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January 17, 2022
…by 2025 to accelerate development of its technology. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to inventory delays and port congestion, and industry analysts expect these challenges to increase in frequency and severity, noted Exotec, which has opened a U.S. office in Atlanta. Supply chain disruptions have increased by 67% year over year, according to a recent report from Resilinc. “Following the most significant supply chain disruptions of the modern era, there’s only room left for innovation,” said Romain Moulin, co-founder and CEO of Exotec. “While the entire logistics sector is fraught with uncertainty, one of the most prevalent challenges is ongoing…
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January 30, 2023
…in e-commerce has slowed since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, we heard a lot about labor shortages last year. Do you expect that to continue? Martinelli: We've discussed the growth in e-commerce sales and labor challenges. Businesses need labor to keep scaling up. COVID changed labor markets, with the “great resignation,” boomers retiring, and immigration restrictions getting tougher. As Joe Campbell at Universal Robots has noted, even if you took all the people who are unemployed, you still couldn't fill the millions of open positions in manufacturing. Would reshoring of production to the U.S. help or worsen that situation?…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
June 15, 2021
…obstacles.” Pandemic increases interest in robots How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect the construction industry and demand for Dusty Robotics' Field Printer? “The pandemic increased interest for FieldPrinter,” said Lau. “With social distancing measures in place, construction companies realized that robots could help them safely increase the productivity of the limited teams who were allowed on sites. Construction companies are always looking for tools to help on-site teams be more productive, precise, and effective, and the pandemic simply accelerated demand for automation that had already been percolating for some time.” “FieldPrinter enables layout crews to complete their work at least…
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January 01, 2022
…than words. Material handling market grows Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer behavior had been shifting more and more toward online shopping. Material handling automation has become increasingly important for businesses to efficiently fulfill orders and stay competitive during supply chain disruptions. As the table below shows, statistics of the global material handling market show tremendous growth potential. Being currently valued at just over $27 billion (U.S.), Grand View Research predicted that the market to grow to a value of more than $43 billion by 2028, following a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.4%. Courtesy of Meili Robots Manual…
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December 08, 2021
…were able to add a third shift during the COVID-19 pandemic without worrying about social distancing,” said Boyalakuntla. “We're incredibly happy that people in warehouses can transition to being robotics experts. People who were doing repetitive replenishment can now turn on the robots and handle exceptions.” “We've had no issues so far with performance,” he said. “We've had 10 million picks so far, which is a testament to the team updating BG RPS.” “RPS is a proven solution that addresses some of the most labor-intensive processes our customers face in their fulfillment operations,” said Tom Wagner, CEO of Berkshire Grey.
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October 13, 2022
…offers hygienic options that experienced growing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the IFR. Source: IFR Global outlook remains strong Rising energy prices, intermediate product prices, and scarcity of electronic components are challenging all branches of the global economy, acknowledged the International Federation of Robotics. But order books are full, and demand for industrial robots has never been higher, it said. In total, global robot installations are expected to grow by 10% to almost 570,000 units in 2022. The post-pandemic boom experienced in 2021 is expected to fade in 2022. From 2022 to 2025, the IFR forecast average annual growth…
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May 11, 2022
…force is the acceleration of e-commerce demand around the COVID-19 pandemic. “The Dorabot deployments in DHL eCommerce Solutions is a winning example of the effective collaboration between the business unit and the DHL Innovation Center,” said Ben Perlson, robotics and automation lead at DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation. Last year, DHL eCommerce Solutions’ sister division DHL Express announced the deployment of its first Dorabot AI-powered robotic sortation systems at its service centers in Singapore, South Korea, and Miami. “We started our robotics and loop-sorter programs well before COVID—there wasn't enough time to respond to volumes when the first pandemic surge…
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July 25, 2022
…delayed launch of its Terra t7 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Consumer robots are good, but they're meant for small lawns, and you need to run a guide wire,” he said. “They mow every day while you're sleeping or away.” By contrast, the commercial lawn and landscaping industry has about $107 billion in total revenue, according to Kubista. “About half is from mowing services, but that's the least profitable part of the business for a landscaper,” he said. “When you survey management at these firms, their No. 1 problem is labor availability, which has been the case for 18 years.”…
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December 21, 2022
…are busier than ever since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the tempo of e-commerce increases, so has demand for supply chain efficiency and resilience. This is driving the development of smarter and capable robots to move goods. Logistics robot ecosystem builds While some warehouses have automated, plenty still have not, according to research conducted by M14 Intelligence on the future of robotics in the warehouse. “More than 80% of the warehouses today have no automation whatsoever,” stated the analyst firm in mid-2021. “However, since last decade, about 15% of the warehouses are being mechanized, while only 5% are…
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May 21, 2021
…March 2020, Spain was experiencing the first wave of COVID-19, and as in many other countries at the time, the situation in hospitals was already becoming critical. With the government about to order the confinement of the population, there was a clear and urgent need for systems to reduce the risk of contagion. ACCIONA, a multinational dedicated to the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of sustainable infrastructure, turned to robotics and artificial intelligence. The company tasked Carlos Crespo, manager of the Robotics & AI Skill Center at ACCIONA's Innovation Hub, with putting together a team to develop technological solutions. ACCIONA…
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October 09, 2020
…even shuttered altogether, within the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The corporate contests that demand contactless supply choices - not coincidentally the type it hopes to offer - has grown due to COVID-19. Einride stated it’s maintained a “sturdy stream of recent partnerships,” together with onboarding companions Oatly and grocery store chain Lidl in addition to launching a freight mobility platform designed to present prospects data on delivery quantity, distance pushed, and related emissions and assist choose probably the most environment-friendly routes. “There may be each a number of pleasure and a number of uncertainties about autonomous trucking, however,…
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June 23, 2021
…initially developed the Elevate product for skiers. However, the COVID-19 pandemic put that on hold, said Dike. What about other applications? “Just in the U.S., 3 million to 5 million people fall in the treatment gap, and we can imagine using this platform for different parts of the body,” Dike acknowledged. “There are people looking at using our devices in warehouses, but we're focusing on Ascend and Forge right now.” Software and adjustability “The device is pretty robust in recognizing user intent,” said Dike. “It can understand if the user is trying to get up or sit down, kneel, or…
