Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.18
May 14, 2021
…robots working together.” “Logistics companies just happen to use robots. This new wave of organizations—we're enablers,” said Inggs. “Robotics-as-a-service [RaaS] providers are trying to get as much off the shelf as they can and assemble the smartest bits from the smartest providers.” The days of unified, easy-to-use tools for managing semi-autonomous drones, AMRs, remote-controlled trucks—and people—in a warehouse may not be here just yet, but they're coming soon.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.18
June 12, 2024
…Robotics Scythe deploys its M.52 mowers through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Hamilton said Scythe’s implementation team works closely with customers to identify the best ways to incorporate autonomous mowers into landscaping teams and locate the best properties to use them at. The implementation team provides Scythe’s customers with an overview of how to use the M.52. “We - from beginning to end - try and work on the landscape crew’s schedule,” said Billy Otteman, senior director of brand at Scythe. “We want to be as efficient as possible. We don't want to slow the crew down.” Otteman said landscaping crews…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.18
November 14, 2022
…measured in weeks, not months, said Santagate, while robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) arrangements from AMR vendors offer a way to scale up the hardware needed to handle peaks without upfront capital expense. Another benefit of AMRs is that touchscreen user-interface features on the robots speed up onboarding, he noted. “You don’t need a week anymore to train someone to do picking—you can train someone in about an hour, which is a critical element in the benefits of robotic-enabled picking,” Santagate said. Kristi Montgomery, vice president of innovation with Kenco Group, a third-party logistics provider (3PL), agreed that proper solution scoping is a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.15
May 14, 2021
…has looked at how robotics as a service or RaaS might work for paying for robotic lift trucks. However, the model can get complicated and isn’t really needed given the attractive equipment leasing rates that exist and relatively short payback timeframes for AMRs, said Sullivan. AutoGuide says its “mobile ASRS” approach uses mobile robots and autonomous forklifts to be competitive with ASRS. Source: AutoGuide Robotics steppingstone Perry Ardito, general manager of the Warehouse & Automation Products Group at Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, also expects strong growth for automated lift trucks. He agreed that many customers will phase them in by using…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.15
December 02, 2019
…various and evolving. Some are offering their technology as RaaS (robot as a service). Others are following a traditional model of equipment sales. Even these suppliers will also need to build in a subscription platform into their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates. We assess that the market for such autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) will grow. There have also been prominent investments and acquisitions this year, e.g., by Shopify and Amazon. Overall, we forecast that more than 200k robots could be sold within the 2020-2030 period (this figure includes those that can perform picking of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.14
December 28, 2020
…has looked at how robotics as a service or “RaaS” might work for paying for robotic lift trucks, but the model gets complicated and isn’t really needed given the attractive equipment leasing rates that exist and relatively short payback timeframes for the AMRs. Getting there Perry Ardito, general manager of the Warehouse & Automation Products Group for Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas, also expects strong growth for automated lift trucks, but many customers will phase them in by using them for select workflows, while using more conventional lift trucks for other tasks. Another steppingstone to use of fully automated trucks is to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.13
April 20, 2021
…quick to deploy and can be acquired through robotics-as-a-service (RaaS), with very limited setup costs. “Just get started, and don’t be fearful of disruption,” said Faulk. Locus Robotics’ collaborative multi-robot picking system uses existing storage and shelf infrastructure, he added. The Locus bots can reduce worker travel and increase the picking productivity by a factor of two or more, Faulk claimed. Thus, picking requires little or no change to storage, though it does typically call for some consideration of the impact of greater productivity on downstream processes, such as pack-out stations, he said. Such assessments can be done without getting…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.13
December 01, 2021
…leverge robotics investment While many companies are using robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) models to lease their fleets, Top Notch bought its fleet of nearly 20 robots. “Given low interest rates and our assumptions on the operating life of the carts, buying them made the most sense for our operations,” says Strauss. With more than a year of experience, Top Notch is exploring ways to leverage the investment. For instance, it is exploring the use of the fleet for replenishment. In addition, because labeling is now a potential bottleneck with higher picking rates, Top Notch is exploring whether it can label shipping boxes…
