Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.32
September 09, 2022
Pan Pacific Pet, one of the largest pet retail distributors across Canada, yesterday announced that it plans to use technology from Attabotics in its newest warehouse. The company plans to introduce automated storage and retrieval system, or ASRS, to its 120,000-sq.-ft. facility north of Calgary in Rocky View County, Alberta. “Ingenuity and resourcefulness is something the Pan Pacific Pet team prioritizes when finding and creating solutions for their retail partners, and that makes this partnership a natural fit,” said Scott Gravelle, founder and CEO of Attabotics. “It’s that kind of out-of-the-box thinking that brings true innovation.” Attabotics claimed it is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.27
April 01, 2019
Printed electronics developers have started launching the technology into the third dimension, throwing off the constraints of flat, 2D architectures to integrate electronics directly into a product’s geometry. Until recently, electronics companies designed and manufactured components, systems and layers in 2D. Then they finished off the lengthy process by performing steps like drilling, pressing and plating to connect the separate dies to create a multi-layer circuit board. When you say, “3D circuit,” people still think of stacked planar circuits, perhaps connected vertically using vias. The inability to shake off the 2D mindset has slowed the evolution of printed electronics technology,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.25
March 10, 2020
Locus Robotics, a market leader in autonomous mobile robots for fulfillment warehouses, today announced the addition of a new international client CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading asset-light based supply chain management companies. CEVA has deployed autonomous mobile robots from Locus at its Roosendaal, Netherlands location to handle online order fulfillment for their retail partner selling household and consumer goods. “At CEVA, we are committed to innovation for our business and our people,” said Bart Beeks, Managing Director of North Europe, CEVA. “The addition of Locus to our operation is helping us to quickly achieve that vision.” Since launching…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.24
June 21, 2023
Brightpick, a provider of warehouse automation solutions for order fulfillment, today announced the successful completion of a nine-month pilot of its robotic solution in the Prague fulfillment center of Rohlik Group, one of the largest e-grocers in Europe. Rohlik now plans to roll out the Brightpick solution across multiple warehouses in 2023 and 2024, starting with Munich in July 2023 and continuing with Frankfurt, Vienna, Prague and other fulfillment centers. Grocery orders contain an average of 30 items per order, so item picking is a major operational challenge. In addition, 78% of grocers state rising workforce costs as one of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.22
March 15, 2024
Kardex, an automated storage and retrieval system manufacturer, unveiled its new FullfillX system at MODEX 2024. The warehouse execution system (WES) was specially designed by automation engineers to maximize the capabilities of AutoStore robotic cube storage systems and deliver a fast order fulfillment offering. Kardex and AutoStore partnership AutoStore powered by Kardex allows new systems to ramp up faster and takes the unexpected surprises out of go-live, with systems capable of meeting or exceeding business cases in as little as 6 months, according to the companies. “It was great to be able to demonstrate the capabilities of our portfolio of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.10
April 04, 2023
Concordance Healthcare Solutions LLC and Locus Robotics Corp. today announced that Concordance has chosen Locus' autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, as the primary technology to support its high-volume order fulfillment for the healthcare industry. “Our partnership with Locus Robotics will help bring even greater efficiencies to our warehouses, help control costs, and enhance the productivity of our employees,” stated Keith Price, CIO of Concordance. “Locus' flexibility, seamless scalability, and fast ROI [return on investment] will enhance our ability to scale to serve the rapidly growing needs of our customers and the patient healthcare facilities they support.” Concordance claimed that it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.09
March 09, 2020
RightHand Robotics (Booth 9826) is exhibiting its RightPick2 autonomous robotic piece-picking platform, which handles the picking and placing of individual items as part of a range of warehouse workflows and processes. RightPick2 combines new skills based on RightPick.AI, the AI-enabled vision and motion control software with deep learning. The system can pick and place thousands of SKUs, fulfilling orders at high speeds while playing an integral role in consistent order management. “RightPick2 sets a new standard for speed and dependability,” said Leif Jentoft, co-founder of RightHand Robotics. As a materials handling automation company, RightHand Robotics is streamlining order fulfillment with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.05
July 15, 2020
Don’t miss our Annual Materials Handling Virtual Summit. Listen live on Thursday July 30th or stream anytime after that. As if double-digit e-commerce growth, mounting order fulfillment complications and a shrinking labor pool weren’t pressure enough, add Covid-19 to the list of challenges confronting warehouse and distribution center (DC) managers as they transform their operations. As the market recovers, and demand picks back up, flexibility and scalability will be more important than ever—putting a premium on the adoption of software, flexible automation, mobile solutions and emerging next-generation technologies. In this Virtual Summit, the editorial team of Modern Materials Handling has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.03
April 09, 2018
NextShift Robotics (Booth C2363) is unveiling their new robotics system for use in eCommerce warehouses and cellular manufacturing. NextShift Robotics’ unique independent robot/independent worker approach helps e-commerce distribution centers expedite order picking and fulfillment. “NextShift Robotics makes e-commerce fulfillment dramatically more efficient and less costly,” said Mary Ellen Sparrow, co-founder and CEO of NextShift Robotics. “Our robots collaborate with workers, allowing them to pick merchandise quickly and efficiently. Workers stay in their dynamic zones while robots do the rest – loading and unloading heavy order-totes unassisted, and carrying them over long distances. We are able to get very high throughput…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.01
April 24, 2020
Atlanta-based global transportation and logistics bellwether UPS said this week its UPS Supply Chain Solutions group has rolled out a new Warehouse Execution System (WES) offering, entitled Smart Warehouse Technology, with a focus on augmenting distribution center efficiency. Company officials said that this new WES, which was developed by UPS and Softeon, a provider of supply chain technology services, is geared towards enabling faster intake and fulfillment for customers, notably those with fluctuating order patterns, are able to get products on time. And they added that this new WES enables UPS to define specific customer requirements so that the highest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.97
July 18, 2023
acca international Co. and Exotec Nihon Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Exotec SAS, announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement for the implementation and operation of the Skypod system. Exotec’s Skypod System is an automated goods-to-person solution that uses robots moving goods between high-density storage and ergonomic stations. The system significantly shortens fulfillment times by automating highly manual tasks like walking and lifting heavy objects. acca international, and Exotec will collaborate to deliver a solution that meets PAL’s warehousing and shipping needs. acca international will provide fulfillment services to a warehouse that has adopted the Skypod system,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.95
April 06, 2017
DHL Supply Chain, an Americas' leader in contract logistics and part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, announced that it will begin a pilot test using a collaborative, autonomous robotics solution within the life sciences sector at a facility in Tennessee in the next two months. The robots, called LocusBots from Locus Robotics, are being tested as a picker companion for piece picking order fulfillment in the warehouse. LocusBots work collaboratively and safely alongside warehouse staff, helping to quickly locate and transport pick items, so pickers don't have to push carts or carry bins. “We believe it's critical to identify and…
