Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.91
October 24, 2019
…Director of Industrial IoT and Automation Technologies, Robotics for Amazon. “As AI, machine learning and computer vision become commonplace, Honeywell Robotics will create innovative, breakthrough technologies to help customers alleviate skilled labor shortages, reduce safety risks and eliminate inefficient tasks,” said Lui. “The use of technology – including advanced warehouse execution systems, 3D storage and sortation solutions to improve capacity and efficiency, and autonomous mobile robots – is just the start of the digital transformation in warehouses.” The establishment of the robotics center of excellence is the continuation of Honeywell’s technology transformation, putting significant investment in partnerships with software vendors,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.88
March 11, 2021
…Not only are companies with DC operations feeling the “Amazon effect” of filling orders faster and cheaper, but a growing importance has been placed on warehouse fulfillment among C-level leaders as a competitive lever, says John Sidell, CEO and principal with consulting firm New Course. “Chief supply chain officer is now a title in many large organizations,” says Sidell. “There is broad realization of just how important supply chain fulfillment is, because in many ways it’s the most crucial touchpoint with the customer.” The money has been pouring into DC-focused robotics and AI startups in recent years, with funding coming…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.84
May 22, 2020
…he recalled. Around that time, Kiva was acquired by Amazon. That acquisition validated the business opportunity for both roboticists like Galluzzo and the venture capitalists that were funding them. IAM Robotics raised $3 million in angel funding. Initially, Galluzzo says, IAM Robotics was going to focus on modular, low-cost robotic arms, but Galluzzo had a connection at Rochester Drug Cooperative, where he saw an application for an autonomous mobile, piece-picking robot that could go up and down aisles and pick from a shelf to a tote without human intervention. “We decided to go after it,” he recalls. He says that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.82
October 15, 2018
…inventory systems powered by drones and autonomous ground vehicles. Amazon has already forged a path in this area with its highly automated distribution centers. 4. AI can improve supplier selection and increase the effectiveness of supplier relationship management “Supplier-related risks are a major consideration for logistics professionals,” says Darrin Mackay, a logistics expert at A-Writer. “Just one mistake on the part of a supplier, and a company’s reputation can be damaged significantly.” AI can analyze supplier-related data such as on-time in-full delivery performance, audits, evaluations, and credit scoring and provide information to use for future decisions regarding certain suppliers. As…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.82
October 19, 2022
…no 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.80
July 23, 2022
…and third-party systems for years, such as Google Home, Amazon Alexa, and IFTTT. Curiosity to get a birthday celebration “For us, this is a way to pay homage to the great engineering work of NASA, and that of our extensive team of robotic experts, by letting our robotic mowers celebrate a fellow robot,” noted Björn Mannefred, robotics software manager at Husqvarna. “Nobody should have to sing 'Happy Birthday' to themselves, right?” Owners of the 405X, 415X and 435X AWD Automower models that have the latest firmware installed will be notified about the update through the Husqvarna Automower Connect app. They…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.79
February 10, 2023
…robot sales later last year. “You saw companies like Amazon put a pause on building new warehouses, which means they probably canceled or delayed purchases of new automation,” Burnstein told Reuters. However, the ongoing “labor shortage doesn't seem to be letting up,” he said. With U.S. unemployment still at historic lows, many companies are looking to automation to augment their workforces. “We look forward to seeing more unique and increasingly easy-to-use robots that all industries can benefit from at Automate 2023 in Detroit this May,” said Burnstein. Click on image to enlarge. Sources: A3, Reuters A3 prepares to host Automate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.79
December 14, 2021
…robots and software for order fulfillment. Co-founders Jerome Dubois and Rylan Hamilton were previously executives at Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics). 6RS is now part of global commerce company Shopify Inc. The company's Chuck robots are operating in more than 20 facilities in the U.S., Canada and Europe, fulfilling millions of units each week for companies including Lockheed Martin, CSAT Solutions, ACT Fulfillment, DHL, XPO Logistics, and Office Depot.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.75
November 09, 2021
…sustainable transportation.” Last week, FreightWaves speculated that concerns about Amazon.com Inc.'s potential purchase of 1,000 vehicles from Plus, which operates largely in China and has Chinese shareholders, could provoke an investigation by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Neither party will be required to pay the other a termination fee as a result of the mutual decision to terminate the merger agreement. Plus remains part of autonomous truck popularity The merger would have yielded about $500 million in gross proceeds at closing, bringing Plus' valuation to approximately $3.3 billion. The company had previously raised $420 million in February.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.71
April 15, 2021
…an initial public offering (IPO) of $1.5 billion, and Amazon.com acquired Zoox for $1.2 billion in 2020. In January 2021, Cruise and parent company General Motors announced that they will work with Microsoft's Azure cloud computing platform as they develop and commercialize self-driving vehicles. Microsoft joined GM, Honda, and other investors in investing $2 billion in Cruise. Last month, Cruise acquired Voyage, which has been working on technology to provide autonomous mobility in senior citizen communities. Autonomous vehicle companies accounted for more than $3.3 billion in transactions in the first quarter of 2021. Last week, TuSimple Holdings announced an IPO…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.68
July 13, 2018
…his production team “into a mystery room at the Amazon offices and revealed a secret R&D project: ‘Octocopter’ drones that will fly packages directly to your doorstep in 30 minutes.” Faster than you can say “same day delivery,” drones were the buzzword du jour at supply chain conferences, much like RFID following the infamous Walmart mandate about a decade earlier. Given the number of e-commerce deliveries every day in my neighborhood in a small town in New Hampshire, I sometimes imagined the sky blackened with Amazon drones, like a scene out of Hitchcock’s The Birds. And then? Well, at least…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.68
January 30, 2023
…to a prestigious list of select companies – including Amazon Prime Air, Alphabet’s Wing, UPS, and Zipline, the companies said. “We live in an era of instant gratification, where consumers want to get their food or goods faster, more reliably, more economically and more sustainably – and drone delivery has risen to the occasion,” stated Yariv Bash, CEO and cofounder of Flytrex. “Flytrex’s continued success delivering to customers throughout North Carolina and Texas has put us ahead of the curve. “With this certification, we look forward to bringing our super swift, sustainable and safe airborne delivery systems to every backyard…
