Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 17.22
April 14, 2023
…resources, these facilities are infusing more automation into their operations in order to do more with less. To maximize their investments in automated equipment, companies also need mezzanines and industrial work platforms that help preserve ground-level areas for time-sensitive activities. Available in both single- and multi-tiered variations, mezzanines and industrial work platforms add a second or third level to an existing facility. Optimizing vertical space within a building, these elevated platforms help companies expand and accommodate large fulfillment volumes without the need for additional square footage or new facilities. By keeping automated machinery overhead—versus on the ground floor, where employees…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.16
May 21, 2023
…will open a showroom for its Formica autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, at Automate 2023 this week. The Duncan, S.C.-based company also said it will show its intralogistics technologies in Detroit. “The Aformic smart robotics solution is a proven choice for real-time intralogistics management, by providing automation in material handling to reduce operational expenses and increase efficiency in manufacturing and warehouse processes,” said Tommie Watts, vice president of sales and automation at Aformic. A subsidiary of AIUT Group, a Poland-based provider of integrated industrial systems, Aformic said its smart systems can bring intralogistics operations to a higher standard. The company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.01
March 22, 2022
…than 14,000 employees and is a part of KUKA Group. Swisslog said it can tailor systems to fit fulfillment strategies. It has more than 2,000 integrated installations around the world, including Walmart, Target, H-E-B, Peapod, and Ahold Delhaize. The company recently marked its 300th integration of AutoStore automated storage and retrieval (ASRS) technology. Berkshire Grey offers robots as a service Bedford, Mass.-based Berkshire Grey provides robots using artificial intelligence for picking, packing, movement, sortation, and storage operations. The company supports warehouse operations including order fulfillment, retail replenishment, reverse logistics, and package handling for enterprises serving connected consumers. The company, which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.98
May 10, 2024
Japanese autonomous mobile robot (AMR) conveyance systems provider LexxPluss recently launched its portfolio of four automation systems at Automate 2024 in booth 3076. The trade show was held May 6-9 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois. Attendance was free. A3 said this year’s show is the biggest yet, featuring more than 365,000 square feet of exhibit space, over 800 exhibitors, and an expected 30,000 registrants, with learning and networking opportunities. Attendees are able to see the latest in robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence (AI), and motion control. LexxPluss featured its Lexx500 AMR, LexxTug towing interface attachment, LexxFleet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.92
November 10, 2022
…it will integrate Addverb Technologies' systems for autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, into its existing portfolio alongside a fleet management platform. The companies said this will enable customers to decrease operational costs and increase profits. Element Logic and Addverb said they can jointly offer customers flexible systems for material transport, consolidation, and sequencing—buffers before and after the picking process from an AutoStore automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS). “By using AMRs, we can help our customers to improve internal processes, increase efficiency, and offer them faster and more reliable order processing,” stated Hans-Jörg Braumüller, group design and consulting director at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.90
September 24, 2021
…across a company with a far-reaching vision for its operations that extends beyond pick and error rates. For instance, we covered Scandinavian retailer Varner, whose goal was “to build the best warehouse in the world” when it designed a highly automated warehouse in Sweden. More recently, we spoke to Masashi Okabe, project manager and production engineer at SoftBank Robotics (SBR), and Taro Ito, the robot quality assurance/control and software lead for SBR. They have designed a new 600,000-sq.-ft. SB Logistics distribution center (DC) in Ichikawa City, Japan, about 10 miles from Tokyo. Both companies are part of SoftBank Group: SB…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.85
October 09, 2023
…combines hardware and software to offer “elegant,” flexible goods-to-person robots that can improve efficiency, add resilience, and improve working conditions for warehouse operations. The company's customers include Carrefour and UNIQLO. Exotec expands around the world North America to be one-third of business Exotec noted that it entered the North American market in 2020, “ready to take on the world's largest economy.” The company now has more than 70 employees at its North American headquarters in Atlanta and it plans to continue hiring to support strong customer demand in the region. Currently, Exotec has over 20 customer sites across the U.S.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.83
January 13, 2023
…many distribution center and warehouse operators are interested in robots, deploying them can be intimidating. SVT Robotics Inc. has developed the SOFTBOT platform to accelerate the adoption of automation. The Norfolk, Va.-based company claimed that its software enables customers to quickly and easily integrate robots, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and human productivity tools with enterprise systems. A.K. Schultz, founder and CEO of SVT Robotics, spoke with Robotics 24/7 about the startup's recent accomplishments and its outlook for warehouse and logistics automation in 2023. SVT Robotics looks back How long has it taken to get warehouse automation and SVT Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.81
November 11, 2021
…Grey automates fulfillment Berkshire Grey said its “intelligent enterprise” robots enable enterprises to meet consumer expectations for on-demand delivery through automation of e-commerce fulfillment, store replenishment, and package handling. Combining proprietary artificial intelligence, software, and patented hardware, the company said it provides the following: AI-enabled picking AI-enabled mobility System orchestration Cloud monitoring and analytics Professional services including manufacturing, installation, commissioning, maintenance, software updates, and operation Bealls looks to speed up replenishment Berkshire Grey also announced that Bealls Inc. has chosed its automation to handle expanding merchandise categories and fulfill orders more quickly. It said its AI-enabled systems will help Bealls…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.80
December 01, 2019
Robots made exclusively of hard materials prove their worth every day in industrial applications, excelling at repetitive, physically demanding and dangerous tasks that human counterparts cannot take on. Some robotics providers, however, want to steer the design and construction of these machines in a new direction. Driven by robotic use cases in healthcare and cooperative human assistance applications, designers have begun to develop less rigid, more mechanically compliant robots. This new class of machines is constructed of soft materials engineered to mimic properties of soft biological tissue, matching its compliance, elasticity and low density. These properties allow soft robots to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.74
November 14, 2021
…about fulfillment processes, integration, and software rather than the robots. The types of robotic systems available has matured and diversified. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can assist warehouse associates with picking efficiency. There are also AMRs that move larger loads, autonomous lift trucks, goods-to-person automation, and mobile manipulators. In the past couple of years, rapid progress has been made with pick-and-place systems that use artificial intelligence and articulating robotic arms. This proliferation of warehouse robotics has come pretty fast and already has brought operational benefits for distribution centers (DCs), but what comes next? While new robots are sure to come, one…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.72
October 06, 2020
…in more critical cases, due to infection. By having robots find and move specific products in a goods-to-person model, it’s no longer necessary to have individuals walking up and down aisles all day pulling orders. This not only makes better use of human resources; it results in dramatically reduced pick times. Our CarryPick solution delivers flexible and modular order-picking processes that reduces travel paths and the picking error rate. 2. MULTI-SHIFTS OPERATIONS High reductions in personnel conflicted with rising demand and the necessity to fill for multi-shifts’ operations. A modular, robotic goods-to-person picking solution not only increases the productivity of…
