Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.45
October 14, 2023
…said Yasin Guan, chief operating officer of AMR vendor ForwardX Robotics. In manufacturing sectors like automotive, operational volumes tend to be a bit more predictable than in e-commerce or 3PL warehouses, she said. In addition, capital purchases remain popular in manufacturing, so there often is a capex budget for AMRs, Guan observed. By contrast, fulfillment centers deal with volume peaks and valleys, and so many opt for RaaS. “They’ll compare the RaaS cost [of AMRs and the productivity they can achieve with AMRs] with trying to hire more associates, and whichever is less costly and more effective, they will go…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.46
June 02, 2023
…offer robotics used for fulfillment processes include AutoStore, Exotec, ForwardX Robotics, Plus One Robotics, and Raymond Corp. Short-term obstacles haven't derailed the industrial robot market My overall take on the industry is that it’s in a good place. Although the latest data on sales of industrial robots released shortly before the show by A3, and during the show in preliminary 2022 data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) indicates there is some cooling of the industrial robotics market after record growth in 2022, the long-term outlook for robotics uptake remains bullish. It’s worth noting that A3’s data is based…
