Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.47
June 14, 2022
…former vice president and distinguished engineer in robotics at Amazon, today announced that he and his team have raised $10 million to launch Collaborative Robotics. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based startup said it will use the funding to quickly onboard strategic new hires, accelerate research and development, and build out its infrastructure. “There are more warehouse and manufacturing jobs than people willing to do them,” wrote Porter in a blog post. “Healthcare has experienced the type of spike that can only be handled with greater automation. In manufacturing, we’ve woken up to the urgent need to electrify everything and new companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.45
November 29, 2021
Leading into this week's re:Invent event, Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of AWS IoT RoboRunner, a new service intended to make it easier for companies to build and deploy applications for robotic fleets. The unit of Amazon.com Inc. also announced the AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator in partnership with MassRobotics. AWS re:Invent, which is being held this week in Las Vegas and virtually, is Amazon Web Services' annual event featuring numerous technology announcements and user workshops. Amazon said that the AWS IoT RoadRunner and the AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator reflect its ongoing commitment to helping robotics developers, including through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.09
May 01, 2016
…going after commodity items like books and CDs like Amazon, Quiet decided to service companies with high customer expectations—like the Gilt Groupe—and specialize in processes that allowed e-tailers to provide a unique customer experience. But would they go with conventional processes with lots of touches and lots of flexibility, or go with a highly automated approach with terrific throughput, but less flexibility? “They decided that there had to be a better way,” says Trebilcock. “They wanted to create a shared asset/shared infrastructure fulfillment platform for piece picking, and they wanted a solution that allowed them to start small and scale…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.92
March 28, 2023
…all about the application, product, and market. Does the “Amazon effect” still apply? Amazon helped create the mobile robot category with its purchase of Kiva Systems in 2012, and its picking challenges advanced the state of the art for that task. Nieves: In addition to supporting their own operations, Amazon's advances serve to describe to the broader industry the art of the possible. For example, with its Cardinal project, Amazon showed loading and unloading of roller carts, which are like pallets with three walls. We're seeing a lot of interest in truck unloading at this ProMat, with four or five…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.53
March 01, 2023
…the bottom of this article, learn how SEQSENSE uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) for capabilities such as connectivity, remote operation, and fleet monitoring. Let's dive deep into the robot's architecture and challenges that SEQSENSE solved with services from AWS. The cloud poses challenges Developing an autonomous robot is a complex and time-consuming task, requiring a wide variety of technologies from the device to the cloud. For example, securely operating and monitoring robot fleets requires collecting telemetry and video data for real-time dashboards. Robot developers can improve a robot's software by analyzing the collected data and providing over-the-air (OTA) updates through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.40
July 26, 2023
…cobots to market.” Porter, a former vice president at Amazon Robotics, founded Collaborative Robotics in 2022 to “redefine the future of human-robot interaction.” Cobot Flywheel Program to transform industries In addition to its development of a practical cobot, Collaborative Robotics’ team has launched the Cobot Flywheel Program. The company said its intention is “to help the world’s most innovative companies in biotech, healthcare, and logistics drive ambitious operational transformation with advanced robotics solutions.” As part of its collaboration with Collaborative Robotics, Mayo Clinic has adopted the Cobot Flywheel Program to accelerate robotics initiatives. Mayo Clinic, which was among the company's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.39
March 02, 2020
Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Center, North Haven, Connecticut Opened: June 2019 (watch video) Size: 855,000 square feet Dock Doors: 62 SKUs: 1 million + Throughput: 1 million + orders per day during peak Shifts: 2 10-hour shifts per day, with downtime for maintenance between shifts Employees: 2,500 full-time associates, each working 4 shifts per week Primary Material Handling Equipment: Goods-to-person picking on a four-level pick module enabled by Amazon Robotics; ten miles of conveyor and sortation; cubing and weighing, automatic labeling, spiral conveyors and trailer-loading conveyor Area of Coverage: The facility’s primary role is the fulfillment of Prime orders in southern…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.24
September 08, 2017
…really be, think about scanning packages in one of Amazon’s warehouses. Amazon’s Phoenix, Arizona fulfillment center, for one, is 1.2 million square feet – enough to house 28 football fields. As a solution, researchers at MIT propose using drones as a relay between RFID tags and an RFID reader, extending the RFID reading range substantially and allowing the drone to scan for signals that might even be hidden behind other objects. The paper details how researchers created RFly – a new system enabling drones to wirelessly detect and locate RFID-tagged packages for faster, smarter package cataloging and tracking. The RFly…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.04
November 30, 2021
…face of disruption or be limited with production setbacks. Amazon has increased capacity and demand planning to balance its customers’ needs with any possible occurrence of a supply chain disruption. In order to maintain its two-day delivery process, Amazon has prepared for the holidays with more planes, trucks, ships, vans, and added port capacity. Although Amazon employed more than 1.46 million full- and part-time workers as of Sept. 30, the retail giant plans to add over 120,000 seasonal employees in the U.S. and over 20,000 in the U.K. to keep warehouses well-staffed. Unfortunately, the addition of new hires and forms…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 11.03
April 23, 2024
…loading more than another brick in the wall Plus One's supervised autonomy keeps robot arms moving Agility Robotics expands Amazon relationship with Digit test ... And more
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.00
June 24, 2022
At Amazon.com Inc.'s re:MARS event this week, MassRobotics announced that the second Amazon Web Services Robotics Startup Accelerator is open for applications for its second cohort. MassRobotics and AWS said they are working to help robotics startups experiment and innovate while connecting with AWS customers. “At AWS, we are dedicated to investing in the future of robotics and providing world-class services to help companies build, deploy, and manage robots,” stated Michael MacKenzie, general manager for the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and robotics at Amazon Web Services. “We're thrilled to have had such a global and diverse cohort for our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.56
May 13, 2019
…priority as drone technology is further deployed and developed. Amazon has for some time been working on drone package delivery via its Amazon Prime Air division, for which it has development centers in the US, UK, Austria, France, and Israel. And George Mason University this year said it would let students have some food and drinks be delivered via drones on the ground. Still, there is a long way to go before consumer delivery via drone is a widespread reality in the United States. As the Wall Street Journal notes, it probably won’t be until 2020 or 2021 that the…
