Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.69
November 18, 2022
The number of women in all supply chain roles has dropped, but there are industry leaders who offer different perspectives. Manifest Vegas plans to host a Women's Luncheon to celebrate women in logistics technology on Feb. 2, 2023, at Caesars Forum. The event will include partners DHL Supply Chain, Daimler Truck North America, Food Logistics, and Supply and Demand Chain Executive. According to Gartner Inc. research, the amount of women in supply chain roles dropped from 41% in 2021 to 39% in 2022, and there was also a 2% drop at the most senior levels. This is a worrisome trend…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.96
October 30, 2022
…and expand globally. “As the COVID-19 pandemic made evident, supply chain resiliency is paramount,” stated Peter Anderson-Sprecher, co-founder and CEO of Fox Robotics. “We have the ability to deploy our solutions to customers and have them up and running in less than one hour, which has been key to our success, as it lets us work closely with our customer-partners and rapidly learn in a live production environment.” Founded in 2018, Fox Robotics develops, sells, and manufactures an autonomous forklift trailer unloader that it claimed is the world's first. The Austin, Texas-based company said it can cut forklift operating costs…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.80
September 28, 2022
…yesterday announced that it has expanded its partnership with DHL Supply Chain. The companies will deploy Locus mobile robots at DHL's facilities in Canal Winchester and Lockbourne, Ohio, to support high-volume order fulfillment for global clothing retailer, Carhartt, a DHL customer. “Implementing Locus has quickly proven to be an ideal choice to deliver high productivity, letting us fulfill orders at a record pace,” stated Tony Gariety, vice president for distribution operations at Carhartt. “Locus' ease of use and fast training has also helped us with recruiting and retaining employees and seasonal workers. So, all the way around, there are some…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.53
September 01, 2022
…that it has signed a $10 million agreement with supply chain company NFI as part of a pilot program to see if Stretch is a right fit for the Camden, N.J.-based company. The case-handling mobile robot will initially be used to unload trucks and containers in 2023 at NFI’s warehouse in Savannah, Ga. If all goes well, NFI said it will start placing Stretch machines throughout its North American facilities over the next few years. Boston Dynamics first unveiled Stretch back in March 2021, noting that it was its first robot specifically designed for warehouse use. It became commercially available…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.85
August 16, 2022
…more extremity augmentation. Today, the company is working with DHL, BMW, Ikea, and close to 100 other customers worldwide. It claims to have the most units active in the field. Source: German Bionic AI promises to automate more workflows From connected humans to connected cars, AI offers the most significant game-changing opportunity of harnessing physical assets on the ground. The topic of automating analog workflows is the impetus for ff Venture Capital’s Drone & Robotics Summit on Sept. 20, 2022, in New York City. Companies in the ffVC portfolio are already revolutionizing farming, logistics, infrastructure, and food deliveries. As governments…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.02
August 05, 2022
…while accelerating the flow of goods throughout the global supply chain. We focused our initial development efforts for Stretch on trailer and container unloading because it’s the most challenging and physically punishing task in the warehouse. At this stage, we’re just beginning to deploy production robots with early-adopter customers like DHL Supply Chain, Gap, H&M, and Performance Team – A Maersk Company. We’ll continue working closely with those customers over the next several months to collect feedback and make minor improvements as we ramp up our manufacturing and service operation to meet broader market demand. Eventually, we’ll expand Stretch’s capabilities…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.24
June 10, 2022
…officer at the company. She spoke at the Reuters Supply Chain Execution 2022 Conference in Chicago earlier this month. Wilmington, Mass.-based Locus' autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and software serves more than 200 facilities spanning a dozen countries, as well as more than 80 customers. They include CEVA Logistics, DHL, Geodis, Material Bank, Shipmonk, and Taylored Services. Commissioning steps for a LocusBot Lombardi took the Reuters Supply Chain Execution audience through the basic steps of a LocusBot working in a warehouse environment: Locus optimizes the orders from the warehouse management system (WMS). Locus directs induction of containers. The LocusBot optimizes the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.58
June 03, 2022
…other automation are critical in meeting the logistics and supply chain challenges that businesses face today today, according to presenters at the Reuters Supply Chain Execution 2022 Conference in Chicago this week. “We’ve come a long way since we started making the investments [in automation],” said Sally Miller, CIO for North America at DHL Supply Chain. Perhaps most notable of these investments was in picking robots from Locus Robotics Corp. The partnership started with a single robot five years ago, and now, DHL is using 2,000 LocusBots in various locations. Earlier this year, the mobile robots made their 100 millionth…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
May 24, 2022
…dynamics have changed,” she told Robotics 24/7. “For example, DHL was a successful penguin, managing the supply chain of a bioscience/medical device company. It started with 15 robots in a 15,000-sq.-ft. building, alongside people who were still picking manually, since they didn't know if our system would work.” “That pilot has grown to 65 robots and hundreds of thousands of square feet within one year,” Lombardi noted. “The whole building now runs with Locus, with no manual cart picking.” “Fast-forward to today, and DHL has signed a 2,000-bot deal, with more sites—not just North America, including the U.K., Ireland, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.66
May 11, 2022
DHL eCommerce Solutions this week said it has conducted a successful year-long pilot of two Dorabot Inc. sortation systems in its 150,000-sq.-ft. Atlanta distribution center. The project is part of the company's $100 million, five-year automation investment plan, as it opens innovation centers around the world. “With a near-zero error rate and packages sorted on average in 3.6 seconds, our robotic arm pilot ... has increased our efficiency, speed and streamlined our processes,” stated Scott Ashbaugh, vice president of operations at DHL eCommerce Solutions, Americas. “It has also allowed our employees to focus on other non-repetitive tasks, and for some,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.28
April 11, 2022
Supply chain automation is a global affair, with innovations and use cases around the world. Geekplus Technology Co. today announced that it has won an award at the SITL (Semaine de l'Innovation du Transport & de la Logistique) conference in Paris. The Beijing-based company won the award in the Intralogistics, Robotics and Automation category for its RoboShuttle 8 system. “As innovation is one of the pillars of Geek+'s philosophy and our success, we are very proud and happy to have been recognized by the SITL jury,” stated Jean-Daniel Cohen, business development director for France at Geek+ in Europe. “Geek+ would…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.89
March 28, 2022
…to strong demand from those early customers, which include DHL Supply Chain, Gap, H&M, and Performance Team – A Maersk Company. Boston Dynamics said it is now accepting reservations for 2023 and 2024 deliveries. The Waltham, Mass.-based company has three robots in its portfolio: Spot, a quadruped that conducts industrial inspections for enterprise asset management; Atlas, its humanoid robot; and Stretch. The company said its robots are equipped with advanced mobility, dexterity and intelligence, enabling automation in unstructured or hard-to-traverse spaces, from manufacturing plants and construction sites to distribution centers and warehouses. Stretch handles cases up to 50 lbs. Boston…
