Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.42
May 13, 2021
…Houston-based group's portfolio spans five brands – Mitsubishi forklift trucks, Cat lift trucks, Rocla AGV Solutions, UniCarriers Forklifts, and Jungheinrich warehouse and automation products. All products are backed by an extensive dealer network for customer service and product support. Remote ops enable supply chain flexibility Worker safety, availability, and retention are top of mind for every supply chain leader, especially amidst the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Mitsubishi. According to a recent report from Gartner, 87% of chief supply chain officers say they are planning to invest in resilience and agility over the next two years.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.19
October 06, 2024
…equipment - such as bulldozers, wheel loaders, articulated dump trucks and more - into autonomous robots. Teleo’s Supervised Autonomy keeps human operators involved, enabling one human to oversee multiple autonomous machines at once. The human operator acts as a supervisor with the ability to step in remotely to control the machine if needed. Teleo is moving the operator out of the cab of the machine and away from the harsh job site environment, and into a remote central command center, making the operator's role safer, comfortable and more accessible. Teleo’s technology helps address the growing labor shortage that is currently…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.45
September 12, 2023
…integrated with mobile robots, semi-automated Pallet Mole systems, and Yard Management Systems software. Brett said his vision is to evolve Big Joe’s roadmap ahead of market trends to sustain its competitive advantage throughout both its distribution and service network and those of partners. “Big Joe is committed to bringing smart simple automation solutions to market, which by nature requires innovation and collaboration,” said Bill Pedriana, chief marketing officer at Big Joe. “We welcome Brendan and look forward to working together on helping others empower workers and eliminate the need for complicated systems integration.” See Big Joe at PACK EXPO In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.72
October 31, 2021
…electric passenger and utility vehicles, and a line of yard trucks for logistics, said the companies. “Perrone aims to deploy its kit at fleet-scale for shuttles, low-speed electric vehicles, cargo vans, and large logistics trucks for municipal, governmental, and commercial customers in the U.S., Europe, and Asia,” said Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics. “We needed a lidar partner that could meet demand as we scale production models with our TONY AV retrofit kit. Ouster stood out for its performance characteristics, top-notch support team, and the ability to scale for fleet-level AV deployments.” “We’re excited to partner with Ouster to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.68
September 02, 2021
In addition to autonomous trucks on highways, self-driving cars for urban ride-hailing, and robotic delivery services, autonomous vehicle technology is emerging for yard operations. Unikie is developing and testing a logistics system at Valmet Automotive's automotive factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The Automated Factory Parking technology is designed to provide valet parking for cars that do not have autonomous features. “Valmet Automotive is interested in new technologies as a way to gain competitive advantage through improved efficiency and safety for our processes, and it has been interesting to see how the system can manage a production environment,” said Sami Kunvik, manager…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.88
May 20, 2019
…focused (e.g. real-time route optimization, uberization of freight, autonomous trucks) but interesting concepts in warehousing and technology-driven productivity initiatives have emerged. Traditional warehousing operations are evolving dramatically with the help of technology innovators and logistics leaders must stay on top of these developments. Technology Innovators Shaping Warehousing Design and Productivity On-Demand Warehousing: Flow Space | Flexe | STORD | Ware2Go | Micro-Fulfillment Centers: Commonsense Robotics | Takeoff | Autonomous Mobile Robots: Opex | Fetch Robotics | Clearpath Robotics | Box Packaging Automation: Rockwell Automation | ProShip | WestRock | Collaborative Robots (Cobots): Locus| NextShift Robotics | inVia Robotics | Fetch…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.44
October 27, 2022
…Meanwhile, progress is continuing, slowly but surely, in autonomous trucks and robotic deliveries. From factories, warehouses, and truck yards to loading docks and last-mile logistics, automation efficiency is welcome at each link in the supply chain. Inflation, the aforementioned supply chain challenges, and a return to brick-and-mortar retail may slow investment in robotics. However, attendance at this year's trade shows and the move from pilots to full-fledged deployments suggest that more robots than ever will be in use during his year's holiday shopping season. MIT develops smarter robots to find things Walk into a physical store, and the product you…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.69
June 07, 2022
…in technologies such as SBRA's Whiz and ASI's automated yard vehicles? “We solved indoor automation with Whiz, and we saw similar challenges in terms of technologies and driving sustainable scale,” said Watkins. “Indoor and outdoor systems are very different, but they both work around people, require orchestration, and have willing marketplaces.” “We like [ASI's] industry-agnostic approach—it's not focused on a single vertical but is instead building on years of experience accelerating automation in an outdoor format,” he said. “We're constantly searching for products and partners that do those things.” However, while the cost of cameras and lidar sensors has dropped…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.01
September 01, 2016
…companies are now starting to incorporate some automation in truck loading and unloading. Truck unloading robotics: To unload products, some companies are beginning to use industrial robots on mobile platforms that are attached to extendable conveyors. Featuring 3D vision, the robots autonomously move to trailers and either locate, grip or move products from the trailers to the extendable conveyors. “For unloading, the automation needs to know or find where products are within the trailer,” says Tim Criswell, senior vice president of innovation and technology development for Wynright, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daifuku North America Holding Co. “This requires the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.94
June 14, 2021
…pallets on dunnage. “It's like moving around an industrial yard with heavy lift capacity,” Gordon told Robotics 24/7. “But there are mobility issues—rough terrain is different from most commercial spaces. The APL will bring supplies or equipment to outdoor servicing environments.” The APL prototype builds on Stratom's previous work with the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and the U.S. Army on the eXpeditionary Robotic-Platform (XR-P) and eXepditionary Robotic-Field Artillery Autonomous Resupply (XR-FAAR) vehicles. “The XR-P was the first program to show the potential of autonomous loading in and out of aircraft,” said Gordon. “The APL will have similar capabilities in a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.62
May 14, 2021
…mission control and took shortcuts. Instead of localization for trucks on screen, they put bells at intersections.” “The mobile robot makers don't always sell their own software, so there's the fear that the installers aren't doing it to the vendor's standard,” he claimed. “The robot manufacturers say, 'We want to sell more robots,' so they see us as a complementary solution.” “Business processes are unique to an organization, so if you define jobs to be done in someone else's software, you're locked in,” said Rocos' Inggs. “By abstracting a mission or a job, we can call a Boston Dynamics robot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.44
November 23, 2020
…North America, comprising 50 million square feet Assets: 3,000 trucks and 12,500 trailers, including more than 750 temperature-controlled trailers Employees: 13,100+ “Questions about innovation are in every bid we do now,” notes Darin Richards, regional vice president of operations for privately held NFI, a New Jersey-based 3PL operating 50 million square feet of warehouse space in 350 locations around the country, along with a dedicated fleet of more than 3,000 trucks and 12,500 trailers. “For the last two to three years, it’s come up in every quarterly business review with a customer. Everyone is pushing the envelope and asking what…
