Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.37
September 23, 2021
Berkshire Grey Inc. yesterday announced the launch of its Robotic Shuttle Put Wall, or RSPW, system for e-commerce order fulfillment. The RSPW is an automated put wall that uses artificial intelligence and can increases capacity and throughput, said the Bedford, Mass.-based company. This is more important than ever because of currently heightened customer expectations for fast and efficient fulfillment, as well as labor scarcity. “Businesses will continue to see e-commerce orders rise as global e-commerce sales expect to approach $5 trillion by the end of 2021,” stated Kevin Prouty, an analyst at IDC. “This growth in volume, combined with labor…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 11.36
March 16, 2022
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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.32
July 03, 2023
Bluegrass Supply Chain has announced a partnership with Locus Robotics, a global provider of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, for warehouse automation. The companies said the strategic collaboration aims to enhance operational efficiency, optimize order fulfillment, and elevate customer experience through advanced automation technology. Bluegrass Supply Chain is a third-party/contract logistics provider based in Bowling Green, KY. Founded in 2002, it said it strives to deliver innovative solutions to make its customers and their supply chains better. Serving primarily automotive, food and beverage, and consumer goods companies, Bluegrass noted it provides value added fulfillment, Just-in-Time/Just-in-Sequence, cross docking, ecommerce fulfillment, light…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.31
January 21, 2020
Demand for e-grocery Automating e-grocery processes has suddenly become essential. Nielsen and the Food Marketing Institute project spending on e-grocery to triple by 2022 and many grocers have already reached the point where using pickers as surrogate shoppers, traveling up and down store aisles pulling orders from shelves, has become unsustainable. The economics don’t make sense and the increased congestion is frustrating in-store shoppers. Several major grocers are moving forward with plans to automate the complex e-grocery fulfillment process. But no clear consensus on the best approach has emerged. E-grocery fulfillment is particularly challenging because of the variety of products…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 11.29
February 11, 2022
Founded in 2017, Ati Motors has an interdisciplinary team of about 30 engineers across machine learning and AI, power electronics, control systems, mechanical engineering, system software, and electronic hardware. The company has developed the Sherpa family of autonomous mobile robots, including Sherpa Tug, which has a payload of up to 1 ton, and Sherpa Light, which is designed for bin movement in electronics assembly plants or e-commerce order fulfillment. Ati Motors has built its technologies—including the electric drive train, vehicle, and autonomy stack—in house. The company added that its systems are industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0-ready.
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 11.28
September 30, 2011
RMT Robotics, a Cimcorp Oy Company, is aDoug Pickard and Markuu Vesa global company that manufactures and integrates turnkey robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire handling solutions designed to reduce operating costs and streamline operations. To extend the flexibility of robotics beyond a fixed workspace, RMT Robotics also manufacturers and integrates ADAM™, the category-defining intelligent mobile robot. The ADAM system redefines the purpose and function of industrial AGVs by performing intelligent robotic transport of materials in complex, random origin to random destination industrial environments.
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 11.23
August 29, 2023
Prime Robotics is a global provider of intelligent end-to-end automation and autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, for the warehousing, distribution, e-commerce, and material handling industries. The company said its suite of robotic hardware and software is designed and tailored to optimize the fulfillment ecosystem—providing greater efficiency, scalability, accuracy, and cost savings. By automating tasks such as sorting, picking, packing, and shipping, facilities can significantly reduce the time and labor required to fulfill orders while also minimizing the risk of errors and improving overall accuracy, according to Prime Robotics.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.22
March 15, 2023
6 River Systems LLC announced yesterday its new Mobile Fulfillment app designed to help its customers pick items even when not using a Chuck mobile robot. The app is currently being tested by a select group of customers, and the Waltham, Mass.-based company said it expects it to be commercially available in the third quarter of 2023. The Mobile Fulfillment app, which users can access through a Zebra Android tablet, takes advantage of 6 River Systems’ cloud-based fulfillment execution system (FES). The company described the FES as a “combination of cloud-based software services and hardware that enables operators to optimize…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 11.19
December 14, 2023
December Special Focus 2023 There was a time when robots were reserved mostly for larger organizations with deep pockets and internal innovation teams. Focused on working smarter, better and faster, these companies started a trend that over time would transcend corporate budgets, company size and even industry. Credit collaborative robots or “cobots” with helping to democratize robotics in a way that makes some of the most advanced automation accessible to a much wider swath of organizations. As you’ll read in this month’s Robotics 24/7, cobots that can safely and effectively work alongside humans have found particular success in high-mix, low-volume…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.06
April 10, 2018
Tompkins Robotics (Booth B727), a division of Tompkins International, and RightHand Robotics (Booth B4087), a leader in robotic piece-picking solutions, announced today a collaboration that will combine the world’s first portable, automated sortation system, t-Sort, with RightPick, robotic piece-picking systems, providing unmatched flexibility and throughput for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment. “The response from customers visiting our recently re-launched Emerging Technology Center to see these two systems working together has been extremely positive,” said Mike Futch, President of Tompkins Robotics. “Integrating RightHand’s best-in-class piece-picking technology with, Tompkins Robotics t-Sort provides a solution that can flexibly scale from a small operation in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.00
May 01, 2023
ABB Robotics said it has enhanced its automation portfolio with the launch of the Robotic Item Picker – a new artficial intelligence and vision-based system that can accurately detect and pick items in unstructured environments in warehouses and fulfillment centers. Using machine vision and artificial intelligence, the Item Picker determines the optimal grasp points for each item before the suction gripper picks up and places the item into designated bins, the Zurich, Switzerland-based company said. ABB Robotics displayed the Item Picker at LogiMAT 2023 at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Centre last week. “The explosion of e-commerce, changing consumer demands and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.95
March 22, 2022
As supply chains struggle with shifting consumer behavior and widespread labor shortages, robotics providers must demonstrate the value of their offerings. Berkshire Grey Inc. and Swisslog Holding AG today announced that they are partnering to help customers with automation, with an initial focus on the Americas. “Swisslog is excited to partner with Berkshire Grey,” stated Markus Schmidt, president of Swisslog Americas. “We view this as a first step in a fruitful relationship with Berkshire Grey. “Together, we will continue to shape the future of data-driven, robotic solutions by providing the next generation of warehouse automation and creating reliable and unparalleled…
