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 5.44
January 14, 2022
…more than 400 facilities globally, including those of Amazon, Walmart, General Motors, the U.S. Postal Service, United Parcel Service, Whirlpool, Jaguar Land Rover, and Caterpillar. Consumer goods are organized into sanitized totes to support a multiple gripper pick module that HDS Global said can achieve a 95% success rate. Source: Business Wire RoboFS taps talent for full automation To build the first fully automated fulfillment system and address fragmented e-commerce, HDS Global said it worked with “several innovative Global Fortune 500 heavyweights and industry veterans with bankable track records in robotics and e-commerce.” “Through the team’s collective insights, HDS Global…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
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 11.12
December 13, 2021
…meet order backlog Symbotic noted that its customers include Walmart, Albertsons, and C&S Wholesale Grocers. With “the industry’s largest contracted order backlog of over $5 billion,” the company said its systems already serve in more than 1,400 stores in 16 states and eight Canadian provinces. In addition, Symbotic forecast $433 million in revenue in FY 2022, representing an increase of more than 73% year over year. As of Sept. 25, Symbotic predicted a revenue growth rate in more than 80% between 2020 and 2025 “as it disrupts the more than $1 trillion that the retail and wholesale industries spend annually…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.54
November 30, 2021
…send products on less-efficient, circuitous routes. In early September, Walmart announced plans to hire more than 20,000 workers for their supply chain division to handle the busy holiday season. The world’s largest retailer is offering a mix of part-time and full-time roles at 250 Walmart and Sam’s Club distribution centers, fulfillment centers, and transportation offices. The future impacts As holiday delays continue to hinder the global supply chain, things are certain to get worse before they get better. Although it has been 19 months since the pandemic’s initial disruption, experts fear that supply chains won’t return to normalcy in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.46
November 23, 2021
…this Thanksgiving, delivery operations are expanding. DroneUp LLC and Walmart Inc. today announced today their first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations. The three locations, which will be located at Walmart stores in Northwest Arkansas, will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days per week, to deliver items to eligible Walmart customers by air in as little as 30 minutes. “When we invested in DroneUp earlier this year, we envisioned a drone delivery operation that could be quickly executed and replicated across multiple stores,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile at Walmart U.S. “Opening our first…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.96
November 12, 2021
Walmart Inc. and Gatik announced this week that Gatik has been operating autonomous trucks without a safety driver behind the wheel in a delivery route for Walmart in Bentonville, Ark. The driverless deliveries are moving customer orders between a Walmart “dark store” and a Neighborhood Market with a fleet of multi-temperature autonomous box trucks. “Through our work with Gatik, we’ve identified that autonomous box trucks offer an efficient, safe, and sustainable solution for transporting goods on repeatable routes between our stores,” said Tom Ward, senior vice president of last mile at Walmart U.S. “We’re thrilled to be working with Gatik…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.32
October 26, 2021
…focus on scaling.” Fabric recently announced major partnerships with Walmart, Instacart, and FreshDirect, and it works with local last-mile delivery providers. Fabric investors and expansion plans Existing investor Temasek led Fabric's Series C round. Koch Disruptive Technologies, Union Tech Ventures, Harel Insurance & Finance, Pontifax Global Food and Agriculture Technology Fund (Pontifax AgTech), Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), KSH Capital, Princeville Capital, Wharton Equity Ventures, and others also participated. Past investors include Corner Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, Aleph, Playground Ventures, and Evolv (Kraft Heinz). Fabric has raised $336 million to date. “We believe the movement to local fulfillment presents…
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 25.59
September 16, 2021
Ford Motor Co., Argo AI, and Walmart Inc. yesterday said they are working together to launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Walmart said it will be its first multi-city autonomous delivery collaboration in the U.S. The last-mile service will use Ford self-driving test vehicles equipped with the Argo AI Self-Driving System. “We're excited to expand our autonomous delivery efforts in three new markets alongside Argo and Ford,” stated Tom Ward, senior vice president of last-mile delivery at Walmart U.S. “This collaboration will further our mission to get products to the homes of our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.65
September 08, 2021
…the logistics and transportation industry in the U.S. Ossia's customers include Toyota subsidiaries, Foxconn, building infrastructure firm Saint-Gobain, and Walmart. The company said wireless power devices based on its EU and U.K. certifications will be available through its commercial partners.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.77
August 31, 2021
…2020, the company has launched new electric trucks with Walmart and partnered with Isuzu to implement OEM-grade redundancies for medium-duty trucks critical for fully autonomous operations. Gatik expands operations Gatik noted that its expansion to Texas is the fourth market in which it has deployed its fleet for retail customers, following the success of its operations with Walmart in Arkansas and Louisiana and with Loblaw Cos. in Ontario, Canada. The company has opened a new facility in Fort Worth that will serve as a hub for its operations in Texas. Gatik said it will enable new and existing customers to…
