Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.35
December 02, 2021
…deliveries, while Mountain View-based Nuro has also partnered with FedEx, Kroger, and Domino's Pizza. Nuro delivers in hometown “The delivery service will begin with our fleet of Prius vehicles in fully autonomous mode, followed by our custom-designed electric R2 autonomous vehicles,” said Zhu. He credited federal and state regulatory progress that enabled Nuro to test and operate driverless vehicles for deliveries. “Residents in the state of California – a major hub of innovation – have never been able to experience the commercial delivery of goods by an autonomous vehicle,” said Zhu. “Nuro is teaming up with 7‑Eleven to change that.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.29
May 01, 2016
…on air shipment pallets or as parcel deliveries from FedEx or UPS. Deliveries are received by purchase order and reconciled for quantity and quality (not shown). Once a delivery has been inspected it is entered into the warehouse management system (WMS), and labeled with a license plate bar code label that represents the quantity and SKU. Product ready for storage is then put onto a rack and staged for putaway. Putaway: Putaway is directed by the WMS. In the area enabled by mobile robotics (1), a tote with items ready for storage is scanned onto one of the robots at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.16
March 30, 2023
…former senior advisor for technology research and planning at FedEx. This year’s event will highlight new developments in these applications and more. Robotics vendors are welcome to provide speakers as long as they also bring users. How to speak at the 2023 Robotics Applications Conference For the 2023 Robotics Applications Conference, to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 18, Peerless Media is looking for submissions from users, integrators, industry analysts, and suppliers who can discuss real-world challenges and opportunities. “This event is an opportunity for robotics operators, vendors, and thought leaders to share how they automate tasks and solve problems with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.15
May 30, 2023
…depalletizing packages and sorting goods for the likes of FedEx and other leading shipping and logistics providers. Plus One Robotics' Erik Nieves and ffVC's Oliver Mitchell at Automate 2023. Source: Oliver Mitchell Plus One’s proprietary computer vision cobot platform is not waiting for the next generation of developers to join the ranks; the company is building its own intelligent protocols to increase efficiencies on the front lines of e-commerce fulfillment. The technology in these depalletizing arms helps us move certain shipments that would otherwise take up valuable resources to manually offload,” remarked Brian Marflak, a vice president at FedEx Express.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.09
December 27, 2021
…and workforce development Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor at FedEx Express, a noted user of robotics and industry advocate Fergal Glynn, vice president of marketing at 6 River Systems, which provides collaborative autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) Lior Elazary, founder and CEO of inVia Robotics, which supplies software and robotics as a service (RaaS) Last week, we looked back at some of the biggest trends of 2021. This week, we look at some predictions for 2022. Ease of use, sensing to improve What robotics capabilities do you expect to improve in the coming year? Susanne Bieller, IFR Bieller: Two trends are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.04
November 03, 2021
…Nuro has also recently announced a multi-year partnership with FedEx and has piloted pizza delivery with Domino’s in Houston. The company said its latest funding will enable it to expand its team, deploy its system at scale, and address “long-standing pain points” and shifting consumer behavior accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Investors look to local delivery Tiger Global Management led Nuro's Series D round. Baillie Gifford, Fidelity Management & Research Co., Gaorong Capital, Google, Kroger, SoftBank Vision Fund 1, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates Inc., Toyota's Woven Capital unit, and other existing investors participated. Nuro raised…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.95
June 01, 2021
…to a hiring frenzy by companies like Amazon and FedEx, while they have also turned to deploying robotics and automation into their operations. Why? Because the boom in e-commerce is growing faster than firms can hire. Source: FedEx 2. More manufacturing to reshore As the pandemic closed borders and factories around the world, supply chains took a major pounding and continue to do so. This has caused many business executives to rethink their supply chains, and some are even reshoring manufacturing back to the U.S. The Biden administration is also actively encouraging the reshoring efforts through new programs and incentives.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.88
February 18, 2022
…renewable energy for all vehicle charging and facilities from wind farms in Texas. Nuro has piloted delivery vehicles with FedEx and 7-Eleven, among others. Last year, it announced plans to open testing and manufacturing facilities in Nevada and raised $600 million in Series D funding.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.87
January 04, 2023
…to fill the gap that companies like Amazon and FedEx were not able to.” The company deployed autonomous delivery robots at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), Rome Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). In addition, Posten Norge in Oslo, Norway, and Goggo in Madrid, Spain, used Ottobot to automate first-mile and last-mile deliveries. Ottonomy is also working with industry partners in Canada and Saudi Arabia and has scheduled more launches for 2023 in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Ottobot 2.0 rolls out Ottonomy introduced Ottobot 2.0 in the third quarter of 2022. It described the system as “the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.82
June 03, 2021
…Automation Yaskawa Motoman OhmniLabs READY Robotics ROEQ Robotiq Vention FedEx Appalachian Wireless “We’re excited about our robotics contribution to eKAMI’s curriculum, and we’re excited to build on these efforts in a way that can solve the skilled labor shortage at scale and enable every U.S. manufacturer to easily deploy automation.” said Ben Gibbs, CEO of READY Robotics. READY, an early supporter of eKAMI’s efforts to add robotics to its curriculum, said it has already worked with three of the class cohorts taking them from zero robot knowledge to doing “lights-out” production runs using the robots. Kentucky looks to a robot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.63
March 06, 2024
…leading global companies attended, including Amazon, DHL Supply Chain, FedEx, General Electric, GXO Logistics, Moderna, Siemens, Target, Toyota, and UPS. In addition, the 2023 keynote session focused on how clothing provider Ariat International reimagined its operations by automating its warehouses. Matthew S. Hardenberg, vice president of distribution for Ariat International, was joined by John Santagate, vice president of robotics for Körber Supply Chain Software, and Randy Randolph, vice president of channels & partnerships at Geekplus America. This year’s event will highlight new developments in these applications and more. How to speak at the 2024 Robotics Applications Conference For RAC’ 24,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.62
April 08, 2022
…Intelligent Machines Inc. Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor at FedEx Express A.K. Schultz, co-founder and CEO of SVT Robotics Inc. Matt Wade, head of marketing, BlueBotics SA What was the most interesting robotics offering you saw at MODEX 2022? Gerard Andrews, NVIDIA Andrews: We have a saying that “Everything that moves will be autonomous.” So for me, it was really interesting to witness this vision taking hold with the levels of autonomy displayed in robots that do mobile manipulation. From impressive autonomous forklifts to the Boston Dynamics' Stretch, it is amazing to see that these robots are now deployed in…
