Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.82
November 20, 2020
…scale—what goes on inside distribution centers for large retailers, grocery chains, and packing and logistics providers. Food donations are brought into a Berkshire Grey commercial order filling system where the items are robotically picked and packed into individual family meal boxes. When the system completes a meal box, it automatically sends the box to a staging area preparatory for loading onto trucks for distribution to families in need. The operation relies on a handful of Berkshire Grey volunteers to support the automation in the picking and boxing of the approximately 40,000 pounds of food. Berkshire Grey President and COO Steve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.29
November 16, 2020
…of adults and children. If that wasn’t the case, grocery and drug stores wouldn’t devote entire aisles to the category. Anyone with elderly family members and friends undoubtedly knows someone in need of adult diapers, whether for a night-time issue or one that affects them around the clock. At the same time, it’s a condition that most of us prefer not to talk about, which means that for many, essential supplies are an embarrassing purchase many prefer to avoid. At least in a store. That realization led Greenberg to found NorthShore Care Supply in 2002. At the time, he was…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.80
October 09, 2020
…of recent partnerships,” together with onboarding companions Oatly and grocery store chain Lidl in addition to launching a freight mobility platform designed to present prospects data on delivery quantity, distance pushed, and related emissions and assist choose probably the most environment-friendly routes. “There may be each a number of pleasure and a number of uncertainties about autonomous trucking, however, the reality stays: this is, without doubt, one of the largest enterprise alternatives within the historical past of mankind,” stated Einride CEO Robert Falck in a press release, who added that the corporate expects to see the autonomous transport trade increase…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.56
October 06, 2020
…technology and software based on the business’s specific challenges. Download Now! The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effects on the Grocery Supply Chain This white paper examines how Lights-Out Logistics has come into use, and how it can help our supply chains become more resilient in times of great uncertainty and disruption, such as pandemics and financial crises. Download Now! Using Automation to Manage Growth in E-commerce Fulfillment Robotic-based automation solutions enable the flexibility to effectively manage both seasonal and sustained growth. Download Now!
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.98
October 05, 2020
…the perspective of the related businesses of retail, e-commerce, grocery, material handling, robotic automation, industry trade shows and events, it had already been a year like no other. Partly because I find the emergence and adoption of new technologies fascinating, and partly because it’s my job, I’m wrestling with what this all means for something near and dear: the future of autonomous robotic piece-picking machines and how they fit in with where fulfillment operations are going. It’s a lot to unpack. In some sectors, demand is up, and in others its way down. Some companies are flush with capital, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.81
September 29, 2020
…numerous B2B and B2C retail sectors such as fashion, grocery, pharmaceutical, hardware, and manufacturing. In North America, Exotec is expanding its footprint to meet the increasing demand for automated logistics. The company signed partnerships with highly experienced American integrators such as AHS, S&H Systems and Conveyco to accelerate market penetration. Exotec is also currently hiring in North America to support its operations and its growth. “Brands and retailers are seeing tremendous surge in e-commerce, accelerated by the current pandemic. They must now transform their supply chain to gain competitive advantage. Exotec is addressing this challenge and is the leading player…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.30
September 11, 2020
…of adults and children. If that wasn’t the case, grocery and drug stores wouldn’t devote entire aisles to the category. Anyone with elderly family members and friends undoubtedly knows someone in need of adult diapers, whether for a night-time issue or one that affects them around the clock. At the same time, it’s a condition that most of us prefer not to talk about, which means that for many, essential supplies are an embarrassing purchase many prefer to avoid. At least in a store. That realization led Greenberg to found NorthShore Care Supply in 2002. At the time, he was…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.39
August 27, 2020
…new business bookings from market leaders in healthcare, retail, grocery and e-commerce sectors. He also emphasized development of solutions for the digital supply chain that leverage Big Data, predictive modeling, analytics and artificial intelligence. Kevin Reader, Director of business development and marketing, Knapp: “Knapp continues to invest 7% annually in R&D, and has also committed to major projects across virtually all Knapp subsidiaries in the areas of personnel, production capacity and technology to meet the growing demand for our supply chain solutions. This growth includes the recently completed expansion of U.S. facilities in Kennesaw Ga., driven by a three-year 404%…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.91
August 10, 2020
…movements and interactions. And mobile automation solutions that roam grocery store aisles to check for out-of-stock or misplaced items can minimize the number of associates that have to be on the floor. Of course, intelligent automation solutions could be used to deliver essentials, such as food and medicine, to customers and patients as well. In healthcare environments, smart robots could potentially be used to take patients’ temperatures in lieu of other IoT technologies. Cobots could also be used to transport COVID-19 samples from the point of collection to the lab to reduce unnecessary walking by care team members and maintain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.46
July 09, 2020
…same time, e-commerce has spiked, especially in sectors like grocery. And while it may be too early to tally the impacts of the pandemic on robotics, in the long term, the technology’s ability to increase productivity with minimal added labor bodes well for the technology, says Rian Whitton, a senior analyst at ABI. “From what we’re seeing, there has been a huge increase in demand for e-commerce during the pandemic,” says Whitton. “And the greater the percentage of retail that shifts to online, the more heavily automated these warehouses and other facilities involved with fulfillment will need to become, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.88
June 26, 2020
…cheaper and faster delivery, as well as its cashier-less grocery stores. Jeff Bezos Excited by Autonomous Transportation Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has made no secret of his excitement about the potential of autonomous driving. The company has been using self-driving trucks developed by Embark to haul some cargo on the I-10 interstate highway, and Bezos told employees at an all-hands staff meeting last year that he’s fascinated by recent developments in the auto industry. Read: Why Elon Musk Accelerated Tesla Semi Truck Production Amazon has been working on its own autonomous vehicle technology projects, including its last-mile delivery robots, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.69
June 26, 2020
…personal lives. We stand 6 feet apart in the grocery store and step out of the way when another individual is walking toward us on the sidewalk. That’s more difficult to do in a distribution center, especially when warehouse management systems and business rules were designed around maximizing throughput rather than minimizing human contact. One possible solution is a warehouse management system from Locanis that uses an ultra-wideband, real-time locating system rather than bar code scanning to track activities and the location of inventory in the warehouse. Mobile assets, such as forklifts, automatic guided vehicles, robots, manual operators, or even…
