Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.42
…a range of indoor and outdoor robots for security, deliveries, mapping, and hospitality. The company said its robots are modular to meet individual customers’ needs. It said it is deeply inspired by automotive design. It claims that its robots have a 99.3% success rate and have logged a collective 23,700 hours of operation time. KABAM said it has knowledge in machine design, precision manufacturing, and international supply chains, as well as access to global commercial channels. The company said its expertise, in combination with Cogniciept’s software skills, will provide world-leading robots for applications such as facilities management, deliveries, and surveillance.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.14
…working with global logistics provider DB Schenker for drone deliveries. “We have never been in a stronger position,” he said. “We are financially diversified, certification of the aircraft is within reach, and we are demonstrating our advanced capabilities by public flights and strong joint ventures across the world.” Christian Bauer, the company's chief commercial officer, added: “Volocopter has spectacular investors from around the globe, which puts us in an excellent position to focus on our first-to-certification and first-to-market strategies before we embark on the path to public listing.” Volocopter partners for leasing, Korean launch Seoul, South Korea-based WP Investment will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.47
…technology. The company is active in the robotaxi and delivery space. In September 2021, it unveiled its six-passenger electric autonomous vehicle that will be used for ride-hailing in Tel Aviv and Munich sometime this year. At CES 2022, delivery robot company Udelv showed off its new Autonomous Transporter, which uses Mobileye’s technology. Mobileye is also working with Beep and Benteler EV Systems to jointly develop autonomous shuttle buses by 2024. Mobileye has been around for 23 years. Source: Mobileye IPO ideal for Intel In December, Intel announced its intention to take Mobileye public, noting that the company was expected to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.70
…miles between a CEVA facility in Dallas and the delivery point in Oklahoma City. On both routes, a Kodiak autonomous tractor pulls a CEVA trailer filled with consumer products. Oklahoma's senate this week passed a bill to allow fully autonomous vehicles to operate on public roads without a human safety driver. “CEVA is at the forefront of global logistics innovation and has recognized early on that the trucking industry will see the first widespread adoption of self-driving technology,” said Don Burnette, founder and CEO, of Kodiak. “Kodiak and CEVA are focused on serving Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, and Oklahoma City, because…
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 3.65
…patented smart antenna technology that can safely and remotely delivery energy to devices such as aerial drones and small robots. The company claimed that Cota enables multiple devices to be charged without wires or user intervention. “This Cota certification opens the doors for the development of specialized wireless power implementations that can cater for small drones and other autonomous systems,” Stovall told Robotics 24/7. Ossia’s offering is unique in its ability to power devices in motion and in non-line-of-sight situations suitable for such autonomous systems.“ FCC approves Cota under Part 18 Ossia said it is the first wireless power company…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.32
…Grubhub is calling it quits on its mobile robot delivery service partnership with Russian Internet company Yandex N.V., according to a recent report from Reuters. “We will be ending our partnership with Yandex,” Grubhub stated to Reuters on Friday. “We’re working with our campus partners on alternate service options as we shift away from Yandex over time.” A short-lived partnership Yandex came to an agreement with Grubhub in July 2021 to have its autonomous mobile robots deployed at college campuses nationwide. Grubhub is owned by Dutch multinational company Just Eat Takeaways. The company said it has partnered with more than…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.37
…that facility, the setup drove 45% improvement in next-day delivery of products, and it processed returns within 48 hours.” Modular technology improves productivity GXO Logistics uses collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to quickly fulfill orders and process returns. The company said it can double productivity rates and improve accuracy by up to 50%. For instance, GXO recently piloted KNAPP AG's Pick-it-Easy station for automated pocket induction of apparel. It also deployed Chuck AMRs from 6 River Systems Inc. at a multilevel distribution center in the U.K., reducing new employee training time by 80%. “We're continuing to deploy technology—especially…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.22
…from the warehouse to more unconstrained environments like last-mile delivery.” “It still allows for proprietary pieces on top, such as control algorithms for robots, depending on their use cases,” added Stroud. “By enabling developers to deploy and scale more quickly, Vulkan SC reduces the total cost of safety and allows for faster return on investment. We're actively engaged with automakers and semiconductor providers to pre-integrate the silicon and certified software.” Processor providers endorse safety system “Functional safety is crucial to the autonomous future,” stated Tom Conway, senior director of product management for the automotive and IoT lines of business at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.17
…plans to use its funding to scale its robotic delivery service and meet increasing demand by launching in new cities and college campuses. “The autonomous delivery market has been gaining momentum the past couple of years, and we think it will really take off this year,” stated Alastair Westgarth, CEO of Starship. “The demand for Starship’s services continues to rapidly increase, and we are regularly contacted by more college campuses and cities that want our services, often because they hear about the great results that Starship is already delivering.” Last-mile deliveries are a well-known retail bottleneck that automation can solve,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.38
…itself as a “fourth-party logistics (4PL) operation,” provides home delivery and automated click-and-collect functionality with 24/7 availability, as well as managed inventory, orders, shipping, and warehousing. Standalone, complex projects finished worldwide Stand-alone AutoStore solutions completed by Swisslog include projects for TTV in Germany, Bio Partner in Switzerland, Stihl in Spain, and RoboStores in the United Arab Emirates. The company said its lean project setup enables such projects to be completed within six months for fast returns on investment (ROI). It provides a single contact for every phase of AutoStore projects, from evaluation to deployment. Industrials seals and bearings specialist TTV…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
…that in comparison with other industries (e.g., mining, logistics, delivery, etc.) the agricultural industry has been slow to digitize,” according to the market research firm. “Several reasons for this include high upfront costs, low margin of the agricultural industry, insufficient trust from farmers, lack of robustness of agricultural robots, and many others.” Despite the challenges, IDTechEx said the agricultural robot market will “remain bullish for the upcoming decade, with a two-digit growth rate per year.” Major uses for robots in farming include milking, spraying, and fruit and vegetable harvesting, it noted. Suppliers are also offering different RaaS models to make…