Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.82
October 31, 2022
…networks, enable shippers to transport goods competitively and sustainably. GE Appliances, Ericsson partner for pilot Einride has worked with GE Appliances to deploy a connected vehicle fleet since October 2021. Since then, GE Appliances has doubled its fleet of Einride Trucks and plans to use Einride Saga to reduce emissions throughout its supply chain. Earlier this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) granted the first U.S. approval for operations of Einride's electric, autonomous vehicle. The company, whose U.S. headquarters are in New York, worked closely with GE Appliances and state and county officials. They conducted the Tennessee pilot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.36
October 11, 2022
…$9 per hour. The company said 70% of its customers are Fortune 500 companies, including leading brands such as GE and Toyota. The latest features are on display at AMR and Logistics Week in Boston from Oct. 11 through 13. The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) is hosting the event at the Hynes Convention Center. See Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.32
October 06, 2022
…include some of the world’s most recognized brands, including GE and Toyota. It will be at Booth 1211 at the AMR and logistics conference. AGVs and AMRs aren't mutually exclusive Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have served the industrial world well for decades, noted OTTO Motors. Repeatedly and reliably executing the same material handling tasks, AGVs can provide the safety, reliability, and business continuity that human workers cannot, it said. However, in the past few years, AMRs have started displacing AGVs because of their dynamic decision making, according to the company. Robotics developers have created systems that are as safe as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
June 24, 2022
…vehicles and create jobs for the future of shipping. GE Appliances to participate in public pilot With this approval, Einride will conduct a public road pilot to support operational flows for customer GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company. The partners began operating the AETs at GEA's Appliance Park campus in Louisville, Ky., in November 2021. The public road test is intended to demonstrate the Einride Pod’s purpose-built functionality for future commercialization. Einride and GE Appliances added that their pilot of the remotely monitored, driverless truck is an industry first for this new type of vehicle. The pilot, which will take…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.16
June 10, 2022
…customers are Fortune 500 companies, including brands such as GE and Toyota. Fleet Manager adds snapshot, analytics, dashboard OTTO Motors said its tools enable users to analyze their systems, identify risks, and optimize their material flow. Manufacturers are using analytics and dashboards to make sense of floor data in order to visualize key performance indicators (KPIs) at a glance, drill down into specific vehicles or actionable tasks, and spot bottlenecks. The latest update includes capabilities for independent troubleshooting and fleet analysis. Customers can now play back “snapshots,” which are detailed logs of Fleet Manager, robot actions, and statuses presented in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.40
April 01, 2022
…project and working with Secure America Institute, Georgia Tech, GE, TMAC, Morgan State University, and Deloitte. Advanced Functional Fabrics of America (AFFOA) in Cambridge, Mass., is leading the second project, which will get $11.1 million in total funding. The project that seeks to enable manufacturing automation and supply chain diversification, as well as to address the environmental impact of personal protective equipment (PPE). More than 12 partner organizations will work on this project, including the ARM Institute and members Bluewater Defense, Henderson Sewing, Carnegie Mellon University, Siemens, and Sewbo. NIST looks to create economic opportunities “Rebuilding our manufacturing economy is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.94
March 17, 2022
…MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), and Ge Yang, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of AI and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI), about just how fast the quadruped robot can run. Q: We’ve seen videos of robots running before—why is running harder than walking? Achieving fast running requires pushing the hardware to its limits, for example by operating near the maximum torque output of motors. In such conditions, the robot dynamics are hard to analytically model. The robot needs to respond quickly to changes in the environment, such as the moment it encounters ice while running on grass. If…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.37
January 28, 2022
…Tracking Complex Geometric Paths Lead: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Partners: GE Research, Southwest Research Institute, Wason Technology Description: This project aims to autonomously create a high-speed and high-precision curvilinear robot tool trajectory on a complex curved geometry using industrial robots with redundant degrees of freedom, to reduce or eliminate the need for manual tuning often required today. The project will develop an optimization approach to decompose a given path to a sequence of robot motion primitives to achieve minimum cycle time with guaranteed tracking accuracy. Simulation-based data will be used to train machine learning tools to reduce the optimization computation time.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.21
November 05, 2021
…notable overseas customers include DHL Supply Chain, Phillips, Booktopia, GE, and HP. Also at CeMAT Asia, HAI Robotics announced its HAIPORT system, an automatic case-loading port that loads and unloads cases simultaneously. Invar widens reach of warehouse automation Invar also has an extensive network of global customers and has been recognized for its WMS and automation integration capabilities. “These are exciting times; robotics has transformed automation in the warehouse,” said Craig Whitehouse, managing director of Invar Integration. “Their flexibility, scalability and low-capex [capital expense] appeal offers huge advantages over fixed solutions. HAI Robotics has a fantastic range of intelligent ACRs,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.15
November 05, 2021
…Lidl. The company's technical collaborators include Ericsson and Siemens, and it has also partnered with customers Oatly, Bridgestone, and GE Appliances, a Haier company. Since Oct. 1, 2020, Einride said its partners have seen a 90% decrease in CO2 emissions with electrical transport, while matching the cost of diesel. Einride will officially establish a U.S. headquarters in New York, where parts of the leadership team will be based. In addition to its headquarters, the company plans to open up regional offices in Austin, San Francisco and in the South East.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.67
November 01, 2021
…trucks are coming to roads worldwide. Einride AB and GE Appliances last week announced that they plan to implement electric and autonomous transport at scale. The partners claimed that it will be “the first time in history an autonomous and electric truck is live and operating on U.S. soil.” The first installation of Einride’s Pods in the U.S. will be at GE Appliances’ 750-acre Appliance Park campus in Louisville, Ky. The new fleet, to be unveiled this week, will serve as a model for the U.S. transportation ecosystem by improving working conditions and reducing emissions, said the companies. “At GE…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.90
October 06, 2021
…70% of its customers are Fortune 500 companies, including GE and Toyota. Siemens enables asset tracking, faster AMR development Instead of requiring human operators to push carts or drive forklifts, OTTO said its robots can deliver materials safely, reliably, and efficiently. The company said its easy-to-use AMRs and software suite can quickly deliver value and scale to manage complex deployments. “Siemens RTLS will enable OTTO Motors’ customers to dynamically locate autonomous mobile robots and other assets with up to 30 cm [11.8 in.] accuracy,” explained Joris Myny, senior vice president for digital industries at Siemens Canada. “The result is an…
