Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.95
December 19, 2018
…warehousing operations include tasks like receiving and putting away inventory. Honeywell Intelligrated provides automation equipment, software and services to more than 60 of the top 100 global retailers and half of the top 100 internet retailers. Distribution centers can deploy the business’s Momentum warehouse execution system to bring together automation solutions, workflows, orders and labor in a unified platform to provide real-time visibility and help make operations more efficient. Fetch Robotics develops and manufactures AMRs for warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and logistics providers. The company provides an extensive and versatile portfolio of mobile robots and a powerful, cloud-based software platform that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.88
April 03, 2022
…are adopting RPA to deal with repetitive tasks like inventory management, appointment scheduling, and invoice management. The rise of “everything as a service” has removed barriers for smaller firms that want to add robots to their facilities—such as the need for in-house technical expertise and a high initial investment. Industries such as construction and hospitality are already familiar with renting or leasing equipment. While the robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model is a different financing model from RPA and SaaS and involves both hardware and software support, it is similar in that it offers to move capital expenditures to operational expenses. Meili FMS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
April 06, 2021
…storage can enable customers to store four times the inventory in the same space or all of their existing inventory in 25% of the space. AutoStore systems serve markets including e-commerce, grocery, industrial, and healthcare in warehouse, retail locations, or micro-fulfillment centers. It recently unveiled an innovation hub in Norway and partnered with Asian-American grocer H Mart and Bastian Solutions. “We view AutoStore as a foundational technology that enables rapid and cost-effective logistics for companies around the globe,” stated Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group. “We look forward to working with AutoStore to aggressively expand across end markets…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 4.86
February 28, 2024
…to grow, but so too do their complexities with inventory, logistics, supply chain and warehouse management. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) work alongside humans to reduce the bottlenecks associated with returns and move packages to their designated spots within distribution facilities. Automation of repetitive tasks helps relieve employees of strenuous labor and turn their attention to more pressing elements of the returns process. Fulfilment centers have turned to compact automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) to utilize vertical storage offerings, while robotics as a service (RaaS) can manage fleets of AMRs to maximize speed and sortation. Robotics have just scratched the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.85
April 09, 2019
…by machine learning algorithms to continuously improve picking and inventory accuracy, Hung continued. She added that the unit has recently been upgraded to handle a payload of up to 2,645 pounds (1,200 kilograms) and travel at speeds up to 6.6 feet per second (2 meters per second). “We’re also introducing our new C200 series, a robot shuttle system that can be deployed on either single- or double-layer rack,” she said. Each unit handles a bin measuring 23.6 x 15.7 x 13.8 inches (600 x 400 x 350 millimeters) at a maximum payload of 88 pounds (40 kilograms). It travels through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
October 06, 2016
…improve our delivery times because they are running leaner inventories.” Those customer challenges are happening against the backdrop of increasing competition for labor and a mandate to drive continuous improvements in safety and ergonomics. “In just about every major city where we have distribution centers, there is real competition for labor,” says Rodriguez. Put them together—the need for speed, quality, service and labor shortages—and “automation becomes a way to operate successfully within the context of these competing demands,” says Rodriguez. In fact, new demands may be changing the rules for justifying automation, at least when it comes to the traditional…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.80
September 08, 2023
…human errors, the company explained. YOLO to help with inventory management ResGreen last week also announced its “You Only Look Once” or YOLO algorithm for identifying low-stock or vacant storage areas. “YOLO’s renowned real-time, single-pass, object-recognition framework lays the foundation for predictive analytics, dynamic resource allocation, and continuous operational improvement – putting us at the forefront of intelligent manufacturing and warehouse management,” said Patel. The system offers sub-milisecond detection, shares data for inventory oversight, and can track the stocking of multiple objects concurrently, said the company. Users can also configure its sensitivity or granularity level and get predictive models for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.79
July 16, 2024
…Seroux, SVP, EMEA at Manhattan Associates. Unifying both warehouse and transportation through Manhattan Active Supply Chain can bring maximum inventory performance, operational efficiency, and workforce agility, the Manhattan Associates said. Schneider Electric recently launched its latest series of Lexium cobot arms at MODEX 2024.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.78
June 22, 2022
…said its systems can meet challenges including high SKU inventories, complex packaging, and fragile items. The San Francisco-based company said its machine vision and control software is designed for goods-to-robot (G2R) use cases in warehouses. At Zenni's fulfillment center, OSARO's pick-and-place robot will process online orders. Zenni has a team of workers capable of handling 10 orders per minute, noted the companies. In addition, the partners said that robots can mitigate the staff turnover and shortages that are plaguing the fast-growing e-commerce industry. OSARO's picking robot works with automated bagging machines to accurately fulfill eyeglass orders. Source: OSARO OSARO describes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.76
May 23, 2019
…employees to load and unload truck cargo and track inventory, which could all be done autonomously. Air freight: Airplanes are also constrained by fixed port locations. Drones can offer superior flexibility in terms of point-to-point routing. In addition, drones will hopefully one day be the cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative to using planes for transportation. This breakthrough will result in speedier deliveries and immense cost savings for businesses and the consumer. Your Delivery Is On Its Way - By Drone Today’s restrictions may delay drone deliveries, but in the future, these limitations will be overcome. Already, many innovative companies are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.76
November 14, 2017
…the agreement, Bell and Howell will manage Seegrid’s field inventory and provide services on products installed at customer sites in the U.S. and Canada. Bell and Howell will also provide technical training on Seegrid’s products at Bell and Howell’s headquarters in Durham, N.C. “Bell and Howell will support Seegrid’s promise to deliver flexibility and reliability to its customers by leveraging both the latest technology and our extensive expertise and service capabilities,” said Ramesh Ratan, Ph.D., Bell and Howell’s CEO. “Major brands in multiple industries are using Seegrid’s proven and unique platform for efficient and connected material movement. By teaming up…
