Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.64
…worker safety, supply chain resilience, and enterprise agility. “Remote operation unlocks amazing operational efficiencies for our customers,” said Brian Markison, senior director of automated guided vehicle (AGV) sales at Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas (Marengo). “Our partnership with Phantom enables them to achieve unprecedented oversight and control over their material handling equipment, even with the vehicle operators located states or continents away.” Founded in 2017 by a team of real-time communication and robotics experts, Phantom Auto specializes in remote operation of all types of unmanned vehicles and has customers around the world. The South San Francisco-based company said its system enables people…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.61
…and other facilities has only grown. Despite fears of robots replacing workers who are scarce in many industries, most of the automation spreading today is meant to improve efficiency and safety. Avidbots Corp. is an example of a robotics supplier rising to the challenge with multifunction systems. The Kitchener, Ontario-based company has designed, manufactured, sold, and serviced autonomous floor-cleaning robots since 2014. Its Neo 2 system combines artificial intelligence, cameras, sensors, and software to clean and provide data on where it cleaned. Neo 2 users can create a custom cleaning plan, and the robot then monitors, measures, and reports on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.48
…“Industry 4.0”, this era will be built on information-driven operations that optimize efficiency, capacity and innovation. It won’t happen overnight. It won’t be seismic. It starts incrementally – at the work cell level, then rolls up across the factory site and ultimately out across global operations. In many ways, it will be facilitated by software-driven robots that facilitate the bottoms-up approach that manufacturers and distributors need at this nascent stage in the revolution. Robotics investments must produce: ● no disruption to current operations ● no expensive and complex integration costs ● immediate and measurable ROI In the smart factory, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.46
Brightpick today announced Brightpick Autopicker, a robot combining a mobile base and a picking arm for e-commerce and grocery order fulfillment. The Erlanger, Ky.-based company claimed that its system is the only commercially available robot capable of both picking and consolidating orders in warehouse aisles. Like humans with carts, the autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can move around a facility, retrieve storage totes from shelving, and pick items from those totes to consolidate orders while still in the aisles, said Brightpick. “Our patented Brightpick Autopicker is the most advanced fulfillment robot ever created and is a game-changer in the warehouse automation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.45
The demand for more efficient warehouse operations has continued as the COVID-19 pandemic abated and in spite of recessionary fears. For example, DHL Supply Chain this week said it will be growing its fleet of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, from Locus Robotics. At the same time, some AMR users faced more uncertainty with the news of Shopify Inc.'s layoffs and sale of 6 River Systems to Ocado Group PLC. According to industry observers, relatively few mobile robot suppliers are profitable, but most agreed that Locus is one of them. DHL Supply Chain said it plans to deploy Locus Origin…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.36
…automation to solve supply chain problems, many are finding robots difficult to program and use. Southie Autonomy, which has developed “no-code” methods of teaching robots to pick up objects of varying shapes and sizes, today announced that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The Boston-based company will also receive $5 million in venture leasing. “We are thrilled to have investors that are pioneers in understanding how AI is changing our world, and their support will enable Southie Autonomy to scale rapidly,” stated Rahul Chipalkatty, co-founder and CEO of Southie Autonomy. “Our mission is to unlock the potential of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.35
…processing for decades, produce handling has been difficult for robots to do. Not only are fruits and vegetables variable in size and shape, but they must also be handled delicately to avoid bruising. Scientists have recently made progress in developing tactile sensors to enable robots to approach or surpass human-level motor skills and meet growing industry needs. Researchers at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) have been working with the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a prototype collaborative robot with tactile sensor technology. The ability to grasp, lift, and place food items without…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.12
At MODEX 2022, ABB Group said it plans to show some of its most advanced robotics technology for omnichannel commerce, including the EBOT 350 from ASTI Mobile Robotics, which it acquired in July 2021. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company said its recent acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics expanded its industrial automation offerings. ABB added that ASTI's autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) join its innovations for packing, moving, and delivering products for consumer goods producers and distributors. ABB announced several systems that it plans to exhibit in Atlanta next month. ASTI EBOT part of portfolio exhibit ABB said its exhibit at MODEX 2022…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.03
…featured presenter at the 5th International Conference on Mobile Robots and Industrial Logistics and Warehousing Solutions, or CeMAT Asia 2023. The St. Sulpice, Switzerland-based company plans to lead an interactive keynote session on “Making AGVs & AMRs Work Together – 3 Interoperability Approaches Explained.” It will describe the recent surge of interest in the interoperability of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), wrote Rachel Rayner, marketing and digital content manager at BlueBotics. BlueBotics will also explain the benefits of interoperability, describe the forces driving a surge of interest in systems using natural navigation, and forecast where the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.02
…Las Vegas this week, Hyundai Motor Co. showed humanoid robots and modular mobility platforms as it discussed its “metamobility” and “Mobility of Things” concepts. In its exhibit, which had the theme “Expanding Human Reach,” Hyundai offered three 20-minute-long dynamic movement demonstrations of four robots, including the Spot quadruped and three new systems. Like other automakers, Hyundai said a combination of artificial intelligence, virtual reality (VR), robotics, autonomous vehicles, and urban air mobility (UAM) will lead to the ability to move goods and people on demand, blurring the distinctions between transport modes. Hyundai explains Metamobility concept With Metamobity, Hyundai said smart…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.01
…throughput. Finally, Zhang said widespread adoption of autonomous mobile robots (AMR), contributed to by the robotics as a service (RaaS) business model, has driven demand for fleet management systems. Interact Analysis said it expects the automation-related software segment will expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 19.5% between 2023 and 2030, compared with 12.7% for the warehouse software market as a whole. Competition to provide WES could be on the horizon According to Interact Analysis’ latest study, the deployment of a warehouse execution system (WES) can be a strategic choice leading to increased operational warehouse efficiency. Not…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.96
…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 audience.” User stories shared at RAC ’23 The 2023 Robotics Applications Conference featured sessions on the following topics: Automation for order fulfillment Mobile robots for goods-to-person Automated piece picking operations Collaborative robots with machine vision Pallet handling with…