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Flytrex Inc., a drone delivery company based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, today announced the launch of its drone delivery service in Granbury, Texas, just outside of Dallas-Fort Worth. As part of the Texas launch, the company will expand its partnership with Brinker International and two virtual brands – It’s Just Wings and Maggiano’s Italian Classics, delivering food orders via drone to front and backyards of local residents, with a flight time of just five minutes. The service will operate in cooperation with longtime partner Causey Aviation Unmanned under a newly granted Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver allowing a delivery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.08
…months. The company said all units scheduled for 2022 delivery have already sold out thanks to strong demand from those early customers, which include DHL Supply Chain, Gap, H&M, and Performance Team – A Maersk Company. Boston Dynamics said it is now accepting reservations for 2023 and 2024 deliveries. The Waltham, Mass.-based company has three robots in its portfolio: Spot, a quadruped that conducts industrial inspections for enterprise asset management; Atlas, its humanoid robot; and Stretch. The company said its robots are equipped with advanced mobility, dexterity and intelligence, enabling automation in unstructured or hard-to-traverse spaces, from manufacturing plants and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.31
Increasing demand for automation has led to strong growth across industries, including among ingredient technology suppliers. igus GmbH today reported that its business results from 2021 demonstrated record growth in revenue and customer adoption. The Cologne, Germany-based company said it develops and makes motion plastics, which are self-lubricating, high-performance polymers intended to reduce costs wherever things move. “€234 million [$257 million U.S.] more sales in one year, with almost the same selling prices until the end of the year, and everything produced as well as sourced in-house—we've never had that before,” said Frank Blase, CEO of igus. “Our colleagues achieved…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.20
…their existing workflows. We offer all this with blazing-speed delivery, faster than anyone in the world! We offer a “frictionless” customer experience, combined with RaaS, which eliminates the large capex purchase. RIOS to show active workcell at MODEX RIOS will unveil several new workcells in Booth C8290 in response to popular customer demand. On-floor demonstrations will showcase artificial intelligence-powered robotic workcells in active handling of goods with human-level dexterity at line speeds. Its digital twins are built on NVIDIA's recently updated Omniverse. The demonstration task performed by the robots is an integral part of operations within distribution centers of all…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.60
…that provide smart solutions to overcome the last mile delivery issues will gain in the battlefield of supply chains. Latest trends point to emerging practice of Direct to Customer (D2C) over reaching customer via Distribution Centers (DC2C). One must keep in mind that this strategy is not just about eliminating a middle layer in the supply chain. As opposed to this, it is to gain efficiencies just by adopting automation and technology to eliminate a dispensable layer. Economies of scale is a driver to adopt this strategy and hence large players benefit from this. A centralised warehouse that caters to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.78
…pursue these types of value-adding transactions and accelerate the delivery of our industrial data solutions. What can you share about your company's goals or milestones for this year? Mozer: Following the success of American Robotics’ FAA approval, we are now focused on executing a growth strategy—making sure we provide leading service to our customers, and working with them to prepare for further deployments. There has been a lot of overpromising and underdelivering in the commercial drone space, and American Robotics is now positioned and determined to change that trend. From an industry standpoint, we are at the beginning of what…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.28
…temperature-controlled warehousing, multimodal transportation, e-commerce order fulfillment, and last-mile delivery. CJ Logistics has operated in the U.S. for nearly 50 years and acquired Des Plaines, Ill.-based DSC Logistics in 2018. Today, CJ Logistics operates in 155 cities across 40 countries, with 80 locations in North America. It has a significant presence in regulated industries, such as food and beverage, healthcare, and consumer packaged goods (CPG). The company distributes food and CPG products at the pallet and case level to retail, club stores, and specialty stores on a regional basis. Its Dallas facility is dedicated to one customer. CJ Logistics needed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.92
…robots [AMRs]. “This will enable manufacturers to optimize the delivery of components across facilities and enable integrated scalable, modular production cells – methods traditionally associated with e-commerce and consumer goods, but now required in automotive to ensure the necessary flexibility to meet varying levels of demand,” he said. Another major shift will see battery manufacturing brought closer to vehicle assembly, to meet sustainability and regional requirements, which in most cases requires all-new facilities. Trend 2: The e-commerce boom will accelerate Consumer behavior and expectations are driving companies to find new ways to satisfy demand, developing new channels through omnichannel retailing…
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…flexibility. Bimbo Bakery overviews how it is revolutionizing retail execution with a smarter and more efficient frontline through direct-store delivery with K.Motion OmniTech. Content from Elevate will be available to registrants on demand for 90 days, said Körber.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.78
…unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) training, infrastructure inspections, and the delivery of medical supplies and human organs. “We are an aviation services company that just happens to specialize in unmanned aircrafts,” Corgnati told Robotics 24/7. Corgnati is a former U.S. Navy captain and has experience in the unmanned aviation business and navigating federal goverment processes. One of his first priorities is to help the company receive Federal Aviation Administration Type Certification for its unmanned aircrafts, according to a MissionGO announcement. “We are hopefully by the end of the year, going to have a Type Certified cargo-capable helicopter,” he said. “We will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.69
…features in the coming months, including grocery and food delivery, arranging in-home service providers, and more. “Older adult populations are often limited by barriers to care, which not only leads to feelings of isolation, but can also negatively affect long-term health outcomes,” said Caitlin Donovan, global head of Uber Health. “That is why we are proud to work with Intuition Robotics to keep seniors healthy and encourage independence and confidence.” “Our work will allow seniors to stay connected to their community—whether that be a doctor's appointment or a church group,” she said. “At Uber Health, we want to empower those…
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The robot delivery space has exploded in the past few years, in part due to the global pandemic and the rise of mobile ordering. The global market for delivery robots was valued at $300 million in 2021, according to Quince Market Insights. It’s estimated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30.3% from now until 2030. Top brass in U.S. Many of the top players are based in the U.S., including Starship, Nuro, and Kiwibot. But there is also plenty of activity overseas. Within one year of launch, Alibaba’s XIaomanlv last-mile delivery robots reportedly completed more than…