Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.91
October 11, 2018
…operations. Usage Based Insurance (UBI), also known as automotive telematics insurance, monitor vehicle use to more accurately assess risk. Factors that can be monitored include miles driven, driver behavior, and vehicle type. Similarly, electronic logging devices are now in widespread use following the 2017 ELD Mandate enforcing the federal Hours-of-Service (HoS) regulation. With onboard computers, truckers’ time driven is monitored to ensure they are complying with the law. Automotive biometric identification systems are being developed to help companies and individuals monitor the health of drivers. Expected to be commercialized by 2025, technologies to monitor heart rates, fatigue, and distracted driving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
January 05, 2022
…robots.” “Ericcson is interested is interested in electronics and telematics for fleet vehicles, and as we get video and lidar in the cloud, Formant is arguably the hungriest company on Earth,” he added. “As 5G private networks start to get rolled out in environments like hospitals, it will be better than Wi-Fi.” “Holman finances large deployments for FedEx and others,” said Linnell. “We're already starting to make lots of introductions, and we're exited [about] whom we ended up with.” Formant plans to double in 2022 Formant plans to use its latest funding to double in size this year and to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
September 17, 2024
…“autonomy services” help to ensure map data is healthy, telematics are in working order, and the robot is performing correctly. “If we keep seeing an assist in this area, maybe you should retrain the route so that it performs better through this space,” he added. Donley said a big use for robots going forward is frequent data collection for supply chain decision making, especially because data being fed through AI models needs to be both timely and accurate. “The data that the robot's collecting is a huge part of this solution in the equation, even outside of the use cases…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.06
May 26, 2023
…integration and support of its automated systems. “With our telematics and labor management data, users can come up with unique KPIs [key performance indicators] for optimization,” claimed Martin Buena-Franco, automation products marketing manager at Raymond. Some companies, such as Vention, have gone in the opposite direction by developing their own actuators, controllers, and teach pendant. The company's MachineLogic platform is designed to facilitate programming of machine tending workcells. “Everything can be assembled with a 5 mm Allen wrench,” said Sophie Ducharme, marketing lead at Vention. “We're robot-agnostic and are bringing the e-commerce experience with pricing built into our CAD software.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.80
February 05, 2019
…ideal for cold storage and freezer applications. Offering integrated telematics capabilities to increase efficiency, the vehicle also offers universal stance and an open-view mast for better visibility and ergonomics. For longer battery shift life, the vehicle is outfitted with an optimized displacement pump for more efficient motor operation. Operators are assured of proper fork and pallet placement with the Vantage Point camera and its high dynamic range image sensor that provides simultaneous low- and high-light performance. The Raymond Corp. Booth: S2003 Reduce fatigue in manual pallet loading, unloading with leveler The P4 Floor Height Load Leveler improves worker productivity and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.41
May 05, 2017
…3.) Scenario-based planning The IoT is great at using telematics, sensors and geo-positioning signals from devices to pinpoint location and condition of assets, but much of the IoT’s value will come using that awareness to make better decisions, says Joe Vernon, senior manager of North America supply chain technologies for Capgemini. “What’s different in this digital age is all the awareness that can be achieved from all of the different points of information coming in,” says Vernon. “In terms of benefitting from this awareness, one of the keys will be scenario-based contingency planning.” For example, says Vernon, if an IoT…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.41
May 14, 2021
…human-operated asset is inherently flexible, and technologies such as telematics can provide data-driven insights on their use to help with the need for increased efficiency.” Automation for workforce, 'Amazon effect' challenges Before the pandemic, factors like record-low unemployment and rising wage rates had already made robotic lift trucks attractive to some operations, said Kevin Paramore, emerging technology commercialization manager at Yale Materials Handling Corp. The labor situation is different now, but due to social distancing measures and health and safety policies requiring workers who are feeling ill to stay home, distribution centers may still have difficulty maintaining their workforce. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.36
December 28, 2020
…human-operated asset is inherently flexible, and technologies such as telematics can provide data-driven insights on their use to help with the need for increased efficiency.” Before the pandemic, factors like record low unemployment and rising wage rates had already made robotic lift trucks attractive to some operations, says Kevin Paramore, emerging technology commercialization manager for Yale Materials Handling Corp. Now as the economy and the materials handling world deals with pandemic effects like higher unemployment, the labor situation is different, but due to health and safety policies put in place that keep workers who are feeling ill at home, it…
