Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.44
April 11, 2022
…chain operators. The company has offices in the U.S., Germany, the U.K., Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore and said it has more than 500 customers worldwide. Geek+ and Impact Analysis recently noted that more than 75% of warehouses worldwide don't yet have automation. Last year, the company reported that it had sold more than 20,000 AMRs worldwide. RoboShuttle 8 wins recognition RoboShuttle 8 is a next-generation, goods-to-person system that can reach items at heights of up to 8 m (26.2 ft.), according to Geek+. It first announced the system in October 2021. “We're seeing demand for goods-to-person automation for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.75
April 09, 2022
…hotbed areas include Pittsburgh, Silicon Valley, and Boston. Denmark, Germany, and Sweden are among the most automated countries in the world, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore are some of the biggest robotics exporters and consumers. The IFR found that Asia has the highest density of robots in the manufacturing industry. Robotics clusters faciliate networking To facilitate innovation and networking, organizations have developed to help bolster their local robotics clusters. They serve their communities as a space for research and development, networking for investment, and recruitment. Like a chamber of commerce or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.27
April 05, 2022
…“climate-neutral” systems. For example, starting in 2023, the Friedrichshafen, Germany-based business plans to release its mtu Series 2000 and 4000 engines for sustainable fuels such as e-diesel and second-generation biofuels, thus enabling climate-neutral operation in all applications. In addition to using sustainable fuels, the company is also working on new technologies such as CO2-free fuel-cell systems. Rolls-Royce Holdings said it has customers in more than 150 countries, including more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces and navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers. The company's annual underlying revenue was £10.95 billion ($14.39 billion U.S.) in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.29
March 31, 2022
…in five countries: China, the USA, Japan, India, and Germany. Moreover, 75% of the current warehouse stock has no automation at all, so the market potential for warehouse automation is huge.” As more and more companies look for answers to challenges such as labor shortages and space constraints, Geek+ is said it is providing AMR-based services and working to innovate and develop new, ever more specialized approaches. Highlights of the white paper include: How the world of warehousing has changed Totes-to-person (T2P) AMRs and mobile automation Real-world case studies The evolution of goods-to-person (G2P) AI-powered systems AMRs aren’t the future;…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.10
March 30, 2022
…being involved in a serious incident this year. In Germany, over 30,000 work accidents involving forklifts and pallet trucks were reported in 2016. The majority of these incidents were due to user error. By contrast, with more than 20 years in business and over 2,500 vehicles in operation, no automated vehicle driven by BlueBotics ANT® technology has ever been involved in a serious or fatal incident. That’s in part because automated forklifts (and all ANT® driven automated guided vehicles) behave as programmed, every time. And because the person most often injured in a forklift incident is the driver, by definition…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.76
March 29, 2022
…2015, Geek+ has over 1,500 employees, with offices in Germany, the U.K., the U.S., Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore. Last year, Interact Analytics named the company as the global market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Shuttles use vertical space On the upper levels of the warehouse, the four-way shuttles use every inch of vertical space for pallet storage and quick and flexible replenishment of the lower level, said Geek+. Below them, picking robots move shelves, pallets, and racks containing the most in-demand goods. Businesses can easily add or remove robots from the system according to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.67
March 25, 2022
…significantly.” The company, which is owned by Teradyne Inc., has offices in Olso, Norway, as well as the U.S., Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, South Korea, and Japan.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.85
March 24, 2022
…record growth in revenue and customer adoption. The Cologne, Germany-based company said it develops and makes motion plastics, which are self-lubricating, high-performance polymers intended to reduce costs wherever things move. “€234 million [$257 million U.S.] more sales in one year, with almost the same selling prices until the end of the year, and everything produced as well as sourced in-house—we've never had that before,” said Frank Blase, CEO of igus. “Our colleagues achieved miracles. And we were lucky to realize our investment plans even in the weak year 2020.” igus claimed that it is the global market leader in energy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.04
March 22, 2022
…collaborative robots to its portfolio. The Lohr a. Main, Germany-based automation machinery manufacturer said the Kassow cobots will be used in the company’s new technology focused factories that use robotics, artificial intelligence, 5G, and more to increase production. The companies call them “factories of the future.” “Collaborative industrial robots are another important building block for the versatile factory of the future,” stated Dr. Marc Wucherer, a member of Bosch Rexroth’s Executive Board who oversees sales and factory automation. “The lightweight robots from Kassow can be used in a variety of ways in industrial production. The cobots have a high payload…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.15
March 21, 2022
…said. Founded in 2001, Microdrones has offices in Siegen, Germany, and Rome, N.Y. It delivers industrial survey equipment with a fully integrated geospatial workflow that transforms data collected in the field into survey-grade data. The company said its mdInfinity data-processing platform enables this transformation of collected data into actionable deliverables and their visualization. Microdrones offers its services through a drones-as-a-service or robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. Adams Surveying describes projects in 'Down to Earth' In the second “Down to Earth” episode, Adams Surveying team went to the Karis project in Crowley, Texas, a 900-acre project that’s already under way, to assess…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.41
March 21, 2022
…Imaging. The business unit has employees in the U.K., Germany, and the U.S., as well as sales representatives in more than 25 countries worldwide. Zebra Technologies expands portfolio Zebra Technologies said it provides technologies for sensing, analyzing, and acting in real time. The Lincolnshire, Ill.-based company said it “empowers organizations to thrive in the on-demand economy by making every front-line worker and asset at the edge visible, connected, and fully optimized.” With an ecosystem of more than 10,000 partners across over 100 countries, Zebra claimed that it serves customers of all sizes, including 94% of the Fortune 100. It has…
