Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.73
July 25, 2023
…has driven the use of put walls, starting with Amazon and then [radiating] out across most of the e-commerce space,” Eldred said. “But at the end of the day, a put wall is really still just a cubby for quickly consolidating items that are all going to the same customer.” Put walls can serve as a buffer beween conveyors, packing lines, robotics, and human order pickers. Source: VARGO An explosion of technologies They may just be cubbies where orders can quickly come together for packing and shipping, but put walls have been experiencing their own technological revolution over the past…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.10
July 20, 2023
…the technical, cost, and time challenges associated with the development of advanced robotic applications. Many organizations, including NASA, Google, Amazon, and Samsung, have partnered with PickNik, said the company. Boulder, Colo.-based PickNik also supports and collaborates with the worldwide open-source robotics movement and is the lead developer of MoveIt and MoveIt Studio.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.46
July 19, 2023
…distribution needs. On top of it all, add the Amazon effect. Households around the world have come to expect everything to be delivered to their door with a few mouse clicks. To support all this and compete reasonably in such a go-go world, new innovations and technologies are quickly being embraced. AMRs are such an innovation that help build efficiency and can pay for themselves in due time - especially for a busy facility or other logistics landscape that can make great strides when properly programmed AMRs come into their facility. Retail also stands to benefit from AMRs It's not…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.09
July 17, 2023
…warehouse automation company Kiva Systems, which was acquired by Amazon in 2012. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company said it has combined fully autonomous drones with advanced data analytics to provide insights that enable increased operational efficiencies. Verity aims for inventory market leadership Verity said its clients can gain real-time visibility and precise control over their inventory, cut labor and equipment costs, improve customer service, and reduce CO2 emissions. The company claimed that its data collection and analysis system is reliable and can be installed in one week. With installations across 13 countries, Verity asserted that it is “the market leader in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.84
July 16, 2023
…day, thanks to the operational efficiencies uncovered in simulation. Amazon Robotics uses it to support its fulfillment centers (see video below). BMW Group taps into it to accelerate planning for its automotive assembly plants. Soft Robotics applies it to perfecting gripping for picking and placing foods for packaging. Automakers worldwide are supporting their operations with robotics. “Car companies employ nearly 14 million people. Digitalization will enhance the industry’s efficiency, productivity and speed,” said NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang during his latest GTC keynote. How robotics simulation works, in brief An advanced robotics simulator begins by applying fundamental equations of physics. For…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.21
July 10, 2023
…and helps them get ahead of problems,” said Puneet Khattar, Aigen's head of electrical engineering, who previously worked on Amazon's satellite program and at SpaceX. Every aspect of the Aigen Element robot is built for maximum efficiency on the farm, the company claimed. The lightweight frame and solar panel, paired with regenerative motors and rugged suspension, allow the robots to effectively navigate and weed row crops for up to 14 hours a day in nearly any weather condition.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.91
June 24, 2023
…Ocado (itself said to be up for purchase by Amazon.com) a sign of weakness in certain segments? Sharma: Supply chain issues were a big problem during the pandemic, as well as high demand from consumers. Home delivery had become critical, and then there were shortages on the worker side. You'd think that supply chains and warehousing would already be automated, but at least 50% in the U.S. is largely manual. Coupled with e-commerce demand and worker shortages, you'll have serious problems. Our team saw during COVID that a lot of these companies have been investing heavily in automation. Now we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.38
June 22, 2023
…and extensive logistics experience, both in the U.S. at Amazon and Alibaba in China. At Alibaba he worked at the logistics arm, on projects involving the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into logistics. He left in 2019 and assembled a team of co-founders who brought a range of tech, business development, AI, automation and logistics skills to the company he started. CoEvolution now has more than 100 employees, over 50 deployments around the world, offices in both China and the US, and ambitious plans to expand its reach into Europe, where it is now seeking integrators and partners.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.91
June 19, 2023
…million from Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. and partnered with Amazon Web Services to improve data security and reliability, has its U.S. offices in Irvine, Calif. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Sangeet Kumar, co-founder and CEO of Addverb, about the collaboration with Purdue and his vision for the future of manufacturing. How did this partnership come about? Sangeet Kumar, CEO, Addverb Technologies Kumar: Purdue University was looking for some flexible solutions as it was setting up a smart lab for undergraduate students. It had also collaborated with Microsoft and other companies. The university wanted to teach students about smart manufacturing through practical…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.49
June 14, 2023
Addverb today announced that it has partnered with Amazon Web Services to improve the efficiency of its warehouse automation solutions. The partnership with AWS will allow Addverb to leverage the cloud platform's machine learning, analytics, and Internet of Things, or IoT, connectivity capabilities to enhance the capabilities of its robotic solutions. Founded in 2016, Addverb offers AI-enabled fixed & flexible automation solutions. The company said its AI- driven solutions and software are designed specifically to serve the global e-ecommerce, warehouse distribution and manufacturing industries. Addverb is a global technology company with headquarters in North America, India, Netherlands, and Singapore. AWS…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.46
June 13, 2023
…countries. Junglekeepers turns to technology The destruction of the Amazon rainforest through human activities such as logging and burning to clear land for agriculture are contributing to the devastating effects of climate change, said Junglekeepers. More than 870,000 km² (335,908 sq. mi.) of the Amazon rainforest have been cleared since 1985, an area larger than France, the U.K., and Belgium combined, estimated the Science Panel for the Amazon. With tens of billions of trees already being gone, the region is warming fast. “The Amazon is in danger,” said Dennis del Castillo Torres, director of forest management research at the Peruvian…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.82
June 09, 2023
Amazon's purchase of Kiva Systems in 2012 has had a ripple effect on the entire robotics industry. In the wake of the purchase, numerous robotics companies emerged, and interest and investment in warehouse robotics began to grow. Quiet Logistics, which had been a customer of Kiva's, decided to start making its own autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and would go on to found Locus Robotics in 2014. A number of former Kiva Systems employees banded together to start 6 River Systems in 2015. Other AMR makers that were founded around that time include Geek+, Fetch Robotics, and IAM Robotics. But how…
