Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.21
May 17, 2018
…a robotic shipping sorter technology that Tompkins licensed from China. “We could’ve made modifications to it, which would have been linear, but instead, we created software that turned it into a unit sorter that allows us to do a batch pick, sort and pack orders and then put it back on the same equipment to sort it to shipping,” Tompkins says. “That’s exponential.” The next step was to put it on a portable platform that could be folded up and stored out of the way at the end of a shift, say in a big box retailer’s backroom. The inspiration…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.94
April 09, 2018
…and effective each picking. We found the answer in China, and have unveiled Tompkins Robotics, a unique sortation system that allows us to sort a batch pick into a unit pick, pack it out, and then use the same robots for shipping sortation,” said Tompkins. Finally, to optimize warehouse asset utilization, the Connected Warehouse Internet of Things (IoT) platform connects labor, automation and facility functions, collects data on all operations, and sends it with a gateway to a Cloud-based analytics system. The system looks at current productivity and offers real-time options for modifications that improve performance. “Both the Tompkins Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.96
February 08, 2018
…aerial vehicles issued by CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China). In addition, EHANG is working closely with CAAC to jointly establish relevant airworthiness standards for the transformative AAVs as a major industry representative of the CAAC UAV Technical Experts Committee. This makes for improved and systematic industry policies and standards and pushing forward industry development. Despite its early successful test flights, EHANG says it is making improvements to the aircraft. More emphasis will be placed on improving passenger experience and on adding an option for manual control, giving passengers with piloting experience the choice to operate the vehicle manually. In…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 19.66
February 06, 2018
Founded in 2014 in Guangzhou, China, EHANG is an intelligent aerial vehicle technology & service company. Driven by its continuous technology and product innovation, “smart + connected” creative thinking, and the service philosophy of “User experiences first and foremost.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.30
November 29, 2017
…rate increased from 72% to 75% (2011-2016). North America, China, the Republic of Korea and Europe were target export destinations. The Japanese imports of robots were extremely low, only about 1% of installations. Thus, foreign robot suppliers did not achieve a high sales volume in Japan. The home market has strongly recovered since the financial crisis in 2009 and reached 39,000 units, the highest level since 2006 (37,000 units). The automotive industry is the largest destination market for industrial robots in Japan with a share of 36% of the total supply. Car manufacturers bought 48% more industrial robots than in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.73
September 02, 2017
…additional operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and China. HighJump serves over 4,000 customers across the retail, consumer products, automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and food/beverage industries. HighJump has developed a cloud-ready underlying technology platform called the “HighJump One Platform” which is consistently recognized for being one of the industry’s most flexible and adaptable supply chain software platforms. On top of this technology platform, the company offers globally leading software applications that provide customers with an integrated view of their entire supply chain: from warehouse management and intralogistics to transport management. The platform enables consistent visibility of all goods flows, with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.92
April 25, 2017
…the first time, 13 Chinese automation companies exhibited, reflecting China’s dramatic growth in robotics implementation and development. A first-ever joint US-China Robotics Forum brought together leaders from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA) and its counterpart, the China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA). A3 also announced Apellix as the winner of the Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition. Sponsored by GE, the competition provided eight innovative startup companies with an opportunity to generate awareness of their technology and find new sources of funding. Apellix offers a Platform-as-a-Service for industrial workers performing critical but dangerous tasks. The patent-pending Apellix Worker Bee robotics system physically…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.89
March 23, 2017
…roundtable, Monday, April 3 at 1 p.m. ● Joint US-China Robotics Forum, Tuesday, April 4 at 10:15 a.m. ● Forum on “Investing in Automation,” Wednesday, April 5 at 10:30 a.m. ● Startup Launch Pad Competition – eight finalists compete for a prize of $10,000, Wednesday, April 5 at 3 p.m. Show attendees can register for free here. Fees for conference attendees may be paid at the same link. A3 also announced a joint US-China Robotics Forum to be held April 4 at the show. The forum will bring together A3’s RIA and its counterpart, the China Robot Industry Alliance (CRIA).…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.76
February 03, 2017
…smart metering, smart power distribution and energy management in China and international markets. The company produces 35 million units of various equipment annually, including many products in lower volumes. After deploying collaborative robots, (Rethink Robotics), the company has optimized production to meet changing market demands and expedite delivery. The new robot was first used on an assembly line for manufacturing single-phase energy meters. They are now used at multiple workstations including loading electric meter boxes, PCBA loading and assembling, power testing and code scanning, and carrier loading and assembly. The robot features compliant motion control, which allows it to feel…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.22
December 20, 2016
…the total market share. The dominance of Asia Pacific is attributed to growth in number of countries such as China, India, Japan, Taiwan and Australia among others investing heavily in research and development infrastructure developments. Rapid growth in automation demands coupled with reduction of duties on refurbished goods has also fueled growth in the industrial robotics market. Similarly, North America and Europe collectively accounted for over one-third of the market share, as these regions have been continually focusing on research and development and have been using industrial robotics for the same.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.22
December 19, 2016
…now use 269,000 robots, which is third only to China and Japan. Similarly, MCMA’s quarterly survey showed that motion control shipments increased 5% in the same period. Sales to date have been driven by strong demand for actuators/mechanical systems (14% to 423 million), electronic drives (12% to $451 million), and motion controllers (6% to $119 million). AIA quarterly results showed that, while the vision market contracted in the first nine months, Q3 represented a notable increase in performance with cameras gaining 3%, lighting 5%, software 5%, and smart cameras 24%. In total, sales for machine vision components and systems in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.76
December 18, 2016
…factor for Amazon to launch Amazon Prime services in China this year. Global expansion is a key priority for Amazon, as it consolidates the US market and continues to grow, putting it directly at odds with local markets. One byproduct of this is that a supply chain that spans the world can provide a huge competitive advantage in new markets. Helping foreign sellers gain access to global markets appears to be at least one of the factors in Amazon registering as an international freight forwarder late last year, while also indicating that it views logistics companies as potential competition. Alibaba…
