Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
April 28, 2021
…jobs and decrease carbon emissions by closing the last-mile delivery gap. The company raised $50 million last August, and its North American customers include department store Nordstrom and other retailers across apparel, food and beverage, and home goods. Edmonton, Alberta-based AltaML said it applies its AI expertise with partners' domain knowledge to develop systems that deliver data for predictive value and enhanced productivity. The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is one of Canada’s three centers of AI excellence conducting machine learning (ML) research. The non-profit institute also provides educational offerings and business advice with the goal of building in-house AI…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.71
April 27, 2021
…diversify its fleets with AMRs and robots for outdoor deliveries.” The report includes a case study about Project START, which involved testing and adjusting Mobile Industrial Robots ApS's fleet management system at a Danish hospital. “In the hospital, AGVs can handle laundry or heavier items in hallways, but it was also using AMRs to deliver supplies to rooms and smaller areas,” said von der Burg. “It's now thinking of using other robots for disinfection or automating beds.” Multiple applications, groups for interoperability “There is also the potential of UGVs [unmanned ground vehicles] at the airport for handling luggage and then…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.00
April 26, 2021
…levels of autonomy, and a desire for fast, contactless delivery have converged to propel drone delivery services. As test flights continue, data about consumer adoption is encouraging. During Thanksgiving week last year, residents of Christiansburg, Va., received a survey via mail. The postcard had an image of a yellow-winged drone carrying a small cardboard box. It was familiar to the people in that town, because it was the first place in the U.S. to have a residential drone delivery service, provided by Wing. The survey's 20 questions were designed to measure how Christiansburg's 22,000 residents felt about drone delivery—the first…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.91
April 23, 2021
…Gatik said it can reduce customer costs and keep delivery times short by automating transportation networks. Velodyne's sensors are part of Gatik's sensor suite for its autonomous delivery vehicles. Source: Velodyne Lidar Gatik uses Velodyne sensors in real-time operations As e-commerce growth soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to address labor shortges, increase road safety, and meet customer expectations for rapid and contactless delivery has also risen. Gatik said its fleet of Class 3-6 trucks is equipped with multi-temperature compartments and operates seven days a week, 12 hours a day, on routes up to 300 miles in multiple markets…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.99
April 21, 2021
…invest in research and development of autonomous vehicles, drone delivery services, and other technology innovation. The Beijing-based company describes itself as a “one-stop platform for food, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment.” Meituan Select's business model “involves neighbors jointly purchasing groceries in bulk online at discounted prices through a group leader who also manages distribution,” reported Nikkei Asia. Meituan continues testing “In 2016, we began to develop an unmanned delivery service,” Zia Huaxia, chief scientist and head of artificial intelligence at Meituan, told China.org.cn last November. “We did so for two reasons. First, we know that it's tough for delivery men…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.75
April 21, 2021
…Chiba prefecture. It can provide same- day and next-day delivery to the greater Tokyo metropolitan area. The company runs its daily operations with materials handling equipment and systems designed and developed by SoftBank Robotics. Berkshire Grey said its Robotic Pick and Pack (RPP) systems will enable SB Logistics to process customer orders by handling tens of thousands of SKUs (stock-keeping units). They range from high-end cellphones and electronics to packaged foods, toys, health and beauty items, and other general merchandise. “Berkshire Grey’s RPP systems are capable of handling significantly higher volumes of SKUs than other robotic providers can handle, while…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.95
April 20, 2021
…AV business and its investments accordingly.” “Modern software developers experience the fine balance between making great-quality software and meeting delivery deadlines every day,” Jansen said. “Our combined solution portfolio will be introduced at logistics sites around the world, enabling TICO’s customers to enjoy the seamless movement, storage, and distribution of goods throughout their entire supply chains.” Autonomous vehicles for container transport in a seaport. Source: TICO
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.95
April 19, 2021
…machine learning, and robotics with affordable, friendly, and fast delivery service for fresh food.” The company will be using technology from Ocado Group PLC under a partnership that began in 2018. Cincinnati-based Kroger was founded in 1883 and has close to 500,000 associates serving 60 million households annually. Hatflield, U.K.-based Ocado has been developing robots, artificial intelligence, and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) for online grocers such as Ocado Retail Ltd. It acquired Kindred Systems for $262 million and Haddington Dynamics for $25 million in November 2020. “2020 was a pivotal year for grocery e-commerce, with Kroger's digital business…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 6.99
April 16, 2021
…nationwide. To further exacerbate this dilemma, customer expectations around delivery time have drastically increased over the last few years. With Amazon as the number-one online retailer offering free one-day shipping–and, most recently, two-hour shipping–consumers expect their packages to arrive immediately and free of charge. This shift in expectations has raised the bar for fulfillment: If companies can’t keep up with Amazon’s standards, for example, they risk losing market share to competitors that can. Prior to the pandemic, retail, e-commerce, and business-to-business (B2B) fulfillment operators were increasingly turning to collaborative mobile robots to gain operational flexibility to support growth and contain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.17
April 15, 2021
…QRCode assigned to the work area to request the delivery of a trolley with materials for the next job and the collection of the empty trolley currently at the station. This way, the destination of the robot's mission is registered as the location of the operator who made the call. MiR200 Hook tows varied materials. Source: MiR The software also automatically retrieves the correct production order from the management system, making this information available onscreen and allowing the warehouse managers to know which trolleys the robots are collecting. Once all the assembly phases of the product have been completed, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.68
April 15, 2021
…lot of money, and who better to support driverless delivery than one of the largest retailers in the U.S.? Cruise LLC today said that several institutional investors and Walmart Inc. have joined its previously announced investment round, bringing the total capital raised to $2.75 billion at a valuation of more than $30 billion. “This investment is a marker for us – it shows our commitment to bringing the benefit of self-driving cars to our customers and business,” stated John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S. “We’re excited to join Cruise’s already impressive partner and investor ecosystem with the likes…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 35.74
April 13, 2021
Kiwibot has created semi-autonomous robots to revolutionize food delivery. Since its launch in 2017, Kiwibot has built more than 400 robots and completed more than 150,000 deliveries. The company said it is on a mission to develop the world's largest robotic fleet, most convenient delivery service, and first “Internet of atoms.”
