Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.31
July 14, 2021
…in its stores. Walmart has also invested in drone delivery, autonomous vehicles for middle-mile and last-mile deliveries, and cleaning robots. “The digital transformation happening today, alongside evolving customer habits, is reshaping the retail industry,” said Joe Metzger, executive vice president of supply chain operations at Walmart U.S. “To serve customers now, and in the future, our business must provide the right tools and training to our associates so they can deliver the items our customers want, when they want them, with unmatched convenience. We're investing in our supply chain at an unprecedented scale in order to optimize that process end…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.27
July 12, 2021
…order fulfillment and with Drone Express on testing drone deliveries. Kroger to grow DC, add more automation Kroger's distribution center (DC) opened in 2003 and currently services 115 stores in central and northwest Ohio, as well as southeast Michigan and the Ohio River Valley region. During the renovation, the company will expand the facility by 130,000 sq. ft. (12,000 sq. m). “This collaborative project will allow us to better serve customers in the region,” Lucchino said. “This transformation by Kroger will further improve the speed and service that the company delivers to its customers, and reaffirms Delaware’s leading role in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.11
July 12, 2021
…approaches when the aim is enabling next-day or two-day deliveries, including providers of technology-driven warehousing services, also known as “on-demand” warehousing. Micro-fulfillment and on-demand warehousing aren’t the same thing, but they do both address the need to meet consumer expectations for rapid online order fulfillment. Whether micro-fulfillment will gain much traction outside of grocery remains to be seen. In e-grocery, there are some unique order and service-level requirements. Online shoppers typically want same-day home or curbside delivery for groceries, and you may have 40 items in a customer order, which is higher than in most other retail segments. By contrast,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.00
July 11, 2021
…Verizon and partners Skyward and UPS announced connected drone deliveries to The Villages, a retirement community in Florida that has tested a number of autonomous systems. More recently, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Skyward to test cellular-connected drones and software for complex operations such as beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights and universal traffic management (UTM). The FAA is also working with American Robotics Inc. and Scientific Applications & Research Associates Inc. (SARA) on applying SARA's acoustics-based collision-avoidance technology with American Robotics' Scout drones. In February, Verizon said it would acquire incubed IT,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.15
July 06, 2021
…safely on China’s complex urban streets by detecting occluded delivery scooters behind vehicles from several hundreds of meters away. It added that the system’s higher-resolution sensing capability enables them to drive at higher speeds safely, extending the operational design domain of the company’s driverless fleet. AutoX said it has built the Gen5 system with an electrical and electronic architecture that satisfies global functional safety standards. The company said that the Gen5 production process is established with strict supplier management and quality control on a modular and vehicle level. Before going on the dedicated assembly line, components go through rigorous automotive-grade…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.01
July 06, 2021
…also enables customers to use robots to relieve employees of repetitive, labor-intensive tasks related to floor care, in-store inventory delivery, and shelf-scanning. Working with OEM partners like Tennant, Brain Corp offers BrainOS through software-as-a-service (SaaS) or robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. It currently powers nearly 16,000 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in schools, retail stores, malls, hospitals, and other high-traffic locations worldwide. Last year, the company said it generated 3.3 million hours of additional productivity for end customers.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.49
July 05, 2021
…driving solutions, Freetech has complete technical capabilities from perception to planning to control execution, and has strong landing and delivery capabilities.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.34
July 04, 2021
…meet the ever-increasing customer demand on order accuracy and delivery speed, many businesses have started to embrace warehouse automation. The warehouse management system (WMS) market is expected to see tremendous growth in the coming years. With a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.3% between 2021 and 2028, the WMS market value is expected to increase from $2.58 billion (U.S.) in 2020 to $6.98 billion in 2028, according to Grand View Research. Source: Grand View Research, Meili Robots. With a WMS, you can finally get rid of all that paper and instead focus on analyzing your operations and achieving optimal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.77
July 01, 2021
…their ability to stay ahead of growing demand, minimize delivery times, and address shrinking labor pools.” “The acquisition of Fetch Robotics will accelerate our Enterprise Asset Intelligence vision and growth in intelligent industrial automation by embracing new modes of empowering workflows and helping our customers operate more efficiently in increasingly automated, data-powered environments,” said Anders Gustafsson, CEO of Zebra Technologies. “This move will also extend our ongoing commitment to optimize the supply chain from the point of production to the point of consumption.” Zebra tracks assets, workflows Zebra Technologies said it serves industries including retail/e-commerce, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.07
July 01, 2021
Drone delivery provider Zipline Inc. yesterday said it has raised $250 million in financing. The San Francisco-based company claimed that it “operates the world's largest automated on-demand delivery service.” Zipline said it plans to use its latest funding to continue developing its integrated service and expand into new industries and locations. “At Zipline, our mission is to create the first logistics company that serves all humans equally,” stated Keller Rinaudo, founder and CEO at Zipline. “Around the world, our partners are reimagining how patients access care with fast, reliable on-demand delivery.” Founded in 2014, Zipline said it has made more…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.95
June 30, 2021
…Sapphire supports advanced manufacturing Vertex said it will take delivery of its first full-stack VELO3D Sapphire solution later this month, which will be set up to print metal parts in Inconel 718 (download PDF), a nickel-based superalloy known for its tensile strength when subjected to extreme pressure and heat. It will be installed alongside other advanced manufacturing systems such as a Makino a61nx CNC machining center. Vertex said it plans to add additional VELO3D systems based on feedback from existing customers about quality, efficiency and productivity benefits. “The intent is to have this first machine fully operational by the middle…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.30
June 29, 2021
…Rander, co-founder and president of Argo AI, which is working with Ford and Volkswagen to launch autonomous ride-hailing and delivery services. The autonomous vehicle company has grown its team to more than 500 in Pittsburgh and 1,300 worldwide since it was founded in 2016. “In addition to leading talent, more and more business transactions are occurring in the region, with support from global players like J.P. Morgan and Dentons’ Global Venture Technology Group,” Reed said. “Leaders such as these have made strategic investments in Pittsburgh to help accelerate the introduction of robotic solutions in many different business markets that face…
