Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.41
…management, as well as lower labor costs, speed up deliveries, and reduce the risk of workplace injury, said Siemens DI. They can also be integrated to achieve digitalization and smart factory goals, the company added. The Siemens AGV kit includes SIMOVE, a standardized platform for applications across industries. Siemens last year expanded it to include an omnidirectional driving module. The kit also includes the SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE, a safety-related servo drive system that covers a wide range of applications in the protective extra-low voltage range (24 to 48 V DC). Servo drives are used extensively when building AGVs. “These compatible controllers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.38
…also be used to automate food packaging and food delivery, with companies such as Marble [acquired in 2020 by Caterpillar] and Dispatch [acquired by Amazon in 2017] exploring this space. Are there certain types of robots where you expect strong growth? Any that are overhyped? Sharma: Articulated robots: Robotic arms, also known as articulated robots, are fast, reliable, and accurate and can be programmed to do an infinite number of tasks in a variety of environments. They are used in factories to automate execution of repetitive tasks, such as applying paint to equipment or parts. In warehouses, robot arms pick,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.38
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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.38
…with each pick. Brightpick Dispatchers consolidate and speed order delivery In most online grocery fulfillment centers, including Rohlik’s, picked items from each picking zone are sent via totes on conveyor belts to a central location for consolidation. Brightpick Dispatcher robots consolidate items arriving from these various picking zones into completed orders to dispatch for delivery, curbside pickup or in-store pickup. Brightpick Dispatchers also enable companies to pre-pick customer orders in advance by storing them in a temporary staging area until they need to be dispatched. This enables warehouses to smooth out picking volumes throughout the day and increase total daily…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.38
…based on team presentation and project reports. The final delivery has been redefined as “a video for internet consumption,” Spencer said. Matthew Spencer (Harvey Mudd College) finds ways to continue teaching his regular robotics and circuit design classes during lockdown. Image courtesy of Matthew Spencer. Zoom learning has its own challenges, but also pleasant surprises. “What caught me offguard was to discover that I can run office hour very efficiently using chat services,” he noted. During his office hour, he opens the chatroom and creates different threads devoted to questions. “That way, I can answer many questions at the same…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.37
…and ongoing interest in robots for materials handling and delivery. Healthcare companies, mostly providers of surgical robotics, were involved in more than $250 million worth of deals, followed by agricultural robots, with more than $130 million in total transactions. Note that this slideshow of the top 10 robotics transactions is not a comprehensive listing of the dozens of deals announced worldwide last quarter. Of course, not every company is public and required to disclose the amount it has obtained or from whom. In addition, companies making several robotics-adjacent technologies, such as software or batteries, have also received funding. Technology journalists…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.37
…you ask, customers care most about product cost or delivery time. The dominance of companies like Amazon has pushed two-day shipping options to become standard in many cases. What the space faces next is a preference and competitive advantage of one-day or same-day shipping demands. And customers are willing to pay for it. Same-day shipping is a multi-billion-dollar opportunity that is expected to grow continuously through 2025 thanks to e-commerce offers and consumers being always connected to the Internet. Meeting this demand requires real-time inventory understanding throughout a supply chain, including options to turn almost any point in a supply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.36
…allows JD.com's robots to accurately fulfill orders for same-day delivery. It also allowed the company to process 10 times the normal quantity of product orders while rapidly adapting to the unexpected shocks and demand caused by the worldwide pandemic. As a result of the optimization, JD.com said it was able to reduce storage costs by about 50%. Implementing augmented reality As automation becomes more prevalent in warehouses, humans and machines must interact smoothly to maximize productivity. However, close collaboration in real time can be a challenge. Even as optimization software for warehouse robots becomes more common, other innovations can be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.36
…allows physicians and staff to provide input regarding service, delivery date and case information, while tracking the progress of ongoing cases. “Now personalized medical devices are moving from novel to mainstream, medical device companies are confronted with new operational challenges. From the need for an image upload platform, to a way to keep their customers informed on the status of their order,” says Sebastian De Boodt, market manager Medical Software. “For years, we’ve developed and perfected the SurgiCase software to increase the efficiency in our internal operations. By bringing it to the market as a software product, we want to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.34
…to our homes. One of the world’s largest parcel delivery services, UPS generated a total of $74 billion in revenue in 2019 and delivered more than 5.5 billion packages and documents. Perhaps less well-known is UPS’s Supply Chain Services, or SCS, a $13 billion division that handles everything from freight forwarding to e-commerce fulfillment services targeted at the small- to mid-sized (SMB) business community. As with most providers of third-party services, UPS’s e-commerce fulfillment operations are balancing growth and transformation to adapt to a rapidly changing market. And while it’s simple to attribute the changes to the pandemic, many of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.33
…the design side.” A combination of cost, compatibility, and delivery By combining knowledge gained from each of their previous projects, AMS was able to design and build a solution to meet the customer’s price, performance, and assembly requirements. “Although we initially had to make a few pin modifications for the fixture nest due to unknown part variations, at the end of the day, our customer was very satisfied. They weren’t as familiar with Epson at first, so we asked them to come to our facility so we could demonstrate the capabilities of the SCARA robots. That meeting convinced them to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.30
…threads. And 3D printing customer can now see per-part pricing with itemized costs as well as self-select their desired delivery date for each part within an order at checkout. “Unprecedented changes in many of our markets are underway due to customer demand and the ongoing pandemic, but technological advancement in manufacturing are throwing the doors of innovation wide open to allow suppliers and their customers to pivot quickly,” adds Rich Baker, Protolabs’ CTO who led the launch of the platform. “And that agility is often the difference between success and failure.”