Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.91
October 19, 2022
…of trying to build non-differentiating tools in-house,” Linnell added. RaaS platform monitors ROS systems Founded in 2017, Formant said robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) providers including Canvas Technology, Blue River Technologies, and Burro have chosen its data platform. Initially released for systems using the Robot Operating System (ROS), Formant's free tier will let engineers easily monitor ROS topics and key metrics from their devices via SSH out of the box, said the company. A user can also send commands to a robot, or even enter into full teleoperation mode to remotely control the robot, all with minimal setup time, it claimed. “Formant's free…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.91
February 04, 2022
…this widely-used and ubiquitous vehicle type.” Cyngn offers autonomy RaaS Menlo Park, Calif.-based Cyngn said it provides autonomous vehicle (AV) technology to address today's industrial challenges. They include labor shortages, lagging technological advancements from incumbents, and high upfront investment requirements. Cyngn went public in October 2021. The company's Enterprise Autonomy Suite includes the DriveMod modular autonomous driving software and Cyngn Insight, a customer-facing software suite for monitoring and managing fleets and aggregating and analyzing data. EAS also includes Cyngn Evolve, an internal toolkit that enables Cyngn to use data from the field for artificial intelligence, simulation, and modeling. Cyngn offers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.81
January 18, 2023
…ramp up and down, the robots as a service [RaaS] provide us with the needed flexibility and scalability to meet our growing e-commerce customer demand while maintaining a smaller, dependable team of warehouse associates and reducing onboarding of new warehouse associates to minutes from weeks,” Schmidt said. Founded in 1994, Lambert Vet Supply (LVS) said its has a twofold mission. First, the Fairbury, Neb.-based company wants to provide pet owners with quality pet supplies, pet medications, and veterinary supplies at competitive prices. Second, LVS intends to provide the best customer care in the industry, starting with sales people committed to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.78
March 09, 2023
…low as $2 per hour with Barcodes Group's robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The company said its platform can deliver a broad range of benefits to customers, including: 20+ material handling workflows with a fleet of 12 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) Deployment of robots in hours with integration software that connects warehouse management systems (WMS) to AMRs Savings from Day 1 with monthly RaaS contracts Easy adoption and scalability of workflows with cloud-based software Increased productivity by eliminating non-value-added material movements. “Our wide-ranging AMR applications and ability to integrate with almost any WMS, Voice, and IoT is industry-leading,” said Manthan Pawar, group…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.76
October 25, 2024
…a global robotic systems vendor. The company provides its person-to-goods autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and software through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. Projected on the wall inside and outside its Demonstration Center was an all-time pick counter, which started the day around 3.99 billion. With upwards of 200,000 picks being performed per hour, Locus employees anticipated their four billionth pick would occur before the end of the week, celebrating the milestone alongside the grand opening of their new facility. Locus Robotics celebrated its three billionth pick earlier this year. Click through the photo slideshow to see Locus Robotics’ new facility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.71
August 02, 2018
…commercial deployment of inVia’s Picker robots and cloud-based Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) management system in warehouses as necessitated by the scaling e-commerce market. “To compete with behemoths like Amazon, warehouse automation is critical for e-commerce companies; but the overhead cost of purchasing a fleet of robots is often beyond reach,” said Lior Elazary, founder and CEO of inVia Robotics. “We’re excited to have this funding to fuel the growth of our subscription-based RaaS technology to optimize warehouse performance and increase productivity for our customers.” The inVia Picker robot works collaboratively alongside human workers to completely eliminate the need for operators to walk…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.70
April 12, 2021
…like our new counterbalanced truck.” Pandemic causes shift to RaaS “Early in 2020, everyone hit the 'pause button' for a couple of months, and we re-evaluated our business model,” Huerta told Robotics 24/7. “We were strongly in the capex [capital expenditures] model, but during periods of uncertainty, people hold onto capital.” “We're one of the first in the market offering robotics as a service, or RaaS, for big robots,” he added. “This allows us to unlock opex, or operational expenses, and it allowed us to build out our fleet for applications into 2021. We didn't have to change much—we already…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.70
November 28, 2022
…rolled out at CES. Ottonomy later demonstrated its robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offering at AUVSI Xponential. In addition, Ottonomy this month said it is collaborating with Posten Norge AS and Holo for “first-mile” autonomous deliveries for intralogistics pickups in Norway. Robotics 24/7 spoke with Ritukar Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Ottonomy, about the company's approach to rapidly scaling up its fleet. Ottonomy identifies a problem to solve How is first-mile delivery a pain point in logistics? Vijay: Last-mile deliveries of products to end customers is important, but there are already vans doing that. The real pain point for any postal and logistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.70
June 06, 2023
…and are sold on a monthly subscription basis or RaaS (robots as a service). What hotels are using the robots? Relay robots are featured at leading hotels and resorts worldwide, including Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, LUMA, Mandarin Oriental, Marriott, Radisson, Sonesta, and Wyndham and are sold on a monthly subscription basis or RaaS (robots as a service). “Hôtel Monville has had our Relay robot for several years and we are excited about the newly designed and enhanced Relay2,” said Jean-Cédric Callies, director of sales and marketing, Hôtel Monville, Montreal, Canada. “The multifunctional accessories allow delivery of wine bottles and new items…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.65
September 30, 2022
…across the U.S. It offers them through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The company raised $140 million in Series B funding a year ago, and it recently partnered with supply chain systems provider Dematic to expand deployments in North America and Europe. Sumitomo to aid Japanese expansion The exclusive distribution agreement with Sumitomo, a Japan-based Fortune 500 multinational, will enable Dexterity to offer its RaaS business to Japanese warehouses. The companies said their partnership will expand access to full-task robots in Japan and ensure that these systems will fit within existing workflows. Sumitomo will also work with Dexterity to open a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.63
October 26, 2022
…in 2022, according to ABI Research. Jetson helps deliver RaaS Cartken is among several autonomous mobile robot (AMR) startups using NVIDIA Jetson to make advances across agriculture, manufacturing, retail, and last-mile delivery. The company offers robotics as a service (RaaS) to customers in a pay-for-usage model. As a white-label technology provider, Cartken enables companies to customize the robots for their particular brand appearance and specific application features. A growing number of companies is offering RaaS for everything from on-demand remote museum visits to autonomous industrial lawn mowers, noted NVIDIA. Cartken relies on the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, which can handle…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.63
May 09, 2023
…a network of systems integrators, as well as 3PLs. The company also offers private consultations with its field staff. RaaS offers to relieve pain points The OSARO Robotic Kitting System is available through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. The company said RaaS can move the financial burden from an upfront capital investment to more manageable annual operating budgets and reduce risk for customers. “If a customer has to buy a kitting line or a robot, there's a huge barrier to entry,” Coffin said. “The RaaS model enables customers that wouldn't have looked at robotics otherwise to understand that it could…
