Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.55
August 23, 2021
…and retrieval systems (ASRS) from Alert Innovation can help grocery retailers enhance their return on investment (ROI) by over 50% in comparison with traditional automated picking systems, according to ABI. “We can also expect intelligent automation solutions to influence processes across the supply chain,” Luitel said. “In the future, operators will be venturing further into solutions like robotic process automation (RPA) and mobile warehousing.” These findings are from ABI Research's “Modern Fulfillment Trends: Warehouse Robotics, Handheld Devices and Wearables” technology analysis report. This report is part of the company's Supply Chain Management & Logistics research service, which includes research, data,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.68
August 19, 2021
…incredible business opportunity to improve the quality of life for people through better delivery options for perishable goods, like groceries, medicine, and retail items.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.62
August 18, 2021
…and labor. Segments that can benefit include convenicence and grocery stores, university and corporate campuses, casinos, hospital cafeterias, and military bases, according to the company. Picnic has received industry recognition including the National Restaurant Association Kitchen Innovations 2021 Award and inclusion in The FoodTech 500 2020. The company said it offers solutions to real-world challenges such as staffing shortages, food waste, and elevated hygiene standards. The food automation market could experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.5% between 2020 and 2027, reaching $29.4 billion by 2027, predicted Meticulous Market Research Pvt. Ltd. Although Zume Pizza shut down in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.27
August 12, 2021
…we couldn't quite handle the maximum capacity of GMA [Grocery Manufacturers Association] 40x48 [in.] pallets of 2,800 lb.,” said Charles. “This will be huge for us in the pallet-transfer and materials handling spaces.” For inbound and outbound logistics, MiR's new AMRs can work with AutoGuide's autonomous lift trucks. “For us, it's taking products from loading docks to long-term storage or the production line or, flipping things around, taking finished products from the line to fork trucks, which take them from there and load them on trucks,” Charles said. MiR's new robots can handle pallets in loading docks alongside lift trucks.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.17
August 10, 2021
…Technologies has designed its zero-emissions robots to deliver food, groceries, and packages locally in minutes. The company said its mobile robots have traveled millions of miles and completed over 1.5 million autonomous deliveries around the world. They drive autonomously but are monitored by humans who can take control at any time. Starship operates commercially on a daily basis around the world. It added that its robots make more than 80,000 road crossings every day. Campuses embrace robotic deliveries College students quickly embraced Starship’s delivery robots when they began service at George Mason University in Virginia in January 2019. The popularity…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.88
July 28, 2021
…industries including fashion, health and beauty, industrial supply, pharmaceutical, grocery, parcel, and general merchandise. Covariant claimed that they proved its consistent and reliable performance on benchmarks set by leading companies to assess autonomy in real-world conditions. “As of today, the Covariant Brain is powering a wide range of industrial robots to manage order picking, putwall, sorter induction—all for companies in various industries with drastically different types of products to manipulate,” said Peter Chen, CEO of Covariant. “The breadth of use demonstrates the Covariant Brain can help robots of different types to manipulate new objects they've never seen before in environments…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.79
July 26, 2021
…of e-commerce demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in groceries, has been well-documented, but the growing use of automation isn't as straightforward, finds a recent study. “E-Grocery Infrastructure 2021” from London-based STIQ Ltd. examines the growing pains around the adoption of micro-fulfillment centers, mobile robots for indoor use, and delivery drones and robots. Legacy, brick-and-mortar retailers faced shutdowns, staffing shortages, and tightened profit margins during the pandemic, causing many to delay projects and investment in new technologies, said STIQ, which does business as Styleintelligence. At the same time, larger e-commerce players such as Ocado Group PLC and Amazon.com Inc., which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.03
July 25, 2021
Instacart, a leading online grocery provider, last week unveiled the first phase of an initiative to bring automated fulfillment technology to retailers across the U.S. and Canada. As part of the initiative, the San Francisco-based company announced it has signed a multi-year strategic deal with micro-fulfillment company Fabric. It will integrate robots and software with Instacart's proprietary technology to create new e-commerce services for retail partners and a faster, easier online grocery shopping experience for customers, said the partners. “Instacart is proud to serve as the chief ally to retailers during a time when e-commerce in North America is poised…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.36
July 19, 2021
…unfilled jobs are open across America. Retail, manufacturing, ecommerce, grocery, and logistics are industries notorious for high turnover and employment pressures. The talent shortage is not as new as the emphasis of lack of skilled labor. Now there is a shockingly limited supply of potential employees in the labor market. As organizations adjust to meet customer demands, the reliability of the workforce is a continuous burden. Hiring and retaining women in the manufacturing workforce can also create a dynamic shift in filling the employment gaps, as currently only 30% of manufacturing employees are women. Warehousing positions typically have high churn,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.84
July 12, 2021
…through digital shopping and 2,800 retail 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.64
July 12, 2021
…(MFC) trend to date, it’s mainly taking hold in grocery. It does, however, overlap with the concept of hyperlocal fulfillment, which almost every retailer or e-commerce brand is trying to achieve in some form. The “hyper-local” concept overlaps with other fulfillment network approaches when the aim is enabling next-day or two-day deliveries, including providers of technology-driven warehousing services, also known as “on-demand” warehousing. Micro-fulfillment and on-demand warehousing aren’t the same thing, but they do both address the need to meet consumer expectations for rapid online order fulfillment. Whether micro-fulfillment will gain much traction outside of grocery remains to be seen.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.53
June 22, 2021
…to order fulfillment in industries such as electronics, apparel, grocery, and pharmaceuticals. RightPick 3, the latest generation of RightHand's suite, can rapidly pick and place thousands of SKUs of varying-sized products. The company claimed that it is “the world’s first autonomous piece-picking solution designed to be integrator-friendly.” “The SOFTBOT Platform connector, which leverages our standard API [application programming interface], RightPick-MCP, further streamlines the process for rapid implementation of item-handling robots and will accelerate market adoption,” Jentoft said. The companies said the combination of RightHand's flexible autonomous system combined with the pre-built standard integrations of SVT's SOFTBOT Platform “creates a powerful…
