Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.83
October 10, 2022
…on simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology. The Shanghai, China-based company integrated its artificial intelligence into cleaning machines in 2017. It raised $188 million in Series C funding in November 2021. Gausium’s products and services now include commercial floor-cleaning robots; indoor delivery robots; and accessories such as docking stations, a cloud platform, and application software. It said its robots can alleviate menial and repetitive tasks so employees can focus on higher-value responsibilities. This can boost efficiency, improve employee and customer satisfaction, streamline operations, and reduce employee turnover, the company said. Gausium develops X1 food server X1 is an autonomous food-service…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.82
February 28, 2020
…Mines. So far, 164 states have signed the treaty. China, Russia, and the United States have not. ANSYS Hall of Fame 2020 academic award winner Sebastian Celis Sierra and his team use ANSYS HFSS software to model radar signature to detect landmines. Image courtesy of ANSYS and Sebastian Celis Sierra Deadly plastic bottles The first step to clear the landmines is to pinpoint their locations beneath the ground. It's a lot harder to detect modern landmines with conventional radar because they are often housed in plastic containers. This is certainly the case with many landmines left in Cambodia. “Rebels fashioned…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
June 14, 2022
…dense storage to drive efficiency and throughput. The Shenzhen, China-based company has offices in the U.S., Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Taiwan, serving customers from more than 30 countries and regions. The company today announced that it has raised $100 million in Series D+ financing led by Capital Today. Other investors included a top U.S. dollar fund and existing shareholders including 5Y Capital, Source Code Capital, Sequoia Capital and 01VC. HAI ROBOTICS said it was the third funding in 12 months. “This round of financing will be spent on stepping up the R&D of warehousing logistics robotic systems and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
August 01, 2022
…with Siemens Switchgear,” said Junzhe Yang, vice president of China region at Geek+. “The company makes cutting-edge electronics technology, and Geek+ uses robotics technology to power their operations. The result is a beautiful example of how well smart intralogistics can function.” Siemens Switchgear demands accurate logistics With the growth of Siemens Switchgear's business, new demands for storage capacity, material informatization, distribution timeliness, and accuracy have arisen. The Shanghai-based Siemens unit said it has implemented the “Plan For Every Part” (PFEP) logistics model to react to this new reality. Geek+ said its robots and software provide the 360° inventory oversight that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.80
October 07, 2021
…associated with more costly sensors like lidar. In April, China-based AutoX chose Arbe to supply radar for its Level 4 robotaxis. Arbe to receive $118M in SPAC deal Industrial Tech Acquisitions (ITAC) shareholders approved the business combination with Arbe at a special meeting on Oct. 5. The SPAC is sponsored by Texas Ventures. “I am excited to complete this deal and look forward to working with the entire Arbe team as they continue to pave the way to full autonomous driving,” said Scott Crist, chairman and CEO of ITAC. “Arbe's game-changing technology is a significant competitive advantage in the automotive,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.79
December 02, 2022
…The Beijing-based company has more than 1,500 employees, with offices in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore. It has more than 500 customers of its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.77
August 23, 2023
…the talent and a third the labor cost of China,” he said. “It takes 2.5 hours to get from Monterey to Texas, compared with 18 days from China to the U.S. by sea.” From logistics to wider use cases While Apollo is designed to be “general purpose” and to conduct a wide range of tasks, Apptronik has not designed it to be accurate to 0.2 mm and is not waiting for it to scale to millions of units before it can be affordable, said Cardenas. “We're initially focused on the most viable applications in the near term—gross manipulation for case…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.77
December 06, 2021
…The company has 75 employees in Denmark, 55 in China, and five in the U.S., and more than 95% of its products are sold through dealers in more than 55 countries. New system to meet more logistics needs Mobile Industrial Robots and Logitrans said a semi-automated and fully autonomous pallet jack will fulfill different needs in the logistics processes. They said the new product will combine Logitrans' high-quality equipment and the same navigation technology and fleet software as MiR’s current line of AMRs. “When these AMR pallet jacks come to market, companies can rely on MiR as a solution provider…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.76
January 06, 2023
…for do-it-yourselfers and professionals in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, China, and Chile. To optimize its storage space and reduce operating costs of its U.S. distribution centers, Behr chose BALYO's autonomous forklifts. Not only can BALYO's systems automate operations, but they can also improve safety and reduce the damage often associated with the manual handling of goods, said the company. BALYO's robots use simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), lidar, and other sensors. The guidance systems enable robots to locate their positions and navigate autonomously inside of buildings without needing any additional infrastructure, said the company. The REACHY robots are designed to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.75
September 12, 2022
…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 and grants. Another big reason is that automation is driving costs down and allowing companies to bring operations closer to home, he said. Peer Robotics has raised a total of $2.6 million. That includes the $300,000 it received for being a part of the STANLEY+Techstars Accelerator…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.72
October 28, 2015
…the total market share. The dominance of Asia Pacific is attributed to growth in number of countries such as China, India, Japan, Taiwan and Australia among others investing heavily in research and development infrastructure developments. Rapid growth in automation demands coupled with reduction of duties on refurbished goods has also fueled growth in the industrial robotics market. Similarly, North America and Europe collectively accounted for over one-third of the market share, as these regions have been continually focusing on research and development and have been using industrial robotics for the same.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.72
August 21, 2022
…Lithuania, Poland, Russia, and Vietnam. In addition, the company has offices in the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden, Malaysia, and China. About the author Malene Grouleff is CEO of Workspace and a robotics journalist, blogger, and consultant. This article is reposted with permission.
