Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.22
October 12, 2022
…of truck loading and unloading, compounded by poor user ergonomics for heavy loads, frequently results in low vehicle fill rates and high dock turn-around times. This creates inefficiencies at both ends of the warehouse and takes a toll on workers, which can increase accidents, noted GreyOrange. Technica said it delivers “innovative, customized, and high-quality solutions and turnkey lines” designed to help customers to improve their operational efficiency and increase their production capacity. The company has offices in Bickfaya, Lebanon; Warsaw, Poland; and Montreal, Quebec. Industry sectors served by Technica include food and beverage, chemicals, glass, plastic, dairy, pharmaceutical, home and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.96
September 30, 2022
…is the former president of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). She has a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from New Mexico State University and has spent years working with roboticists about the relationships and dynamics that develop when humans and machines work together. More on Optimus See our coverage of Tesla's reveal. “I believe that robots or AI should be specialized in what they do best, and that’s completely against the idea of replicating ourselves,” she said. “We know how to reproduce ourselves. We do that well, and we’re not that great at doing everything. We need the robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.75
September 30, 2022
…regularly fall on workers. In addition, the repetitive and non-ergonomic lifting of items can put strain even on healthy people, said the Memphis, Tenn.-based company. Dextrous Robotics was inspired by chopsticks and pool cues, but it had to master the physics as its scaled up, said Drumwright. Humans don't typically know how much a box weighs when they pick it up, and Dextrous Robotics took a similar bio-inspired approach, he told Robotics 24/7. “We have an estimation process and a control policy that can adjust as necessary based on what we've sensed,” Drumwright said. “Humans don't have as much control…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.63
September 28, 2022
…operating and labor costs. LocusBots optimize worker productivity in the order-fulfillment process by decreasing walking time and improving worker ergonomics and workplace quality, said the partners. “As the supply chain and logistics industry has rapidly transformed, we have developed an accelerated digitization program, which aims to identify, nurture and deploy innovative technology solutions at scale,” said Tim Dolcich, director of engineering at DHL Supply Chain. “Locus has been a trusted partner in providing solutions that challenge how we do business and improve customer outcomes.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.50
September 27, 2022
…Enos system’s surgeon workstation, patient cart, dexterous articulating instruments, ergonomic hand-controllers, enhanced vision systems, advanced control software, and instinctive surgeon overlays for providing interoperative feedback.” “This coverage of single-access RAS, and in particular the Enos system, along with coverage of more general aspects of RAS technologies, may provide the company with multiple intellectual property options including further protecting its RAS technologies, and the potential to further license its technologies and assistance in securing a competitive commercial pathway,” it added. The patent application is numbered: PCT/CA2022/050392, which the company anticipates pursuing in the United States and other key markets under the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.29
September 05, 2022
…carton shuttles. It claimed that Medius will “enable agile, ergonomic order-fulfillment processes” by providing “warehouses and distribution centers with alternatives to carton shuttles and crane-based systems for balanced throughput, investment, and storage capacity.” Medius specifications. Source: Addverb Technologies Optimizing the use of space within a warehouse, Medius can operate at seven levels up to 3.7 m (12 ft.) high, with the ability to add more aisles by combining multiple multilevel systems (MLS), said Addverb. It can automate the storage and retrieval of cartons or totes, the company said. Medius features a storage capacity of 255,000 crates, double-deep tote picking, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.42
August 25, 2022
…lower the physical demands on employees, and improve workplace ergonomics and quality, it said. In addition, GEODIS said the robots reduce tedious, repetitive tasks and increase worker retention across its sites. The company said this allows it to enhance its operations and meet evolving customer needs. Locus Robotics to expand global footprint Locus said its AMRs collaborate with human workers to double or triple productivity, with less labor than traditional piece-handling systems. The Wilmington, Mass.-based company said it can help retailers, 3PLs, and specialty warehouses meet increasingly demanding fulfillment requirements. It won a 2022 award for International Intralogistics and Forklift…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.00
August 24, 2022
…the wearer to tighten it. Another is recommendations for ergonomics. We have all this data about how much strain is put on the left leg, for example, and it can notify workers and supervisors. We want to take advantage of onboard computers but not distract workers too much. How much customization is necessary for an individual user? Steller: We've seen active powered and passive systems. Both have the mechanical limtation that it's hard to fit all sizes and body types comfortably. It's super-subjective. Height and weight don't say how users move and how they compensate for different strain or pain.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.33
August 14, 2022
…are designed and proven to lower labor costs, lower ergonomic claims and offer consistent throughput to ease production planning needs, the company argues. More about IMTS IMTS is put on each year by The Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT). The show has been held since 1927, according to a report by Modern Machine Shop and was first called the National Machine Tool Builders' Exposition. In the 95 years since, the trade show has certainly grown. Event organizers estimate that more than 15,000 new machine technologies will be on display at the show this year New to this year's show is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.45
July 07, 2022
…a range of key categories, including innovation value, technology, ergonomics and handling, safety, marketability, design, customer benefits, cost–effectiveness, and sustainability. In addition, for the third year in a row, numerous potential buyers were also on site during the Test Camp Intralogistics. A decade of awards Now in its tenth year, the IFOY awards are considered the industry's premier award recognizing the year's best intralogistics products and solutions for their outstanding technical and strategic achievements. A total of 14 products from 12 companies were tested and evaluated during grueling IFOY Test Days, held in March at the Messe Dortmund exhibition center.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.36
June 22, 2022
…opening a new robot manufacturing facility in Westborough, Mass. Amazon said its four new systems are intended to improve ergonomics and warehouse working conditions. They have been a point of controversy and an impediment to retention and recruitment, even as labor shortages affect nearly every industry. In addition to robots for safer and more efficient fulfillment centers, Amazon at re:MARS discussed Space ROS, a version of the open-source Robot Operating System to accelerate space exploration (see video below).
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.43
June 03, 2022
…automation increases productivity and throughput and improves quality and ergonomics. An integrator’s take OnRobot Palletizing software “significantly reduces the set-up time needed to have the application running,” said Adrián Pérez Martínez, co-founder and chief technology officer of Neobotik, an automation integrator based in Huelva, Spain, one of the sites where OnRobot Palletizer was tested prior to launch. “It is so easy to install all the hardware and software when doing the initial setup of the cell,” he said. “And the graphical user interface makes it possible even for non-expert programmers to program a full palletizer solution.” The OnRobot Palletizer has…
