Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.98
July 29, 2021
…freight for customers across the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Later this year, the company expects to expand operations to the East Coast, carrying freight between Phoenix, Ariz., and Orlando, Fla. “By working closely with Ryder to utilize its existing infrastructure, the partnership offers a win-win scenario for both companies,” said TuSimple. “With this partnership we believe Ryder is positioned to become a leader in the servicing of autonomous trucks,” said Karen Jones, executive vice president, chief marketing officer, and head of new product innovation at Ryder. “Ryder is focused on how to best leverage our vast location…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.95
March 26, 2021
…the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), and A3 Mexico, will be uniting under the Association for Advancing Automation. The new www.automate.org website will be live on April 14. Why are the associations consolidating, and why now? “We've been talking about it for about five years,” replied Burnstein. “We originally launched as the RIA and added other associations along the way. But that's not how those in industry do things. They just want to solve problems with technologies, and as they converged, the associations realized, 'Why make this complicated? It's not intuitive between our sites for robotics or vision, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.85
February 20, 2022
…August, doing deliveries in college campuses such as New Mexico State University, Loyola Marymount University, and Gonzaga University. “The early success of our Kiwibot partnership has shown that automated delivery is not only possible and reliable, it’s desirable,” said Sarosh Mistry, chair of Sodexo North America.“This year, more students than ever will benefit from autonomous delivery, and we’re pleased to be at the forefront of this emerging market.” VCs order up more robots Kiwibot also announced that it had raised a pre-Series A of around $7.5 million from five investors, including Sodexo, venture capital firm Headline, and Sol Global Investments,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.74
June 21, 2023
…employees, Hy-Tek serves customers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico from offices in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Exotec explains awards criteria In addition to Hy-Tek Intralogistics, nominees for the Global Integrator of the Year Award included Spain's Dexter and Italy's Errevi Automation. Exotec said it took the following criteria for the integrator awards into consideration: Quality of service provided to joint customers Volume of joint business and the rate of growth Engagement in cross-promotional efforts “As one of our first integrators in North America, Hy-Tek has been pivotal to our rapid growth in the market,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.73
July 15, 2020
…Czech Republic, Auburn Hills in Michigan and Shanghai in China, as well as local remanufacturing service centers in Brazil, Mexico, Germany and Vietnam.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.59
September 18, 2023
…its established dealer network throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Logisnext said it is a leading manufacturer of scalable systems for automated materials handling, with extensive fleet support. The company's portfolio includes five brands: Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Cat lift trucks, Rocla AGV Solutions, UniCarriers Forklifts, and Jungheinrich warehouse and automation products. Järvenpää, Finland-based Rocla AGV Solutions has more than 40 years of experience, has an extensive dealer network for support, and operates globally, it said. Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan-based Mitsubishi Logisnext Co. Rocrich AGV Solutions is ramping up operations in North America. Source: PR Newsfoto/Mitsubishi…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.54
January 25, 2022
…Services A/S and Gallup McKinley County Schools in New Mexico. Per Juul Nielsen, CEO of UVD Robots. Source: Malene Grouleff, via LinkedIn Ecolab adds UVD Robots to offerings St. Paul, Minn.-based Ecolab claimed that it is “the global leader in water, hygiene, and infection-prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources.” The company said it takes a programmatic approach to ensuring staff and facility cleanliness, helping healthcare providers improve patient outcomes and realize clinical and financial value. Ecolab said it has expanded its global portfolio to include UVD Robots in its offerings for customers, including care hospitals, inpatient…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.54
March 01, 2022
…U.S., as well as in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Mexico. CRX cobots designed for ease of use FANUC claimed that its collaborative robots are safe, easy to use, reliable, and suitable for a wide range of applications, including inspection, machine loading and unloading, packing, palletizing, vision-guided pick and place, sanding, and welding. The CRX robots can detect external forces in the workspace, stopping safely when making contact with a person or object. This technology allows the cobots to work safely alongside people without the need for expensive guarding. FANUC said its new CRX-5iA, CRX-20iA/L and CRX-25iA collaborative robots can handle…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.35
November 29, 2017
…other Asian countries and in the United States and Mexico. After the strong growth of robots in the electrical/electronics industry in 2015 (11,659 units), a decrease of 7% followed in 2016. However, the electrical/electronics industry has preferred to invest in production facilities abroad. Furthermore, continued investments in robots can be expected in this sector with the increasing demand for chips, displays, sensors, batteries and other technologies around electro mobility, and industry 4.0 (connected industries). The two most important customer groups of industrial robots in Japan - automotive and electrical/electronics - had jointly, a share of 64% of the total supply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.29
September 05, 2018
…data shows that the U.S. along with Canada and Mexico are lagging behind some of the other regions in regards to industrial robot shipments, with around 48,000 in 2017 compared to more than 230,000 in Asia-Pacific. This difference is mainly due to Japan having a different attitude towards robots and the other piece is the cost of it and the demand perhaps is not quite there for it. I think that is going to change.” Walaszek said the overarching trends of e-commerce are driving the need for more workers, coupled with the structural changes going on with regard to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.27
June 08, 2022
…quarter of 2022, companies in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico ordered 11,595 industrial robots—up 28% compared with the first quarter of 2021, according to the International Federation of Robotics. Revenue rose by 43% and reached a value of $664 million (U.S.). The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) said this follows a positive trend worldwide. Its preliminary data for 2021 showed that 486,700 industrial robots were installed globally, for a 27% increase year over year. “The [COVID-19] pandemic spurred the growth of robotics in the U.S.,” said Dr. Susanne Bieller, general secretary of the IFR. “The 'Big Quit' in response to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.25
April 13, 2023
…units to the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico in the coming months to support customer initiatives in those regions. “The delivery of our initial second-generation Aquanauts is a significant milestone that accelerates our mission to disrupt the offshore ocean services industry while setting a benchmark for next-generation subsea technology that will fundamentally revolutionize how the industry operates,” said Nicolaus Radford, founder and CEO of Nauticus. Aquanaut MK2 transforms between modes The Aquanaut MK2 is a fully electric, untethered, and autonomous subsea robot that is controlled through acoustic communication networking and underpinned by Nauticus’ toolKITT proprietary software suite. The…
