Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.59
October 14, 2021
…with OCC to help the retail sector quickly address COVID-19 contamination concerns while supporting long-term strategies for more effective infection prevention,” stated Per Juul Nielsen, CEO of UVD Robots. It is the company's first deal in the food and beverage market. UVD Robots is a brand of Odense, Denmark-based “venture factory” Blue Ocean Robotics. The company's service robot portfolio also includes the GoBe telepresence robot and PTR Robots for safe patient transfer and rehabilitation. Blue Ocean was recently included on Fast Company’s Top 10 “Most Innovative Robotics Companies 2021.” Disinfection and data in grocery stores A 2017 study found that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.59
November 28, 2022
…need to avoid contact between people due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is rising demand for automation in areas where people work, which is drawing attention to soft-robotics that can collaborate together with people,” stated Norikazu Otoyama, general manager of the Soft Robotics Business Preparation Office at Bridgestone. “Through its tire business, Bridgestone has continued to support the mobility of people and objects from the ground up,” he added. “With its legacy in tire business, we look forward to creating new value together with various partners through our soft-robotics business in the future.” Tokyo-based Bridgestone employs approximately 130,000 people globally…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
June 28, 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical disputes, raw materials shortages and trade issues that have rocked global economies and supply chains, a majority of U.S.-based companies are planning to relocate production closer to home, according to a recent survey by ABB. Surveying 1,610 executives in the U.S. and Europe, ABB found that 70% of U.S. businesses are planning changes in their operations, with 37% planning to bring production back home and 33% looking to nearshore and shift their operations to a closer location. “Business leaders are responding to unprecedented supply chain disruptions by putting into place measures to make…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
November 08, 2021
Labor shortages in manufacturing and COVID-19 concerns have led to growing demand for automation. OMRON Corp. yesterday announced that it has agreed to invest in Techman Robot Inc., which claimed to be the world's second-largest maker of collaborative robots. OMRON said it will hold approximately 10% of Techman when the transaction is completed in December 2021. Demand is growing for robots that can safely work alongside people without safety barriers and that can flexibly handle multiple tasks, said the companies. In addition, cobots must be able to ensure productivity as well as safety. “The environment surrounding the manufacturing industry is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
April 29, 2022
…cost advantage as a market differentiator. Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and uncertain international relations, the logistics and robotics industries are weathering a year of challenges, said Li Luyang, CEO of VisionNav. They are moving toward large-scale and standardized deliveries, he said. VisionNav said it has build an ecosystem around unmanned intralogistics, improved supply chain integration, and expanded its operational capacity to be competitive. According to Li, VisionNav's sales grew tenfold growth between 2019 and 2021. Compared with 2021, the company said it expects its sales to grow by 300% in 2022, with average order amount increasing by 350% and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
August 21, 2023
…purchasing efficiencies and manage supply pipelines, including during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the adoption of robotics at the distribution center, the order-picking process involved team members pushing carts weighing nearly 300 lb. up and down each aisle, guided by voice technology through headsets. While software already helped make picking routes efficient, the heavy carts limited speed and made the picking process physically taxing for team members, explained Celiberti. BISC benefits from collaborative mobile robots With its newly implemented process, the days of team members pushing heavy carts across the warehouse are gone, said BayCare. The robots are being deployed in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
May 20, 2020
…AI and computing power to better understand and fight COVID-19. “NVIDIA DGX A100 is the ultimate instrument for advancing AI,” says Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “NVIDIA DGX is the first AI system built for the end-to-end machine learning workflow—from data analytics to training to inference. And with the giant performance leap of the new DGX, machine learning engineers can stay ahead of the exponentially growing size of AI models and data.” DGX A100 systems integrate eight of the new NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs, providing 320GB of memory for training the largest AI datasets, and the latest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
March 26, 2021
COVID-19 has disrupted global manufacturing, supply chains, and conferences, but commercial robotics applications have continued to mature. This week's Automate Forward virtual event demonstrated the growing interest in automation for the manufacturing, logistics, and supply chain industries. “Q4 of 2020 was the second-highest ever for robotics sales,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). “People are ready to go now.” The Automate event, which would have been held in Detroit, was moved online as Automate Forward. “It has exceeded our goals,” Burnstein told Robotics 24/7. “We had about 275 exhibits, more than 40 sessions with nearly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
September 21, 2022
…2020. “China was leading the global recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic and accounted for half of worldwide robot installations in 2021,” said Marina Bill, president of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), in a statement. The county has been the world’s largest industrial robot market since at least 2013. Chinese government bullish on automation China’s aging workforce has led to a shortage of employees and has helped drive robotic adoption, the federation has found. Government officials in the country have announced plans to expand the country’s use of robots even further in the coming years. The Ministry of Industry and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.58
September 12, 2022
…home, in part, in response to the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on global supply chains. Global supply chain consulting firm Kearney recently shared findings from its 2021 index reshoring report and found that the trend will likely continue for the next few years. “Seventy-nine percent of executives surveyed who have manufacturing operations in China have either already moved part of their operations to the U.S. or plans to do in the next three years, and another 15% are evaluating similar moves,” the report noted. Agarwal said he believes part of it has to do with U.S government incentives…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
September 15, 2020
…3D printing services, including wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) techniques. “COVID-19 exposed why it’s beneficial to have more in-house manufacturing than buying parts.” — Frank Marangell, chief business officer and U.S. president for BigRep “The technology had to mature to the point where people can rely on it to produce quality parts, whether that’s Fused Deposition Modeling [FDM] machines, powder-bed machines or now large-format metal additive,” he says. Large-scale AM technologies have been around for some time, but they were traditionally extremely expensive and highly specialized, requiring multiple experts to configure, run and maintain 3D printing operations. As large-scale AM technologies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
September 01, 2022
…inbound and outbound distribution centers. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, NFI said throughput demands have increased at every stage of its supply chain process. Boston Dynamics expands Stretch rollouts Stretch features a seven-degree robot arm, an adaptive vacuum gripper, and a high-capacity battery that Boston Dynamics said can last up to 16 hours on a single charge. The robot can carry a variety of packages up to 50 lb. (22.6 kg.). As part of its vision system, the robot does not require SKU number pre-programing or box size information. It is also smart enough to be able to readjust…
