Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
April 23, 2021
…short-haul, business-to-business logistics for Fortune 500 retailers such as Walmart and Loblaw. Gatik said it can reduce customer costs and keep delivery times short by automating transportation networks. Velodyne's sensors are part of Gatik's sensor suite for its autonomous delivery vehicles. Source: Velodyne Lidar Gatik uses Velodyne sensors in real-time operations As e-commerce growth soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to address labor shortges, increase road safety, and meet customer expectations for rapid and contactless delivery has also risen. Gatik said its fleet of Class 3-6 trucks is equipped with multi-temperature compartments and operates seven days a week, 12…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.49
March 21, 2022
…provide Cruise employees the potential for long-term share price upside as well as flexibility around share liquidity. Last April, Walmart Inc. joined an investment round that netted Cruise more than $750 million. In December, President Dan Ammann left Cruise. The robotic taxicab market is expected to reach $1.03 billion by 2023 and $38.61 billion by 2030, estimated Allied Market Research.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.47
March 21, 2021
…to deliver select grocery and household essential items from Walmart stores in Fayetteville, N.C., using Flytrex’s autonomous drone delivery service. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Flytrex had launched a system delivering necessities to residents of Grand Forks, N.D., helping address the growing health crisis by keeping citizens in the safety of their own homes and reducing crowding and unnecessary contact at local stores. “Our mission is to make widespread on-demand drone delivery the rule rather than the exception – and this funding is a vote of confidence from our investors that we are indeed on the way to making…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.46
September 28, 2021
…Ontario. Its customers include Fortune 500 retailers such as Walmart and Loblaw. Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies, with over 120 years’ experience. It employs about 72,000 people and manufactures products in 55 facilities in 23 countries around the world. The company has innovation centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxemburg. Goodyear's collaboration with Gatik expands service levels and capacity for both organizations across the U.S. Goodyear pumps up Gatik smart trucks The tire maker's venture capital fund, Goodyear Ventures, participated in Gatik’s recently announced $85 million in Series B funding. The companies said they plan to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.31
March 22, 2022
…more than 2,000 integrated installations around the world, including Walmart, Target, H-E-B, Peapod, and Ahold Delhaize. The company recently marked its 300th integration of AutoStore automated storage and retrieval (ASRS) technology. Berkshire Grey offers robots as a service Bedford, Mass.-based Berkshire Grey provides robots using artificial intelligence for picking, packing, movement, sortation, and storage operations. The company supports warehouse operations including order fulfillment, retail replenishment, reverse logistics, and package handling for enterprises serving connected consumers. The company, which reported $14 million in new supply chain orders between November and February. Berkshire Grey said its systems are available through traditional and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.30
March 27, 2023
…short-haul, B2B logistics for Fortune 500 customers including Kroger, Walmart, Loblaw, and Georgia-Pacifi. Gatik’s Class 3-6 autonomous box trucks are commercially deployed in multiple markets including Texas, Arkansas, and Ontario. Gatik’s autonomous trucks each feature a cold chain-capable 20’ foot box designed to transport ambient, refrigerated, and frozen goods quickly, safely, and efficiently. The collaboration involves consistent, repeated delivery runs multiple times per day, seven days per week across Kroger’s Dallas distribution network while unlocking the advantages of autonomous delivery for Kroger’s customers: Increased speed and responsiveness when fulfilling e-commerce orders, reduced costs, and dedicated capacity across the supply chain’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.81
January 17, 2022
…trucks include TuSimple and DHL Supply Chain, Gatik and Walmart, Aurora Innovation and Uber Freight, Embark Trucks and Texas A&M, and Locomation and Wilson Logistics. Mountain View, Calif.-based Waymo Via is also working with UPS. In addition to J.B. Hunt being Waymo's first customer for self-driving trucks, the companies plan to explore innovations in autonomous driving technology and the digital marketplace. J.B. Hunt claimed that its J.B. Hunt 360° platform is an industry leader in digital freight matching and was responsible for processing 1.2 million loads in 2020. Waymo said its technology has autonomously driven over 20 million miles on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.55
November 17, 2022
…consumers, as hundreds of brands such as Apple, Nike, Walmart, Samsung, Lowe’s, Michael Kors, and Urban Outfitters offer promotional deals for the holiday. This year, ForwardX and JD.com collaborated in multiple warehouses to meet the intense picking workloads that come with the sudden spike in demand. AMRs assisted with picking heavy cases, home appliances, and mixed small and midsized goods. Known for its same- and next-day delivery, JD.com needed to ensure that use experiences were positive and that everything went out in a timely manner. ForwardX said its robots aided workflows in the following environments: JD.com’s home appliance warehouse The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.53
July 01, 2021
…operational partnership with Toyota Group Announced a partnership with Walmart to bring on-demand delivery of health and wellness products to the U.S. Partnered with Pfizer to design and test delivery systems to safely, efficiently, and equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines in countries where Zipline operates Surpassed 10 million autonomous miles flown and 2 million vaccine doses distributed Funding to bring Zipline valuation to $2.75B “When we launched in Rwanda in 2016, we set out to serve 21 hospitals in the first year. It was hard— integrating systems, fine-tuning hardware, on-boarding new facilities, pioneering new systems to integrate into civilian airspace, to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.51
December 20, 2021
…(ASRS) in 2015. In 2016, Alert Innovation partnered with Walmart to bring Alphabot to market. The company has grown under Lert’s leadership to 350 employees. As executive chairman, Lert will lead Alert's board of directors and devote much of his time to invention and product innovation. He will also continue to engage publicly as a thought leader in the transformation of food retailing using automation. Morgan brings commercialization experience to Alert Morgan received a B.S. in physics from Clark University and a master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering with a focus in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. Fritz Morgan…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.47
January 31, 2024
…global brands such as KFC, MediaMarkt, Pizza Hut and Walmart. These companies use the robot to deliver orders, market menu items and products and welcome guests. New features in the KettyBot Pro The KettyBot Pro is the latest addition to Pudu’s fleet of commercial service robots. The robot features several new product features, including: Passability upgrade: A new RGBD depth camera - with an ultra-wide angle that boosts the robot’s ability to detect and avoid objects - reduces KettyBot’s minimum clearance from 55cm to 52cm under ideal conditions. This allows the robot to navigate through narrow passageways and operate flawlessly…
