Exotec, a global warehouse robotics provider, announced at MODEX 2024 that it has sold over $1 billion in systems globally, eclipsing the mark in under a decade. This achievement, according to the company, illustrates the adoption of the Exotec technology since its founding in 2015 as it continually expands its headcount, reinvests into new offerings and reaches new markets across the world. Milestone led by adoption of Skypod system Leading the way to the $1 billion mark is Exotec’s Skypod system. Brands like Gap Inc., Decathlon and UNIQLO have invested in the Skypod system to help weather challenging business fluctuations.…
ATLANTA - The first day of MODEX 2024 definitely didn't disappoint. Robotics, logistics, supply chain and warehouse management companies and users from around the world converged on the Georgia World Congress Center. Robotics 24/7 was on the ground at the show, watching demonstrations, sitting in on sessions and taking in the news and notes from the show on Monday March, 11. Click through the slideshow to view a small portion of the news from MODEX, and be sure to follow along to Robotics 24/7 for all the happenings in Atlanta during the show.
AFORMIC, a provider of autonomous intralogistics offerings, opened its showroom of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for flexible manufacturing and warehousing during MODEX 2024. As part of the AIUT Group - one of Europe’s largest robotic and automation integrators - AFORMIC is implementing its intralogistics offerings in the North American market. AFORMIC works to understand the needs of smart factories to increase production flexibility and automate goods delivery. The company offers customized AMRs to help deliver a smart factory fleet management package, that it demonstrated during the show in Atlanta. Autonomous robots in intralogistics AFORMIC’s smart robotics option offers real-time intralogistics…
LG Business Solutions USA is collaborating with SVT Robotics, a software provider that empowers IT teams to integrate, monitor and scale automation, to deploy LG’s new CLOi CarryBot autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in U.S. warehouse environments. By leveraging the SOFTBOT Platform from SVT Robotics, prebuilt integrations enable the LG CLOi CarryBot AMRs to connect to virtually any warehouse management offering. Both companies were on display with their platforms at MODEX 2024. Using AMRs to improve warehouse efficiency The SOFTBOT Platform from SVT Robotics streamlines integration between hardware and software partners including warehouse management systems (WMS), warehouse execution systems, material control…
FORTNA, an automation and software company for the full logistics value chain, announced the launch of FORTNA OptiSweep at MODEX 2024. OptiSweep is a robotic offering to automate the consolidation and transportation of small orders away from sortation systems in high-volume Ecommerce and sortation distribution centers. It automates what is typically a labor-intensive process by using Geek+ robots to collect orders from sorter divert locations and bring them to specially designed goods-to-person locations to deposit orders for bulk consolidation and outbound processes. OptiSweep details and integration options FORTNA WCS software and its proprietary algorithms orchestrate the workflow, managing the mobile…
Yale Lift Truck Technologies announced standalone availability of its advanced dynamic stability (ADS), one of the underlying technologies in the company’s Reliant forklift operator assist offering. ADS is engineered to help maintain overall stability and minimize the potential for forklift tip overs. Yale demonstrated the ADS at MODEX 2024. Stability on forklifts Previously available in packages with one or more of the other Yale Reliant technologies, such as object detection, proximity detection and real-time location sensing, warehouse lift trucks can now be equipped with ADS as an independent option. ADS continuously monitors forklift and load status and automatically applies interventions…
OTTO Motors by Rockwell Automation, a provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), announced its contribution to autonomous production logistics, a new category of innovative manufacturing. Through the acquisition of OTTO Motors, Rockwell Automation expands its scope for material handling, providing an end-to-end option for optimizing operations across an entire facility. Both companies will have exhibits at MODEX 2024. OTTO, Rockwell partnership in action Rockwell is the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. For more than 120 years, Rockwell has worked to innovate industrial technology. By acquiring OTTO Motors - an award-winning AMR offerings provider - Rockwell…
Covariant, a California-based AI Robotics company, released RFM-1 at MODEX 2024, a Robotics Foundation Model that provides robots the human-like ability to reason. The RFM-1 represents the first time generative AI has successfully given commercial robots a deeper understanding of language and the physical world, according to the company. Covariant offered show attendees an experience of RFM-1. The company also encouraged interested parties to book a live demonstration at the company’s headquarters in Emeryville, Calif. Challenges with robotic automation, AI The key challenge with traditional robotic automation and automation based on manual programming or specialized learned models is the lack…
Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, unveiled Agility Arc, a cloud automation platform for deploying and managing Digit fleets. The Oregon-based company released the news at MODEX 2024. Agility Arc to manage Digit deployment lifecycles As customers begin deploying Digit for use in their operations, Agility Arc is designed to simplify the deployment lifecycle. From facility mapping and workflow definition to operational management and troubleshooting, Agility Arc hopes to make managing Digit fleets smooth and straightforward. Furthermore, Agility Arc will streamline fleet support, making it easier to see alerts, troubleshoot problems and contact customer support…
Zebra Technologies Corporation an Illinois-based digital solution provider enabling businesses to intelligently connect data, assets and people, announced new enterprise mobile computing and intelligent automation solutions designed to enable an agile, resilient supply chain with the power of a connected workforce. At MODEX 2024, Zebra will highlight its expanded portfolio of options, including its new wearable scanner, wearable computer and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The demand for increased operations Operations leaders in the manufacturing, warehouse, retail, and transportation and logistics industries worldwide continue to grapple with fostering resilient supply chains amid heightened omnichannel demands for speed and accuracy, ongoing labor…
