Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.00
October 13, 2021
…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.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.00
June 24, 2021
…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 2.99
May 06, 2022
…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
August 12, 2021
…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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.99
July 17, 2023
…it plans to use the capital “to scale the delivery of zero-error warehouses and predictable value across a supply chain industry that is increasingly turning to technology to improve crucial operational impediments—labor shortages, lost productivity, inventory errors, and waste.” Verity's founders include Raffaello D’Andrea, who co-founded warehouse automation company Kiva Systems, which was acquired by Amazon in 2012. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company said it has combined fully autonomous drones with advanced data analytics to provide insights that enable increased operational efficiencies. Verity aims for inventory market leadership Verity said its clients can gain real-time visibility and precise control over their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.99
October 08, 2021
…GEODIS team,” said Marvin Logan, vice president of solution delivery at Bastian Solutions. “We pride ourselves on providing our clients with the necessary advantage to remain competitive—especially as the retail and e-commerce markets continue to change drastically. With this system, GEODIS will be well-equipped to meet demand, thanks to the advanced automation in this new omnichannel facility.” Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics Company, is one of the leading partners in AutoStore installations. This project marks the second AutoStore system that the company has integrated on behalf of GEODIS. Construction is currently under way for an AutoStore system at a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.99
January 30, 2022
…Bonn, Germany-based company offers logistics services including international parcel delivery, e-commerce fulfillment, and industrial supply chain management. DHL is also working with mobile robot providers such as Locus Robotics Corp. and autonomous truck developers like TuSimple Holdings Inc. Stretch builds on existing robot tech Boston Dynamics said Stretch builds on its decades of experience designing robots that can operate in unstructured or hard-to-traverse spaces such as construction sites or warehouses. The company's portfolio includes the Spot quadruped, which is available for commercial use, and the Atlas humanoid for research and development. Stretch advances technologies first developed in the Handle mobile…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.97
September 07, 2021
…its destination. The AI-based system sorts parcels into respective delivery bins that sit on racks surrounding the robot, each representing an individual courier route. The entire process reduces the dependency on employees to manually read waybills and sort parcels, allowing them to have more time for route planning. “Maintaining high customer satisfaction levels is an important measure of success to us,” said Sean Wall, executive vice president for network operations and aviation at DHL Express Asia Pacific. “This smart sortation robot enables us to manage the increasing growth of shipment and parcel volume driven by the rise of cross-border e-commerce.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.97
April 01, 2022
…to today’s fulfillment challenges and customer expectations for fast delivery. Sistemo said it has deep expertise with the GreyOrange fulfillment platform, having collaboratively developed and implemented omnichannel, intralogistics, and click-and-collect projects for numerous organizations and sites across Chile and Colombia over the past five years. “Sistemo is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art technology which delivers the operational excellence our customers need to scale their business,” said Ignacio Orellana, founder and director of Sistemo. “By advancing our partnership with GreyOrange, we can work as a trusted advisor to more customers through every stage of the process, from business development and solution design…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.97
March 18, 2019
…more than 130 AutoStore implementations, to intelligently orchestrate bin delivery to balance capacity and support just-in-time picking for operators picking multiple orders. Usability Operators should receive exactly the information they need to pick accurately and quickly and nothing more. And, when operator interfaces are standardized across various warehouse systems training requirements are reduced, workforce flexibility increases, and operator efficiency is improved. Because the SynQ platform supports multiple warehouse control modules, it enables the use of a universal user interface across the warehouse. Swisslog’s experience supporting AutoStore has also resulted in optimized AutoStore user interfaces that deliver exactly what operators need…
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 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…
