Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.00
March 06, 2024
…is seeking speakers and session abstracts for the 2024 Robotics Applications Conference, presented by Robotics 24/7. The third-annual virtual event will be held on September 18 and represents an opportunity for end users to share perspectives on how to overcome operational challenges by evaluating, deploying and managing robots and automation across a variety of industrial mediums. “I am very excited to take part in my first Robotics Application Conference and speak with end users and integrators,” said Tim Culverhouse, editorial director of Robotics 24/7. “As RAC continues to grow, I look forward to sharing more robotics success stories from our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.20
November 18, 2021
SVT Robotics Inc. yesterday announced the close of its $25 million Series A funding round. The Norfolk, Va.-based startup has developed its SOFTBOT platform to accelerate and simplify the integration and deployment of robots. SVT claimed that companies can use its software to integrate any enterprise system with automation for any task, without custom code, in days or weeks instead of months or years. Even with the global robotics market growing at an annual rate of 26%, automation deployments have not been fast enough for most companies to adapt to supply chain and staffing challenges they have experienced over the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.22
January 13, 2023
…are interested in robots, deploying them can be intimidating. SVT Robotics Inc. has developed the SOFTBOT platform to accelerate the adoption of automation. The Norfolk, Va.-based company claimed that its software enables customers to quickly and easily integrate robots, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and human productivity tools with enterprise systems. A.K. Schultz, founder and CEO of SVT Robotics, spoke with Robotics 24/7 about the startup's recent accomplishments and its outlook for warehouse and logistics automation in 2023. SVT Robotics looks back How long has it taken to get warehouse automation and SVT Robotics to this point? Schultz: It took…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.13
December 22, 2022
Operators are turning to robotics to help transition away from just-in-time inventory management practices to more flexible supply chain operations. Part of the move has been driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. With disruptions to the global supply chain, many manufacturers and distributors struggled to find adequate components, particularly in automotive and electronics. Now, they are looking to have more parts on hand in cases of disruptions and to plan ahead. Robotics suppliers said they can provide customers with greater tools that allow for more efficient onsite management and predictive data analytics. For example, Attabotics claimed that its products can help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.07
March 24, 2022
HAI Robotics, an autonomous case-handling robot maker, will present its flexible totes-to-person warehouse automation products at MODEX 2022. The company's exhibits this year include two types of autonomous case-handling robots and one workstation that was crafted to explore the full potentials of order-fulfillment efficiency, deployment flexibility and scalability in a goods-to-person order-handling context, the company said. HAIPICK enables higher storage density The HAIPICK A42T robot to be displayed is an evolution of the company’s IFOY 2021 “Best in Intralogistics” title earner. With a telescopic lift function that can flexibly adjust its picking height, it can handle bins (totes or cartons)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.89
October 26, 2023
…and end users “harness the full potential of their robotic fleets,” said the Mountain View, Calif.-based company in a release. “This is the culmination of platform enhancements developed over the past year in response to a growing market need,” stated Florian Pestoni, co-founder and CEO of InOrbit. “InOrbit missions redefines what's possible in the world of multi-vendor robotics.” InOrbit missions adds dynamic controls InOrbit said its cloud-based RobOps platform enables efficient robot operations and offers observability through secure, real-time analytics and data collection, robot performance monitoring, incident response, and root-cause analysis. “Customers can control any robot, from scheduling repeatable tasks…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.76
March 22, 2022
…“Collaborative robots have completely changed the way industry utilizes robotics,” says Josh Cloer, director of sales at Mujin. “UR brings flexibility, ease-of-use and ready-to-deploy tools making it simple for manufacturers to automate nearly any repetitive task. Together with UR, Mujin brings these same benefits to the warehouse,” he said. Cloer added that Mujin's advanced 3D vision and real-time motion planning technologies can automate the deployment of difficult applications like mixed-case handling, sorting, and order filling. For palletizing applications requiring a heavier-payload cobot, the UR booth will also feature the UR16e model with a 16 kg (35.3 lb.) payload, palletizing and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.74
April 04, 2022
…funds that continue to be invested in our space. Robotics reaches a tipping point Back in 2015, I invited Tom Galluzzo, the co-founder of IAM Robotics, to write an article for Supply Chain Management Review [Editor's Note: a sibling site to Robotics 24/7] on why roboticists like him were jumping into the materials handling space. The resulting article was titled “Robotics at the Tipping Point.” The tipping point that Tom was referring to was the entrance of robotics into warehousing and logistics operations when up to that point, robotics was primarily limited to manufacturing. And, with a few piece-picking exceptions,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.42
November 14, 2021
The first phase of warehouse robotics may be coming to close. That’s because vendors today are talking more about fulfillment processes, integration, and software rather than the robots. The types of robotic systems available has matured and diversified. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can assist warehouse associates with picking efficiency. There are also AMRs that move larger loads, autonomous lift trucks, goods-to-person automation, and mobile manipulators. In the past couple of years, rapid progress has been made with pick-and-place systems that use artificial intelligence and articulating robotic arms. This proliferation of warehouse robotics has come pretty fast and already has brought…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.13
April 08, 2022
…more than 37,000 attendees, and a growing number of robotics exhibitors. While global supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and pandemic-accelerated e-commerce have all increased adoption of supply chain automation, what can suppliers, integrators, and, most importantly, operators expect? What should end users demand? Robotics 24/7 has already shared numerous announcements around MODEX and initial robotics trends and observations. Here are more from some exhibitors, speakers, and attendees from the Atlanta event. We spoke with the following industry experts: Gerard Andrews, senior product marketing manager, robotics, at NVIDIA Corp. Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) Kelly Kamlager,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.07
October 13, 2021
…& Vascular demonstrating the safety and efficacy of its robotic technology to treat atrioventricular reentry tachycardia (AVRT) and atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT) in pediatric patients with heart rhythm disease. “We are excited to share data from this large long-term comparative study,” said Dr. Anne-Marie Noten, author of the publication. “It builds upon the significant body of evidence supporting the clinical value of robotics for arrhythmia patients, particularly the most vulnerable patients with complex disease.” Stereotaxis has designed technologies to improve the treatment of arrhythmias and perform endovascular procedures. The St. Louis, Mo.-based company said its robots, instruments, and information…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.05
February 23, 2022
…fast, accurate, and reliable manipulation of variable objects. RightHand Robotics Inc. has raised $66 million to continue developing its piece-picking technology and expanding its partner network and presence worldwide. “This Series C funding round attracted top-tier investors who know the space and share our vision that piece-picking automation enables predictable throughput with lights-out item handling, while meeting customer needs for scalable fulfillment services,” stated Yaro Tenzer, co-founder and CEO of RightHand. “We are eager to continue expanding our solution set and global presence to meet the needs of warehouse operators worldwide.” Harvard Biorobotics Lab, Yale GRAB Lab, and MIT researchers…
