Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.35
November 10, 2021
…in operation for more than 65 years. The Hamburg, Germany-based company's portfolio includes material handling equipment such as forklifts, automated guided vehicles (AGVs), and charging technology, as well as services to help customers with Industry 4.0 challenges. Jungheinrich said it is represented in 40 countries with its own direct sales companies and in approximately 80 other countries through partner companies. Jungheinrich employs 18,000 people worldwide and generated revenue of €3.81 billion ($4.37 billion U.S.) in 2020. arculus integrates European interoperability standard Founded in 2016, arculus offers the arculee line of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), the Warehouse software for goods-to-person logistics,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.87
November 07, 2021
…company, which has headquarters in the U.S., Israel, and Germany, jumped by 40% last week after the announcement. It closed a $40 million private placement round in February and raised $35.5 million in a direct offering in September. ReBoot offers walking benefits ReBoot is a lightweight, battery-powered orthotic exosuit and is a sister product to the ReStore device, which received FDA clearance in 2019 for use in rehabilitation settings. The soft, wearable device works with the muscles of the affected leg to assist, not only with maintaining safe foot positioning, but also with pushing off the ground. ReWalk said ReBoot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.18
November 03, 2021
…hundred million dollars by 2025, according to the Duderstadt, Germany-based company. Work-related injuries, especially musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), create significant cost for companies, it noted. They are the No. 1 cause for work absences, resulting in an estimated annual cost of at least $45 billion in the U.S. alone. Exoskeletons for able-bodied users address MSD issues by reducing load for workers, reducing the number of sick days by 25%, Ottobock said. It claimed that investments in exoskeletons can achieve a return on investment in two years. The use of exoskeletons in commercial work and logistics can help increase productivity, make manual…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.84
October 28, 2021
…rate of automation but smaller populations, noted the Frankfurt, Germany-based nonprofit organization. Source: International Federation of Robotics Robotics market increases after 2019 dip While robot shipments dipped from 422,000 in 2018 to 382,000 in 2019, that was because of a temporary, pre-pandemic decline in manufacturing, according to the IFR. “Two main industries were affected in 2019,” said Dr. Susanne Bieller, general secretary of the IFR. “In automotive, there were fewer new vehicles, and the electronics industry experienced lower demand, postponing installations.” She also noted that “political headwinds” between the U.S. and China delayed robotics investments. “We don't expect a long-term…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.33
October 24, 2021
…Universität München, or the Technical University of Munich in Germany) ultimately won, with an average speed of 135.944 mph during the two-lap “shootout.” “Since we're undergraduate students, our main objective was to ensure our car does a good job. People can see what students can do if you give them the autonomy,” noted Suvarna. “Regardless of how the race goes, we've already won. We had 20 to 30 people who knew little or nothing about lidar and autonomy doing Ph.D.-level research. We've made tremendous progress.” “The University of Pittsburgh doesn't have a formal robotics program, so our main opportunity is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.14
October 23, 2021
…of Alabama TUM Autonomous Motorsport – Technische Universität München (Germany) University IAC teams. Source: Indy Autonomous Challenge ADLINK rallies technology providers In addition to Cisco Systems Inc., the following companies are providing support: ADLINK—AVA-3350-series robot controllers and ROScube The Autoware Foundation— an F1Tenth racetrack in cooperation with University of California, San Diego GAIA Platform – Racing simulator robot Boston Dynamics – Spot quadruped mobile robot will wave the green and checkered flags Kvaser – Kvaser DevKit racecar simulator The public-private partnership behind the IAC wanted to develop a base vehicle for the universtiy teams, and ADLINK Technology Inc. helped pull…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.29
October 22, 2021
…as follows, listed in order of ranking: NimbRo, Bonn, Germany Dragon Tree Labs, Moscow Team Northeastern, Boston AVATRINA, Urbana, Ill. Converge Robotics, Chico, Calif. Avatar-Hubo, Las Vegas Cyberselves, Sheffield, U.K. Team SNU, Seoul, South Korea Pollen Robotics, Bordeaux, France Last Mile, Osaka, Japan Team UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea Inbiodroid, Irapuato, Mexico Rezilient, St. Louis Touchlab, Edinburgh, U.K. AvaDynamics, Pittsburgh “We've had quite a few pieces come together,” Shayne Shaw, robotics engineer at Touchlab Ltd., told Robotics 24/7. “We've seen some of what others are doing, but we've been mostly heads down. Because of the pandemic, some teams dropped out, including…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
October 19, 2021
…build the 600,000+ sq. ft. distribution center in Espelkamp, Germany. The facility, which went live in September 2019, is a showcase for warehouse and distribution center automation. It features technologies including the following: Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) for non-value-added travel Automatic depalletizing, palletizing, and shrink-wrapping Pallet- and carton-handling, crane-based automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) Vertical lift modules (VLM) for small parts storage A shuttle system for buffer storage of order totes Pallet conveyor with transfer cars RFID for pallet tracking and quality control In addition, HARTING is using SAP’s Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) product as its control system. “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.00
October 18, 2021
…equipment.” Founded in 2001, Microdrones has offices in Siegen, Germany, and Rome, N.Y., among other locations. The company said it has more than 260 employees and a sales, support, and distribution network across six continents. It recently announced Gulf Testing Solutions Enterprise LLC as an authorized distributor in the Sultanate of Oman. “Nautikaris wanted to grow their surveying and drone business,” explained Samuel Flick, the sales manager for Central Europe at Microdrones. “We offer them the flexibility to rent or buy systems through Microdrones as a Service, which also helps them keep up with the evolution of the technology. It’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.04
October 05, 2021
…is a part of The Körber Group in Hamburg, Germany. Körber at Elevate APAC “The past 18 months have been challenging for retailers and logistics providers worldwide,” stated Nishan Wijemanne, managing director of software for APAC at Körber Business Area Supply Chain. “In the APAC region, we've seen consumers place more demands on retailers and the supply chain than ever before. We've worked with businesses across the region to re-imagine and redefine their supply chain and have witnessed their success investing in our growing solutions portfolio.” Elevate APAC will help define the future of automation in the region, according to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.13
October 05, 2021
…offering built on the MIR1350 at Fachpack 2021 in Germany last week, has various levels of automation already deployed within its customers’ workflows. “CSi palletising already owns systems that connect directly into their customer’s manufacturing processes, so integrating our AMRs into the workflow is basically seamless because one of their systems is already part of the workflow,” said Vladimir Vovk, global accounts director for FMCG at Mobile Industrial Robots. “As companies learn the benefits mobile robots can bring to their organizations, such as flexibility, increased safety, and increased productivity, they start to find other applications that would benefit,” he added.…
