Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.02
November 10, 2017
…transcend geographical barriers without the need for large-scale physical infrastructure and can bring isolated communities into close contact with the rest of the world. In Brazil, for example, the government is deploying camera-equipped drones to inspect remote agricultural producers suspected of breaking labor laws. And drones are already monitoring air quality and providing support during health emergencies. But urban mobility is not an appropriate application for UAV technology. The problems of mass transportation can be fixed with our feet planted firmly on the ground – and long before flying taxis are even a viable alternative. With improvements to digital networks…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.52
October 11, 2017
…With RaaS, it is.” Customers want to leverage existing infrastructure, Carson says, and many of the newest companies supplying AMRs can work with nearly all of what already exists in a warehouse. The ability to work with standard components and still create a highly automated system is essential to control the costs associated with automation. In turn, capital can be redirected to areas that help further grow the business. For example, Carson notes the importance to e-commerce businesses of adding SKUs. Data shows it’s a key way to increase value per customer, whose decision to buy one extra item helps…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.67
September 27, 2017
…human pickers, to using customized picking equipment and transport infrastructure. The former solution does not do enough to address labor concerns and the latter requires expensive capital investments that limits an organization’s flexibility and ability to react to changing market conditions. This new patent helps IAM Robotics provide a solution that addresses both the need for labor and low-cost automation. “The intellectual property we’ve developed and our solutions enable our customers to meet demand through a historic labor shortage in the supply chain,” says IAM Robotics founder and CEO, Tom Galluzzo. “This problem will continue to grow, so our robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.34
July 31, 2017
…follow rigid guide points, thus requiring some degree of infrastructure modification and extended onsite installation. This industry is showing healthy, albeit small, grow rates. This gives an illusion of security to this mature high-fragmented business where price competition is rise. The next generation navigation technology- infrastructure-independent flexible autonomy- has the potential to shatter this illusion. This new technology, whilst appearing just as the next natural step in navigation technology evolution, requires a wholescale change in the software side of the robots, giving an opportunity to new challengers to enter and to fully redraw the competitive landscape. The report Mobile Robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.04
June 20, 2017
…costs without loss of productivity. Download Now! Flexible Robotics Come of Age for Intralogistics With less need for fixed infrastructure and the ability to work collaboratively with humans to scale up output, robotic solutions are less costly and more flexible to dynamic e-commerce fulfillment needs than the automation of the past. Download Now! Five Ways to Optimize Your Distribution Center For E-Commerce Fulfillment The rise of e-commerce and multi-channel fulfillment has caused distribution centers to experience ever-growing numbers of stock-keeping units and more inventory turns, up to an average of nine in 2015. Download Now!
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.88
June 14, 2017
…WES provider and consulting firm. “In building out system infrastructure, we take a whole system approach to optimizing process flows that embraces lean engineering techniques in the physical layout of our systems, the intelligence of our software, and the application of advanced technology that maximizes the efficiency of human interaction, while eliminating toilsome labor requirements,” says High. “In doing so, we eliminate as much manual and planned push-based processing as possible, and replace it with pull-based, self-regulating and self-maintaining systems.” Projects around orchestrating flow also benefit from a data science approach in which data analysis, modeling and simulation are used…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.48
June 08, 2017
…be a flexible way to handle goods without much infrastructure. Small robotic vehicles can support zone picking with totes or bring rolling carts laden with goods to light-driven picking workstations. Some vendors have also outfitted mobile robots with picking arms or other attachments that allow them to perform picking or other tasks. What’s more, the mobile robots of today use advanced navigation technologies that allow them to operate with zero or minimal guidance infrastructure, which adds to their flexibility compared to the automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) of the past. AGV vendors also offer smaller, “smart AGVs” that, like mobile robots,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.45
May 17, 2017
…solutions serving customers in utilities, industry and transport & infrastructure. B&R is a solution provider in the automation of machines and factories for industries such as plastics, packaging, food and beverage. The joint commitment to open architecture increases customer choice and flexibility facilitating connectivity in increasingly digitalized industries. On closing of the transaction, B&R will become part of ABB’s Industrial Automation division as a global business unit – Machine & Factory Automation – headed by the current managing director, Hans Wimmer. The co-founders of B&R, Erwin Bernecker and Josef Rainer, will act as advisors during the integration phase to ensure…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.50
May 05, 2017
…as the number and sophistication of sensors and IoT infrastructure improves. According to Leonard, formerly a technology executive with General Motors, as sensors on trucks and trailers are becoming more numerous, they’re getting smarter and more capable of monitoring different conditions. Additionally, governments in places such as Ohio with its Smart Mobility Corridor program are embedding fiber optic cable and sensors right into roads to create “smart roads” that can help pinpoint congestion or weather trends. Final-mile evolution: Nebraska Furniture Mart shares “final-mile” visibility with customers Routing and scheduling for final-mile delivery of goods, along with real-time insight into delivery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.60
April 26, 2017
…UberX,” said Holden. To get there though requires an infrastructure build out. The company suggests parking garages and helipads could be repurposed to be used as “vertipods” and “vertistops.” As part of its partnerships with Dubai and Dallas-Fort Worth, Uber will also be working with two real estate holding companies to work on building the infrastructure needed for it. The Dubai Road and Transport Authority will also be funding studies on pricing and demand for a VTOL network. “We’re excited to partner with Uber in accelerating the eVTOL initiative” John Langford, CEO, Aurora Uber is also working with NASA, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.42
April 24, 2017
…wheeled carts that navigate the warehouse using minimal guidance infrastructure. While the ability of intralogistics robots to think may fall short of Sci-Fi visions, a collaborative picking robot knows it needs to stop when touched by a human, and the software guiding a robotic cart will adjust its path if an aisle is blocked. So, it’s a confluence of technologies rather than one type of robot that leads to payoffs from robotics in warehouse or “intralogistics” settings, explains Buckley. He continues: “There are multiple technologies that have come together to allow for new capabilities, and a price/performance level, that makes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.48
April 06, 2017
…and its overall versatility. The autonomous robot solution is expected to connect seamlessly within DHL Supply Chain's existing warehouse infrastructure. “It's especially gratifying to see the extent to which our offering is proving its worth in a wide range of warehouse environments,” said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. “We've designed an easy-to-deploy, highly scalable solution that can improve the operating metrics for mid-size clients, as well as global powerhouses. We're excited to partner with DHL Supply Chain on this initial deployment.” Related: Collaborative Robots to Transform Logistics Industry Download the Brochure: Robots Empowering People
