Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.06
…same time, the growing need to cope with higher delivery demands and increased pressure for shorter transportation times. Siemens Logistics’ mail and parcel business addresses this need with a range of products and solutions to support hubs and end-to-end network processes. With the parcel automation market expecting double-digit annual growth in the coming years. Siemens’ business unit is ideally positioned to benefit from these global trends together with Körber’s existing strengths. “The team from Siemens Logistics’ mail and parcel business impressively combines machine-based processes with intelligent, digital automation technology creating comprehensive, value-creating solutions for major global logistics players,” said Dirk…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.62
…Improved workflows: pull requests, code review, approvals Continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines Reusable and reproducible configurations Rollback capabilities Security enhancements Auditing and traceability Software parameterization “We've added scale, time, and weight factors, so it's easy to get to the cause of a problem,” Cerruti said. “If there's an incident—say, elastic scalability isn't triggering fast enough—you can go back and look at the metrics for load peak.” “It's less about visibility, and more about control management for complex applications,” he explained. “It's a subtle difference from observability and is part of our continuous improvement drive for RobOps.” InOrbit's cloud platform for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.93
College campuses are testbeds for innovations ranging from delivery robots to kitchen automation. Chartwells Higher Education, a food service management contractor, today announced that it has partnered with Picnic Works Inc., which has developed pizza-assembly systems. The companies said they will help Texas A&M Dining reduce food waste while using cost-effective technology to create pizzas on campus. “Picnic is incredibly happy to be partnering with Texas A&M as the first university to deploy the Picnic Pizza Station. As a former student, it makes it even nicer to see our station at home in Aggieland,” said Clayton Wood '80, CEO of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.31
…while also meeting consumer expectations of same-day or next-day delivery. Warehouse operators are increasingly investing in automation—specifically, autonomous mobile robots or AMRs. Global e-commerce sales have increased 26.7% year over year, from $3.3 trillion in 2019 to $4.8 trillion in 2021, according to market observers. In addition, growing numbers of SKUs, constant demand and more drastic peaks, and ongoing labor shortages require retailers and distribution centers (DCs) to keep up with expectations and competitors such as Amazon. Mobile robots are revolutionizing manufacturing and logistics, enabling faster order fulfillment, increasing efficiency, and lowering labor costs. AMRs use sensors and cameras to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.05
…have been building robots for applications such as contactless delivery and enforcement of mask-wearing and social distancing. China is the largest robotics market in the world and is growing rapidly, according to the International Federation of Robotics. The sales volume of service robots in China was 22 billion yuan ($3.4 billion U.S.) in 2020, said market and data company Statista. By 2023, the sales value is expected to rise to 61 billion yuan ($9.5 billion). Chinese companies Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com said they plan to have more than 2,000 courier robots in use this year between them. Check out the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
…Special Operations Command chose it as systems integration partner, supporting counter-unmanned systems efforts under a nearly $1 billion Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Gunderson Dettmer LLP and Covington & Burling served as legal advisors to Anduril. Polsinelli LLP served as legal advisor to Dive Technologies. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.91
…computer vision to autonomously retrieve solar panels from a delivery vehicle and precisely place the panels onto a racking system. An onsite worker then follows to secure the panel. RE2 said its Sapien intelligent robotic arm “offers a high strength-to-weight ratio, precise control, and human-like dexterity to place the burden of the heavy lifting on the robotic system.” The company said it expects the system to significantly improve productivity and reduce the amount of time required to construct a solar field. The resulting integration will provide the foundation for a robotic solar field construction system. RE2 added that the project…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.01
…retail and e-commerce to food production and even grocery delivery. Companies that make the investment today will be well-positioned to tackle labor challenges and start building a strong workforce for tomorrow. And automation doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing investment. Whether you’re looking to automate specific areas of your warehouse or your entire facility from end to end, robotic solutions are available to meet any need. It’s sure to be a win-win-win for your company, your current employees, and your future workforce. About the author Derek Rickard is director of sales at Cimcorp, where he leads the sales team in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.06
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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.99
…Bonn, Germany-based company offers logistics services including international parcel delivery, e-commerce fulfillment, and industrial supply chain management. DHL is also working with mobile robot providers such as Locus Robotics Corp. and autonomous truck developers like TuSimple Holdings Inc. Stretch builds on existing robot tech Boston Dynamics said Stretch builds on its decades of experience designing robots that can operate in unstructured or hard-to-traverse spaces such as construction sites or warehouses. The company's portfolio includes the Spot quadruped, which is available for commercial use, and the Atlas humanoid for research and development. Stretch advances technologies first developed in the Handle mobile…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.41
…CEO of Starship. “As the market leader in autonomous delivery, we are constantly looking to innovate and find new ways to improve our service.” “This backing from the EIB will help enable us to continue to reshape last-mile delivery and bring the benefits of on-demand delivery and convenience to millions more people,” he said. “The additional engineering resources that we will hire in Europe will be another key component in making this possible.” Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis formed Starship in 2014. The company said its robots have been operating at Level 4 autonomy since 2018, completing more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
…such as Scan & Go, curbside pickup, and home delivery service in select markets. Inventory Scan adds robot functionality Announced earlier this month, Inventory Scan works with Brain Corp's BrainOS artificial intelligence and Tennant's floor-cleaning robots to combine autonomy and ease of use with existing equipment, said the companies. The new towers will be fitted to almost 600 robots, making them among the first multifunction systems, said Brain Corp. Once installed on a scrubber, the cloud-connected Inventory Scan tower can capture data as it moves autonomously around a club store, acording to the companies. The tower will send reports to…