Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.70
May 13, 2022
…worker productivity, reduce error rates, and reduce frequency of inventory checks. Robots can also optimize picking, sorting, and storing times and increase access to difficult or dangerous locations. Food manufacturing and food processing: Primary processing and secondary processing applications are increasingly using industrial and collaborative robots. The introduction of more advanced grippers has boosted robotics applications within the food-processing industry. These grippers allow for quick but gentle handling of sensitive food products like fruit and vegetables. Robots can also be used to automate food packaging and food delivery, with companies such as Marble [acquired in 2020 by Caterpillar] and Dispatch…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.29
May 09, 2022
…Inc., which is developing systems for real-time visibility into inventory across the entire warehouse. “We were not actively soliciting an investment when approached, but when one of the largest and most innovative supply chain companies in the world recognizes the value in our solutions for the entire supply chain inventory management industry, it is easy to get excited,” stated S.K. (“KG”) Ganapathi, founder and CEO of Vimaan. “This investment will enhance our roster of blue-chip investors and customers, and further help build Vimaan’s reputation as a must have inventory management solution for all warehouses,” he said. Ganapathi founded Vimaan in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.81
May 08, 2022
…time and investments in warehousing and storage; order customization; inventory management; and individual pick, pack, and ship. Other obstacles include a lack of management support, too many variables in products, space and cost constraints, and inventory fluctuations. What is the current state of your organization’s pursuit of robots in your warehouse or DC? Source: Peerless Research Group Survey participants look ahead to more automation Of the survey respondents who plan to use robots, but don’t currently have them in place, 38% of respondents are in the education and knowledge-gathering stage; 22% are in the strategy and vision formulation stage; and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.06
May 05, 2022
…Often this is in the form of improving how inventory is allocated across channels. Another focus area is understanding the role a WMS can or should play in facilities that require different picking strategies and warehouse automation. LM: With this new environment in mind, what would you say are the most fundamental challenges you’re seeing inside today’s operations? Turner: We’re constantly seeing companies struggle with e-commerce growth and the related impacts. In many cases, e-commerce growth has outpaced their own previous projections, and this has resulted in capacity issues within warehouses. This has also resulted in challenges with staffing as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.38
May 05, 2022
…transport utilization in delivery networks Reducing reshelving and maximizing inventory pick station utilization for e-commerce Automatically integrating resale-ready returned goods with existing inventory Storing and consolidating partial orders together with filled orders for just-in-time transport loading Storing, picking, and sorting, with industry-leading goods conveyability Integrating with Berkshire Grey’s family of AI-enabled robotic picking systems “More so than other warehouse robotics vendors, Berkshire Grey addresses the intense challenges thrust upon warehouses struggling with essential consumer product deliveries,” said Sankara Narayanan, a senior industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “BG customers are well-positioned to embrace new, secular shifts in both consumer demand…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.35
May 03, 2022
…warehouse to address the challenge of random access to inventory for e-commerce fulfillment. The Westlake Village, Calif.-based company said it will deploy autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and software “without disruption to daily operations.” “inVia’s RaaS model is ideal for e-commerce fulfillment 3PLs like ours, because it allows us to avoid large CapEx [capital expenditures], which ultimately helps Fulfyld deliver better pricing to customers,” stated AJ Khanijow, CEO of Fulfyld. Fulfyld finds efficiencies “We’ve specifically designed our system to increase productivity in e-commerce operations where more labor is required to ship directly to consumers,” said Lior Elazary, co-founder and CEO of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.51
May 02, 2022
…Corp. and Tennant Co. announced that they will demonstrate Inventory Scan, a new data-capture accessory for Tennant's autonomous floor scrubbers, at Interclean in Amsterdam next week. “This new product marks the beginning of realizing the next phase in our company's vision and continued growth in Europe as well as the U.S.,” stated Dr. Eugene Izhikevich, CEO of Brain Corp. “We are actively taking BrainOS-powered robots from primarily task-oriented machines to in-store data-acquisition platforms. This delivers critical insights, and this will add significant ROI [return on investment] for European retailers as we continue to expand our activity in Europe and beyond.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.40
April 28, 2022
…Through its network of automated micro-fulfillment centers (MFCs) and inventory intelligence, the New York-based company said it enables retailers to scale their capacity while profitably and sustainably providing on-demand deliveries. Fabric expects network to cover nearly 90% of U.S. consumers The Dallas location is the latest in Fabric’s growing network of MFCs in the U.S. The company said it expects that number to double by the end of the year, covering delivery to nearly 90% of consumers across the country in two days or less. As a densely populated, fast-growing center of commerce in the U.S., Dallas was strategically chosen…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.51
April 25, 2022
…established and emerging brands that need either centrally located inventory in a single location or multiple distribution points—all with room to scale.” Ryder details new e-commerce offering The new Ryder E-Commerce by Whiplash solution addresses brands’ pain points, including the ability to seamlessly scale with growth as well as market fluctuations; maintain real-time control of inventory with advanced order logic automation; and easily integrate with brands’ existing e-commerce sales platforms, which facilitates quick onboarding. “The technical integration was seamless and straightforward, and the onboarding process was very professional. We saw how much of management’s attention went into it,” said Zvika…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.53
April 21, 2022
…factories and warehouses Modjoul Inc., whose wearable Internet of Things (IoT) platform is intended to improve worker safety and inventory tracking Vimaan Robotics Inc., which is developing AI and computer vision for inventory tracking and management systems “With our scale, Amazon is committed to investing in companies that will ignite innovation in emerging technologies that can help improve employee experiences and safety while seamlessly coexisting with workforces across the supply chain,” said Alex Ceballos Encarnacion, Amazon's vice president of worldwide corporate development.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.59
April 20, 2022
…having a powerful software platform that can manage decentralized inventory across multiple locations while keeping a tab on effective replenishment and last-mile visibility to drive overall supply chain costs down.” Initial customers in Kentucky and California By providing “micro-fulfillment as a solution” or MaaS, Davinci said it offers brands and retailers the only integrated robotics and automated fulfillment solution on the market. The expanded service is already available to current Davinci customers, using Addverb's Quadron, Veloce, and Dynamo robots. The initial automated micro-fulfillment centers are in Erlanger, Ky., and Fresno, Calif. “This partnership is a first-of-its-kind growth plan,” says Corey…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.13
April 18, 2022
…a network of automated MFCs with Fabric to house inventory on behalf of grocers so its own investments may off-set the potentially reduced number of facilities installed by grocers.” If I understand the model correctly, Instacart’s MFCs would essentially be small 3PLs located near customers to provide fast, home delivery for a variety of customers. Some inventory could be evergreen and used for all customers – Cheerios, after all, is Cheerios regardless of what grocer or convenience store you buy it from – and private-label or chain-specific inventory could be managed like inventory in any other 3PL. “When we did…
