Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.64
May 11, 2021
…follower, and keepout zones included with commercial applications like delivery robots in mind? Have AWS RoboMaker customers been demanding such features? Hansen: Yes, especially the waypoint following and keepout zone features. Both were added with commercial robots in mind. Previously, some customers have implemented these features themselves—now, this built-in capability saves them effort and raises the baseline for them to build on. What are the advantages of using Nav2 simulation with AWS RoboMaker? Hansen: Simulation in AWS RoboMaker enables developers to test their software to a high degree of confidence without requiring access to a physical robot. In a new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.64
December 11, 2018
…much anticipated arrival of 5G affect the design software delivery, usage, and applications? Cloud-CAD pioneer Onshape and simulation software leader ANSYS share their thoughts. Cloud CAD in 5G 5G has already stirred up excitement among media streaming firms, such as Netflix and Hulu, for the promise to be able to deliver entertainment content in high resolution to mobile devices. But there's a distinction between Netflix-style streaming and Onshape-style cloud-hosted CAD. “We don't stream CAD data as graphics, so, in that sense, it's not like Netflix,” clarifies John McEleney, cofounder of Onshape. “We sent snippets of data, and we also stretch…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.64
October 31, 2018
…to workstations where humans can efficiently package them for delivery. By having robots find and move specific products in this goods-to-person model, it’s no longer necessary to have humans walking up and down aisles all day pulling orders. This not only makes better use of human resources, it results in dramatically reduced pick times. But, equally important, the compact and modular design of these robotic systems brings a new degree of flexibility to fulfillment operations. Here are three examples: If you’re fortunate enough to be experiencing the same level of growth in your business as the ecommerce industry as a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.63
May 10, 2023
…attractive jobs while improving productivity and ensuring more reliable delivery times, especially during periods of high or fluctuating demand. Covariant Brain to power robot rollout Covariant claimed that it “delivers the widest portfolio of robotic picking, placing, and sorting solutions available in today’s market.” Each of these systems runs on the Covariant Brain, a deep learning platform that the company said “enables robots to see, think, and act.” Under the strategic partnership, the goal is to install hundreds of Covariant AI-powered robots across all of the Otto Group's fulfillment centers. The companies said they are starting with deploying robots at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.63
October 28, 2021
…Guy Kimchi, co-founder of Amazon Prime Air, the drone delivery service of Amazon.com Inc., has joined its board of directors. Kajima takes drone inspections indoors Manual tunnel inspections are time-consuming for site employees because of the long distances between construction sections and the irregular environments that require continuous climbing and ducking to get through, noted Near Earth Autonomy. Manually performing inspection tasks can also be dangerous because tunnel and underground sites are generally dark and narrow. Autonomous drones can accelerate the progress of inspection tasks and eliminate the risk of human injury, the company added. The requirement for GPS has…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.62
February 13, 2017
…people, such as ride sharing, ride hailing or package delivery fleets. Ford will be the majority stakeholder in Argo AI. Importantly, Argo AI has been structured to operate with substantial independence. Its employees will have significant equity participation in the company, enabling them to share in its success. Argo AI’s board will have five members: Nair; John Casesa, Ford group vice president, Global Strategy; Salesky; Rander; and an independent director. The $1 billion investment in Argo AI will be made over five years and is consistent with the autonomous vehicle capital allocation plan shared last September as part of Ford…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.62
November 19, 2019
…inventory and production costs Slash their shipping expenses Accelerate delivery times Provide a faster and on-demand customer experience Say farewell to third-party resellers, long-distance carriers, and other middlemen in their supply chains The players in the industry should follow the advice of Caterpillar’s Additive Manufacturing product manager, Stacey DelVecchio, who states the best strategy for manufacturers right now is to “think big, start small, and act fast.” Related White Papers 7 Logistics Trends That Will Radically Change the Manufacturing Industry in 2020 This white paper reveals the 7 logistics trends that will have a profound impact on the industry in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.62
February 09, 2022
…Improved workflows: pull requests, code review, approvals Continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines Reusable and reproducible configurations Rollback capabilities Security enhancements Auditing and traceability Software parameterization “We've added scale, time, and weight factors, so it's easy to get to the cause of a problem,” Cerruti said. “If there's an incident—say, elastic scalability isn't triggering fast enough—you can go back and look at the metrics for load peak.” “It's less about visibility, and more about control management for complex applications,” he explained. “It's a subtle difference from observability and is part of our continuous improvement drive for RobOps.” InOrbit's cloud platform for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.61
November 07, 2022
…Autonomous ground vehicles, or AGVs, such as warehouse robots, delivery bots, or service robot, need this capability for logistics and retail applications. Air mobility is another area that we want to pursue. What does the recent AutoSens 2022 gold award for perception software mean to you? Lee: We were honored to be recognized for the second year in a row by AutoSens. Having this kind of recognition among our peers in the automotive space is a very important in that it highlights the potential of SVNet for that specific industry. This is essential when pursuing relationships with OEMs and Tier…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.59
March 02, 2020
…critical ways – greater customer satisfaction due to improved delivery times and improved in-stock positions. NFI needed a flexible and scalable solution to optimize order fulfillment by increasing pick efficiency and order accuracy while ensuring safety. The robotic solution now in place did that by improving pick processes by complementing worker efforts on the warehouse floor.Analytics Solution Provider Award – LeanDNA End User Award – Dell Technologies A multinational aerospace company needed to optimize inventory and address shortages. Furthermore, the company’s analytics sat on 600,000 speadsheets. In just 61 days, LeanDNA went from demo to first action on a new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.58
March 01, 2016
…technology like drones or autonomous automobiles that enhance the delivery of products. Although certain robots are continuously being developed only for the food industry, such as in-store robotics that replenish shelves and robotic dispensers that prepare food, the primary focus for all food and beverage facilities, regardless of the products they distribute, is to automate the storage and retrieval of goods. “Today, the ways in which products are delivered depends on how they will be consumed,” says Cory Hypes, executive vice president of Power Automation Systems. “As consumers continue to desire a more diverse product line, distributors will have to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.57
April 02, 2021
…acknowledged that GPR could ultimately find applications in agriculture, delivery robots, and utilities. “We're tapping a sea of data that's never really been tapped at this scale. It's like the early days of GPS,” he said. “There's certainly road condition and subsurface characterization, utility infrastructure, and mapping, but we could also eventually move into mining, contruction, ports, and airside operations for luggage tugs.” GPR uses 1. ultra-wideband radar, 2. detailed mapping of subsurface features, and 3. an algorithm for precise tracking of vehicle locations. Source: WaveSense Funding to fuel WaveSense growth Technology investors Rhapsody Venture Partners and Impossible Ventures led…
