Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.50
July 21, 2020
America Makes and Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials & Manufacturing Directorate Structural Materials, Metals Branch (AFRL/RXCM), announce the awardees of the additive manufacturing (AM) Modeling Challenge Series with $235K to be divided among the awardees. Launched in November 2019 and comprised of four individual challenges, the AFRL AM Modeling Challenge Series represented another innovative approach America Makes and AFRL are taking to advance the AM industry, the organizations note. The goal of the Challenge Series was to improve the accuracy of model predictions for metal AM, using INCONEL® nickel-chromium alloy 625 (IN625). Challenge participants were provided calibration and validation data…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 41.53
April 17, 2023
…retrieval system, or ASRS, designed for e-commerce fulfillment and micro-fulfillment customers. Budapest, Hungary-based Advanced Robotics plans to install three Perfect Pick aisles at one of its client's facilities in Hungary. Perfect Pick features intelligent, wireless iBOT vehicles that access inventory in a single aisle, traveling around the storage rack at rates of up to 1,000 dual-cycles per hour, according to OPEX. Advanced Robotics said it focuses on intelligent logistics solutions that are unique to the Hungarian and CEE regional markets, using robotics as well as artificial intelligence technologies to solve warehouse and factory logistics operations, saving time, energy, and cost.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 40.78
November 26, 2019
UVision360 was able to bring the LUMINELLE hysteroscopy diagnostic scope to market in less than two years thanks to Protolabs’ 3D printing services. Image courtesy of Protolabs. 3D Printing Accelerates Medical Device Launch UVision360 saved $250,000 and months of development time using Protolabs’ 3D printing services and MicroFine resin. Developing and marketing new medical devices can involve lengthy regulatory and certification processes. That’s why companies in this space are always on the lookout for a way to shorten the development cycle, which can get the product to market faster. In a case study published on the company website titled “3D…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 39.27
September 18, 2018
Synopsys Simpleware™ 3D image Processing Solutions Synopsys Simpleware™ software provides industry-leading solutions for the conversion of 3D scan data (MRI, CT, micro-CT…) into high quality design, simulation and 3D printing models. Synopsys Simpleware ™ Software is used in fields such as Life Sciences, Materials Science, Industrial Reverse Engineering, and NDE. Easy-to-learn and use, Synopsys Simpleware™ Software offers a robust bridge between the latest imaging technologies and multiple design and simulation applications. Learn more at www.synopsys.com/simpleware About Synopsys Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) is the Silicon to Software™ partner for innovative companies developing the electronic products and software applications we rely on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 38.15
July 25, 2021
…announced it has signed a multi-year strategic deal with micro-fulfillment company Fabric. It will integrate robots and software with Instacart's proprietary technology to create new e-commerce services for retail partners and a faster, easier online grocery shopping experience for customers, said the partners. “Instacart is proud to serve as the chief ally to retailers during a time when e-commerce in North America is poised for accelerated adoption,” stated Mark Schaaf, chief technology officer of Instacart. “Our next-gen fulfillment initiative combines our robust technology suite and dedicated community of shoppers with robotics solutions to give retailers even more ways to serve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.71
March 13, 2023
…on the OPEX Cortex software, is suitable for e-commerce, micro-fulfillment, store replenishment, and omni-channel distribution, the company claimed. Introduced in March 2022, the Infinity ASRS is a finalist for the 2023 MHI Innovation Award for Best New Innovation. Winners will be announced during the expo. In addition, OPEX will also feature Sure Sort, which it described as “a compact, configurable, and cost-effective small-item sorting solution.” The company will also offer ProMat attendees a virtual reality (VR) experience of its Perfect Pick goods-to-person system designed for e-commerce fulfillment and micro-fulfillment. Perfect Pick can reduce reliance on labor while utilizing a warehouse’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.45
November 03, 2021
ModalAI yesterday released two products that it said will help developers create smaller, smarter, and safer robots and drones quickly and easily. The VOXL CAM perception engine and the Seeker micro-development drone are now available online. The VOXL CAM is an all-in-one compute and perception engine, and the Seeker is the world's first drone optimized for development of both indoor and outdoor autonomous navigation, the company claimed. San Diego, Calif.-based ModalAI spun out of Qualcomm Technologies Inc. in 2018 and uses more than five years of prior research in the drone and robotics markets. The company said it accelerates the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.21
November 11, 2022
Environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity can affect additive manufacturing, so process monitoring can help standardize production. Handddle and Markforged yesterday said they are integrating Handddle's “micro-factories” platform and other management tools with the Markforged Digital Forge software. “Handddle is thrilled to collaborate with Markforged to extend API integrations for Handddle and Markforged users looking to achieve industrial efficiencies to address quality challenges in strategic markets,” said Dylan Taleb, co-founder and chief operating officer of Handddle. “Thanks to this collaboration, manufacturers will be able to rely on an integrated solution to develop their knowledge and control of production processes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.16
September 21, 2022
…and the United States. More companies are turning to micro fulfillment operations, says Addverb In response to increasing customer demand, e-commerce companies are increasingly turning to micro fulfillment operations to speed up the operations process, Addverb has argued. By working with warehouse integrators like ABCO, Adverb said it helping companies “maximize their storage capacity and increase pick speeds without comprising accuracy.” “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Addverb,” said Seth Weisberg, CEO of ABCO Systems. “The partnership between ABCO and Addverb embodies the strategic growth of the industry of logistics and distribution through automation, and we look forward…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.41
July 06, 2022
…Perfect Pick is an ASRS for e-commerce fulfillment and micro-fulfillment, according to OPEX. Paired with the company’s proprietary Cortex software, Perfect Pick is designed to reduce a client’s reliance on labor to pick and ship orders. OPEX said Perfect Pick is simple to operate and securely stores inventory in self-contained units while using a warehouse’s vertical space with modular, high-density racking, which increases throughput, reliability, and effectiveness. “Our operations and customer base have been progressively expanding across Australia, Asia, and Europe,” said John Sauer, senior director of global business development of warehouse automation at OPEX. “This will be our first…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.33
April 11, 2022
…October 2021. “We're seeing demand for goods-to-person automation for micro-fulfillment,” Randy Randolph, vice president of channels and partnerships at Geek+, told Robotics 24/7. At the SITL awards ceremony, speakers said that the AMR has enabled storage density to literally reach new heights. This could help micro-fulfillment centers and provide an alternative to the more extensive infrastructure of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), Geek+ said. “Geek+ continues to invest in innovation to stay ahead of the logistics challenges of tomorrow and develop cutting-edge solutions for customers today,” said the company. Geek+ takes robots on the road In recent months, Geek+…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.72
May 09, 2023
As fleets of mobile robots, drones, and other automated systems grow, manufacturers and systems integrators need a lightweight, reliable way to connect and manage them. Cloud Ground Control offers CGConnect, a credit card-sized micro-modem that it said is hardware-agnostic and easy to install. Able to fit in the palm of your hand, CGConnect can link an uncrewed system to Cloud Ground Control's software-as-a-service platform for managing fleets of up to 1,000 drones. Based on the open MAVLink standard, CGConnect can work with nearly any robot or vehicle, said Cloud Ground Control, a product of trusted aerospace supplier Advanced Navigation. “Enterprises…
