Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.66
January 31, 2023
…to provide cold-chain fulfillment systems that serve the retail grocery industry in North America and Europe. The companies said they will combine stow Robotics' automation expertise with Phononic's solid-state active cooling technology to design, develop, and scale systems, particularly for grocery automated fulfillment centers. “stow Robotics is thrilled to work with Phononic and welcome their cooling technology and design solutions into our scalable automation work with key customers in North America and Europe,” stated Brian Keiger, director of business development and marketing at stow Robotics. “We have a unique technology that fits nicely in the gap between other automation solutions…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.42
January 31, 2023
…also teamed up with several U.S. system integrators and contractors recently, including McMurray Stern and ABCO Systems. “The e-commerce, grocery, and convenience industries must integrate automation to satisfy ever-more demanding customer expectations,” stated Messina. “Collaborative robots can help warehouses optimize traffic routes within the warehouse itself, prioritize picking and packing based on item type, and integrate with last-mile delivery services to ensure faster and more efficient deliveries,” he added. “In today's economy, automation just makes sense.” Manifest runs from Jan. 31 to Feb 2 at the Caesars Forum. Addverb will show its technology at Booth 107.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
January 29, 2023
…U.S. The family-owned company also produces snack foods for grocery and convenience stores and ingredients for corporate clients such as restaurants and even other food manufacturers. For more than 65 years, Sargento said it has continued its quest “to be the most innovative, best-loved real food company by pioneering pre-sliced cheese, vacuum packaging, resealable packaging, and production of shredded cheese and shredded cheese blends.” Freeing up space poses a challenge Although Sargento makes high-quality products, the storage and distribution of cheese can be a complicated process. As demand hs continued to increase, warehouse space became scarce, and the company began…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.67
January 26, 2023
…to help companies start with a smaller footprint. We're investing in micro-fulfillment, bringing automation closer to consumers—not only in grocery, but also in other verticals.” “Another focus area is high-throughput, mega facilities with several million bins or SKUs served on a daily basis,” he said. “These installations are handling much higher volumes that in previous years, based on our omnichannel Router software. How can we reduce the amount of conveyors? Mobile robots are also attractive, since they offer flexibility and ease of installation.” “At the end of the day, flexibility and scalability are key,” concluded Fernandez.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.13
January 25, 2023
…growing. Within e-commerce, have you seen increasing interest in grocery fulfillment? Geyer: One application we've seen in grocery is coupling robots with ASRS [automated storage and retrieval systems]. We've developed technology to pack goods in a grocery bag. For a long time, robots have been able to pick things, but to pack a cucumber in a bag with other goods is a nontrivial operation. The robot has to understand how it's holding the item and determine its geometry as it transfers it. We're doing this live in a customer's warehouse. We've developed this not only for grocery bags, but also…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.94
January 23, 2023
…pass inspection, the vegetables and herbs are boxed, palletized and briefly staged in the warehousing area for delivery to grocery stores in dedicated trucks. Delivery is typically within 2 days of harvesting. Source: Daniel Guidera for Peerless Media .
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.24
January 19, 2023
…in the package shipping, retail, e-commerce, consumer packaged goods, grocery, manufacturing, and intermodal industries. They have been conducting joint product testing and pilot operations since 2019. Outrider System adapts to enterprise operations Trucking moves over 20 billion tons of freight each year, and almost all of it passes through distribution hubs, said Outrider. These yards are difficult to staff and create bottlenecks in the supply chain, it noted. By automating yard operations, enterprises can increase the time freight spends moving down the highway, address labor shortages, and allow more people to work in safer environments, claimed the company. To autonomously…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.80
January 18, 2023
…an Erlanger, Ky.-based provider of automation for e-commerce and grocery order fulfillment. The group said it has more than 300 employees and is used in over 5,000 technology installations across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Its customers include leading companies such as General Motors, Volkswagen, and KUKA. Currently, the U.S. accounts for approximately 25% of Photoneo Brightpick Group’s revenue. Photoneo Brightpick promises speedy deployment Brightpick said its robots autonomously pick, consolidate, and dispatch orders in large, small, and micro-fulfillment centers. The company claimed that its end-to-end system takes less than a month to deploy, enables warehouses to reduce their picking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.86
January 05, 2023
…expand their customer base in the convenience store and grocery supply chain. Nodia, India-based Addverb said it provides smart end-to-end warehouse and industrial automation and intralogistics solutions. The company develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated storage retrieval systems (ASRS), and picking technologies. Velociti Alliance said it develops software services to help wholesale distribution facilities manage workflows. The Greenville, S.C.-based company said its software includes the following: CloudLogic, a game-theory-based system that updates picking and packing assignments within microseconds based on worker location and traffic patterns in the warehouse PiecePick, which increases productivity and accuracy by batching orders and shortening the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.74
December 31, 2022
…after 2 years than shopping at the average US grocery store, while the XL bots can serve a family of four with a return on investment (ROI) period as short as 1 year, the company claimed. Company prides itself on being open source All hardware is made of stainless steel, aluminum, and weatherproof plastics, allowing FarmBot to be installed outdoors or on rooftops in all weather conditions as well as in greenhouses or indoors. FarmBot is also 100% open-source, meaning all the CAD models, electronic schematics, software, and data are freely available online for everyone from tinkerers to teachers to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.13
December 20, 2022
…customers” he said. “Our system can handle it well. “Grocery is another area where we have a number of sites,” Bellamy said. “E-commerce is slowing down a bit, where if an operation doesn't need to scale this year, it can put off growth until next year.” “It's not just retail—in B2B [business-to-business] wholesale, such as auto parts, companies need systems that are highly responsive to many SKUs,” he said. “They can't take three hours to retrieve something from a system. Exotec can handle complexity with a high degree of performance.” “In Europe, a trend is picking up around energy-efficient solutions…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.95
November 28, 2022
…and shoppers to entertain consumers while they shop for groceries.” The company said it has over 50 other business partners in Europe and has worked with oil refining conglomerate Shell to deploy robots at automated service stations in Poland. PUDU's robots are also used in the stores of electronics retailer Media Markt in Poland, McDonald's in Slovenia, Pizza Hut, and KFC in Poland. “The popularity of BellaBot means that customers welcome innovation, and we are ramping up our effort to bring our smart delivery bots to more consumers in Europe,” said Pudu Robotics founder and CEO Felix Zhang. Earlier this…
