Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.91
March 04, 2022
…Grant this year,” said Sumbul Siddiqui, mayor of the city of Cambridge, Mass. “The groundbreaking research done at Harvard and our other universities is what helps to give Cambridge the reputation as a hub of innovation and creativity, and I am happy to see them supported by MassTech.” In addition, the project will work with Bunker Hill Community College to help train and grow the Massachusetts workforce in these fields, said the MassTech Collaborative. Activities will be centered at the Harvard Move Lab with guidance by Faculty Director Conor Walsh and Executive Director David Perry. The recently launched laboratory focuses…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.90
December 01, 2021
…using nine autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in its Carson City, Nev., facility and 13 in St. Charles, Mo. The Missouri facility also features a new rack and conveyor system designed and implemented by Kuecker Pulse Integration. Top Notch plans to introduce more AMRs in Mansfield, Mass., in 2022. “Technology is evolving so quickly and constantly changing,” noted Patrick Houlihan, director of operations at Top Notch. “But we saw AMR technology as the best fit for our culture and goals because robotics didn’t replace any employees. AMRs allow our existing employees to do more for our customers without us constantly hiring…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.75
July 30, 2021
…more than half of the world's population lives in cities, meaning that the majority of people could find food only in their refrigerators or on store shelves,” said Anton Emelyanov, co-founder and chief technology officer of Cognitive Pilot. “On the other hand, the cultivated land area per person is going down because of the scale of population growth. The role of the agriculture business is critical.” Anton Emelyanov, CTO, Cognitive Pilot Emelyanov was previously chief sales officer and CEO of Cognitive Technologies. He was also CEO of SETonline, Russia's first business-to-business e-commerce marketplace, and co-founder and CEO of the Unified…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.42
March 12, 2020
…and Justin Ha at Dematic’s annual conference in Park City, things were changing. DHL was working with Locus to develop software to optimize the deployment of robots around a group of orders, much like the work execution systems we highlighted in the February Special Report in Modern. Just like the tug of war between automation and WMS companies over where order fulfillment intelligence should reside in the WES space, “I think you’re going to see a tug of war with the WMS and AMR vendors over where that intelligence should live,” predicts Peter Blair, the vice president of marketing for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.38
June 25, 2020
…infections after growing numbers in China, particularly in the city of Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province. Robots were used in Wuhan during the outbreak. Olivia Chi is a spokesperson for UBTECH Robotics based in Shenzhen, China. UBTECH robots used artificial intelligence to assist in the COVID-19 crisis in and out of hospitals. In fact, one of UBTECH’s robots, the AIMBOT robot, was used at Wuhan Central Hospital to perform tasks so human beings didn’t have to, reducing their risk of infection. “This self-moving AIMBOT robot has been working alongside medical staff since March at Wuhan Central Hospital,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.89
July 01, 2019
…are being generated from sensors in distributed settings like smart cities, industrial plants and autonomous vehicles. For fast real-time response, developers increasingly turn to edge computing. This raises the bar for computing resources in edge nodes. As a result, hardware must be complemented with real-time operating systems and fast-response software to handle interrupts and events swiftly. ML for continuously changing real-time sensor data will also require learning on the fly because real-time systems cannot deploy and forget. For this adaptability, new hardware and software features that can be updated or reconfigured may be required for machine learning inference. With vast…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.78
March 03, 2020
…now has Amazon advertising two-hour food deliveries in select cities. In this environment, more shippers face pressure to deliver goods at a faster pace, all while keeping costs under control. To cope, many organizations are pinning their hopes on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). But when will these “emerging” technologies form practical applications that solve logistics pain points? To find out how these emerging technologies are evolving into logistics relevance, we talked to top consultants and analysts. We found that AI is already being applied to processes such…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.20
June 26, 2020
…floor, the system can notify an associate on any smart device if they have moved out of a safe zone. Similarly, 6 River Systems reports that its system can be adapted to use static zoning rules to ensure associates remain in a zone that conforms with a facility’s social distance rules and limit the number of associates anyone robot works with during a shift. As of this writing, the company’s engineers are making software changes to ensure that when robots “are engaged with associates, they follow social distancing protocols when coworkers do meet in picking aisles.” Contact tracing Cleaning, disinfecting,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.82
July 09, 2018
…recognize and capitalize on this trend will succeed, with smart technology investments and astute strategic choices separating winners from losers.” Panelist reaction The panel at the “29th Annual State of Logistics Report” press event was generally in agreement that logistics professionals are entering a new era in managing their logistics and supply chain operations. Johnson & Johnson’s Fouhy notes that entering into long-term relationships with carriers and third party logistics (3PL) partners is now imperative to gaining improved logistics efficiency. “And that is a paradigm shift for us,” she says. “We strive to be the shipper of choice for our…
