Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.60
…march of e-commerce now has Amazon advertising two-hour food deliveries in select cities. In this environment, more shippers face pressure to deliver goods at a faster pace, all while keeping costs under control. To cope, many organizations are pinning their hopes on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT). But when will these “emerging” technologies form practical applications that solve logistics pain points? To find out how these emerging technologies are evolving into logistics relevance, we talked to top consultants and analysts. We found that AI is already being applied…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.95
…warehouse through AMRs like the OTTO 1500, providing mission-critical deliveries within a variety of industrial environments. “It’s exciting to engage with other cutting-edge robotics companies like Boston Dynamics,” said Ryan Gariepy, CTO and Co-Founder of OTTO Motors. “As leaders in our respective spaces, we can apply our technologies to field a whole new realm of applications.” Boston Dynamics and OTTO will be demoing their products at MODEX, a leading trade show for supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution automation, from 9 - 12 March in Atlanta, GA. See Boston Dynamics’s Pick in action and learn more about Handle at booth #7494…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.42
…and fulfillment management to elevating the importance of final-mile delivery and returns processes—and everything in between. To respond, logistics professionals now need to leverage diverse systems and new ways of thinking in an effort to improve carrier partnerships and increase speed and efficiency. With that in mind, the editorial staff of Logistics Management (a sibling site to Robotics 24/7) has put together a collection of features to help readers push that pace of change inside their organizations. Contributing editor Roberto Michel offered shippers a high-level look at the role that emerging technologies—artificial intelligence, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and the Internet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.59
…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 4.72
…parcel sortation center in Wallingford, a last-mile Amazon Logistics delivery station in Bristol and an Amazon Air Hub in Hartford. Let me cut to the chase and answer that question before I fill in the details: The materials handling systems are impressive. There are ten miles of conveyor and sortation, several thousand autonomous mobile robots from Amazon Robotics, and by my estimate, an automated labeling system after packaging. That’s what you see. What’s More Impressive Is What You Don’t See! That’s the scale of Amazon’s ecosystem and the intelligence behind the solution, the software and algorithms developed from the experience…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.14
…ad-hoc to meet stringent time limits. “The manufacture and delivery of an additional 13 new Velaro trains will see us work on multiple vehicles over a long period of time, and within very strict time constraints. As a result, 3D printing makes for a perfect add-on to aid our production and provides us with the flexibility to replace and create parts ourselves, anytime they are needed,” adds Fedoseev. The Fortus 450mc 3D Printers allow Siemens Mobility to print rail parts in industrial-grade materials, with durable properties that can survive Russia’s extreme temperatures. In particular, Stratasys provides materials that are key…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.92
…strategic investor that identifies and accelerates the development and delivery of technologies to support the mission of the U.S. government agencies. Markforged 3D printers are used in manufacturing everything from automobiles to aircraft engines. The company offers metal printers with the entire range of metals—from high-conductivity copper to industrial tool steel to superalloys like Inconel—all in a safe, fast and easy-to-use platform. Its industrial composite platform can print in continuous carbon fiber, Kevlar and more, creating functional parts. Markforged has a strong history of technology involvement in the government and defense sectors, as branches of the U.S. military have hundreds…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.27
…days when folks allowed six to eight weeks for delivery. Despite incredible progress, compressing the transactions hasn’t increased visibility of the spaces in between. A new generation of location-based data analysis tools are working to collect information about the movement of items, employees and assets. The possibilities are tremendous, leading one solution provider to boldly declare that a Holy Grail has been found. But it’s also reminiscent of some 20-year-old claims surrounding RFID. Modern spoke with industry experts to determine how the latest technologies are different, what already works and what might be coming soon. Building a detailed map John…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.00
…for example, detecting and acting on inconsistent quality or delivery performance. Leveraging the data lake There is a universe of information outside of a company’s ERP, QMS, Strategic Sourcing, and PLM systems; much of that other information is stored in spreadsheets and email. This data is unstructured, and therefore incompatible with traditional data warehouses driven by relational databases. Increasingly, organizations are turning to the data lake approach. A data lake stores relational data from business applications, as well as non-relational data from mobile apps, IoT devices, and communications applications and social media. With the vast amounts of data collected across…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.51
…chains will do to ensure timely, accurate shipping and delivery. The average volume of e-commerce packages has increased more than 20% since 2018, and with all organizations looking to achieve 100% transparency, customers expect to know everything. It is not enough to offer the lowest-cost shipping in today’s world; shippers must offer shipping that defies logic and reason, moving products from warehouse to customer within mere hours. In addition, the likelihood of customer expectations increasing further only continues to grow, and customers play a vital role in building brand reputation. As also explained by the 2020 State of the Third-Party…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.00
…commercial real estate firm Transwestern. A year ago, two-day delivery was considered “prime.” Now, many expect to receive their purchase same day or next day at worst. By definition, that means warehouses have to be closer to consumers. Some dying malls are being turned into distribution centers as we speak. Order-on-line, pick-up-in-store is now much more than a less-than-elegant kluge. It is a valuable offering in retail. And, it is changing how retail fills orders. At the same time, all those personal shoppers at Whole Foods and elsewhere are about to disappear into the back room. It’s called micro-fulfillment, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.05
…times the cost and achieve literally the same power delivery.” LaFevers recently visited a site with nine large, power-intensive charging stations for lithium-ion equipment. Of the trucks parked in the charger bays, only one was plugged in. “That’s a piece you have to ask yourself: What is the likelihood that the operator will fail to charge? Then change your math. It starts to really put some holes in the payback model.” Holes in data collection practices present opportunities to find and quantify efficiencies. LaFevers explains that some customers have advanced warehouse management and labor management systems with very visible data…