Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.03
…package in making all of those things happen.” In 2022, ARO partnered with Ottonomy for its indoor and outdoor delivery robots and with H3 Dynamics for its “drone-in-a-box” systems.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.03
…continuous pressure from customers to keep costs low and delivery turnaround fast. So what are we to make of all this attention on robots at Modex? Are we at the crest of the usual hype cycle, focusing on robots because they are fun to talk and write about, but not likely to see much use anytime soon? I believe serious uptake for robots will happen rapidly in DCs, mainly because of the increasing labor pinch. As one keynote panelist, Todd Farwell, global resource deployment champion with Caterpillar, put it, simply adding more human labor to mounting operational pressures won’t cut…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.02
…tote, pack the order, and prepare it for outbound delivery, said the companies. Dashboards will display operational performance throughout the entire process, providing visitors with information in real time. This will demonstrate the improvements that automation can bring to logistics operations in terms of efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility, said Geek+. “Together with OSARO and DHL, we look forward to educating supply chain leaders on the wide range of opportunities that come from combining robotics and AI,” said Lit Fung, vice president of APAC, the U.K., and the Americas at Geek+. “By merging our solutions, we've achieved a new milestone, from…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.02
…with minimal changes to the existing infrastructure makes it the perfect fit for optimizing logistics efficiency and ensuring timely delivery of pallets. Teradyne Robotics, MiR’s parent company, also recently announced another partnership with NVIDIA through Universal Robots. Want to learn more about machine vision? This article was featured in the August 2024 Robotics 24/7 Special Focus Issue titled “Machine vision to increase robot precision.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.02
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Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.02
…a shortage of electrical and electronics components is extending delivery times,” it said. This year, the association forecast 5% growth in robotics to €3.6 billion ($3.7 billion). It also predicted industrial image processing to also grow by 5%, to €3.2 billion ($3.3 billion) in orders, and assembly systems to increase by 7% to €7.6 billion ($8 billion). “For robotics and automation as a whole, we expect sales to increase by 6% to €14.4 billion [$15.1 billion],” Konrad said. “In 2022, robotics and automation will thus almost reach the strong pre-crisis level of €14.7 billion [$15.4 billion] from 2019.” German robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.01
…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.
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…2011,” said Kuffner. “Mujin can accelerate and expand its delivery of truly state-of-the-art advanced industrial robotic solutions to customers globally, strengthening its position as the technology market leader.” SBI Investment stated: “We are very proud to be working with Mujin, a company that represents Japanese high-end technology, and we will do everything we can to support the company so that it can become a world-class company.” “Mujin has developed a platform technology that enables companies to develop and deploy automation solutions that were previously not possible,” said Anis Uzzaman, founder and CEO of Pegasus Tech Ventures. “As a result, Mujin…
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…company as vice president of partnerships. Jonathan Briggs joined Dexterity as vice president of 3PL (third-party logistics) and parcel delivery sales after years at both Quiet Logistics and DHL. Dexterity has also hired Michael Perry from Boston Dynamics and DJI as its first vice president of marketing. Cliff Kalinowski joined as head of service operations from Mainspring Energy, and Andrew Heck from Morgan Stanley has become head of strategic finance. Sumit Chopra, new head of software support, came from Cisco and Amazon Web Services. Dexterity is currently working with customers across North America and Japan.
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…help Pitney Bowes speed up parcel sortation for last-mile delivery providers on behalf of its e-commerce clients while improving operational efficiency, accuracy, and worker safety as parcel volumes continue to surge. “As we continue to scale our global e-commerce business, Pitney Bowes is on an aggressive path to seek out the most innovative technology partners in the world to co-develop new solutions that will improve our service offerings and make ecommerce logistics easier for our clients,” stated Gregg Zegras, executive vice president and president of global e-commerce at Pitney Bowes. “The AmbiSort AI-powered systems that Pitney Bowes has piloted over…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.00
…long-haul trucks to human-driven trucks for first- and last-mile delivery. Since developing the model, the company has conducted hundreds of hauls through these sites, refining required transfer-point features and developing process flows for important on-site activities. Founded in 1985, U.S. Xpress said it offers a “portfolio of capacity solutions for its customers.” They include a dedicated fleet serving some of the nation's largest shippers, as well as over-the-road (OTR) and brokerage systems. U.S. Xpress claimed that its Variant driver-first OTR division is one of the fastest-growing fleets in the country. The company's Xpress Technologies brokerage service offers capacity for shippers,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.99
…than 180,000 team members, 642 distribution hubs and local pickup-and-delivery stations, and 95,000 motorized vehicles operated by 5,400 locally-owned small businesses. The subsidiary of FedEx Corp. transported more than 12 million packages per day in its latest fiscal quarter. FedEx reported annual revenue of $30.5 billion in fiscal year 2021. FedEx Ground said it and Berkshire Grey have developed and installed the technology as a direct response to the exponential growth of e-commerce, which has accelerated the demand for reliable automation throughout all stages of the supply chain. The company added that it believes that continued innovation and automation will…