Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.67
April 25, 2023
…worldwide,” he added. OTTO Motors makes millions of AMR deliveries With more than 14 years of robotics experience, OTTO Motors said it “is solving labor and safety challenges with its established AMR fleet at manufacturing facilities and warehouses globally.” The company said that it has been recognized as a top 10 global robotics provider and that its AMRs and award-winning software are designed to improve the productivity and efficiency of materials handling operations. OTTO Motors claimed that it has more than 15 million autonomous deliveries in the past year across more than 200 facility installations around the world. The company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.38
April 23, 2023
Building on a successful pilot of autonomous deliveries in Miami, Florida, Uber Technologies, Inc. and Cartken, an AI-powered robotics company, on Thursday announced an expansion of their partnership to include food deliveries via automated robots in Fairfax, Virginia. Uber Eats consumers at Mosaic District will have the opportunity to have orders delivered by Cartken’s self-driving robot. Uber and Cartken will begin operating with select merchants at Mosaic District, a shopping and dining district owned and operated by EDENS. At launch, merchants like Our Mom Eugenia, Pupatella, and RASA, will participate in the program. “Our team at Cartken is excited to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.82
April 20, 2023
…$4 million investment will create more than 100 jobs and further regionalize ABB’s global supply chain to help reduce delivery times of high-demand electrification products to contractors by up to 50 percent. Columbia, S.C.: Previously announced opening of electric vehicle charger manufacturing facility to build up to 10,000 chargers per year, ranging from 20kW to 180kW in power, to support operators building the national charging infrastructure. ABB E-mobility’s investment will create over 100 jobs.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.71
April 20, 2023
…much it was investing. Bear Robotics announced its elevator delivery robot, the Servi Lift, last year. The robot was designed to complete last-mile deliveries inside multi-story buildings such as hotels, senior living communities, ghost kitchens, hospitals, corporate campuses, and other high-rise commercial and residential real estate properties, the Redwood City, Calif.-based company said. Bear noted that 100 trials are reserved for 2023 and broader rollouts are planned for 2024. It's betting on M2M Tech primarily because of its open and interoperable platform named ELSA (Elevator Smart Advisor, Elevator Smart Remote Management, Smart Predictive Maintenance System). “We believe this investment will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.33
April 18, 2023
Recording: May 3, 2023 at 2:00 EST
…Consumer demand for faster fulfillment, customized products, and home delivery has forced businesses to reshape both product-assembly and order-fulfillment processes. That has set many warehouses on an automation journey. Introducing automation into logistics and assembly workflows can deliver dramatic improvements in productivity, and it has wide-reaching effects on people, processes, and culture. It’s the type of change that is best managed strategically. Date: Wednesday, May 3, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT In this free webcast, Randy Ross, director of supply chain at SICK, and Lior Elazary, co-founder and CEO of inVia Robotics, will discuss how sensor provider SICK transformed its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.59
April 16, 2023
…of new solutions. “Logistics costs, the cost of timely deliveries to customers, are a significant item on our income statement. Any possibility of automation is crucial to the profitability of our factory,” - noted Michal Odyniec, director of the wiper systems production plant at Valeo in Skawina. “Robotization of intralogistics at the Wiper Plant in Skawina has significantly improved the efficiency of our processes. We estimate that the payback time on the investment is about 12 months,” – added Wąsiel. Valeo's installation was supported by ASTOR in Cracow, MiR's distributor in Poland. ASTOR developed the project conceptually and ensured the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.66
April 15, 2023
…United Robotics Group last year. Servi and Keenbot are delivery and transportation robots that assist the food and beverage industry by cutting labor costs or improving service quality. Whiz I, Scrubber 50, and RS26 are used in autonomous cleaning applications and to overcome labor shortages. Samsung Electronics recently invested 59 billion won ($45.2 million) in Rainbow Robotics, a regional humanoid robotics business, providing a glimpse into the robotics plans of the South Korean tech behemoth. Samsung said it intends to market the EX1 human helper robot in the upcoming months. The ROBOTIS MINI is a miniaturized humanoid robot that can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.94
April 14, 2023
…Sony, Tupperware, and Rossmann. “Surrounded by many last mile delivery and logistics operators, Leighton Buzzard was selected as the ideal location for OPLOG's inception into the UK. Its arrival in the historic market town coincides with positive signs of economic growth in the area, with reports showing over 2,000 new businesses were registered in the county during 2022,” the company said. “We believe that OPLOG will be highly efficient and competitive in the UK's logistics market while offering a seamless post-purchase experience to new generation consumer brands.” “Thanks to its close proximity to the business hub of the UK's capital,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.22
April 13, 2023
…months to support customer initiatives in those regions. “The delivery of our initial second-generation Aquanauts is a significant milestone that accelerates our mission to disrupt the offshore ocean services industry while setting a benchmark for next-generation subsea technology that will fundamentally revolutionize how the industry operates,” said Nicolaus Radford, founder and CEO of Nauticus. Aquanaut MK2 transforms between modes The Aquanaut MK2 is a fully electric, untethered, and autonomous subsea robot that is controlled through acoustic communication networking and underpinned by Nauticus’ toolKITT proprietary software suite. The company said its artificial intelligence-based suite allows for robotic controls, user interfaces, sensor…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.79
April 11, 2023
…the Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle and the MIFIK autonomy kit. It said it eight NATO members have already taken deliveries of THeMIS, including Estonia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the U.K, and the U.S. Milrem is also the leader of the integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System (iMUGS) consortium in charge of developing a European standardized UGV funded by the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.16
April 10, 2023
…their standards. We're following the Apple-style approach of customer-end delivery. GreyOrange customers are already running sites with multiple robots. We're also a contributor to VDA 5050. Our intent is not to create a secret “black-box” solution—we're on the practical side. One part of our open API follows VDA 5050 and is not proprietary. If customers have a problem and need to buy a solution now, we're already running it and at scale. Packing and partners How much does GreyOrange work with packaging systems? Kohli: We're pretty tightly integrated with a number of packaging automation companies such as Packsize. We're always…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.47
April 07, 2023
…a safe and efficient method for just-in-time, long-distance, precise delivery. “I’m confident that Near Earth Autonomy’s autonomous blood-delivery work will positively impact how we support forward-care providers in future military and civilian settings,” said Nathan Fisher, division chief of medical robotics and autonomous systems at the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center. “This technology provides a lifeline in austere settings, sustaining life in the critical window between injury and when more advanced care is available,” he said in a press release. Near Earth demonstrates deliveries Near Earth Autonomy integrated its autonomy technology with the L3Harris FVR-90 fixed-wing, vertical takeoff and…
