Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.77
January 05, 2022
…include infrastructure inspection, energy, and utilities, as well as delivery robots, disaster recovery, and autonomous trucking, said Linnell. “I always thought of a robot operator as an odd job, but it's far more likely in 2022,” he said. “We're starting to see large companies starting to work with hardware from multiple vendors, such as an inspection drone followed by a quadruped robot. They're trying to combine data from aerial, terrestrial, and human sources into one piece of glass for informed decisions.” “Predictive maintenance is a huge use case for us, but the question when you get to IoT [the Internet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.03
January 05, 2022
…Consumer Electronics Show today, Ottonomy Inc. showed its Ottobots, delivery robots for both indoor and outdoor environments. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based company has been developing the autonomous mobile robots for the restaurant and retail industries. “We are excited to unveil Ottobots at our first CES,” said Ritukar Vijay, CEO of Ottonomy. “The pandemic has provided Ottobots a catalyst enabling a series of partnerships that allowed us to launch fully autonomous delivery for indoor deliveries, curbside deliveries, and last-mile deliveries.” Ottonomy said its robots can provide contactless deliveries through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The company is backed by Connetic Ventures and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.18
January 03, 2022
…2021 Ottonomy Develops Autonomous Robots for Indoor and Outdoor Deliveries Top Three Trends With the Current Iteration of Robotics NVIDIA Expands Simulation Omniverse With Blender and Adobe Integration NVIDIA Spring GTC 2021 Shows New Processors, Simulation Tools for Robotics Developers With NVIDIA’s support for ROS, the open-source community now has the tools necessary to take robotics applications to the next level. Isaac Sim is capable of generating synthetic data for training DNNs [deep neural networks] for robotics use cases. NVIDIA launched new computing platforms specifically for robotics and edge AI use cases. Key announcements include an industrial version of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.03
January 03, 2022
…the Transporter, its cab-less, self-driving, electric vehicle for multi-stop deliveries. The system is driven by Mobileye's technology. “This is a historic day for the transportation and logistics industries,” said Daniel Laury, co-founder and CEO of Udelv. “The Transporter is transformative for two of the world's largest industries: automotive and logistics. It was created to solve two great challenges of commercial fleets: the shortage of drivers and the electrification of fleets.” Laury and Akshat Patel, now chief technology officer, founded Udelv in 2017. The Burlingame, Calif.-based startup claimed that it made the first-ever autonomous delivery on public roads in 2018. Since…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.77
January 02, 2022
…just added urgency to this trend. Customers expect ultra-fast deliveries, while e-commerce retailers struggle with a serious lack of workforce and increasing labor costs. Machine vision, artificial intelligence, and mobile robots are among the technologies helping warehouses, “dark stores,” and distribution centers consolidate orders and quickly, efficiently, and flawlessly prepare them for delivery. When it comes to warehouse automation, the sorting of parcels for shipment is a key part of successful order fulfillment. Robotics can help optimize the flow of goods, keep track of all parcels, and prevent chaos and lost parcels. Orders often need to be sorted according to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.19
January 01, 2022
…ones. As materials handling involves packaging, storage, shipping, and delivery, it is closely tied to the manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, retail, and disposal industries. To be more precise, Meili Robots has identified four stages of material handling processes in the supply chain: Manufacturing: First, inbound shipments of components and finished goods need to be moved and handled within factories and storage facilities. Transportation: Second, the goods need to be transferred to either an internal warehouse or to an external wholesaler — preferably as units, to smoothen the shipping process. Warehousing and storage: Now it is time for the products to be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.82
December 28, 2021
Last week, Velo3D Inc. announced the delivery of its first Sapphire XC metal 3D printer to an aerospace customer. The additive manufacturing system is designed for faster production and larger, mission-critical parts, according to Velo3D. “I believe that the Sapphire XC will quickly become the gold standard in advanced metal additive manufacturing,” stated Benny Buller, founder and CEO of Velo3D. “Because our customer is already utilizing our end-to-end production solution, they can immediately and seamlessly move parts to Sapphire XC to achieve a phenomenal production rate increase.” “We made a huge effort to ensure that Sapphire XC uses the exact…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.54
December 27, 2021
…at their local restaurant or grocery store or a delivery robot on the sidewalk, robot safety is going to enter a new phase in 2022. Fergal Glynn, 6 River Systems Glynn: At 6 River Systems, we're looking forward to continuing to help our customers experience better fulfillment everywhere by increasing efficiency and meeting increased demand. We're expanding our solutions allowing for greater customization like the recently announced use of our Chucks on multiple warehouse floor levels at a 3PL [third-party logistics provider] site in the U.K. Adjusting to unique challenges like this and adapting to site layouts are efforts that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.62
December 24, 2021
…“Our safe, efficient robots have made more than 850,000 deliveries since 2014. What's more, they can work 24/7/365, only need to be trained once, enable service staff to spend more time with customers, and heighten employee job satisfaction.” Founded in 2014, Savioke provides autonomous service robots that it claimed work safely, securely, reliably, and contact-free in human environments. The Campbell, Calif.-based company said its systems are handling an increasing number of tasks across hospitality, healthcare, foodservice, and workspace environments. Relay+ adds capabilities Savioke said Relay+ builds on more than eight years of experience in operations around the world. The robot's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.82
December 23, 2021
…Meituan, Alibaba DAMO Academy, and Dmall, the on-demand grocery delivery unit of supermarket chain Wumart. Such logistics vehicles are now delivering groceries to residents for Dmall in the district of Shunyi, Beijing and transporting e-commerce parcels at universities for Alibaba in cities such as Wuhan, in Hubei province, and Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Haomo claimed that its 5,000-sq.-m (53,819.5-sq.-ft.) plant in Baoding, Hebei province, is the biggest of its kind worldwide in terms of production capacity. Great Wall Motor is using Haomo's autonomy technology in vehicles ranging from SUVs to commercial trucks. Source: GWM Meituan, Qualcomm help create new unicorn With…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.19
December 22, 2021
…going away. On top of that, consumers now expect delivery quicker than ever before. These external pressures are going to require companies to adapt or fall behind and this will lead to more money pouring into companies developing the solutions that operators are seeking. Elazary: I do expect we'll see more funding and more consolidation in this space. Brands and 3PLs [third-party logistics providers] have had to face a perfect storm since the pandemic—fulfill a lot more e-commerce orders with a lot less labor. This created pressures that permanently shifted the landscape, and automation is the only answer for them…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.55
December 21, 2021
…XCU is tucked neatly under the trunk bed, leaving enough room for passengers’ luggage. Every RoboTaxi coming off the pre-delivery inspection line then proceeds to the automatic multi-sensor calibration turntable. Each vehicle goes through wheel calibration as well as temperature and waterproof testing. As soon as a RoboTaxi leaves the facility’s gates, it is ready to operate autonomously, said AutoX.
