Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.12
August 21, 2018
…from Mercedes-Benz, Honda and Hyundai and a new Mazda Toyota plant that will need 4,000 employees when it is operating at full speed. In the northeastern part of the state, there’s distribution, with large Walmart, Target and Children’s Place distribution centers. All of these facilities will need trained maintenance technicians. “The No. 1 issue before people locate here is: Where are my employees going to come from,” says Kracke. It’s not just a concern for today. “Our auto manufacturers view this as a 50-year lifecycle and they want to know they’re going to have employees over that 50-year period,” he…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.03
May 31, 2023
…million (U.S.) in 2022. MiR said large multinationals, including Toyota, Ikea, Novo Nordisk, Denso, DHL, and Schneider Electric, account for a majority of its sales. Last year, Teradyne merged Mobile Industrial Robots with AutoGuide Mobile Robots. This added high-payload AMRs to MiR's portfolio, advancing its strategy of being a trusted supplier for a full range of AMRs to global customers. “MiR has the proven products, the experience and support structure to help our customers scale; and as a part of Teradyne, we are a trusted long-term supplier for mission-critical production applications,” added Hathout. Click on image to enlarge. Source: Mobile…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.02
June 03, 2021
…They joined existing investors SPARX Asset Management, Omron Ventures, Toyota AI Ventures, Scrum Ventures, and Duke Angels “This investment by some of the world’s leading manufacturers and automation providers stands as a testament to our ability to dramatically improve the value proposition for robotic implementations,” stated Peter Howard, CEO of Realtime Robotics. “Having already realized early deployment success, a broad spectrum of customers and partners are working closely with us to refine features and user experiences, readying our technology for rollouts in their engineering, factory and warehouse operations. “As one of the world’s leading voices in industrial automation, we understand…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.01
October 06, 2022
…Wilson, an internal logistics engineer and engineering manager at Toyota North America. “The discussion served as an opportunity to learn how the automaker takes advantage of mobile robots in its operations,” noted Cesareo Contreras, associate editor at Robotics 24/7 and moderator of that session. Sandeep Sakharkar, CIO of GXO Logistics, and Jake Heldenberg, senior manager for North American warehouse sales consulting at Vanderlande, spoke in the RAC '22 session on “Piece Picking Gets Faster With Robotic Perception.” They explained how simulation can help with planning and training robots and chatted about the importance of data analytics to getting value out…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.01
December 28, 2020
…handling automation,” says Brett Wood, president and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA) as well as a senior executive officer of TMHNA’s parent company, Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO). “Part of the reason is the difficulty in finding enough skilled operators, but beyond that it’s the increased level of customer expectations around a rapid and flawless materials handling process. Customer requirements are demanding more efficiency than ever before and that in turn drives the need for more process optimization—including automation.” Wood adds that automated lift trucks can be a good fit for maximizing the efficiency of repetitive movement of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.92
November 29, 2021
…made by DENSO WAVE, which is part of the Toyota Group. Clients purchasing the latest robots sold by DENSO will have an option to include Dynamis as part of the force controller, which reads the force detected by a force sensor on the robot’s wrist and applies force accordingly. If too little force is applied, items may not be assembled correctly, while applying too much force could damage the items, noted Eureka Robotics. “Due to its high basic performance and openness, DENSO robots are the preferred choice by companies and universities with advanced initiatives in the field of robotics,” said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.90
December 19, 2019
…scale. This opportunity is leading vehicle manufacturers such as Toyota, Yale & Hyster, and Raymond to partner with robotics companies to offer automation to manufacturers. Given the global shipments for forklifts is close to 1 million, half of all shipments could be automated by 2030. Another significant sector for mobile automation will be maintenance and cleaning. There are already over 5,000 autonomous floor scrubbers in U.S. retail stores and commercial buildings. With Softbank’s deployment of mobile cleaners for offices being rolled out in Asia and the United States, cleaning robots will become a common sight within the service economy. Even…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.86
March 25, 2019
…says. Boeing recently tested its own autonomous air tax in Virginia, and Airbus conducted similar tests last year. Uber, Toyota, Volkswagen and other companies are also working on air taxi concepts. A few market research reports have estimated the potential urban air mobility market could grow to anywhere from $15.2 billion by 2030 or as high as $23.7 billion in the same period. However, all of these projects will be dependent on advancements in electric aircraft battery technology, as well as the ability for busy airports and cities to create a workable model for managing air taxi traffic.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.86
October 02, 2020
…career and technical education, Dallas ISD Leah Curry, president, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana Monday, Oct. 5, at 12:00 p.m. EDT—A program honoring National Teachers' Day that will highlight how teachers and educators can use their role to inspire the next generation of creators, featuring Allen Gannett, technology entrepreneur and author of The Creative Curve. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 12:00 p.m. EDT—deep dive into creators' response to the COVID-19 pandemic, presented by Walmart; the event will feature an interview of manufacturers involved in the nation's COVID-19 response by legendary broadcaster Elvis Duran. MFG Day is being supported by the private and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.82
May 03, 2022
…IP Group, MMC, and Octopus. Strategic investors Samsung Ventures, Toyota Ventures, and Yamato Holdings also joined the round. “The robotics market is exploding,” said Lisa Chai, a partner at ROBO Global Ventures. “Vision-based spatial intelligence is a key enabler that will turbo-charge this industry.” Kuni Kawase, managing director of Presidio Ventures, added: “SLAMcore’s technology can be deployed to add value and reduce time to market for robots in a wide range of sectors. ... We aim to create value for the company through the extensive network of Sumitomo Corp. group companies and business partners.” “We're looking at two key markets:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.81
November 05, 2021
…a paper about the research alongside MIT CSAIL Ph.D. student Jie Xu and Agrawal. The research is funded by Toyota Research Institute, Amazon Research Award, and DARPA Machine Common Sense Program. It will be presented at the 2021 Conference on Robot Learning.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.80
March 20, 2023
…large-scale deployments by the most reputed brands such as Toyota and GE. “The success of large-scale, deeply integrated deployments depends significantly on effective fleet management, which is why we are continuously evolving our fleet manager. In this software upgrade, we are introducing new traffic management functionality that enables users to create different rules of the road for groups of different OTTO AMRs in the facility, resulting in faster traffic movement and improved safety,” said Jay Judkowitz, vice president of product at OTTO Motors. “As our customers continue to deploy a variety of models from OTTO in complex environments, this is…
