Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.54
October 14, 2021
The average consumer spends about 60 hours grocery shopping per year. Hours spent in an environment that raises alarms for both germaphobes and public health experts. UVD Robots yesterday said it has partnered with OCC Commercial Consulting to offer hospital-grade disinfection systems for supermarkets, providing a safe shopping experience for employees and customers. “We look forward to partnering with OCC to help the retail sector quickly address COVID-19 contamination concerns while supporting long-term strategies for more effective infection prevention,” stated Per Juul Nielsen, CEO of UVD Robots. It is the company's first deal in the food and beverage market. UVD…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.97
October 12, 2021
…up their businesses.” Pestoni said he could see orchestration becoming important for industries such as logistics, construction, hospitals, and grocery, as their fleets of robots also grow. “Bits don't care about pesky human borders, as we've seen with a lot of technologies,” he said. “We've now come full circle, with bits driving atoms or the use of software to control the physical world. The possibilities are endless.” InOrbit is participating in the Association for Advancing Automation's (A3's) Autonomous Mobile Robots and Logistics Conference this week in Memphis.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.62
October 11, 2021
…took a hit. We've heard a lot about the grocery business automating. Is First Financial growing as the market grows? Sanborne: We're ahead of the curve, and we are hiring a lot of people. We're in the right place, and we're getting the word out how we can help companies. There is a lot of education of both vendors and end users. If you're thinking of doing something in the warehouse automation space, you might want to finance. This protects you against obsolescence, and it's a formula so you don't put your own cash out front and wait for ROI.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.48
October 07, 2021
…chain, from farming and food processing to assembling online grocery orders and delivering them. Wayve yesterday announced a £10 million ($13.63 million U.S.) investment from Ocado Group PLC. The companies said they are partnering to accelerate the development of autonomous grocery deliveries in complex urban environments. “Ocado Group has been driving innovation in global grocery logistics for decades,” said Alex Kendall, CEO of Wayve. “Their cutting-edge approach to grocery operations and international reach aligns strongly with Wayve’s culture and global ambitions.” “Globally, there is huge momentum to transform mobility in grocery operations right now,” he said. “We are focused on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.34
October 04, 2021
…in a good way, as people got experience ordering groceries and now buy other things online.” “Another thing we've seen over the past couple of years is a massive increase of returns,” he said. “It's easy for people to return items, but retailers are paying the freight and to refurbish, repack, and retag items and put them back in warehouses. More than 20% of volume is putting things back on shelves, so we've focused on replenishment and returns, with new functionality and different totes for efficiency.” Locus Robotics is increasing its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offerings. “To help our clients, we've significantly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.43
September 23, 2021
…gets more orders out the door more quickly.” Berkshire Grey added that its systems serve multiple industries including same-day grocery, package handling, and retail. It said its Intelligent Enterprise Robotics (IER) supports customers' order-fulfillment needs across the entire supply chain. The company also provides include installation, testing and commissioning, and support services using cloud-based AI systems that provide predictive maintenance, management of system operations, analytics, and integration. Berkshire Grey said its technology is modular, flexible, and available via robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) implementation models. This allows customers to quickly adopt automationwithout upfront capital expenditures, it said.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.64
September 16, 2021
…service will enable Walmart customers to place orders of groceries and other popular items online for door-to-door autonomous delivery directly to their homes. Walmart to study autonomous deliveries Consumer expectations continue to shift to next-day or same-day delivery — especially in the urban core where there is a higher concentration of deliveries, said the three companies. They added that their collaboration will drive key learnings in how autonomous technology can enhance customer experiences while also optimizing logistics and operations. “Our focus on the testing and development of self-driving technology that operates in urban areas where customer demand is high really…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.51
September 11, 2021
…are not just parcels—they could be perishables such as groceries or food for dinner that evening. Typically, last-mile delivery requires a fleet of vehicles as well as workers who must drive the vehicles and get out to bring orders right to the end users, wherever they may be. In a campus environment such as a hotel, a worker must make a separate trip from the kitchen, gift shop, or another location and go directly to the room of the party who had requested goods. This entire dynamic is now changing, as the technologies for delivery robots mature. Such systems are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.38
September 04, 2021
…curve.” Another area of interest for automation is the grocery industry. “We operate one of the largest frozen and cold warehouses in the Netherlands,” said Sakharkar. “We're now piloting an AMR and testing ambient versus cold, from proof of concept to operations.” “We're also testing the Lowpad AMR in grocery,” he added. GXO keeps testing tech GXO Logistics is planning to advance in all four technical areas in the coming year, according to Sakharkar. “Most of our objectives are around technology,” he said. “We're trying, testing, and piloting purposeful solutions, as well as commercializing them in a cost-effective manner.” “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.28
August 30, 2021
Online retailers, grocery chains, and manufacturers are looking to get the most productivity out of limited or expensive real estate. A number of automation providers have emerged to serve this need, but one challenge is distinguising their unique value proposition. Attabotics last week filed a claim in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts against Urbx Logistics alleging that it violated its patents. “Attabotics has a robust and growing portfolio of cutting-edge intellectual property, including patented technology for its unique robotics storage, retrieval, and delivery systems, and [it] is dedicated to ensuring it protects its intellectual property diligently and to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.94
August 29, 2021
…scale. “We are facing a ‘new normal’ in the grocery industry, and Tally has been instrumental to ensuring we continue to provide an exceptional store experience while rising to meet new operational challenges,” stated Dave Steck, vice president of IT infrastructure and application development at Schnuck Markets. “By deploying Tally to all stores, we are fully operationalizing these insights into our supply chain and expanding our ability to leverage real-time data to make revenue impacting decisions,” he said. “Tally has become an integral component of our stores, streamlining operations and ultimately creating a better store experience for our customers and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.30
August 27, 2021
…“If you look at the food supply chain, including grocery stores and restaurants, virtually everything that goes into a pizza gets frozen or canned, including the dough.” Why did the company decide to use frozen ingredients? “Our decision to follow frozen was threefold. First was consumer and food safety,” Kenealy replied. “Second was nutrition, and frozen retains quality better, with significantly less food waste. Third, we can scale much easier, since the shelf life of a refrigerated product is only three to four days. We can get better ingredients that last longer.” The company said its APKs cook pizzas to…
