Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.43
March 24, 2021
…very far.” Aaron Prather, FedEx senior technical advisor. Source: ARM Institute Many vendors wanted to be “one-stop shops” for robots, but that oversimplified the needs of manufacturers and logistics providers such as FedEx, he observed. “Early on, there was the image—'You'll only buy robots from us'—but you only have so many resources, so much time,” said Prather. “They didn't understand scale of where users want to take things. At FedEx, we need to take objects from small to big, and this may include two to four different robots.” “We also need to clean our facilities and maintain security,” he said.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.40
October 27, 2021
Growing numbers of mobile robots in warehouses and elsewhere have raised concerns about interoperability among systems from multiple vendors, as well as with facility infrastructure and enterprise software. One effort has its roots in the open-source community and the healthcare industry. The Open Robotics Middleware Framework, or Open-RMF, is designed to coordinate fleets of robots with typical use cases and integrate them with elevators and other systems. “As more diverse robots are being deployed around the world, there is a growing need for specialized robots from different developers to be able to communicate with each other. A lingua robotica, if…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
May 14, 2021
As more warehouses and distribution centers add robots to keep up with e-commerce demand and compensate for staffing turnover and shortages, new challenges have arisen. Who should manage them, how will they communicate with enterprise systems and one another, and what happens when people and robots from different vendors must collaborate? Many autonomous mobile robot (AMR) makers now offer software and remote operations centers to manage warehouse fleets. As robots become more specialized, the ability to effectively deploy them is becoming a greater differentiator than the hardware. “When people think about self-driving vehicles or robots moving something from Point A…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.28
May 20, 2021
The Richard King Mellon Foundation today announced that it has approved a $150 million grant to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single grant in the foundation's 74-year history. The longtime partners said the investment will support the university's science and technology leadership, contribute to Pittsburgh's ongoing economic renaissance, and provide a more vibrant future for the Hazelwood neighborhood. The first $75 million of the grant is the lead gift for a new cutting-edge science building on the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh. The second $75 million will seed a new robotics innovation center and…
