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 9.83
December 07, 2022
Tecsys Inc. yesterday said that it has partnered with SVT Robotics Inc. to develop and launch an “out-of-the-box” integrated connection between its Elite supply chain software and SVT's SOFTBOT platform. The company said the integration will provide its customers faster deployment and lower complexity without the need for lengthy custom code development often involved in multi-system automation and robotics deployments. “A company's automation strategy and equipment should be tailored to their specific use case, never throttled by the software, and that is exactly what this SVT partnership makes possible through rapid integration,” stated Peter Brereton, president and CEO of Tecsys.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
November 17, 2022
OSARO Inc. this week announced that SVT Robotics Inc. has joined its partner program to accelerate the integration of pick-and-place robots for e-commerce and logistics businesses. “Speed is key in today’s competitive e-commerce marketplace,” stated A.K. Schultz, CEO of SVT Robotics. “Our partnership with OSARO means their customers can deploy OSARO robots in a short amount of time without lengthy code development to begin optimizing productivity much more quickly.” SVT Robotics said its SOFTBOT platform enables manufacturers and warehouse operators to integrate robots, automation, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices in just days or weeks. The Norfolk, Va.-based company raised…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.90
November 14, 2022
…you can add more automation and people into a robotic-enabled workflow to handle spikes in demand, as well as software capabilities and the ability to integrate with other systems. Mobile robots come in various form factors and payload capacities. Some larger AMRs are designed to transport heavier loads, while assistive-pick AMRs work in concert with human workers, and goods-to-person (GTP) systems bring goods to picker workstations. Warehouse labor shortage encourages automation While AMRs aren’t mainstream yet, warehouse operators are struggling to find enough hourly workers and are turning to automation for help. “The challenge is that there aren’t enough people…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.07
June 17, 2022
…and materials handling. Automate offered a varied mix of robotics companies In my two days at Automate, that momentum was visible in the solid attendance at the event as well as the number and variety of exhibitors. By variety, I especially mean more AMR vendors with larger booths, compared with past Automate events. Yes, the biggest exhibit spaces tended to be from major robotic arm providers such as FANUC, Universal Robots, KUKA, and others, but mobile robots were to be found at 20-plus booths, not just a handful. Then there were major, diversified technology providers such as ABB, Teradyne, or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.31
June 01, 2022
SVT Robotics Inc. and Locus Robotics Corp. today announced that they have partnered to develop a prebuilt connection between SVT's SOFTBOT software and Locus' multi-robot offering. The companies said it will shorten the time and complexity for integrating Locus' autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, into fulfillment centers. “Locus customers can now rapidly integrate and deploy Locus Robotics solutions without lengthy custom code development,” stated A.K. Schultz, CEO of SVT Robotics. “The connectivity from the SOFTBOT Platform to LocusBots technology enables warehouses to fully integrate Locus AMRs in just a matter of days to begin optimizing their productivity and efficiency much…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.36
May 03, 2022
…Okabe, a project manager and production engineer at SoftBank Robotics, and a member of the team that designed the highly automated 600,000-sq.-ft. facility in Ichikawa City. Part of that vision includes the development of a facility where a limited number of people are primarily there for maintenance and supervision, not warehouse processes. They’re not there yet. When the facility first adopted automation, inbound receiving and outbound shipping were still manual. In addition, oversized and fragile items that couldn’t be handled by automation were stored, picked, and packed using conventional process. Still, Okabe estimated that more than 50% of the overall…
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 3.74
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 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 3.76
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 2.31
March 20, 2022
…it needed to address integration with the help of SVT Robotics. “This was a strategic initiative for our company,” said Laura Adams, vice president of technology, engineering systems, and solutions (TES) at CJ Logistics. “In this particular building, we wanted to deploy several technologies that CJ Logistics is using on a global basis. But no single provider could provide it all, so we needed a partner that had industry knowledge, had experience building integration points, and could integrate with our system.” With a heritage extending back 90 years, CJ Logistics was formed from the 2013 merger of CJ Korea Express,…
