Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.71
May 11, 2022
…a bar code to distribute them to 80 separate final-mile ZIP code destinations. The robot can detect if a bag is full and increase labor efficiency by 80%, said DHL. The Sort-to-Gaylord system has a proprietary, drawer-shaped conveyor-belt end effector that enables parcels of different weights and sizes to be sorted and placed in Gaylord containers. Currently, it sorts to 20 separate 60-in. (23.6 in.)-tall Gaylord containers with a practically perfect sorting accuracy, the companies claimed. “The DoraSorters are essentially like owning power tools that allow DHL eCommerce Solutions to improve the output by a factor up to four and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.89
May 10, 2022
…autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), drones, urban air mobility (UAM), delivery robots, autonomous defense systems, and more. From the Amazon Astro consumer device and the Perseverance rover on Mars to wireless factories, robots “promise to make our lives easier, but many challenges remain,” noted Dev Singh, senior director of business development and head of autonomous robotics, drones, and intelligent machines at Qualcomm. “We've made a $70 billion investment in compute, AI, and 5G,” he said in a press briefing. “Our expanded roadmap of solutions will help bring enhanced AI and 5G technologies to support smarter, safer, and more advanced innovations.” Qualcomm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.46
May 09, 2022
…environments,” he said. “Perception Engine was tested for many miles of travel, weeks of operation, and endless environmental challenges to prove its ability to maintain centimeters level of accuracy and uncompromising performance.” RGo's Perception Engine provides layers of 3D perception data. Source: RGo Robotics RGo also tuned its perception stack to dynamically adapt to both indoor and outdoor operations. “This way, a platform based on the Perception Engine can operate either indoor or outdoor or move between them,” said Bousani. “This is a huge advantage of a vision-based system compared to most existing technologies.” Early customers sign up RGo said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.98
May 06, 2022
…integrate with existing U.S. Xpress network assets such as last-mile driver capacity, parking, and maintenance services,” Rodrigues said. Founded in 2016, Embark Trucks claimed that it is the longest-running self-driving truck program in the U.S. The wholly owned subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Embark Technology Inc. is building software for autonomous trucks. It said it is focused on improving the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the nearly $730 billion-a-year trucking market. San Francisco-based Embark said it has partnered with some of the largest shippers and carriers in the nation, collectively representing over 38,000 trucks. Embark transfer points to join U.S. Xpress network…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.46
May 05, 2022
…two most significant disruptions to supply chains in the last two years. As companies try to solve for these challenges and as they continue to become more digital, technology plays an even more important role as part of the overall strategy. Also, it isn’t enough to simply change some processes here and there. Companies have a unique opportunity to transform their business—and those who can transform will be set up for future success. LM: What would you say are the biggest transportation management pressures facing logistics managers in this current environment? De Muynck: The challenges are threefold. First is controlling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.29
May 03, 2022
…inVia Robotics. “As consumer demands for next- or same-day delivery increase and labor supplies decrease, we’re able to help 3PLs keep up and meet their SLAs [service-level agreements].” The system will include: inVia PickerWall system including a fleet of inVia Picker AMRs inVia Logic, the AI-powered warehouse execution system (WES) software inVia’s Robotics Operation Center (ROC) for 24/7 monitoring and support inVia said its Picker robots will do all of the nonstop traveling to retrieve each day’s ordered SKUs and deliver them to its dynamic put and pick wall where people pick individual items. “It also extends our operations resources,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.17
May 03, 2022
…like the exponential increase in e-commerce sales and direct-to-consumer deliveries, are permanent, and automation can play a role. Distribution centers (DCs) are handling more items than ever, while having to do it accurately and with greater speed to meet increasingly high customer expectations. Once taken for granted, the DC is now a vital component of a company’s go-to-market strategy. “The last four or five years for supply chain leaders has felt a lot like the turn of the century did for IT leaders,” said Rob McKeel, CEO of Fortna. “Before Y2k, IT was a back-room function and didn’t have a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.20
April 08, 2022
…to sustain 24/7 operations across the more than 750 miles between Dallas and Atlanta — two of our nation's busiest freight hubs — represents a giant step forward for Kodiak, and for the AV trucking industry as a whole,” he added. “We chose to make U.S. Xpress a cornerstone partner in our Partner Deployment Program because we see U.S. Xpress and its Variant division as ideal long-term partners for the deployment and scaling of our autonomous long-haul solution.” Partners began autonomous hauling last month A Kodiak truck and U.S. Xpress trailers completed a freight four round-trips in eight segments totaling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.26
March 30, 2022
…plans to test Elroy Air’s technology within the company’s middle-mile logistics operations, moving shipments between sortation locations. The companies plan to begin test flighting by 2023, after receiving the proper certifications. Elroy Air unveiled its pre-production Chaparral autonomous aircraft in January 2022. The company said the eVTOL cargo system can autonomously pick up 300 to 500 lb. of cargo and deliver it by air up to 300 mi. The Chaparral is capable of longer-range flights without the need for additional infrastructure, such as airports or charging stations, said Elroy Air. FedEx said this is part of its efforts to explore…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
March 23, 2022
…their existing workflows. We offer all this with blazing-speed delivery, faster than anyone in the world! We offer a “frictionless” customer experience, combined with RaaS, which eliminates the large capex purchase. RIOS to show active workcell at MODEX RIOS will unveil several new workcells in Booth C8290 in response to popular customer demand. On-floor demonstrations will showcase artificial intelligence-powered robotic workcells in active handling of goods with human-level dexterity at line speeds. Its digital twins are built on NVIDIA's recently updated Omniverse. The demonstration task performed by the robots is an integral part of operations within distribution centers of all…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.78
March 22, 2022
…Currently companies that provide smart solutions to overcome the last mile delivery issues will gain in the battlefield of supply chains. Latest trends point to emerging practice of Direct to Customer (D2C) over reaching customer via Distribution Centers (DC2C). One must keep in mind that this strategy is not just about eliminating a middle layer in the supply chain. As opposed to this, it is to gain efficiencies just by adopting automation and technology to eliminate a dispensable layer. Economies of scale is a driver to adopt this strategy and hence large players benefit from this. A centralised warehouse that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
March 21, 2022
…more efficient and effective? Mozer: There are over 200,000 miles of rail track and hundreds of rail yards in North America that require regular monitoring and inspection to ensure safety. Common track defects include tie skew, tie clearance, and track impediments. Automated drones equipped with machine learning capabilities allow for the scalable implementation of inspections collecting data that is in turn used to help reduce the odds of train derailments and increases the uptime of train systems. How can more frequent drone inspections improve rail safety? Mozer: Autonomous drones can be used to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects…
