Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.49
July 31, 2017
…This is the equivalent of combined revenues of Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, IBM, Baidu and then some (a lot) more. It is also a big employer: the US Bureau of Labour Statistics suggests that 1.79m people work in this sector driving 7.2m trucks for inter-city freight transport earning an average salary of 41.3 k$/year. No wonder this is a hot topic now then. Trucking is also potentially an easier target than general passenger cars. This is because it spends much of its time in intercity roads which are less congested and less sinuous than city ones. The driver may remain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.49
July 09, 2021
…and contending with workforce and other shortages, companies like Amazon that had already invested in digital technologies, were better positioned to continue operating and saw their profits rise significantly in the past year. Beyond the pandemic Much has been written about the need for resilient supply chains, including distribution and order-fulfillment operations, as well as flexible systems. One area explored in the MHI survey is how organizations are translating those requirements into their business strategies and the technologies they’re deploying to execute. According to the report, companies are pursuing the following strategies: Regionalizing their supply chains and diversifying the geographic…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.47
September 20, 2021
…“Locus has perfectly solved everything under 40 lb. While Amazon and Shopify bought their own robotics companies, if you order from a place that sells only, say, bracelets, it's obvious. However, most e-commerce retailers have eaches, samples, and cases—an array of products that need to be picked, with physical size and weight that vary widely.” “The model that Locus uses could be extended to heavier-payload robots,” he said. “Instead of picking socks to a tote, you could pick a case of soup to a big robot, building a mixed pallet as you go. By the time a pallet gets to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.44
September 01, 2019
…as the fulfillment engine for its strategically located DCs. “Amazon has done a wonderful job of creating a need that didn’t exist before and convincing people they can’t wait for the product they just ordered,” says Mike Manzione, CEO of RSL, a provider of e-commerce order fulfillment and delivery services to small and mid-sized companies. While Manzione notes that less than 20% of the client base is asking for same- and next-day delivery now, “we can see where the market is going, and we’re anticipating where we will need to be in the next five years.” He adds, “with the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.43
March 08, 2023
…and construction industry experience from companies such as Tesla, Amazon, Zoox, BAE Systems, and Topcon. Teleo is backed by UP.Partners, Trucks Venture Capital, F-Prime Capital, K9 Ventures, and YCombinator, among others. Later this year, the startup plans to launch semi-autonomous operations in addition to its remote operations offering. Contruction partners plan for more deployments Tomahawk Construction Fort Myers, Fla.-based Tomahawk Construction has partnered with Teleo to deploy its technology on 12 articulated dump trucks for land development of residential subdivisions, a retirement community, and commercial businesses. The remotely operated trucks will haul dirt across a job site, and the excavation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.39
January 06, 2021
…mind, especially as cases spread in high-profile operations like Amazon. However, the impact of the pandemic has also prompted renewed assessments of DC operations on everything from the degree of automation and advanced software necessary in a warehouse today to the importance of building size, work area design and location. The pandemic underscored the growing prevalence of e-commerce fulfillment and the increasing need to mitigate labor and productivity risks through providing a safer, less congested work environment largely enabled through increased automation. It’s important to keep in mind that systems and automation capabilities were developing rapidly before the pandemic. However,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.37
June 14, 2017
…and throughput they are after, especially when you have Amazon pushing the same-day delivery model, and everyone is chasing and trying to achieve that same panacea,” says Michael Howes, vice president of software and controls for Swisslog Warehouse and Distribution Solutions (WDS) Americas, which offers automated materials handling as well as software solutions. E-commerce means that DCs have a greater volume of small orders that make it more complex to orchestrate systems, not only within the four walls of the DC, but with order fulfillment and transportation management decisions. “Everyone is being pushed to ship smaller and faster,” says Joe…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.30
July 10, 2019
…warehouse automation providers, as well as continued involvement from Amazon, which recently acquired robotics vendor Canvas Technology. Among the major automation vendors, Honeywell Intelligrated announced a partnership with AMR provider Fetch Robotics last fall, while last year Dematic launched a Robotics Center of Excellence business unit. Another sign of AMR momentum: earlier this year, software provider Manhattan Associates launched Manhattan Automation Network, a partner program with robotics and automation vendors to speed up deployments. The increasing difficulties that DC operators are having finding enough associates, combined with the rapid maturity of sensor and guidance technology, are driving a strong market,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.25
January 17, 2017
…are benefiting the makers of driverless industrial vehicles. Already, Amazon is poised to become one of the biggest users—and suppliers—of automatic guided vehicles in the warehousing and distribution space. But AGVs aren’t just for those with big budgets and massive operations. In fact, AGVs aren’t even always AGVs. The “guided” part of that acronym, familiar from decades of autonomous vehicles designed to follow magnetic tapes, wires and other fixed paths, is now just one of a growing number of form factors. For the purposes of this story, AGV is an umbrella term including self-driving vehicles, autonomous mobile robots, vision-guided vehicles…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.24
May 03, 2022
…and location near DCs operated by the likes of Amazon created labor challenges even before the pandemic. Adam Greenberg, founder and CEO of NorthShore Care Supply, opted for high levels of automation when he opened a new 173,000-sq.-ft. facility in 2020. The centerpiece was a robot-to-goods picking system designed by Numina Group that used autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Waypoint Robotics, since purchased by Locus Robotics. The ability of Waypoint's AMRs to carry up to 700 lb. was essential because NorthShore Care ships full cases of product to its customers. Those cases were delivered to an automated packing, labeling, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.23
November 01, 2019
…Fig. 1: The temi home robot combines advanced sensing, Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant technology, and AI-enabled facial and voice recognition to deliver a mobile smart home hub that promises to take human-machine interaction to a new level. Image courtesy of temi USA. Multiple Personalities One vision of this technology divides the robots into two types of systems: service robots and social robots. In both cases, these machines can be part of the drive toward greater automation in the home. Within the context of the smart home, service robots provide utility functions on behalf of their owners (Fig. 2). Current examples…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.21
October 09, 2020
…Future by Andrew Yang, Hachette Books (2018). Related Article: Amazon Acquires Autonomous Technology Company Zoox Related Papers Managing the Transition to Driverless Road Freight Transportation This report sets out the findings of an ITF project on managing the transition to driverless road freight transport, directed by José Viegas and managed by Daniel Veryard. Download Now! TuSimple’s Self-Driving Safety Report This Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment describes TuSimple's safety processes and features as well as the progress they’ve made implementing them. Download Now! Bringing Long-Haul Electric Trucks into China This paper addresses two main questions; What are the potential impacts on carbon emissions…
