Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.43
October 08, 2018
…last-mile logistics,” explains Dr. Gerhard Nowak, Partner at Strategy& Germany. “The missing piece of the puzzle is currently the automated comparison of freight and available vehicles. In a fully automated supply chain, a product on an Industry 4.0 production line would already be produced with the digital information to book the transport for its own delivery shortly before its completion.” A consistently digitized supply chain saves administrative overheads, replaces time-consuming inventory, and reduces insurance costs by cutting error rates. In total, savings of up to 41% are possible by 2030 compared to today's supply chains. The first-mile delivery of products…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.43
April 13, 2021
…warehouses. GreyOrange has core operations in the U.S., Singapore, Germany, Japan, and India. Orlando, Fla.-based Tompkins Robotics’ tSort is a modular materials handling system whose AMRs can deliver a wide range of items and parcels to consolidation points. The integration between GreyMatter AI and Tompkins Robotics' warehouse execution software (WES) is key to making the joint offering work, said the companies. The “zero walk” combination of these products can improve ergonomics, efficiency, and productivity, said the partners. GreyOrange, Tompkins Robotics exhibit at ProMat DX The increase in online orders around the COVID-19 pandemic has increased demand for robots, according to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.42
May 20, 2021
…and has deployed more than 10,000 robots worldwide. Founded in 2015, Geek+ has over 1,000 employees and offices in Germany, the U.K., the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.38
August 09, 2022
…and Shanghai, as well as Friedrichshafen and Dusseldorf in Germany. StradVision has been honored with the Gold Award at the 2021 AutoSens Awards for Best-in-Class Software for Perception Systems, and the 2020 Autonomous Vehicle Technology ACES Award in Autonomy (Software Category). In addition, StradVision's software is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management System and ISO 26262 for Automotive Functional Safety. StradVision expects to grow with AV market ZF and Aptiv were strategic investors in StradVision's Series C round. Automotive industry investors to date include Hyundai Motor Co., Hyundai Mobis, LG Electronics, AISIN (Japan), and ZF. StradVision has now…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.38
June 13, 2022
…robotics as it is possible to get. But in Germany, a lightweight robot is helping solve personnel shortages in this sector of agriculture, even leading to improved yields. This embrace of robotics on the farm represents just one instance of a growing trend. For many years, the costs of transitioning to automation exceeded the reach of many small businesses. With advancing technology, however, the barrier to entry has dramatically shifted. For as little as $5,000, companies can find a robot to do jobs that previously required manual labor. Even something as mundane as picking cucumbers is something that can be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.37
September 06, 2022
…last month during ACHEMA 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. ACHEMA described itself as “the world's largest trade fair for the process industry.” A consortium of the world's leading chemical and pharmaceutical companies, including BASF, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Merck, and Wacker, launched the challenge. Its intent was to promote the development of new ideas and practical applications. Six teams with five different autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) competed to solve recurring tasks, such as safety tours in manufacturing plants. The tasks were to navigate autonomously through a chemical facility, handle typical floor types in that environment, and overcome obstacles. The competing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.37
November 20, 2017
…Koerber Group is a holding company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany with some 11,200 employees world-wide, more than $2.5 billion in sales (2016) and more than 130 production, service and sales entities, according to the company’s website. The Group expects an estimated 15% increase in sales for 2017. Founded 70 years ago, Koerber now has six Business Areas (BA’s) specializing in automation, logistics systems, machine tools, pharma systems, tissue, tobacco and corporate ventures. “We always offer market leading solutions in an industry,” Seifert says. “We started in tobacco, and we’re the undisputed leader in that industry. And, we’re the undisputed leader…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.37
August 08, 2023
…Automobile has established research and development centers in China, Germany, the U.S., and Brazil and an R&D team of more than 5,500 people. The Wuhu, China-based company said it has sold more than 10 million units of brands such as Arrizo and Tiggo. Established this year, the Chery Super Factory focuses on integrating advanced technologies and realizing digital transformation, according to Chery Automobile. It has an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles and 200,000 KD (knockdown kit) units. Chery claimed that it is one of the first automakers to use vision-based autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in production. In the first…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.36
July 19, 2021
…To further its market penetration, AMP is actively seeking to establish additional reseller partnerships in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, and France.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.35
August 24, 2023
…company has offices in San Jose, Calif., and Munich, Germany. Lead investors in Recogni include GreatPoint Ventures, Celesta Capital, Mayfield, and DNS Capital. Other investors include automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers such as BMW iVentures, Toyota Ventures, Bosch, Continental, Forvia, and FluxUnit-OSRAM Ventures. “Having been in the automotive and autonomous driving industry for decades, it became clear that autonomous capabilities would only be able to go so far when using existing technology,” said Dr. Yvonne Lutsch, investment principal at Bosch Ventures. Recogni has proven that to move the industry forward, it requires purpose-built technology that is powerful, flexible, and…
