Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.96
July 27, 2021
…integral part of yard automation and the global trucking industry, occurring millions of times per day.” Outrider automates hitching Distribution yards – the area between the warehouse and the public road – have a high concentration of repetitive hitching because of constant repositioning of trailers. The Outrider System can now hitch and unhitch from trailers reliably and consistently to move them to and from parking spots and dock doors at distribution centers. The Outrider System consists of three integrated elements — management software, autonomous vehicles, and site infrastructure. The system autonomously hitches to and un-hitches from trailers, robotically connects and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.72
June 09, 2021
…labor shortages. Source: Gideon Brothers Investors recognize AMR potential Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the venture and growth arm of Koch Industries Inc., led Gideon Brothers' Series A round, with participation from DB Schenker, Prologis Ventures, and Rite-Hite. Several of Gideon Brothers' existing shareholders also participated, including Taavet Hinrikus (co-founder of TransferWise), Pentland Ventures, Peaksjah, HCVC (Hardware Club), Ivan Topčić, Nenad Bakić, and Luca Ascani. Gideon Brothers plans to expand its board of directors with two industry veterans: Annant Patel, director at KDT, and Xavier Garijo, member of the board of management for contract logistics at DB Schenker. “With more than…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.63
June 09, 2021
…represents a true breakthrough for the robotics and automation industries.” The Langley, British Columbia-based company was founded in 2014 and develops actuators and other mechanical innovations to change how robots are built and move. In April 2018, Koch Engineered Solutions made a strategic and controlling investment in Genesis to commercialize technologies including LiveDrive. Genesis Robotics designs for simplicity, safety Genesis Robotics said its LiveDrive LDD actuators “redefine the standard of simplicity, cleanliness, and productivity for high-throughput machines.” The high-torque, compact drive is designed for robots and machines in the food, packaging, pharmaceuticals, and electronics industries, said the company. LiveDrive can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 47.07
May 25, 2021
…Industrial Robots ApS today announced a strategic collaboration with Koch Industries that includes global evaluation of autonomous mobile robots. Guardian Industries, a subsidiary of Koch Industries Inc., began working with Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) last year. It had tested different systems for automating in-house transportation to optimize productivity and internal workflows. A cross-functional effort led by the company's Manufacturing Transformation Team allowed to deploy MiR robots in pilot projects at two sites in the U.S. The success of these pilot projects resulted in the agreement between Koch Industries and Mobile Industrial Robots. “We have entered into this strategic agreement with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 47.72
February 01, 2019
…closing of a $160 million funding round, led by Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), to advance the global commercialization of its metal 3D printing technology. Combined funding since its 2015 inception is now at $438 million. KDT is an investment firm focused on finding and funding innovative and emerging technologies. KDT is a subsidiary of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately-held companies in America with over $110 billion in annual revenues, according to Forbes, and an investor of more than $17 billion into technology companies in the last six years. “Desktop Metal’s 3D printing solutions can redefine prototyping and mass…
