Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.18
October 29, 2021
…offers AMRs, software, and services for material handling automation. Interact Analysis recently ranked Seegrid as the No. 1 AMR provider in the U.S. In addition, the company offers its systems in a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Palion Lift includes spatial awareness Palion Lift addresses customer pain points around safely optimizing operations during a time of high demand and labor shortages by adding novel automated workflows, said Seegrid. The lift truck can automate the movement of palletized goods in workflows that involve transporting payloads throughout a customer's operation, retrieving and placing them at heights of up to 6 ft. Seegrid claimed that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.26
November 05, 2022
…robot sales are rocketing. Research from market insights firm Interact Analysis showed that global mobile robot market revenues grew by 20% in 2020. That year, at the height of the pandemic, nearly 60,000 mobile robots were shipped – an increase of over 25% on 2019. The problem for warehouses is that most mobile robot set-ups are designed to do a limited set of tasks in a warehouse and, as warehouses add more robots, they are reaching the limits of possible efficiencies with current technology. What is needed is a way to seamlessly integrate robots from different vendors into a unified…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.07
May 14, 2021
…this market segment,” said Ash Sharma, managing director at Interact Analysis. The other reality is that automated lift trucks are still a drop in the bucket in terms of total lift truck sales. User companies will have to figure out how to justify them and think through how the technology is not just another type of lift truck, but a tool in their automation strategy. Approximately 5,000 automated lift trucks were shipped in 2019, according to Sharma. That may sound like quite a few, but with more than 1 million lift trucks of all types shipped last year, it amounted…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.02
September 14, 2021
…bullish, predicting a CAGR of 23.7% and AMR growth from $1.97 billion in 2021 to $8.7 billion in 2028. Interact Analysis said it expects revenues for collaborative mobile robots to grow 50% this year. While the research analyst estimates vary widely, there is consensus that the boom in e-commerce and workforce shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to drive AMR adoption.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.98
May 31, 2023
…factories and warehouses,” said Ash Sharma, managing director at Interact Analysis. “It continues to innovate and has helped the industry to grow from a fledgling industry to what is now a multi-billion-dollar sector with AMRs deployed in thousands of buildings around the world.” Jean-Pierre Hathout, president of Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), said in a press release that customers are now transitioning from using AMRs in pilots to using them 24/7 in production applications, with MiR leading that transition. “In the first 10 years of MiR’s history, we led the industry with innovative AMRs as we scaled globally with our customers,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.79
July 09, 2018
…and/or opportunity, up from 61% last year. Analyst firm Interact Analysis forecasts the market for autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and smart automatic guided vehicles (AGV) for logistics will grow from $300 million in 2017 to $3 billion by 2022, or roughly a 10-fold increase. “We are seeing true exponential growth now,” says Ash Sharma, a research director for Interact Analysis. “While numerous companies have been doing pilot projects for the last two years in warehousing or manufacturing facilities, now they are looking to expand their use of robotics. They are automating more processes, rolling out robots to more sites, or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.79
September 14, 2023
…estimated size of $6.2 billion by 2027, according to Interact Analysis. AMR vendors are continuing to consolidate, with Rockwell Automation Inc. saying on Sept. 5 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Clearpath Robotics Inc. “Transporting parts and materials to assembly lines and between manufacturing cells is one of the industry’s most complex and inefficient tasks, often resulting in production bottlenecks,” said Rockwell. “Autonomous production logistics will transform the workflow throughout a manufacturing plant, enabling substantial reductions in cost and greater operational efficiency.” “Autonomous mobile robots ... are the next frontier in industrial automation and transformation, and this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.45
December 14, 2021
…have had an accelerative effect on the mobile robotics sector, particularly for AMRs,” said Ash Sharma, managing director at Interact Analysis. “Deployments are up and increasing rapidly, and you can expect more of the same in the future.” In addition to R&D, ForwardX said it plans to use the funding to open an office on the U.S. East Coast, expanding its ability to serve the North American market. Since its previous funding round, ForwardX has opened an office in Tokyo and added partners across the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, and South America.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.28
October 21, 2021
…customers’ demands,” said Ash Sharma, senior research director at Interact Analysis. “Fetch Robotics, now part of Zebra Technologies, has responded to this demand by developing an integrated fulfillment solution.” “Retailers and 3PLs can now not only streamline each picking operations, but [they can also] leverage the entire portfolio of Fetch AMRs to automate any manual workflow in fulfillment and distribution centers,” he added. Zebra said the new offerings can help businesses modernize their warehouse operations with improved accuracy, productivity, and worker safety—from inbound operations to outbound fulfillment. Three AMRs offer higher throughput Built on the Fetch Freight100 platform, the FlexShelf,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.20
January 14, 2022
…which was recently named the No. 1 AMR by Interact Analysis. HDS Global said its high-throughput technology is built for rapid rollout and has a 50% lower cost of operation than today's systems. After the debut of RoboFS last month, potential customers, partners, and institutional investors can visit the new center to see how the system will be implemented at scale, said the company. “HDS Global is pushing robotics and automation into new territory, which is tremendously exciting,” said Weiss. “To see RoboFS in a production environment allows decision makers to envision what ecommerce could be, which is a magical…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.15
July 27, 2023
…a total of 4 million installed units, according to Interact Analysis. In addition, the analyst firm predicted that revenue could grow by 30% to 40% annually between 2022 and 2027. With only 14% of warehouses having adopted at least one order-fulfillment AMR as of 2021, “the potential for futher expansion is significant,” said MOV.AI and Advantech. Advantech provides ruggedized hardware Founded in 1983, Advantech offers hardware, software, embedded systems, design services, systems integration, and global logistics support. The Taipei, Taiwan-based company has an office in Milpitas, Calif., and said it supports a wide range of applications and industries. Advantech said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.14
September 13, 2023
…its capabilities to supply the European market, whose shipments Interact Analysis predicted will experience a 7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2027. When the new campus is completed, ABB said it will have invested $450 million in its three robotics plants since 2018. That figure included its mega factory in Shanghai, which supplies customers in Asia, and its facility in Auburn Hills, Mich., which supports the Americas. “This is a great time to invest in robotics and automation,” said Sami Atiya, president of ABB’s Robotics & Discrete Automation Business Area. “This new campus is a significant part of our…
