Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.65
September 30, 2022
…across the U.S. It offers them through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The company raised $140 million in Series B funding a year ago, and it recently partnered with supply chain systems provider Dematic to expand deployments in North America and Europe. Sumitomo to aid Japanese expansion The exclusive distribution agreement with Sumitomo, a Japan-based Fortune 500 multinational, will enable Dexterity to offer its RaaS business to Japanese warehouses. The companies said their partnership will expand access to full-task robots in Japan and ensure that these systems will fit within existing workflows. Sumitomo will also work with Dexterity to open a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.06
September 26, 2022
…a “lights-out” factory. Kamlager adds: “Automation and Robots-as-a-Service, or RaaS, help organizations scale quickly and rapidly gain the benefits of AI-powered robotics to meet throughput and operational goals for organizations of all sizes.” Companies like RIOS are dedicated to global customers and how to best automate factory assembly lines and logistics operations. They build, deploy, and maintain AI-powered robotic workcells. RIOS also significantly internalizes engineering needs, which allows further assistance with various systems integrations and provide end-to-end solutions for clients. The future of manufacturing is automation. There’s no way around it. If businesses don’t adapt, they will cease to exist.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.53
September 26, 2022
…to security and facility tasks. Cobalt said its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offering can improve workflows with greater efficiency and predictability at substantially reduced costs. This allows guards to focus on tasks that require judgment, empathy, and decision making, it claimed. The company's integrated Remote Guarding Service Solution includes robots with more than 60 sensors, including day-night cameras, 360-degree cameras, thermal cameras, depth cameras, lidar, and badge-reading capabilities. Using machine learning, semantic mapping, and novelty detection, the robot can independently identify and flag anomalies such as people, sounds, motion, doors and windows, and missing assets, Cobalt explained. Each robot has a screen…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.82
September 22, 2022
…and ground-picking systems, and totes-to-person robots, as well as collaborative AMRs and software. It offers them through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Geek+ said it has over 1500 employees, with offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore. It has raised more than $539 million in funding, according to Crunchbase.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.96
September 14, 2022
…of their patients. So, What Does This Mean For RaaS? Mobile robots have the potential to assist many industries to alleviate staffing issues and enhance productivity- but adopting robots isn’t always an easy task. This is where RaaS (robotics-as-a-service) comes to help. RaaS companies offer a unique ability for businesses seeking to use robotics. Although the RaaS market as a whole offers varying types of robots, AMRs have become a popular option, especially among staff shortages as they’re able to move and make decisions for themselves. Rather than a business purchasing a robot, which can be very costly and overwhelming…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.63
September 12, 2022
…AMRs and software. It offers them through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The company has more than 1,500 employees, with offices in Germany, the U.K., the U.S., Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. Last month, Geek+ raised $100 million (U.S.) in Series E1 funding to continue its global expansion. Geek+ follows global mobile robot growth More than 100,000 automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and AMRs shipped globally last year, according to Interact Analysis. It noted that AMR shipments surpassed those of AGVs and that China and the U.S. are leading markets for mobile robots. In addition, the firm predicted that 2.1 million mobile…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.63
September 12, 2022
…operations. The company offers its technology through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) subscription. It claimed that it can improve productivity by four to five times and increase accuracy to more than 99.9%—- at a fraction of the cost of traditional automation. Picker robots promise to streamline G2P processes As retailers and 3PLs transition from store replenishment to shipping orders directly to consumers, they face more complicated fulfillment processes that are expensive and time-consuming. inVia Robotics said its mobile goods-to-person (G2P) technology uniquely enables random access to inventory. Other G2P systems require significant changes to a company’s existing warehouse infrastructure, require high upfront…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
September 10, 2022
…to restaurants through a robotics as a service model (RaaS). Operators can pay a monthly fee of $4500 for a three-year term. Picnic Works said what sets its system apart from other pizza making robots is that its system was designed to let restaurants customize their ingredients choices so that their pizzas come out in their signature style. A partnership that has been baking The in-store demonstration phase began by installing a Picnic Pizza Station in the busy Domino’s Tiergarten store, training employees and maximizing system operations. Through daily check-ins and real-time online performance monitoring, both companies will assess the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.59
September 01, 2022
…as a “drone in a box” through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. Ondas Networks and American Robotics said they support users in oil and gas, rail, mining, agriculture, and critical infrastructure markets with improved connectivity and data-collection capabilities. American Robotics builds on BVLOS approval Last week, Ondas Holdings announced that the FAA granted Scout approval for beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights without a human operator on site. The company claimed that it was the first drone system to receive such approval. For the past six years, American Robotics said it has been testing advanced autonomy and BVLOS-related technologies, working closely…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
September 01, 2022
…offer its systems for sale or through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model? Georgiev: While RaaS is popular, we sell systems as capex [capital expenditures]. We're in traditional automation and sell machines directly. It's better for ROI [return on investment] because the device monitors itself. What are some examples of applications or types of orders that are best addressed with dual-robot each picking from totes? Georgiev: We've only scratched the surface for applications. For the past four years, MHS has focused on parcels for express couriers. With dynamic neural networks, it's now more possible to pick from random totes for fulfillment. How…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
August 29, 2022
…Yes, and this is where we believe our Robots-as-a-Service [RaaS] model is a true differentiator. Instead of just buying and owning equipment, our customers invest in a long-term relationship with our company. We need to earn their business every day, and one key aspect of that is having an accountable customer success program that is responsible for adoption. This includes not only initial employee training for sure, but also quarterly reviews and activities like “lunch and learns” to ensure that operators on the ground are getting the most out of their robotic co-workers. We also produce and update on-site signage,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.84
August 29, 2022
…will continue to demonstrate strong growth characteristics,” he added. RaaS could help SMEs automate Can the robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model help with adoption? “Over time, we'll see more, but it's still early days,” Kaczmarek replied. “We've surveyed customers, who generally still want to make an upfront purchase of automation technologies.” “It's analogous to the software market, where there were on-premise licenses in the late 1980s and early '90s,” he continued. “That's where robotics is today. For a small maintenance fee, software moved to software as a service. It could start with smaller customers.” Speaking of smaller companies, most small and midsize…
