Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.60
Walmart’s drone delivery service is now available for select customers in the Tampa, Orlando, Dallas, and Phoenix areas. This marks the first time customers in these regions can take advantage of Walmart’s drone deliveries, following the retailer’s earlier announcement of plans to expand its network with DroneUp to reach 4 million additional households across six states. From last-minute meal solutions to a package of Christmas cookies, Bentonville, Ark.-based Walmart said it has successfully executed thousands of same-day drone deliveries to date. “Drone delivery makes it possible for our customers to shop those last-minute or forgotten items with ease, in a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.96
…Drive, or PnD, modular platform. They will be conducting delivery services at a hotel and a residential-commercial complex located in the outskirts of Seoul. The delivery robot consists of a storage unit integrated on top of a PnD driving unit. In addition to the loading box used to deliver items, a connected screen displays information for customers. “PnD-based delivery robots allow quicker delivery times with improved safety through the use of autonomous driving technology, including fast obstacle-avoidance capabilities,” stated Dong Jin Hyun, head of the robotics lab at Hyundai Motor Group. “We plan to keep upgrading mobility services, convenience, safety…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.84
…now have a strategic importance for customer experience and retention, as well as the entire process from ordering to delivery.” With this launch, IWL is building on its previous successes. Since 2006, the company has relied on a logistics ecosystem based on the K.Motion WMS. “Körber's innovative supply chain solutions run on a unique platform that allows us to quickly adapt our distribution processes, support the buying process, and provide a seamless omnichannel experience for our customers,” said Frederick Paulsen, head of IT at IWL.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.50
…member also partnered with Kajima for drone inspection of GPS-denied construction sites and with L3 Harris Technologies for drone delivery of blood and medical supplies to combat medics in the field. More recently, Near Earth partnered with aerospace company Kaman Corp. and raised more than $10 million in funding. It also integrated its technology with Kaman’s K-Max Titan helicopter to enable autonomous aerial logistics (see video below). Near Earth said it is expanding and hiring for a wide variety of roles.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.32
…deployments of robots in agriculture, construction, logistics, and last-mile delivery, said the company. ZED-X designed for durability With its IP66-rated aluminum enclosure, GMSL2 connection, and native multi-camera synchronization, the ZED-X is built for production-scale deployments of autonomous robots in rugged conditions, said Stereolabs. The ZED SDK and ZED Hub multi-camera control platform provide advanced capabilities for 3D perception, including 360-degree depth sensing, localization, object detection, and skeleton tracking, it added. The ZED-X camera is suitable for manufacturers ready to mass produce robots for industrial and outdoor environments, Stereolabs said. Available in two form factors, the ZED-X and the ZED-X Mini,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.38
…autonomous trucking service, Aurora Horizon, and is doing weekly deliveries of consumer and wholesale goods throughout the state. Uber Freight’s trucks are based on the PACCAR Peterbilt 579M. Pittsburgh-based Aurora said its autonomous technology is being developed to offer carriers a reliable supply of “drivers.” The company said testing and validating the technology during such a busy time of year “highlights its potential to respond quickly as demand rises and supply chain needs fluctuate.” Aurora added the service also has safety benefits since the holiday season is often considered to be a dangerous time to be on the road. “The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.78
…opportunity to do so, and we congratulate Monarch on this exciting launch.” Monarch said it plans to follow the delivery of MK-V tractors to Constellation Brands with additional customer shipments to family farms and other large multinational corporations.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.68
…personnel soon.” Sarcos reports revenue increase, plans for 2023 deliveries Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. last month reported a net loss of $22.5 million, compared with a third-quarter 2021 net loss of $37 million. The company said its total revenue for the third quarter of 2022 was $4.7 million, up from $1.1 million in the same period of 2021. It attributed this to a $3.8 million increase in revenue from R&D services following its acquisition of RE2 Robotics Inc. Among its accomplishments in the past year, Sarcos said it met customer field-trial milestones for shipyard maintenance and repair and airport…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
…supply chain solutions to our customers to support faster delivery, improve operational efficiency, and reduce employee workloads,” said Sally Miller, CIO of DHL Supply Chain North America. “In that time, Locus's ability to integrate groundbreaking technologies into our operations seamlessly and in a targeted way has been a tremendous success for our customers' supply chains.” In September 2022, Locus reached a major milestone with its 1 billionth pick. The company said it took 1,542 days to pick its first 100 million units and just 40 days for the last 100 million picks. Locus robots now average more than 3 million…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.04
…retailer Carrefour, which recently deployed BellaBot units, Pudu’s smart delivery robot, at two of its retail stores in Warsaw, Poland. The service shelf robot, also known as Kerfus, is being used to promote and deliver Pepsi products. Pudu noted customers have enjoyed interacting with the robot and have posted about their experiences with it on social media. Memeing a robot “Through the collaboration between Carrefour and Pepsi, Kerfuś has become a source of popular memes on social media, particularly on Twitter, where Kerfuś fans have been actively engaged in discussions on the bot's adorable design and smart delivery features,” the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.20
Last-mile delivery gets a lot of attention for automation, but what about other links in the supply chain? Ottonomy Inc. is applying robots to multiple stages and is working with partners to grow its global presence. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company has developed mobile robots that can work both indoors and outdoors. After starting with the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) last year, Ottobot rolled out at CES. Ottonomy later demonstrated its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offering at AUVSI Xponential. In addition, Ottonomy this month said it is collaborating with Posten Norge AS and Holo for “first-mile” autonomous deliveries for intralogistics pickups…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.33
…the design side.” A combination of cost, compatibility, and delivery By combining knowledge gained from each of their previous projects, AMS was able to design and build a solution to meet the customer’s price, performance, and assembly requirements. “Although we initially had to make a few pin modifications for the fixture nest due to unknown part variations, at the end of the day, our customer was very satisfied. They weren’t as familiar with Epson at first, so we asked them to come to our facility so we could demonstrate the capabilities of the SCARA robots. That meeting convinced them to…