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…its service robots have completed more than 1 million deliveries worldwide. Relay robots customizable Relay said its Rapid-Install product trains and activates a robot within hours of arrival at a location. Each customer can name it robot and create a customized “wrap” to give it a unique character and harmonize it with their brand. The company's original Relay service robot, which serves the hospitality, healthcare, and commercial real estate markets, was recently joined by Relay+. That robot is designed for more flexibile configurations. Relay+ includes a larger-capacity top bin, a four-drawer model, and independent elevator operations, said Relay. Hospitality expected…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.45
…of VisionNav. They are moving toward large-scale and standardized deliveries, he said. VisionNav said it has build an ecosystem around unmanned intralogistics, improved supply chain integration, and expanded its operational capacity to be competitive. According to Li, VisionNav's sales grew tenfold growth between 2019 and 2021. Compared with 2021, the company said it expects its sales to grow by 300% in 2022, with average order amount increasing by 350% and the amount of customer re-purchase orders tripling. With entry into new markets and large-scale deployments, VisionNav forecast that its business scale could grow fivefold this year. Funding to enable scaling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.29
…scale their capacity while profitably and sustainably providing on-demand deliveries. Fabric expects network to cover nearly 90% of U.S. consumers The Dallas location is the latest in Fabric’s growing network of MFCs in the U.S. The company said it expects that number to double by the end of the year, covering delivery to nearly 90% of consumers across the country in two days or less. As a densely populated, fast-growing center of commerce in the U.S., Dallas was strategically chosen by Fabric based on customer needs, population evaluations, 10-year shift studies, and detailed demographic analyses. In addition, a recent Brookings…
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…action from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. from Monday through Saturday, and they can visit www.bonapita.com for pickup or delivery.
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…challenges and proving economically viable use cases for robot delivery,” he added. Founded in 2019, Ottonomy.io said its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provide deliveries for retailers and restaurants. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company is backed by Connetic Ventures and angel investors and received the Sustainability Product of the Year Award for 2021 from the Business Intelligence Group. Ottonomy expects delivery robot demand to grow The global market for delivery robots—including food and beverage, retail, and postal— will grow from $212 million (U.S.) to $957 million by 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.1%, predicted Markets and Markets.…
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…Robotics. “With this investment, Agility can ramp up the delivery of robots to fill roles where there’s an unmet need.” Agility Robotics said it has been developing robots that combine design, software, and hardware to be “part of a blended human-robot workforce.” Shelton and Jonathan Hurst, two robotics Ph.D.s from Carnegie Mellon University, met as graduate students and founded the company seven years ago. Agility Robotics designs Digit for flexibility Despite the conventional wisdom that many industry problems have been addressed by automation, most robotics technologies today are purpose-built for single tasks, making them inflexible, expensive, and quickly obsolete, said…
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…customers' current operations, from distribution centers and warehouses to delivery trucks. BionicHIVE applies AI for agile automation “Warehouses are rarely static environments with the uniformity and predictability necessary for traditional solutions,” said BionicHIVE. The company added that its robotic fleet combines flexibility with safety and efficiency to solve operational challenges in warehouses. SqUID works with a facility's existing shelving, racks, and boxes, according to the company. The robot can climb shelves as well as move on the warehouse floor to deliver boxes. BionicHIVE said a key differentiator of its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) is that they can be strung together…
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…U.S. The companies said the service robots will perform deliveries, allowing staffers to focus on high-value tasks and improving the guest experience. “The robots contribute to the forward-thinking approach each Seaview property represents to our guests and gives us a competitive advantage in the markets we serve,” said Bob Combie, senior vice president of technology at Seaview Investors. “As we recover from the pandemic, the robots also provide contact-free room-service delivery, which many guests appreciate.” Established in 2006, Seaview manages and operates a diverse portfolio of hotel properties, focusing on both full- and limited-service hotels. As the Newport Beach, Calif.-based…
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…and that it's accepting reservations for 2023 and 2024 deliveries. Stretch starts with truck unloading Stretch includes a long automated arm with a “smart gripper,” as well as a “perception mast,” enabling it to handle hundreds of boxes an hour. The robot also builds on technologies from the Handle wheeled mobile manipulator. “Stretch is really a multipurpose warehouse robot,” Blankespoor told Robotics 24/7. “In the future, the typical day in the life of Stretch might be spending the mornings unloading boxes from trucks. It might spend the afternoons building up pallets in the aisles of the warehouse, and it might…
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…Another factor has been the phenomenal growth of rapid delivery companies.” In other words, while everyone is waiting for their competitor to go first to see whether it makes a difference or they fall flat on their faces, there are more and more rapid delivery options available, which presumably could make MFC’s unnecessary. Note that his research was conducted in 2021, before some of the slowdown in e-commerce we’re seeing now. In an interview, Scriven and Stott pointed out that while a number of retailers have rolled out some kind of in-store fulfillment option, most of them are manual. Best…
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…to address demand for personalization of both products and delivery.” The others we spoke with concurred. “More and more companies are realizing the numerous advantages robotics provides their businesses,” Guerry added. That list of potential benefits ranges from faster, more accurate picking to reduced labor requirements. Both the labor shortage and a lack of interest in working in traditional warehouse settings plays to the value of piece-picking robots. “New training opportunities with robotics are a win-win strategy for companies and employees alike,” explained Guerry. Distributors have great expectations for pick-and-place automation. “This technology is fully capable of producing a high…
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…system, Haomo also produces low-speed unmanned Level 4 autonomous delivery vehicles. Since April 6, such logistics vehicles have started to deliver groceries ordered on Meituan's platform to residents in Xuhui district of Shanghai, which is undergoing a citywide lockdown as of April 1 to fight its worst COVID-19 outbreak yet. Gu added that the company plans to launch HSD, the Haomo Self-Driving fleet, in 2023. Level 4 autonomous delivery vehicle in development. Source: Haomo Fundraising and development continue Bank of China Group Investment Ltd. led Haomo.AI's Series A+ round, with participation by existing investor Shoucheng Holdings Ltd. Past investors include…