Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.60
…product, Moxi, is a mobile manipulator that can perform delivery tasks for frontline healthcare teams. Automation helps address nursing crisis Stress and burnout have been a persistent problem in healthcare for years, creating a shortage of nurses and clinical staffers, observed Austin-based Diligent Robotics. Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the staffing crisis, with projections of more than 1 million new nurses needed in the U.S. alone, according to Diligent Robotics. More and more health systems are looking for automation to provide workforce augmentation at a critical time for this market, the company said. “This new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.00
While most autonomous truck trials have been in the southern and western U.S., they are beginning to expand. Kodiak Robotics Inc. today said it has partnered with U.S. Xpress Enterprises Inc. to launch autonomous freight service between Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta. U.S. Xpress' trucks will use Kodiak's autonomy technology. Founded in 2018, Kodiak Robotics said it has designed its technology stack specifically to make long-haul trucks safer and more efficient. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company added that its sensors are integrated into a streamlined pod optimized for perception, scalability, and maintainability. Kodiak delivers freight daily for customers along four routes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.71
…932, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). VisionNav has developed a local engineering team responsible for project delivery, she said. It has also established partnerships with local service providers. The company said the establishment of a branch in Korea will accelerate its global and localization speed.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.37
…market research report “Mobile Robotics in Logistics, Warehousing and Delivery 2022-2042,” IDTechEx summarized four reasons why mobile robotics adoption is growing. AMRs easy to install Fixed automation systems may take months to install and involve building large racks and long conveyors. The installation is always labor intensive, costly, and sometimes is not done by the automation system providers themselves. Even though some mobile robots are dependent on fixed navigation infrastructure, they require little additional installation. Set up typically only requires laser reflectors, magnetic tapes, inductive wires, and barcodes/QR codes. Software initialization can usually be completed remotely or on the cloud.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.10
…and faster picking can help customers meet the same-day delivery needs of e-commerce, retail, fresh food, and other logistics scenarios where shelf lives are short. Cross-docking. Source: Geek+ AMRs can simplify cross-docking Geek+ claimed that its AMRs greatly simplify cross-docking operations. They can receive whole pallets, put them away, and ready them for picking without unstacking, it said. The company added that its algorithms can manage the inventory, compile order pallets, and then automatically deliver them to collection points. The system allows temporary storage and order collection to be done simultaneously in the same area. The reduction in space and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.42
…and to achieve gender equality in this decade of delivery of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Tech industry has room for improvement Some numbers about women in tech from Kasee Bailey during Women's History Month in March: Only 24% of computing jobs are held by women. Research shows that, in the last 21 years, the number of female software engineers has increased by only 2%. The turnover rate is more than twice as high for women as for men in tech industry jobs—with one in three saying they experience gender bias at work. The biggest challenges women said they…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
…ROG and MassRobotics are beginning to address. 4. Cobots, delivery robots, and multi-purpose systems multiply As a result of the increased specialization described above, we are also seeing new types, ranging from inventory and cleaning robots in supermarkets or retail stores to collaborative robots (cobots) working alongside people. Cobots are intended to be safer and easier to program and commonly take over monotonous, repetitive, or dangerous tasks, freeing up humans to focus on more valuable jobs. Analysts expect the delivery robot market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 35.1% over the next few years — from…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.97
…to today’s fulfillment challenges and customer expectations for fast delivery. Sistemo said it has deep expertise with the GreyOrange fulfillment platform, having collaboratively developed and implemented omnichannel, intralogistics, and click-and-collect projects for numerous organizations and sites across Chile and Colombia over the past five years. “Sistemo is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art technology which delivers the operational excellence our customers need to scale their business,” said Ignacio Orellana, founder and director of Sistemo. “By advancing our partnership with GreyOrange, we can work as a trusted advisor to more customers through every stage of the process, from business development and solution design…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.74
…in-line or in-grid mapping (conducted by users), manual pick and obstacle avoidance, the pallet mover will be available for delivery this August.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.31
FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is working with aviation company Elroy Air to deliver packages via autonomous drones. San Francisco-based Elroy Air claims to be building the first end-to-end, autonomous electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial cargo system, the Chapparal. It has been working with FedEx since 2020. FedEx Express said it plans to test Elroy Air’s technology within the company’s middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sortation locations. The companies plan to begin test flighting by 2023, after receiving the proper certifications. Elroy Air unveiled its pre-production Chaparral autonomous aircraft in January 2022. The company said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.52
…can improve efficiency and reliability. They help fulfill same-day deliveries of billions of orders, with customers including nine of the 15 largest global food retailers, it said. As a partner for “future-proof airport solutions,” Vanderlande said its baggage-handling systems can move more than 4 billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. These are active in more than 600 airports, including 12 of the world’s top 20. Vanderlande added that its systems sort more than 52 million parcels every day at the world’s leading parcel-handling companies. Toyota Industries Corp. acquired Vanderlande in 2017. The companies said their synergies include…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
…future autonomous development. The standard RPL44 and PTT60 will be available for order at the conclusion of MODEX, with deliveries to begin late spring 2022.