Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.72
October 19, 2022
…single player in the robot arm ecosystem, despite Amazon, Ocado, Kindred, and FedEx,” he added. “Consolidation will happen, but Plus One is fortunate. We started with the application rather than the technology. The only metric that matters for us is the number of picks around the world.” “We've had a lot of success with mixed depalletizing, which people don't want to do,” said Nieves. “Companies want to reach boxes at the bottom, not the top at induction.” “We say, 'Robots work, people rule,' because people are more flexible. They can begin decanting and then do packout and then do palletizing,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.73
July 29, 2022
…fulfillment center, or CFC, in Dallas. Powered by the Ocado Group, the CFC will use advanced robotics technology. “Kroger's fast-growing seamless ecosystem takes the promise of zero compromise to the next level, with Kroger Delivery bringing the freshest food and quality ingredients to your own doorstep—when you want it, how you want it,” said Bill Bennett, Kroger vice president and head of e-commerce. “Customers can use Kroger.com or the Kroger app to check the weekly circular, select personalized digital coupons, search products by dietary preference, and ultimately place their delivery order, saving time and money,” Bennett added. The company collaborated…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.18
March 25, 2022
…team can develop customized screens for cycle reporting, performance statistics, and parameter configuration. The company is part of the Ocado Group, which is based in the U.K.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.90
January 18, 2022
…learns from petabyte-scale driving data provided by partners including Ocado Group, Asda, and DPD. The company said it will use the new capital to continue to grow its team, develop an SAE Level 4 prototype for electric passenger vehicles and delivery vans, and begin last-mile delivery pilots with partners. Wayve also plans to develop the data infrastructure to improve its core autonomy platform at fleet scale. The company said it is aiming to be the first to deploy autonomy in 100 cities. Microsoft joins funding round Wayve said it has raised more than $258 million in equity to date, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 47.15
October 07, 2021
…announced a £10 million ($13.63 million U.S.) investment from Ocado Group PLC. The companies said they are partnering to accelerate the development of autonomous grocery deliveries in complex urban environments. “Ocado Group has been driving innovation in global grocery logistics for decades,” said Alex Kendall, CEO of Wayve. “Their cutting-edge approach to grocery operations and international reach aligns strongly with Wayve’s culture and global ambitions.” “Globally, there is huge momentum to transform mobility in grocery operations right now,” he said. “We are focused on delivering an autonomous last-mile solution to support the needs of grocery retailers everywhere. Through this partnership…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.29
July 26, 2021
…At the same time, larger e-commerce players such as Ocado Group PLC and Amazon.com Inc., which had acquired Whole Foods in 2017, experienced rapid growth and sought partnerships with existing grocers. As a matter of perspective, even if e-grocery doubled in size, it grew to only 10% of total grocery revenue, according to industry analysts. As a result, several said they expect that portion of the market to continue growing, if at a slightly slower rate than during the past year. They cited increasing consumer familiarity with online shopping for food starting in the U.K., the success of companies such…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.90
July 12, 2021
…food stores. The grocery retailer has recently partnered with Ocado Group PLC on automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) for e-commerce order fulfillment and with Drone Express on testing drone deliveries. Kroger to grow DC, add more automation Kroger's distribution center (DC) opened in 2003 and currently services 115 stores in central and northwest Ohio, as well as southeast Michigan and the Ohio River Valley region. During the renovation, the company will expand the facility by 130,000 sq. ft. (12,000 sq. m). “This collaborative project will allow us to better serve customers in the region,” Lucchino said. “This transformation by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.93
June 29, 2021
…San Francisco and Toronto and is part of U.K.-based Ocado Group PLC. Kindred's proprietary platforms include CORE with AutoGrasp, which combines AI-powered machine vision, grasping, and manipulation algorithms to handle a range of merchandise, including deformable items such as polybags. It can identify items to pick, place, and sort into complete customer orders. The company noted that its SORT pick-and-place robots use CORE with AutoGrasp. In addition, Kindred said it uses reinforcement learning and human-in-the-loop data methodology to continuously improve robot capabilities so that picking becomes smarter, faster, and more accurate over time. CORE with AutoGrasp can provide critical business…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.34
May 03, 2021
…been exploring automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) with Ocado Group PLC. East Hanover, N.J.-based Drone Express is a division of TELEGRID Technologies Inc. Founded in 1984, TELEGRID provides technologies including communications and networking equipment and systems for U.S. military and government agencies. In 2018, the company founded Drone Express to integrate its state-of-the-art, wireless mesh network with U.S.-made technologies for drone delivery services. Partners to pilot drone delivery of groceries Drone Express recently established a facility in the southwest Ohio community of Monroe as a hub for manufacturing, testing, and piloting of autonomous drones for commercial package delivery. It…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.99
April 19, 2021
…fresh food.” The company will be using technology from Ocado Group PLC under a partnership that began in 2018. Cincinnati-based Kroger was founded in 1883 and has close to 500,000 associates serving 60 million households annually. Hatflield, U.K.-based Ocado has been developing robots, artificial intelligence, and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) for online grocers such as Ocado Retail Ltd. It acquired Kindred Systems for $262 million and Haddington Dynamics for $25 million in November 2020. “2020 was a pivotal year for grocery e-commerce, with Kroger's digital business scaling to over $10 billion—and achieving a record digital sales increase of…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 59.26
July 16, 2020
Founded in 2014, Kindred Powered by Ocado Group is a robotics and artificial intelligence company contributing to the workforce of the future through human-robot collaboration. The company said its cutting-edge CORE/AutoGrasp reinforcement learning platform is the foundation of its proprietary technologies, including AI-enabled SORT and INDUCT robots. Kindred added that its robots continuously improve, becoming faster and more accurate over time so clients can automate e-commerce fulfillment and supply chain operations while increasing throughput. The company is co-located in San Francisco and Toronto and is part of U.K.-based Ocado Group PLC.
