Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.82
June 10, 2022
…having to hire more labor, added Lombardi. For instance, Amazon’s next-day deliveries for many products have put pressure on other e-commerce providers to improve cycle times and fulfillment accuracy. Mobile robots help with both, she said. In addition to addressing labor challenges, LocusBots can improve workplace safety, according to Geodis. Robots as data-collection devices Companies can leverage business intelligence by capturing, analyzing, and visualizing data with robots, noted Lombardi. “The Locus data engine is at the heart of digital transformation,” she said. The local platform includes workforce optimization, labor management and efficiency, and predictive forecasting capabilities. The platform’s real-time BI…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.78
September 23, 2023
…president of worldwide sales before it was acquired by Amazon.com], while every client is unique, you want at least 60% of what you do to be the same for everybody.” VandenBrook is meeting with the rest of Onward Robotics' executive team next week about its roadmap. “We've built internal processes so that we go back and evaluate if there's an ROI [return on investment] every time we deploy capital,” he explained. “Does it align with our strategy? We've had to say, 'No,' numerous times over the past two years; there's only so much 65 employees can do.” “I’m inspired every…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.76
September 13, 2023
…included: Tim Kentley-Klay, founder of Zoox, which exited to Amazon Ryan Gariepy, co-founder and chief technology officer Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors, which Rockwell Automation recently acquired Daniel Kottlarz, founder of MYBOTSHOP, largest robotics research reseller in Europe Tobias Redlin, founder of IGO3D, which said it is largest desktop 3D printer distributor in Europe Ascento’s funding included non-dilutive funding from the Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse and the European Space Agency incubator ESA BIC. “We accompanied the founder team for over a year as sparring partners and the dedication, execution speed and how the team is listening to its customers to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.75
September 08, 2023
…usage has slowed somewhat since the pandemic. For example, Amazon.com anticipated building lots of warehouses and paused on that. I don’t think it says anyting about long-term interest in mobile robots. It's not just logistics; there are lots of things for them to do both indoors and outdoors. As for cobots, that was another technology that when it was first on the scene people said would outstrip industrial robots. While that didn't happen, more and more companies are realizing they can do more with them now. It was the same with industrial robots—there was initial explosion of interest, then people…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.75
January 30, 2023
…growth of businesses. They don't have to be an Amazon or a Walmart. What are some of the advantages of automation for smaller companies? Martinelli: In a smaller company, there are fewer layers to sell through. If the CEO decides, it happens. Larger companies plan buildings over three to 10 years. RightHand, partners promise to ease robot adoption How have your partnerships helped widen robotics adoption? Martinelli: For example, our partnership with Element Logic brings design, installation, and support to 12 countries. Our guys support them with training. These things take time, but we're starting to see the fruit of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.74
October 17, 2022
…proponents. Next-day delivery, made omnipresent by leaders such as Amazon, grew to include same-day delivery in many markets. Consumers also showed an eagerness to capitalize on the convenience e-commerce offers in new sectors. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s latest survey estimates that e-commerce accounted for 14.5% of all retail sales in the fourth quarter of 2021 and that online purchases were $870.8 billion for the year, a 14.2% increase over 2020. The takeaway is clear: The pandemic prompted people to shop online, and many will continue to do so even after they return to brick-and-mortar stores. This is important for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.73
January 07, 2022
…robots (AMRs), said the company. Large customers such as Amazon.com Inc. can also use the board for sensor evaluation instead of development, noted Yeganegi. “It's not just another development board; it's so much more,” he said. “Depending on the SKU purchased, it comes with all the hardware, plus software libraries and ROS 1 and ROS 2 drivers in open-source format.” TDK's software also supports obstacle detection, floor and cliff detection, heading computation, and motor control application progamming interfaces (APIs), as well immediate responses to voice commands for “Hi, TDK, go,” “Stop,” “Left,” and “Right,” he added. For more commands, customers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
October 14, 2021
…were used in robots and other systems. As with Amazon.com Inc.'s purchase of Kiva Systems taking Kiva's mobile robots off the market but creating opportunities for other companies, so too could the absence of Intel's RealSense help computer vision startups. In May, Orbbec said it was collaborating with Microsoft Corp. to develop new time-of-flight imaging products. Lidar, radar, and other sensors are a large part of the expense for robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles. There has also been some market consolidation, as seen in Ouster's acquisition of Sense Photonics. David Chen, co-founder and head of engineering at Orbbec, shared with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
March 27, 2023
…variants. Stretar: Even if you're not competing directly with Amazon, we see pressure for speed to market and differentiation. We continue to see interest in some sectors, such as groceries. We have a couple of big retailers that are looking at G2P and AutoStore because trying to find land for new facilities is a long process. One electronics provider in the Columbus, Ohio, area wiped out 60% to 70% of a building for an automated storage and retrieval [ASRS] system, with a ton of success. Another client in Upstate New York, a sporting goods retailer, is looking at Brightpick. ROI…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.71
July 21, 2022
…52% savings off the MSRP of $2,499. After the crowdfunding, customers can purchase LUBA directly from Mammotion or via Amazon later this year. Mammotion said it expects to begin shipping LUBA later this month. LUBA will be available in the following countries: the U.S., Canada, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ireland, Germany, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.69
January 03, 2022
…an open platform. AWS IoT RoboRunner Offers Central Repository Amazon Web Services recently announced AWS IoT RoboRunner, which collects and combines data from each type of robot in a fleet and standardizes data types like facility, location, and robotic tasks in a central repository. Developers can use AWS IoT RoboRunner's APIs and software libraries to build applications on top of the centralized repository for use cases such as task orchestration, space management, and robot collaboration. “With AWS IoT RoboRunner, enterprises can improve efficiency of robotics fleets and reduce costs of running robotic operations,” said AWS. “They want to be the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.64
August 27, 2023
…“There are benefits to doing things that are beyond the black box.” This work is funded, in part, by Amazon, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the National Science Foundation, and Ocado Group.
