Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.27
April 21, 2021
…demanding Japanese market. SoftBank Robotics is a unit of Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. It has produced more than 35,000 robots, including the Pepper and NAO humanoid service robots and the Whiz cleaning robot, which are used in more than 70 countries. SB Logistics provides pay-per-use, third-party logistics (3PL) services, starting with e-commerce business-to-consumer (B2C) fulfillment and expanding to offline merges online (business-to-business) and direct-to-consumer (D2C) fulfillment. Bedford, Mass.-based Berkshire Grey combines AI and robotics to support fulfillment, supply chain, and logistics operations. Its customers include Global 100 retailers and 3PLs. In February, the company announced its intention to merge with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.42
April 09, 2022
…world, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Japan, South Korea, China, and Singapore are some of the biggest robotics exporters and consumers. The IFR found that Asia has the highest density of robots in the manufacturing industry. Robotics clusters faciliate networking To facilitate innovation and networking, organizations have developed to help bolster their local robotics clusters. They serve their communities as a space for research and development, networking for investment, and recruitment. Like a chamber of commerce or a typical business association, many of these organizations were created to drive investment in regional talent pools and to foster…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.42
October 13, 2022
…the rapid speed of robotization in China, it said. Japan remained second to China as the largest market for industrial robots. Installations were up 22% in 2021, with 47,182 units. Japan’s operational stock was 393,326 units, up 5% in 2021. After two years of declining robot installations in all major industries, numbers began growing again in 2021. Japan is the world's predominant robot manufacturing country, said the IFR. Exports of Japanese industrial robots achieved a new peak level at 186,102 units in 2021. The Republic of Korea was the fourth largest robot market in terms of annual installations, following the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.29
April 02, 2024
…to increase adoption of robotics systems in warehouses across Japan. As part of the agreement, IHI will license multiple OSARO Robotic Depalletizing Systems, which use OSARO SightWorks Perception for picking, mixed-case depalletizing, induction, kitting and other automated functions. Mixed-case pallets at forefront of partnership Following a technical collaboration with OSARO, IHI installed a demonstration system at its Yokohama Logi Lab and plans to deploy a production robotic depalletizing system at a food wholesale company later in 2024. Warehouses and logistics operations operate in a fiercely competitive environment and are under constant pressure to accelerate delivery times while lowering costs. Although…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.19
November 11, 2021
…and Automotive Segment. FANUC America is a subsidiary of Japan-based FANUC Corp. in Japan. The Rochester Hills, Mich.-based company said it provides CNC (computer numerical control) systems, robotics, and factory automation to help manufacturers maximize productivity, reliability, and profitability. LR-10iA/10 designed for flexibility Weighing 46 kg (101 lb.), the LR-10iA/10 robot is easy to mount on an automated guided vehicle (AGV) or another mobile platform to accommodate a variety of repetitive tasks or automate machines that are standing idle, FANUC America said. The new industrial robot arm has a 10 kg (22 lb.) payload and a work envelope with a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.14
October 19, 2018
…73% of the total sales volume in 2017: China, Japan, South Korea, the United States and Germany. China has significantly expanded its leading position with the strongest demand and a market share of 36% of the total supply in 2017. With sales of about 138,000 industrial robots (2016-2017: +59%) China´s sales volume was higher than the total sales volume of Europe and the Americas combined (112,400 units). Foreign robot suppliers increased their sales by 72% to 103,200 units, including robots produced locally by international robot suppliers in China. According to IFR, this is the first time that foreign robot suppliers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.08
June 16, 2022
…also has the advantage of being “neutral turf” between Japan, China, and other large countries. Philipp Schitter, AutoStore “With our new location, the office is not just to sell into the Singapore market, but also to serve as a hub for the larger APAC region,” Schitter told Robotics 24/7. “We have opened a subsidiary in Japan and another in South Korea.” While Singapore can be expensive, it offers several other advantages, he noted. “We see a lot of corporate headquarters here,” noted Schitter. “Space is very precious here, so everything is expensive.” “Cost pressures are a good driver for automation,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.95
January 12, 2023
…nations in terms of annual installations of industrial robots—China, Japan, the U.S., South Korea, and Germany, plus the European Union—have very different R&D strategies. Governments drive robotics R&D programs in Asia In China, the 14th Five-Year Plan for Robot Industry Development, released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) in Beijing on Dec, 21, 2021, focused on promoting innovation. The goal is to make China a global leader for robot technology and industrial advancement, noted the IFR. Robotics is listed in China's plans for eight key industries for the next five years. In order to implement national science…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.82
August 11, 2022
…restock shelves at hundreds of FamilyMart convenience stores in Japan. There are 56,000 convenience stores in Japan — the third-highest density worldwide. Around 16,000 of them are run by FamilyMart, according to NVIDIA. Telexistence aims to save time for these stores by offloading repetitive tasks like refilling shelves of beverages to a robot, allowing retail staff to tackle more complex tasks like interacting with customers. Telexistence’s robots run on the NVIDIA Jetson edge AI and robotics platform, NVIDIA said. “We want to deploy robots to industries that support humans’ everyday life,” said Jin Tomioka, CEO of Telexistence. “The first space…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.26
November 29, 2022
…being used at Haneda Airport and Narita Airport in Japan, but this is its first full launch in North America. The company also plans to continue to test the wheelchair technologies in airports in North America, he told Robotics 24/7. Gagnon teased that the company plans to launch a program in one of “the bigger U.S. cities” in early 2023. “We’re really looking for opportunities for people with reduced mobility to very easily navigate short distances,” he said. “When we first announced this technology, the aviation industry was quick to put their hands up and say, ‘You know this is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.26
March 24, 2022
…faster.” Terra Drone has completed several projects with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on uncrewed aircraft system traffic management (UTM) and UAM. Meanwhile, in the drone inspection vertical, Netherlands-based group company Terra Inspectioneering BV serves oil and gas production and processing companies such as Shell, BASF, and Bunge. In Southeast Asia, Terra Drone offers survey, inspection, and surveillance services through group company Terra Drone Indonesia. Its clients include Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and AECOM. Japanese investors in Series B round Mitsui & Co., SBI Investment Co., Tokyu Land Corp., Kyushu Electric Power T&D, and Seika Corp. participated in Terra Drone's Series…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.16
January 04, 2023
…2016, Aeolus Robotics first deployed its service robots in Japan in 2019 and is expanding to markets around the world. aeo is designed to navigate safely around people. Source: Aeolus Robotics aeo's dual arms have seven degrees of freedom (DOF), and each can lift up to 8 lb. (3.6 kg). The robot can perform tasks such as delivery or disinfection with one arm, while the other arm is free for mobility tasks such as operating elevators and opening doors. “The beauty of aeo is that it can use the arms for different tasks depending on the use case, or [it]…
