Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.15
October 03, 2024
…currently under construction at 8995 Lockport Road. Considered a first-mile fulfilment center, the facility will receive, store and then ship millions of products for customers. It will be Amazon’s fourth robotics fulfilment center in New York, with others located in Rochester, Syracuse and Staten Island. Amazon’s operations footprint in Western New York also includes a sortation and returns center in Lancaster, and last-mile delivery stations in Tonawanda and Hamburg. “We are very happy to grow our business and continue to expand operations in New York, especially in Western New York and Niagara County,” said Glendowlyn Thames, manager of economic development.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.14
November 02, 2023
…it more efficient and cost-effective and increasing the timely delivery of goods to consumers.” Partners tout potential benefits FORTNA and Geek+ said their custom installations will “enable customers to add flexibility to their operations, while increasing throughput and creating a more positive workplace for their warehouse employees.” They listed the following potential benefits: Enhanced efficiency: FORTNA said its industry knowledge will be complemented by Geek+'s technology, creating efficient and adaptable automation. Mobile robots can provide more than double the average order picking and sorting throughput, it claimed. Scalability: “The collaboration will offer businesses scalable solutions that can grow with their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.12
October 31, 2023
…can be applied to parking, low-speed driving, first and last-mile delivery, vehicle maintenance, fleet operations, and other custom use cases. With its growing network of autonomous transfer hubs for fleet and delivery companies and mapped points of interest for consumers, STEER said it continues to create an ecosystem of users and infrastructures that benefit from space and time efficiency, reduced costs, enhanced user experiences, and new revenue. About PAVE Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE) said it is a coalition of industrial experts, nonprofits, and academics with one goal: To bring the AV conversation to the public so everyone can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.11
December 02, 2021
…is designing its light commercial vehicle platform for a delivery and passenger service ecosystem that will reduce emissions, accidents, and noise in cities. “We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with MOOVE,” said Harri Santamala, CEO of Sensible 4. “With their strong German manufacturer knowledge combined with our technology, we are challenging the traditional automotive companies [and] bringing new competitive solutions to the market.” The founders of Sensible 4 said they have been developing autonomous vehicles since the 1980s. The Espoo, Finland-based company said it is develping full-stack software that combines data from several different sensors, enabling vehicles to operate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.07
September 04, 2019
…aimed at reducing waste have been minimal over the last decade. “The annual economic impact of food waste is estimated at $218 billion in the United States, $143 billion in Europe and $27 billion in Canada,” says UN supply chain analyst Valérie Masson-Delmotte. “Such an amount is unacceptable, especially given the world’s growing population, the saturation of land resources used for agriculture, and the already significant concerns about food security.” Strong partnerships A discussion on food logistics and improving the cold chain was one of the highlights at last month’s USC Annual Global Supply Chain Excellence Summit, where the theme…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.06
July 13, 2020
…which, in turn, are expected to result in strong delivery performance and customer satisfaction levels. A major component of this collaboration centers on what DHL called a new 260,000 square-foot state-of-the-art Memphis, Tenn.-based World Distribution Center (WDC), which will be overseen and operated by DHL Supply Chain. This facility, which will be comprised of 105 DHL Supply Chain associates, will be comprised of various offerings and services, including: DHL’s proprietary warehousing and inventory management system, automated storage and retrieval systems and augmented reality-assisted picking, to maximize efficiency and productivity, digital technologies, like DHL’s MySupplyChain application and GPS tracking for final…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.06
December 30, 2022
…warehousing, they included emerging markets such as agriculture and last-mile delivery. We tracked about $28 billion in transactions among robotics companies this past year, as the International Federation of Robotics and the Association for Advancing Automation noted record deployments and sales, respectively. Mobile robots, welding systems, and software to simulate environments and manage fleets all made it into our top 10 (see right, or below on mobile). It was also a challenging year for robotics vendors and customers, with ongoing supply chain problems and shifting consumer behavior leading to layoffs. Our hearts go out to all those affected so soon…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.03
June 15, 2016
…aim is to develop a prototype of a self-driving delivery cart that can autonomously accompany staff during last mile delivery. The submitted prototypes need to be able to traverse typical urban and rural landscapes at walking-speed while at the same time carrying parcels. “Our colleagues have to deal with an ever-increasing number of parcels that need to be delivered,” Meahl continued. “As our couriers are currently required to manually push this volume through the streets, we encourage concepts that support our employees.” After submission, entries will be reviewed in a pre-selection process based on their functionality, potential to solve the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.03
January 06, 2022
…public transportation, with individual compartments for social distancing and last-mile mobility,” Hyundai said. Hyundai cited examples including Personal Mobility or private autonomous vehicles, Logistics Mobility or delivery robots, and Service Mobility for moving items such as luggage. An “L7” platform using four large PnD modules could be useful for for transportation and logistics in restricted spaces, the company said. MobED designed for robust micromobility Hyundai Motor also exhibited the MobED (Mobile Eccentric Droid). The small mobility platform uses four Drive & Lift (DnL) modules, which can extend the operation of robots to both indoor and outdoor locations, according to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.03
November 13, 2018
…new demand for small box facilities,” Pharris told me last week. Those are facilities under 200,000 square feet, with many as small as 50,000 square feet. As an example, CapRock is currently building out 1 million square feet of traditional space in Southern California, but another of 900,000 square feet of small box facilities. The driver, as you probably guessed, is e-commerce, or as the folks at CapRock put it in a press release: “Typically less than 200,000 square feet in size and in a nearby infill location, and surrounded by housing with substantial purchasing power, small-box warehouses are now…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.02
May 13, 2021
…enable operators who are sitting up to thousands of miles away to remotely operate unmanned tuggers, pallet jacks, and other equipment. The companies said their joint offering can improve worker safety, supply chain resilience, and enterprise agility. “Remote operation unlocks amazing operational efficiencies for our customers,” said Brian Markison, senior director of automated guided vehicle (AGV) sales at Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (Marengo). “Our partnership with Phantom enables them to achieve unprecedented oversight and control over their material handling equipment, even with the vehicle operators located states or continents away.” Founded in 2017 by a team of real-time communication and robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.00
October 31, 2021
Ouster Inc. last week said it has signed a strategic customer agreement with Perrone Robotics Inc. to provide hundreds of lidar sensors for fully autonomous vehicles through 2023. San Francisco-based Ouster also introduced the L2X, which it described as the “most powerful lidar system on a chip” it has created. “Ouster’s sensors have been designed to meet a range of performance requirements, making them adaptable to a variety of AV [autonomous vehicle] platforms,” said Angus Pacala, CEO of Ouster. “We expect our digital lidar to power hundreds of autonomous vehicles operating in commercial and municipal zones across the U.S. and…
