Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.29
…when consumer demands are intensifying for faster online order delivery, every second added to the fulfillment process is costly,” stated Lior Elazary, co-founder and CEO of inVia. “As we continue to innovate and look at new ways we can leverage our AI technology, the Traffic Quality Index algorithm became a key solution to eliminating idle time and allowing for a swift flow of products. We are driven to continuously create leading-edge tools that help our customers better serve their customers.” Westlake Village, Calif.-based inVia Robotics uses autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and artificial intelligence to help e-commerce businesses and third-party logistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.29
…of operations to meet rising ecommerce pressures for speedier delivery, and WES helps to balance flow of inventory movements within the four walls, identify problems before they arise, better manage volume and velocity spikes through flexible user-defined business rules,” said Clements. When asked what the biggest benefits of this WES are for UPS customers, Clements said that it goes back to how labor shortages and manual operations are driving up costs for customers. “Smart Warehouse technologies augment our labor force to improve productivity and efficiency by decreasing error rates, providing cost effective and accurate fulfillment services,” he said. “That makes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.29
…production of soft tiny medical devices such as drug delivery systems or flexible electrodes that can be inserted into the human body. Using a 3D printer to fabricate an object made of gel is a “bit more of a delicate cooking process,” as NIST researcher Andrei Kolmakov describes it. In the standard method, the 3D printer chamber is filled with a soup of long-chain polymers—long groups of molecules bonded together—dissolved in water. Then “spices” are added—special molecules that are sensitive to light. When light from the 3D printer activates those special molecules, they stitch together the chains of polymers so…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.27
…Executives are turning to technology in support of faster delivery times to efficiently manage fluctuating demand. In alignment with this trend, DHL is already leveraging emerging technologies at approximately 85 of its 430 North American facilities. “While many technologies are already in active deployment, collaborative piece-picking robots, artificial intelligence applications and self-driving vehicles stand to have the most promise today,” added Sureddin. The potential impact on customers’ businesses, which in some deployments have produced productivity gains upwards of 25% and throughput capacity gains of 30%, are two of the main drivers for accelerated investment in the coming years. DHL’s experience…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.26
…address demand for personalization of both products and rapid delivery. The e-commerce revolution was driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to accelerate in 2022, it predicted. 2. Robots become easier to use New generations of robots are designed to be easier to use. There is a clear trend towards user interfaces that allow simple icon-driven programming and the manual guidance of robots. Robot companies and some third-party suppliers are bundling hardware packages with software to ease implementation. Offerings that focus on complete ecosystems can add value by reducing the effort and the time to operation, the IFR noted.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.26
…been exploring business opportunities in robotic logistics and automated delivery services, according to the Korea Herald. The automaker also plans to invest 28 trillion won ($21.9 billion U.S.) in air mobility, including electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, leading to mass production by 2028, it reported. “[The plan to unveil a new robot in 2024] is one of the many robotics research and development efforts that Hyundai Motor Group is currently working on,” said a Hyundai Motor Group official. “We are working on developing various types of robots. But nothing has been confirmed about next year.” Kia has set…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.26
…to building out distribution networks to improve responsiveness and delivery times, strategic decision-making calculations have been upended in recent years. Tompkins, from his position as an industry consultant, first saw the writing on the wall around 2012, when he drew up some projections of what the e-commerce market might look like in five years. “When I put together some analytics, they were unbelievable—not that you wouldn’t believe them, but I didn’t believe them,” he says. “I saw Amazon getting into private label, being one of the largest if not the largest 3PL in the country with fulfillment centers everywhere, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.26
…customers, allowing for both in-store pickup and rapid home delivery. The company noted that robotics can optimize storage density, operator productivity, and lead times, which are critical in e-grocery. Bastian to aid AutoStore deployment at H Mart Bastian Solutions is a Toyota Advanced Logistics company that designs and delivers distribution and production systems. The integrator said it combines data-driven designs, scalable materials handling systems, and software to help clients across a broad spectrum of markets. “As a global partner, we’ve worked on numerous installations that are successfully operating with the award-winning AutoStore system,” stated Aaron Jones, president of Bastian Solutions.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
…Special Operations Command chose it as systems integration partner, supporting counter-unmanned systems efforts under a nearly $1 billion Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Gunderson Dettmer LLP and Covington & Burling served as legal advisors to Anduril. Polsinelli LLP served as legal advisor to Dive Technologies. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
…on highways, self-driving cars for urban ride-hailing, and robotic delivery services, autonomous vehicle technology is emerging for yard operations. Unikie is developing and testing a logistics system at Valmet Automotive's automotive factory in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The Automated Factory Parking technology is designed to provide valet parking for cars that do not have autonomous features. “Valmet Automotive is interested in new technologies as a way to gain competitive advantage through improved efficiency and safety for our processes, and it has been interesting to see how the system can manage a production environment,” said Sami Kunvik, manager of manufacturing engineering at Valmet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
…robot production and to build a sales, marketing and delivery organization that works closely with leading distributors to transform the supply chain. “Distributors and retailers need more workers to meet the demands of e-commerce. In the U.S. alone, consumers spend 40 billion hours picking items from store shelves,” said Joel Reed, IAM Robotics CEO & President. “As we buy more items online, that work moves to the warehouse. Currently, there are not enough people in the workforce to do this for us. The answer is to give organizations a tool that increases existing worker productivity, fosters greater job satisfaction, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
…WMS allowed cookware manufacturer Lodge to double its business for the fourth time in 20 years and shorten order delivery time from 10 days to three. Rocky Brands sees the light Confronting an aging materials handling system and new channels of business with new customer expectations, Rocky Brands installed a put-to-light and sortation system to ramp up fulfillment. Click here for a list of our 2016 cover stories.