Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.32
March 19, 2019
…has partnered with PALTAC Corp., Japan’s largest wholesaler of consumer packaged goods. The collaboration will introduce RightHand’s newest piece-picking solution to the Japanese market, with multiple workstations to be installed in PALTAC’s newest facility, RDC Saitama, opening later in 2019 in Sugito, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Japan represents a huge and growing market for automation as the world’s second-largest retail sector, with annual sales exceeding $1.3 trillion. As the country’s leading wholesaler of cosmetics, daily necessities, and general pharmaceutical products, PALTAC sought a robotic piece-picking solution to further automate operations by picking and placing items of varying size, weight, and shape.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.24
September 06, 2023
…working with some very large organizations in retail, CPG [consumer packaged goods], e-commerce, and 3PL [third-party logistics]. We are also partnering with some of the largest robotics and material handling integrator partners in the U.S. At this time, we are not at liberty to disclose our customers or partnerships. New products to get traction Mujin showed its TruckBot at ProMat and its Bin-Picking Workcell at Automate—how has the reception been to those products in the U.S.? Cloer: Both TruckBot and our Bin-Picking products are doing very well. TruckBot is being adopted in the appropriate industries, and our Bin-Picking product has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.01
March 23, 2022
…showcase artificial intelligence-powered robotic workcells in active handling of goods with human-level dexterity at line speeds. Its digital twins are built on NVIDIA's recently updated Omniverse. The demonstration task performed by the robots is an integral part of operations within distribution centers of all scale, said RIOS. RIOS will showcase active workcell deployments in supply chain and manufacturing environments. The company claimed that its end-to-end robotic workcells are currently deployed in the warehousing, fulfillment, food manufacturing and production, and end-of-line packaging sectors. RIOS workcells seamlessly integrate within existing workflows. Bernard Casse, RIOS Dr. Bernard Casse, founder and CEO of RIOS:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.66
May 12, 2022
…landfill, despite the demand for high-quality recycled content from consumer packaged goods companies and brand owners,” he said. AMP Robotics said it is applying machine learning and robots to increase recycling rates and economically recover recyclables reclaimed as raw materials for the global supply chain. With deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, the company helps recover recyclables from municipal collection, precious commodities from electronic scrap, and high-value materials from construction and demolition debris. AMP Cortex and Neuron learn at speed The AMP Cortex robots automate the high-speed identification and sorting of recyclables from mixed material streams. The company said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.31
July 20, 2021
…for our customers, as they adapt to the individualized consumer and seize opportunities presented by significant changes in consumer demand,” he added. Founded in 1982, Burgos, Spain-based ASTI and employs over 300 people in Spain, France, and Germany. The company is majority-owned by Veronica Pascual Boé, who is also CEO. Other shareholders include European growth buyout investor Keensight Capital. ASTI said it supports one of Europe’s largest installed fleets of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and has a broad customer base in automotive, logistics, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals in 20 countries. Since 2015, the company has enjoyed close to 30%…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.76
March 11, 2024
…meet manufacturer needs across industries, including warehouse/logistics, life sciences consumer packaged goods and more. According to Schneider Electric, some potential benefits of the Lexium cobot line and other motion offerings from the company include: Fast deployment: Built on open automation standards and protocols, cobots offer flexibility, scalability and third-party equipment integration. They can be applied to existing or new production lines in a variety of different industries. Streamlined integration: Enhanced computing power, open software and networking technologies facilitate quicker assembly, installation and robotic maintenance. A centralized architecture with a unified programming platform using open standards promotes interoperability among automation systems,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.54
January 25, 2023
…executives said they need robots in warehouses to move goods to customers. During the [COVID-19] pandemic, there were acute shortages, and labor costs went up. They haven't continued to rise at the same rate, but they haven't gone down. The Walmarts of the world don't have problems with capital, but smaller players haven't traditionally used automation. Berkshire Grey offers robotics as a service [RaaS], which takes the capital burden off of companies and makes it easier for some operators to adopt robots. While e-commerce continued to grow in the second half of 2022, isn't there also a shift toward omnichannel?…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.45
March 28, 2023
…a variety of end-markets, including the automotive, life sciences, consumer packaged goods, aerospace, industrial and nuclear sectors. “Small payload robots are commonly found in larger industrial manufacturing facilities, but the low-cost entry into robotic automation has recently resulted in significant growth in their use across small, light industrial, and commercial shops,” said Gary Labadie, global product director at Destaco. “Small-payload robots are now a focus and a solution for both large and small facilities coping with the economic climate.” Destaco said the tooling solutions are compatible with cobots that have an ISO 9409-1-50-4-M6 end-of-arm mounting pattern. The company added that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.38
June 28, 2023
…said it has developed systems for the automotive, construction, consumer goods, electronics, food and beverage, furniture, logistics, electronics, and medical device industries. SightWorks to serve e-commerce needs OSARO and Mission Design said their partnership will combine OSARO’s SightWorks vision and control software for robotics with Mission’s expertise in designing and deploying specialized systems. Mission said it has provided robots across a broad array of applications in warehouses and fulfillment centers, such as depalletizing, kitting, and bagging. “E-commerce businesses and third-party logistics [3PL] service providers can now automate even the most challenging tasks that couple robot flexibility with the ability to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.17
March 30, 2021
…drove it to find partners to help it satisfy consumer orders. “Hmart.com has proven to be an important offering to our customers,” said Vince Colatriano, executive vice president of H Mart. “We’ve partnered with the best automated technology in the field to fulfill our orders quickly and efficiently.” Founded 1996, AutoStore created cube storage automation, which it claims is the densest and one of the fastest order-fulfillment solutions in existence. The Nedre Vats, Norway-based company has more than 600 systems installed by qualified partners in 35 countries. AutoStore has combined robotics and warehouse management system (WMS) technologies. It added that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.93
January 27, 2022
…said it has also increased sales to logistics and consumer packaged goods (CPG) customers wanting to optimize and automate their internal transport. MiR noted that its new, heavy-duty MiR600 and MiR1350 robots, both introduced in 2021, have been top sellers in the new markets. “These new robots have clearly expanded our market because we can operate in more environments and transport heavier items,” Nielsen said. “Another new solution introduced last year, the MiR250 Hook, has also been highly popular within the logistics sector, which has been waiting for a way to streamline the towing of multiple types of transport carts.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.80
March 28, 2023
…eligible customers across suburban America, delivering food and retail goods from dozens of partnering restaurant chains and retailers. Flytrex listed the following highlights in “ultrafast” drone delivery: Flytrex delivered more than 85,000 items by uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) across 21,350 orders. The average time from takeoff to delivery was 3:32 minutes. The fastest time from order to delivery was 12:13 minutes. On Oct. 14, Flytrex had a record high volume of one order every 5 minutes. Flytrex had over 4,000 unique users in 2022, a 765% increase from 2021. Flytrex’s biggest fan placed a total of 532 orders last year.…
