Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.84
October 23, 2019
…is to track Increasing competition to offer the fastest delivery times possible - two, one, and even same-day delivery have fast become the norm Humans are great but we're prone to error - robots are so much better at the dull, dirty, and dangerous We believe that warehouses should always know where everything is. This is why my co-founder, Joe Moster, and I founded Ware. We build technology to optimize warehouse inventory tracking - one of the most mundane, yet critically important parts of the supply chain. We help facilities manage their inventory with automation and digitization. And we do…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.22
October 10, 2019
…chain and providing the best customer experience for the delivery of daily necessity, cosmetic, health and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products.” With over 20 years of experience introducing innovative US-based technologies into the Japanese market, Kensaburo Tamura has been named to lead RightHand Robotics GK, serving as Regional Head of Asia Pacific. Previously, he served as the Country Manager at Cloudera, Inc., a provider of Big Data and AI/ML software platforms. “Expanding into the Japanese market with the establishment of RightHand Robotics GK is a major accomplishment for our team,” said Leif Jentoft, co-founder of RightHand Robotics. “Japan is a huge and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.56
October 09, 2019
…loading of the orders onto transport units ready for delivery. The robots store up to 30,000 crates per day and up to 28,675 crates are picked in a six-hour period to replenish the supermarkets. The 300 refrigerated SKUs are handled in one of two sizes of plastic crate that can weigh 10 to 550 pounds, with a maximum stack height of 7.2 feet. After going live in just eight months, the fast order processing resulted in enhanced freshness and longer shelf life. The automation allows Mercadona to have all store orders ready for delivery to the supermarkets in six hours.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.49
October 02, 2019
…drone airline. The company will initially expand its drone delivery service further to support hospital campuses around the country and to provide solutions for customers beyond those in the healthcare industry. UPS Flight Forward plans in the future to transport a variety of items for customers in many industries, and regularly fly drones beyond the operators’ visual line of sight. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded UPS Flight Forward a Part 135 Standard certification on Friday. The UPS subsidiary immediately launched the first drone delivery flight by any company under Part 135 Standard at WakeMed’s hospital campus in Raleigh,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.12
October 01, 2019
…its new drone subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward, small drone delivery operation initially within the hospital network space. UPS said in July that this offering serves as a continuation of the partnership between UPS and drone startup Matternet operating special drone healthcare deliveries of medical samples under FAA Part 107 rules at Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed hospitals, transporting samples, blood, and other biologics from a lab to another building in the WakeMed network in the Raleigh area. Kate Gutmann, UPS Chief Sales and Solutions Officer, told LM in July that UPS has received inquiries from other hospitals and campuses specific to their…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.71
September 27, 2019
…retail. Growing consumer demand for faster and cheaper online delivery options has seen many retailers investing in warehouse automation to reduce order processing times and to cope with the increasingly complex network of distribution channels. The findings show how, in addition to the logistical complexities of online order fulfillment, labor availability has also been a significant driver for automating warehouses. With the US unemployment rate currently at 3.8%, the report indicates recruiting and retaining qualified staff is plaguing retailers and manufacturers alike. This especially affects those exposed to e-commerce, where demand is more difficult to forecast and the seasonal spikes…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.32
September 26, 2019
What is Hyperlocal Fulfillment? Inner-city congestion and rising delivery costs. Increasing demand for instant fulfillment. Skyrocketing prices for conventional distribution center real estate. The Rise of Ecommerce The four horsemen of the retail apocalypse have come together to give logistics managers a real nightmare. How do you fulfill customer orders in this environment while still maintaining an acceptable profit margin? Here's a hint. You don't always do it by continuing distribution operations out of remote, gigantic DCs. Over the past couple of years, logistics managers desperate to conquer the last-mile challenge have been trying out a new model that turns…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.45
September 20, 2019
…go mainstream. Already, companies have made fully autonomous beer deliveries and struck alliances to operate autonomous trucks (ATs) jointly. The rigs these companies are using are typically new medium- and heavy-duty trucks, outfitted with lidars, sensors, and other technology to allow the vehicle to operate without human intervention. Basic versions of the kit cost as little as $30,000; high-end packages might cost $100,000, McKinsey reports. However, most companies are in stealth mode. ZF revealed autonomous Terminal Yard Tractor to the world last year. Running defined lanes within a restricted area, the yard trucks present an easy use case for moving…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.17
September 11, 2019
…the entire production chain, from the warehouse to the delivery of goods. The MiR100, MiR200, MiR500 and MiR1000 (launched in April) are already installed in more than 50 countries at companies such as Toyota, Ford Motors, Raytheon, ABB and CABKA North America. The robots help manufacturers and other organizations keep up with ever-changing customer demands with flexible and easily adaptable production facilities. For example, Teamvantage, an injection molding and contract manufacturer, implemented a MiR100 robot with a hook (a MiRHook100) this summer at its warehouse in Forest Lake, Minnesota. “Teamvantage recently embarked on a warehouse optimization project, part of which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.45
September 10, 2019
…fulfillment centers, coupled with machine learning to ensure timely deliveries and lower shipping costs, putting their brand and customer experience front and center. A Shopify spokesperson told LM that the Shopify Fulfillment Network is designed to provide timely deliveries, lower shipping costs, and superb customer experience for merchants and their customers, adding that this acquisition is a critical step to accelerate its growth. “Shopify and 6 River Systems have a shared vision to change the game in fulfillment, by applying the best technology to help companies of all sizes compete,” said the spokesperson. “Our plan is that logistics providers that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.96
September 10, 2019
…expectations: Consumers want faster, cheaper shipping and accurate, on-time deliveries of an ever-expanding variety of products, and these rising service level agreements dictate order fulfilment process improvements. Pure-play e-tailers and omnichannel retailers alike are faced with escalating speeds, volumes and complexities in their DCs. Labor challenges: At the same time, rising labor costs and workforce shortages are shared hurdles faced by most, if not all, DC operations. Labor accounts for up to 70 percent of DC operational budgets, while industry growth is outpacing the labor pool by a ratio of six to one. The uptime imperative: Limiting unplanned downtime is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.31
September 10, 2019
…Fulfillment Network, a fulfillment network intended to offer timely deliveries, lower shipping costs, and improve customer experience for merchants and their customers. According to a release, this acquisition is a critical step to accelerate the network’s growth, while 6 River Systems will also continue to build and sell their solution for warehouses. With the acquisition of 6 River Systems, Shopify will add a team with decades of experience in fulfillment software and robotics, including experienced leaders from Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics). Adding 6 River Systems’ cloud-based software and collaborative mobile robots called “Chuck” to the Shopify Fulfillment Network will…
