Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.44
February 14, 2023
…or shifts per day,” Allen added. “Locus robots are good for higher SKU count for CPG [consumer packaged goods], while autonomous forklifts are a better option for moving pallets.” “We serve automotive, aerospace, healthcare, food, retail, and oil and gas,” he said. “About 20% of our 400 warehouses have some automation, and we manage a total of 50 million to 60 million sq. ft. We've developed our own modeling tools based on automation category.” Ryder acquired omnichannel provider Whiplash last year and is developing its own integrated warehouse systems so that it has control over the data it sends customers.…
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 10.48
January 19, 2023
…Outrider's customers are in the package shipping, retail, e-commerce, consumer packaged goods, grocery, manufacturing, and intermodal industries. They have been conducting joint product testing and pilot operations since 2019. Outrider System adapts to enterprise operations Trucking moves over 20 billion tons of freight each year, and almost all of it passes through distribution hubs, said Outrider. These yards are difficult to staff and create bottlenecks in the supply chain, it noted. By automating yard operations, enterprises can increase the time freight spends moving down the highway, address labor shortages, and allow more people to work in safer environments, claimed the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.02
January 19, 2023
…such as Carrefour, Decathlon, Gap, and Uniqlo trust its goods-to-person robots to profitably navigate rapid shifts in business models and customer experiences. It said it combines hardware and software to drive operational efficiency, add resilience, and improve working conditions for warehouse operators. Exotec last year raised $335 million in Series D funding and last month marked the manufacture of its 4,000th robot. Exotec adds to Skypod road map “Since the beginning of Exotec, people wanted solutions—they're not buying robots; they want ways to improve productivity,” said Arthur Bellamy, chief revenue officer at Exotec. “That's our value proposition, and we had…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.65
December 19, 2022
…Advanced Testing facility in Brighton, Colo. The facility is designed to mimic customers’ distribution yards from industries such as consumer packaged goods, retail and e-commerce, package shipping, and manufacturing. The company also cited industry recognition for its autonomy advances, including Fast Company’s 2022 “World’s Most Innovative Companies” list. Outrider placed in the top 10 within the logistics category.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.73
December 16, 2022
…in multiple industries, including electric vehicle manufacturing, battery production, consumer packaged goods, and semiconductor manufacturing. “The new Customer Innovation Center gives our factory automation customers an opportunity for a unique, customer-focused experience, providing a space where they can interact with and learn about our current and future innovations to move their manufacturing operations forward,” stated Greg Gumbs, president and CEO of Bosch Rexroth North America. “It will serve as a central point of contact for customers, users, partners, and our own engineering and applications development teams, where we can explore ideas and develop solutions that focus on improving productivity, manufacturing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.53
November 05, 2022
…warehouses in different industry sectors, such as cosmetics or consumer packaged goods. Companies usually have their own warehouse management system (WMS) which has bespoke functionality tailored to the customer. The data from such WMSs can be harnessed to adapt the robot control solution to meet specific customer needs. It’s not about changing the customer’s system. It’s about tailoring the robot control solution for individual companies, and it involves the software provider spending lots of time working with warehouse staff. A future vision I believe there will be enormous demand for logistics software that can orchestrate robots from different vendors. In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.40
October 24, 2022
…the automation of production processes in the food and consumer packaged goods industries. “We're excited to show the flexibility of mGripAI to handle products with our soft grasping technology as well as suction,” said Paul Kling, vice president of global sales and marketing at Soft Robotics. “This opens the door to handle a wider variety of products and applications using the same robotic machine platform.” Bedford, Mass.-based Soft Robotics designs and builds automated high-speed picking systems using proprietary soft robotic grippers, 3D machine vision, and artificial intelligence. The company's backers include leading venture capital firms and strategic investors including ABB…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.07
September 30, 2022
…RecycleOS is the only full-stack automation for recycling plants, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, and packaging manufacturers that increases the recovery of recyclables by two to four more than manual processes and at a cost three to four times cheaper than traditional systems, it claimed. RecycleOS provides daily actionable data, enabling MRFs to confidently make strategic decisions about operations. “Further, RecycleOS makes the tracking of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and extended producer responsibility (EPR) an asset for every company in our ecosystem,” said the company. “EverestLabs is thankful to our customers, investors, and employees for believing in our mission…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.46
September 09, 2022
…and biomedical robotics. The company serves the manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, and healthcare industries. The Noida, India-based company also opened new U.S. headquarters in Irvine, Calif., as part of its ongoing expansion in the Americas. It previously had offices in Frisco, Texas. Addverb claimed that the R&D center will help it tap into Silicon Valley's talent pool and that its U.S. headquarters will help it support customers. Tapan Pattnayak, director of system architecture at Addverb and head of the Center of Excellence for Advanced Robotics Research and Development, responded to Robotics 24/7's questions about the company's plans. Addverb to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.11
September 01, 2022
…the pandemic. Which sectors can benefit most from newer automation—consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, or something else? Georgiev: Three core categories can benefit from these systems. The first is the cost of labor. Is the technology reducing the amount of labor required to operate? Distribution and fulfillment centers are good candidates for automation because they're labor-intensive. As Amazon has been growing, the number of its employees has grown alongside that of robots because of the growth in online ordering. The second is where there's a lack of qualified workers, such as in skilled trades for manufacturing. Robots are good candidates for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.04
August 23, 2022
While consumer demand fluctuates, the need for more efficient supply chains continues to grow, as does demand for automation. Yale Materials Handling works closely with customers to maximize the value of its automated lift trucks. The global market for autonomous lift trucks could experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 9.5% and expansion from $2 billion in 2021 to $4.65 billion by 2030, estimated Next Move Strategy Consulting. Similarly, Markets and Markets forecast a CAGR of 12.7% from $3.1 billion in 2021 to $6.4 billion in 2027. Fortune Business Insights predicted an automated forklift CAGR of 8.3%, from $416.7 million…
