Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.40
November 12, 2018
…for peak is a matter of getting the right inventory in the right locations and hiring enough people to get the projected orders out the door. Those tasks are daunting enough. But, how do you recover when a facility you were counting on for the upcoming season catches fire roughly nine weeks before the first of November? Shawn Curran (left) is executive vice president of Global Supply Chain and Product Operations for Gap Inc. and Kevin Kuntz (right) is senior vice president of global logistics for Gap Inc. That’s a question Kevin Kuntz, senior vice president of global logistics fulfillment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.38
February 05, 2019
…intelligence-enabled autonomous robot optimizes the supply chain process from inventory storage and replenishment to order picking. It works seamlessly with the Butler PickPal autonomous order fulfillment solution to pick, process, consolidate and prepare orders. It works collaboratively with a human operator to fill orders, increasing picking productivity from the same workstation. GreyOrange Booth: S3275 Collaborative mobile robot enhanced with greater capacity, more configurations Recently updated to support up to a 160-pound payload, the Chuck+ collaborative robotic pick cart triples the productivity of warehouse workers. It leads pickers through their zones to help them stay on task and work more efficiently.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.37
August 01, 2021
…managing the production line. Data is being aggregated for inventory tracking, real-time production, predictive analytics, in-line quality testing, real-time adaptation to shifting customer demands, and more. We’re now able to provide significant business intelligence to customers by first synthesizing all this data and helping customers to visualize and understand their own data streams. Labor shortage remains the primary driver for adoption of automation It’s not because of any specific use case or task that companies are embracing automation. It’s not because of emerging technologies. It’s primarily because of labor shortage — human capital is scarce in developed nations to fill…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.37
February 06, 2018
…Autonomous drones are also being evaluated for use in inventory warehouses and external deployment as last-mile and direct-to-consumer delivery solutions. And that's just one of many recent technological developments. This up-close and personal consumer interaction with autonomous machines is a relatively new phenomenon and still needs to mature. As technological breakthroughs continue at an extraordinary rate, it becomes less clear where the next material handling innovation will come from. Self-driving vehicles? Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Alternate/Virtual Reality? Only time will tell. Download: The Robotics Solutions Brochure Related Articles: Smart palletizing drives more efficient supply chains More palletizing flexibility - hold the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.34
May 12, 2023
…staffing concerns, operating costs still need to be reduced, inventory management and loss prevention need improvements, and business security is always front of mind,” noted Hai Robotics. The Fremont, Calif.-based company said it “has developed strategic programs that flip exceptions of business development in a recession on its head.” Hai Robotics US recently won the MHI Innovation Award for “Best Innovation of an Existing Product.” Pandemic poses competitive lessons The COVID-19 pandemic provided many lessons on how to manage facility development and how to reduce the risk of entry during periods of economic uncertainty, said Hai Robotics. Back in 2020…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.33
July 13, 2023
…shelves. How interoperable are your systems with other robots, inventory software, and warehouse management systems (WMS)? Guan: With sensor fusion, not only can our AMRs sense other robots or humans, but the neural network can also understand doors. If an AMR sees a lift truck, it knows when to stop. Our robot-agnostic fleet manager integrates with WMS and TMS [transportation management systems] if customers have one, and they help us to dispatch orders of higher or lower priority. Our fleet manager collaborates with human pickers and works like Uber—it tells pickers where to go next through PDAs [personal digital assistants].…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.32
June 14, 2021
…and communicating with higher infrastructure for mission planning and inventory control systems,” said Gordon. “With autonomous aircraft, there are two ways our system could be used. We could drive off and go to a location, or we could mirror up to an aircraft, where there's another APL, and move crossdeck.” “And it's not just from an aircraft—the APL could move pallets from a truck or from one warehouse location to another,” he said. Stratom has designed autonomous systems for transporting heavy loads across varied terrain. Source: Stratom SBIR and other applications The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is designed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.29
August 22, 2023
…per day.” This year, Locus is building up its inventory to ship thousands of robots to help clients in North America and Europe handle the peak holiday shopping season, he said. “We designed our solution from the beginning to be scalable,” said Faulk. “Existing users can uncrate a robot, power it up, and begin using it in five minutes. When they're done with the robot, they can put it back into the carton and ship it back.” Customers grow AMR fleets Of its AMR-assisted picks, about 80% come from existing Locus Robotics customers, and 20% from new ones added over…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.29
January 25, 2018
…rise of e-commerce and multi-channel fulfillment has caused distribution centers to experience ever-growing numbers of stock-keeping units and more inventory turns, up to an average of nine in 2015. Download Now!
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.29
June 20, 2017
…rise of e-commerce and multi-channel fulfillment has caused distribution centers to experience ever-growing numbers of stock-keeping units and more inventory turns, up to an average of nine in 2015. Download Now!
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.29
August 27, 2021
…system's own function as well as the status of inventory and pizzas in preparation. “We track more than 30 things, including freezer and oven temperature,” explained Kenealy. “Every motor emits a certain pitch when operating at the correct level. We want to be up and running all the time.” Basil Street past pilot phase Basil Street recently completed a pilot program of its APKs in California, Texas, North Carolina, and Nevada., and it plans to deploy 50 units this fall and expand to 100 APKs by year's end. The company is looking at locations such as airports, college and university…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.26
April 12, 2023
…This includes mobile robots, like Hercules, that help move inventory across our facilities, and robotic handling systems, like Robin, that help sort packages before they are sent to customers. Are participants expected to go straight to the Reliability and Maintenance Engineering team, or are there other roles at Amazon they could help fill? Carter: There are a number of jobs at Amazon that work with robotics, but typically, the MRA program trains participants to fulfill an electromechanical technician role on the RME team. Where is this training taking place? Carter: Following completion of the educational coursework through one of our…
