Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.78
…“chain of custody” security features. RelayRx is a high-capacity delivery robot designed for hospitals. Source: Business Wire Leading hospitals worldwide use Relay robots, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, CHU Sainte-Justine, El Camino Hospital, Hutchinson Health, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, University of California, San Diego, and Yale NewHaven Health Lawrence + Memorial. Relay Robotics said hospitals use its robots to make deliveries from every department to every corner of their facilities, quickly and efficiently. “RelayRx is effectively another 'transport system' for these hospitals,” it claimed. “Before our Relay robot, we had to stop and make hard decisions,” said Jamie Schmidt,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.20
…less than one centimeter. However, these researchers needed a drug-delivery robot that would break down after use. Most such robots don’t biodegrade, meaning patients must have surgical procedures for removal. The team made the robot from gelatin that contained microparticles of iron oxide. The researchers put a permanent magnet above the material, making the microparticles push outward and form structures resembling insect legs. Next, the team cooled the material to solidify it. Finally, they soaked the gelatin in ammonium sulfate to strengthen it. After these steps, the group realized they could tweak them to fine-tune the robot’s properties. The resulting…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.50
…Md., and was able to go from offering four-day deliveries to same-day deliveries in some cases. Mountz was quick to note, however, that the labor savings the robots provided did help those customers pay for Kiva's systems. “The customers would say, ‘I'll spend $5 million and save $2½ million a year, and in Year 3, I’m full.’ That was kind of our macro business model,” he recalled. The build Unlike today's robotics vendors, which can rely on contract manufacturers, Kiva Systems built its original hardware and software in-house, enabling more control over iterations and improvements, noted its founders. “We had…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.46
…be needed for safe and fully autonomous air cargo delivery. “We appreciate the close collaboration with the FAA and Reliable Robotics to collect meaningful data from flights to improve our collective understanding of using radar for detect and avoid,” said Brad Snelling, NASA Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign’s chief engineer for partner activities. “These landmark flights will help the entire advanced air mobility industry further their understanding about how future use of primary surveillance radar data could enhance aviation safety.” “We believe high-quality primary surveillance radar data can save lives today,” said Robert Rose, co-founder and CEO of Reliable Robotics.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.40
…and software can enable more cost-efficient order processing, faster delivery times, and increased customer satisfaction. The company said it developed the TARQAN robot in-house to improve business quality by up to 300%. Warehouses can use the mobile robot for applications such as depalletizing or inducting items into sortation. TARQAN can ultimately reduce labor costs while maximizing efficiency, it claimed. In addition, OPLOG said its international network integrates its user-friendly inventory management software with physical fulfillment operations. Clients can control their operations through OPLOG-ONE, a single unified dashboard, further enhancing their customers' global reach, it said. Exterior of OPLOG's new facility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.69
…rising expectation of consumers for greater choice and faster delivery is causing companies to look at more flexible and efficient ways to produce and distribute their products,” noted Daniel Navarro, managing director for consumer segments and service robotics at ABB Robotics. “At the same time, a growing labor shortage is hampering their ability to make the necessary changes, particularly when it comes to meeting the demands of omnichannel distribution.” “Smarter automation and AI-enabled robots can help to address this challenge and energize the changes society demands,” he said. “From collaborative solutions that are easy to program and deploy, to 3D…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.60
…this team, it was presenting something related but different—middle-mile deliveries between stores and from warehouse to warehouse, as supply chain networks get denser. The third piece—we had struggled with the idea of general autonomy and weren't sure of the timeline. Gatik said, “We’re going to the middle mile with only constrained routes.” That narrowed the problem rather than “boiling the ocean,” giving them a shot at succeeding. Innovation Endeavors led Gatick's seed round and its Series A, which was in 2020, when the market wasn't very favorable to autonomous vehicle startups. There was already fatigue among investors. Is there anything…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.88
…the company said. Relay Robotics said it supplies autonomous delivery robots that work with humans safely, securely, reliably, and contact-free. Relay’s robots complement staff across hospitality, healthcare, and commercial real estate. They have completed more than 1,000,000 deliveries worldwide and continue to make hundreds of deliveries a day around the globe. Relay2 uses proprietary tech to navigate elevators Relay2 leverages Relay’s proprietary elevator technology to support elevators from the major elevator companies including OTIS, Schindler, TK, Mitsubishi, KONE, and others. This enables Relay2 to navigate throughout a hotel, enabling deliveries from the front desk or kitchen directly to hotel guest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.04
…use cases, such as agriculture, construction, infrastructure inspection, or delivery services. This enables businesses to distinguish themselves and establish a strong reputation for expertise in a specific field. Partnerships and collaborations: Many of the leading players are forming strategic partnerships with other companies to capitalize on their respective strengths and create integrated solutions. For instance, Boeing established a partnership with defense startup Shield AI in March to incorporate AI and autonomous capabilities into existing and future defense equipment. Hivemind allows military drones and airplanes to execute room clearance, participate in aerial dogfighting, and penetrate air defense systems autonomously. Shield AI's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.39
…based on Lotte’s preferences to provide highly efficient goods delivery across 417 stores. The retailing warehouse project saw CoEvolution identify a range of solutions using different robot combinations that were then tested via its SIMULATOR product to ensure the best choice was made. For the Lotte solution, CoEvolution integrated the mobile robots with its robot control system (RCS) so they are able to operate as a single fleet. In this particular project, CoEvolution’s smart logistics control system docked with Lotte’s warehouse control system (WCS) to create a customized automated warehouse solution that provided full control and visibility of the new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.90
…Vendors also see product platforms that speed up solution delivery as a way to grow the market. For example, Beckhoff Automation was demonstrating several solutions at its booth, as well as celebrating 20 years EtherCAT, its industrial Ethernet system used for high performance industrial networking, including to support automation used in warehousing and intralogistics. One of Beckhoff’s featured products at Automate was its ATRO system, which takes a modular approach which allows robotics integrators to easily assemble optimal robot structures for different applications. At the show, Uwe Bonin, product manager for robotics at Beckhoff, explained that ATRO overall benefit is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.06
…Inc., which has developed autonomous mobile robots for contactless deliveries. Ottonomy recently demonstrated a successful proof of concept during an accelerator program in the Innovation Hub at Rome's Fiumicino International Airport. “We are honored to continue to work with ADR Ventures and the Innovation Hub to further the impact and convenience in the airport environment using technology,” stated Ritukar Vijay, CEO of Ottonomy, in a press release. “ADR is truly committed to being a leader in innovation and bringing excellence and new experience to its customers,” he added. “The partnership and a multiyear contract with ADR is at the forefront…