Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.87
July 19, 2022
…unveiled its newest commercial service shelf robot designed for deliveries, the PuduBot 2. The PuduBot 2 features a seven-layer adjustable tray to be used for a variety of service tasks in industrial facilities, leisure and entertainment venues, retail stores, supermarkets and more, the company said. Shenzhen, China-based Pudu claimed that the PuduBot 2’s high-performance lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery can provide up to 24 hours of operational battery life on a three-hour charge. Besides the increased sustainability, the PuduBot 2 also comes with an upgraded system that increases driving stability by 30%, it said. The company released the original PuduBot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.71
July 18, 2022
…retailers. We started with floor care and extended into delivery robots and sensing and data collection to help optimize operations. For us, it's really about activating OEM partners through our technology for cleaning, moving, and sensing. BrainOS is used in a variety of mobile robot applications. Are there any new areas that you think are promising, such as restaurants? Pinn: There's an enormous opportunity in retail automation—brick-and-mortar stores are under pressure from online and new trends to omnichannel and home delivery. Retailers can differentiate themselves with automation, and we can help with that transformation by adding value to the retail…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.44
July 15, 2022
…invested in Argo AI, which last year launched self-driving deliveries with Walmart Inc. in Miami; Austin, Texas; and Washington, D.C. The company this week said it will shut down its operations in Washington, D.C. Chowbotics Inc.—DoorDash Inc. acquired Hayward, Calif.-based Chowbotics in 2021 but last week said it is shutting down the salad-making robot startup. While DoorDash has launched its own robotics division and has filed a patent around autonomous delivery vehicles, reported Restaurant Dive, it's not yet clear what will happen to Chowbotics' staff or intellectual property. Get Fabric Inc.—New York-based Fabric raised $200 million in Series C funding…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.66
July 12, 2022
…improves its decision making in real time to make deliveries faster and more accurate,” said Keith Fisher, president of Honeywell Intelligrated. “With rising service-level agreements dictating order-fulfillment process improvements, automation can help bring stability [and] predictability and potentially unlock greater efficiency to their operations.” Any day can be a holiday, finds Futurum Futurum Research's analysts developed the report after speaking with a group of industry leaders with global experience in warehouse operations, automation technologies, and systems implementation to learn their thoughts on the future of warehouse automation. The report said that once-predictable consumer demand cycles centered around holidays and “peak…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.05
July 11, 2022
There’s been a lot of buzz about drone delivery in recent months. Amazon and Walmart have committed to a future that includes it, as have restaurants such as Domino’s and El Pollo Tropical. Consumers have indicated that they are also ready for a move in the drone delivery direction. Yet it leaves many people wondering what types of changes could bring to their city. What a large-scale drone delivery service will look like is on the minds of many people. “This is an exciting time for both businesses and consumers,” said Dan O'Toole, founder, and chief executive officer of Dronedek.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.05
July 11, 2022
…same changes. Online shopping and consumer expectation for rapid delivery are reshaping how warehouses are structured, operate and succeed in a robust e-commerce climate, as described in a recent inVia Robotics white paper, “The New Way to Warehouse.” A new way to shop: key trends Online shopping is here to stay With brick-and-mortar stores shuttering seemingly overnight, experts believe that the pandemic has accelerated the shift to online shopping by as much as five years. In the post-Covid reality, storefronts are back offering consumers a tangible retail experience. However, consumers are now accustomed to having options – 49% of those…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.51
July 08, 2022
…Gustafson and ABB CEO Björn Rosengren. Following the successful delivery of a number of projects in SKF's global manufacturing network, including in Gothenburg, where a fleet of industrial robots from ABB are installed in the bearing manufacturer's state-of-the-art factory, the two companies are now taking the next step in their collaboration. Gothenburg, Sweden-based SKF said it has expertise in designing and manufacturing bearings, seals, and lubrication systems. The company has more than 10,000 employees worldwide and was founded in 1901. SKF said it is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. ABB makes a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.36
July 07, 2022
…it is partnering with Serve Robotics, the autonomous sidewalk delivery company spun out of food giant Postmates. When a customer places an order, Piestro’s scheduling system will notify Serve’s fleet and the nearest available robot will pick up the pizza for transport from a Piestro pod. The partnership will roll out in the coming months, as Piestro deploys units within Serve delivery areas. Santa Monica-based Piestro said it is an automated pizzeria that combines robotics, precision control/actuation and culinary excellence to create pizzas full of authentic flavor. Serve is headquarted in Los Angeles and was founded in 2017 to develop…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.29
July 07, 2022
…when consumer demands are intensifying for faster online order delivery, every second added to the fulfillment process is costly,” stated Lior Elazary, co-founder and CEO of inVia. “As we continue to innovate and look at new ways we can leverage our AI technology, the Traffic Quality Index algorithm became a key solution to eliminating idle time and allowing for a swift flow of products. We are driven to continuously create leading-edge tools that help our customers better serve their customers.” Westlake Village, Calif.-based inVia Robotics uses autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and artificial intelligence to help e-commerce businesses and third-party logistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.92
July 06, 2022
…the impact this cutting-edge technology could have on SDGs delivery. It involved more than 100 experts from around the world, including 44 experts from low- and middle-income countries. Lead author Dr Solène Guenat began the research while at the Sustainability Research Institute at Leeds. She is now at the Institute for Landscape Planning and Ecology of the University of Stuttgart. The research was conducted as part of Leeds’ Self Repairing Cities project. This project, concluded in 2021, aimed to enable robots and autonomous systems to maintain urban infrastructure without causing disruption to citizens. “Robotics and autonomous systems are here to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.42
July 06, 2022
…scalability In the manufacturing industry, operations such as the delivery of parts to the production line and the transport of finished products always occur. However, in many cases, they are recorded as indirect expenses and are not included in product estimates, said ASPINA. By automating transportation, the company said it can save labor, reduce costs, and improve productivity and profits. AMRs allow manufacturers to introduce complex and non-static stations to existing production lines. ASPINA said its AMR can easily maneuver among changing environments without the need for reprogramming or mapping new paths. ASPINA plans to promote its new robot on…
