Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.72
…Entrepreneur’s “2022 Franchise 500.” Flytrex takes off with drone deliveries “We’re excited to team up with Jersey Mike’s to deliver subs throughout the skies of North Carolina and look forward to expanding our partnership everywhere they deliver their delicious food,” said Yariv Bash, co-founder and CEO of Flytrex. “Drone delivery is accelerating quicker than anyone could have anticipated, and we are thrilled to be at the forefront of that movement – using our technology to ensure retailers and restaurants can stay ahead of the ultrafast delivery curve.” Tel Aviv, Israel-based Flytrex provides business-to-consumer autonomous delivery services. The company said it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.19
…for remote operations into Teraki's operational European fleet of delivery robots. The companies said their partnership will enable safe, real-world, commercial deployment of mobile obots at scale through teleoperation. “We are extremely proud to name Teraki as our partner and customer,” said Alon Podhurst, CEO of DriveU.auto. “Accelerating the wide-scale deployment of robots and autonomous vehicles is a herculean effort that is being achieved through a concentrated effort of technology partners.” “Teleoperation is a key enabling technology for commercial deployment of robots and autonomous vehicles, demanding a best-in-class approach in multiple disciplines,” he added. “We share this vision with Teraki,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.63
…long-haul operations, AI, virtual reality, and network planners will support drivers. DHL said it doesn't expect fully automated last-mile delivery to be an option for more than 10% of deliveries by 2032.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.34
…said. Automotive customers will be able to optimize the delivery of components across their facilities. They can also connect integrated, scalable, modular production cells, such as PixelPaint, ensuring the necessary flexibility to meet varying levels of demand, said ABB. “We are in the midst of a significant decade in the history of the automotive industry and the start of a new era,” said Atiya. “Automakers need to consider new ways of working towards the transition to electric vehicles. We are working to support the industry in this transition, and I’m confident that with flexible automation, sustainable transportation will fast become…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.28
…autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), drones, urban air mobility (UAM), delivery robots, autonomous defense systems, and more. From the Amazon Astro consumer device and the Perseverance rover on Mars to wireless factories, robots “promise to make our lives easier, but many challenges remain,” noted Dev Singh, senior director of business development and head of autonomous robotics, drones, and intelligent machines at Qualcomm. “We've made a $70 billion investment in compute, AI, and 5G,” he said in a press briefing. “Our expanded roadmap of solutions will help bring enhanced AI and 5G technologies to support smarter, safer, and more advanced innovations.” Qualcomm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.08
…vehicles and] AMRs in logistics and manufacturing to last-mile delivery and service robots, agriculture, and consumer applications.” “RGo’s early traction with global market leaders is a testament to the technology and leadership team,” said Tal Slobodkin, managing partner at StageOne. RGo's leadership team has experience from Intel RealSense, iRobot, Google, Samsung, and others. “As the use of robotics continues to exponentially grow across industries, RGo’s solution is a game-changer,” said Nilanjana Bhowmik, co-founder and general partner at Converge. “Manufacturers will be able to offer more intelligent mobile robots and accelerate time to market without having to focus their R&D teams…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.00
…long-haul trucks to human-driven trucks for first- and last-mile delivery. Since developing the model, the company has conducted hundreds of hauls through these sites, refining required transfer-point features and developing process flows for important on-site activities. Founded in 1985, U.S. Xpress said it offers a “portfolio of capacity solutions for its customers.” They include a dedicated fleet serving some of the nation's largest shippers, as well as over-the-road (OTR) and brokerage systems. U.S. Xpress claimed that its Variant driver-first OTR division is one of the fastest-growing fleets in the country. The company's Xpress Technologies brokerage service offers capacity for shippers,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.63
…seeing inside these operations? Hedges: I see speed of order-to-delivery as the key challenge now. This is causing increased focus on technologies to help increase order processing. This is everything from basic process improvement studies, applying robotic picking, using AMRs to reduce walking to automated ASRS buffer systems to deliver product directly to the picker. I’m am also seeing more movement in applying automation to pack out and palletizing operations. LM: What role are you seeing robotics playing as operations work to respond to today’s pressures? Hedges: Customers are looking for automation to provide faster and more accurate order sortation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.54
…(buy online, pick up in store) product selection Facilitating delivery-route alignment for quick commerce and home delivery Maximizing transport utilization in delivery networks Reducing reshelving and maximizing inventory pick station utilization for e-commerce Automatically integrating resale-ready returned goods with existing inventory Storing and consolidating partial orders together with filled orders for just-in-time transport loading Storing, picking, and sorting, with industry-leading goods conveyability Integrating with Berkshire Grey’s family of AI-enabled robotic picking systems “More so than other warehouse robotics vendors, Berkshire Grey addresses the intense challenges thrust upon warehouses struggling with essential consumer product deliveries,” said Sankara Narayanan, a senior industry…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
…inVia Robotics. “As consumer demands for next- or same-day delivery increase and labor supplies decrease, we’re able to help 3PLs keep up and meet their SLAs [service-level agreements].” The system will include: inVia PickerWall system including a fleet of inVia Picker AMRs inVia Logic, the AI-powered warehouse execution system (WES) software inVia’s Robotics Operation Center (ROC) for 24/7 monitoring and support inVia said its Picker robots will do all of the nonstop traveling to retrieve each day’s ordered SKUs and deliver them to its dynamic put and pick wall where people pick individual items. “It also extends our operations resources,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.16
…like the exponential increase in e-commerce sales and direct-to-consumer deliveries, are permanent, and automation can play a role. Distribution centers (DCs) are handling more items than ever, while having to do it accurately and with greater speed to meet increasingly high customer expectations. Once taken for granted, the DC is now a vital component of a company’s go-to-market strategy. “The last four or five years for supply chain leaders has felt a lot like the turn of the century did for IT leaders,” said Rob McKeel, CEO of Fortna. “Before Y2k, IT was a back-room function and didn’t have a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.51
…solutions.” “We manufacture complete robot cells that have a delivery time of 14 days and can then be installed and safety approved in just 24 hours,” he added. “When customers receive a delivery from us, it arrives in a large wooden crate and is then up and running and generating value the very next day.” Lachenmeier, who is a third-generation entrepreneur, founded EasyRobotics in 2014. Kjempff joined the company in 2018 and took responsibility for ensuring that EasyRobotics was readily accessible to customers in the global manufacturing industry via a network of 120 local dealers in 36 countries. EasyRobotics builds…