Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.65
November 01, 2019
…and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices, robots can gain a sense of spatial awareness that human eyes, ears and nerves cannot detect. Robots Get Smart Armed with a growing assortment of sensing technologies, robots can gather a broad variety of information, such as user motion, appliance usage and house demographics. Add that to the information and context gleaned from vocal expression, body language, facial expressions and features. For smart home robot designers, the challenge has been converting this data into functions like voice and facial recognition, spatial and contextual awareness, and empathetic interaction. A relatively new technology, however, is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.58
December 02, 2019
…high speeds to a manned picking station. The productivity gains are clear and proven. This is a fast-growing market space. The landscape was set on fire when Amazon acquired Kiva Systems for $775M in 2012, thereby leaving a gap on the market. Today, significant well-funded alternatives such as GeekPlus (389$M), GreyOrange (170$M), and HIK Vision ($6Bn revenue) have emerged, achieving promising and growing deployment figures. The number of start-ups has also increased, especially between 2015-2017. We forecast the annual unit sales to double within 6 years. Despite the large deployments already, we assess the real global inflection point to arrive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
January 07, 2021
…posed this question to logistics and transportation professionals to gain added insights into how organizations are responding to the disruptive pressures of new technology, rising customer expectations, and a global pandemic. In this session, Christopher A. Boone, Ph.D., assistant professor at Mississippi State University and Karl B. Manrodt, Ph.D., professor at Georgia College and State University, review the survey results, discuss key trends, and offer recommendations for current and future supply chain success. “Most respondents think transportation is fundamentally changing,” says Manrodt. “The majority also agree that they will see an increase in funding for transportation, too. Normally that’s not…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.50
June 08, 2017
…peak times, you can just add additional robots to gain more capacity.” The robot-based sortation system is quick to implement, says Serstad, with a system deployable in as little as six months. The relatively quick deployment time helps organizations that are under pressure to deploy new systems, says Serstad, while the smaller physical footprint of the raised platform should suit metro DCs where space costs are high. “Cost per square foot is a big factor for many fulfillment centers,” he says. “If you can save 30% to 40% on floor space versus a traditional system, that reduces costs, especially for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.48
May 24, 2019
…the Jabil Additive Manufacturing Network, Renault F1 Team will gain access to quality parts. Jabil wasn’t the only one with racing news. Stratasys announced it inked an agreement with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, which competes in the NTT IndyCar Series. The team is using the Stratasys’ Fortus 450mc 3D Printer—capable of printing carbon fiber-reinforced FDM Nylon 12—and F370 3D Printer as part of its manufacturing process. Robyn Lesh, mechanical engineer and part of the design team of America's Cup, discusses how American Magic is incorporating the Stratasys 3D printer for prototypes, brackets and more. And Stratasys was making waves, too,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.47
May 01, 2019
…circuits, where the system manipulates capacitor arrays to produce gain. In the case of AIStorm, the company has patented a charge domain approach, where the system multiplies electrons rather than voltage or current. AIStorm has designed its AI-in-Sensor SoC to be integrated in smart sensors that target low-power applications. The SoC aims to achieve high throughput and energy efficiency by processing sensor data in its raw analog form without encoding it in a digital format. The company claims that the analog data can then be used to train AI and machine learning models for a wide range of different tasks,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.42
June 02, 2023
…solutions Here’s a deeper look at each trend: Cobots gain muscle, keep simplicity A traditional strength of cobot arms is that they are relatively simple to deploy. The vendors in the cobot space often provide graphical, easy to use software for devising applications like end-of-line palletizing. They don’t require a costly enhancement of a facility’s electrical infrastructure, because many can run on standard 120-volt outlets, or 220-volt power. Moreover, cobots don’t need to be walled off by a fixed cage system, because they have safety sensing built in. The downsides of cobots have been payload and speed versus their larger…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.38
March 07, 2022
…12 months, the growth categories included lift trucks (8% gain versus last year), radio frequency identification (RFID) systems (up by 6%), and power transmission including motors and belts (up 7%). Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) were up 3%, and more dramatically, packaging investments including palletizers and pallets, were up from 25% last year to 40% this year. The survey also asked about which new purchases or substantial changes to existing systems fell into one of three broad areas of investment: IT; use of third-party logistics providers (3PLs); and various “system equipment” investments such as automated storage…
