance gains.” “We look forward to combining Afag's motion capabilities with our existing pneumatic leadership, creating a unique and differentiated solution for our customers,” he added in a release. “Afag and its employees will play an important role in enhancing Emerson's strength and innovation in factory automation.” Afag brings electric motion to portfolio Zell, Switzerland-based Afag said it is a leading innovator in electric linear motion, feeding, and handling automation. “We are excited to join Emerson and build on its existing factory automation leadership, while further expanding our global reach,” stated Adrian…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.00
March 22, 2023
…improving and enhancing its technology, and it expects further gains in sustainability and efficiency in 2023. “The United States is one of the most important countries for us, and seeing the enthusiasm there is here for new automation technology is extremely exciting,” said Zheng at ProMat 2023. “I'm confident that our team and our technology can push Geek+ toward new heights of excellence.” At ProMat, the company is showing latest version of its award-winning PopPick system, the upgraded M200C mobile robot, its new Vertical Sorting Wall, and the high-density Four-Way Shuttle storage system. It is at Booths N7507 and N7307…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.00
July 02, 2024
…Analytics utilizes the power of AI, allowing users to gain insights with a simple request; everyone from engineers to business executives can use Formant Analytics to get the most out of their data. Key highlights of Formant Analytics “Our customers require actionable insights to optimize their robot operations and drive business success,” said Jeff Linnell, CEO at Formant. “Formant Analytics will provide teams with the tools they need to unlock the full potential of their data and prove automation value.” As part of the new release, the company touted the following features: Optimize fleet performance Robotics companies need to ensure…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
December 27, 2022
…“Romark embraces innovation and is consistently researching opportunities for advanced technology throughout the world. By partnering with NJII/NJIT, we gain additional expertise and further expand our R&D capabilities, which will enable us to continue to transform our business and position our clients for the future.” The partnership represents a multi-year technology roadmap that is already underway, and will include discrete projects spanning artificial intelligence, robotics, video analytics, optimization algorithms, and other future technologies, the company said.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.98
December 29, 2017
…and quantity Prediction 8: By 2019, robots will be in use in 50% of fulfillment centers, resulting in productivity gains of up 30% and helping drive down the cost of operations and offset an increasing shortage of labor Prediction 9: By the end of 2019, cybersecurity will have surpassed physical security as a top concern for one-half of all manufacturers, and in the transition to digitally enabled, cognitive supply chains, cybersecurity will have become a top investment priority Prediction 10: Smart postponement techniques and additive (3D) manufacturing will have been deployed by one-third of manufacturers by 2020, thus reducing delivery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.95
July 24, 2021
…insights have you gained or are you looking to gain? Motional and Eversource are still evaluating the insights. We look forward to sharing our findings as we continue to collaborate. How would more data benefit municipalities? Is this technology more relevant for suburbs or even rural areas? There many ways this type of data could be used by local officials and agencies. In the future, the vehicles could be used to collect information on potholes, down traffic signals, a hazard at an intersection such as a broken-down car, or even an accident before it’s reported to authorities. Is Motional talking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.91
February 17, 2023
…automated storage reterival systems to help businesses achieve efficiency gains within the storage and retrieval of goods. The company offers both hardware and software capabilities, and the AutoStore technology is interoperable with other third-party solutions. AutStore to work with THG Ingenuity AutoStore also recently signed a global distribution partnership agreement with THG Ingenuity, part of THG PLC, the direct-to-consumer digital brands group. THG Ingenuity will provide AutoStore technology on a pay-per-pick model embedded alongside Ingenuity’s proprietary warehouse management, courier and optimization software, broadening the addressable market for AutoStore. The new service model and partnership were announced earlier this week during…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.89
August 24, 2023
…to all interested parties. Source: Universal Robots Aim Processing gains experience One customer who trained with the Universal Robots Academy was Jon Gelston, owner of Longmont, Colo.-based injection molding company Aim Processing. Gelston had very little direct experience with robot programming and used the resources he found through the free online portion of the UR Academy. “There were self-training modules in both video and read-along formats that were very helpful for us to learn from in terms of applications and improvements in procedures that would benefit a variety of our applications,” he said. “By utilizing the resources in the UR…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.89
September 16, 2021
…applied in the right places, AI is a distribution center game-changer. AI can drive significant operational and customer experience gains.” “But software providers must continue to make AI easy to implement and use,” he said. “This is what we expect in our personal lives from smart phones, digital assistants, and apps.” Warehouses are just beginning to benefit from AI and automation. Source: Lucas Systems
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.87
July 15, 2021
…scalability across public, private, and hybrid clouds. Robotic Drive gains cloud capabilities DXC Luxoft said the Robotic Drive Cloud offering brings together the production-ready Robotic Drive services, toolchain, and platform into a new, cloud-based approach for automotive customers and OEMs such as BMW. AWS offers over 125 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases, networking, and more. DXC Luxoft and AWS said their automotive experience will enable safe integration and transformation of toolchains, technologies, and processes. The companies added that Robotic Drive on AWS will use several native services for different components catering to various use cases for ADAS application…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
May 17, 2023
…helping them to drive significant operational efficiency and productivity gains, and deliver a faster time to value.” Wilmington, Mass.-based Locus Robotics said its AMRs collaborate with human workers to dramatically improve product movement and order-fulfillment productivity. The company said its hardware and software can also reduce operational costs and improve workplace ergonomics. Locus said that more than 100 of the world's top brands, retailers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and specialty warehouses have deployed its award-winning systems at over 250 sites. It recently announced that DHL Supply Chain will deploy 5,000 Origin robots across multiple sites. At Automate 2023 in Detroit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
December 09, 2022
…to improve their batting performance. A lot of their gains come from practices between games. Toronto-based Trajekt Sports has developed a robotic pitching system designed to make those training sessions even more valuable. Using trajectory data collected from major league pitchers, machine learning, high-precision motors, image processing, and ball-tracking technology, the team at Trajekt has developed Arc, a pitching machine that can emulate the speed and pitching style of professional players. The system is already being used by seven major baseball teams, including the Chicago Cubs, according to Trajekt CEO Joshua Pope. Pope came up with the idea for the…
