Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.42
…the Department of Transportation. It plans to begin routine deliveries of small consumer items in two rural communities in Virginia within months, the company said. From Bloomberg: Google Spinoff’s Drone Delivery Business First to Get FAA Approval Recode reports that Wing will be able to send drones beyond the visual sight of the people operating them in order to deliver goods to consumers. The devices can only be operated during the day, and a pilot can operate as many as five drones at a time. The type of certification Wing received as an air carrier is the same one granted…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.21
…is the platform that many robo taxi and autonomous delivery companies are using as it is capable of processing 320 trillion operations per second.” Suppose autonomous trains, buses and robo taxis become common. Would people still want to own private cars, autonomous or otherwise? Dutton has serious doubts. “You’ll always need big buses and trains to commute to work from the suburbs; and in places where you still need to go to your destination from the bus station or train terminal, an add-on transportation service can take care of it. If transportation becomes that easy, why would you want to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.62
Same-Day Delivery and Last-Mile Logistics Consumer demands and expectations are rising, and up to 25 percent of consumers are willing to pay extra for same-day delivery. Also, same-day delivery will reach a 25-percent market share by 2025. By 2018 alone, same-day delivery and last mile logistics will be valued at more than $1.35 billion. E-commerce is the driving force behind the sudden uptick in last-mile logistics, and as explained by Logistics Management, e-commerce is expected to grow to $2.4 trillion by 2018 as well. Furthermore, the significance of real-time data analytics is proving to be a major contributor to implementing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.57
…the roadmap right now include speed, accuracy, scalability, rapid delivery, to name a few. To get there, we are building equipment and systems that learn using AI and are fit to meet changing requirements in the DC. For instance, we might think there’s little relationship between red and white polo shirts. But consumers are ordering them together with very high frequency. That requires a system to learn from this trend and accommodate it in the name of efficiency and speed. So robots and other types of automation have to be able to adapt tomorrow to a new layout or process…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
…dynamic use of regional manufacturing facilities near the final delivery address, 3Diligent can cut down on delivery time and shipping costs. 3Diligent can also provide a single platform to track and manage digital manufacturing activity across the enterprise. “The promise and power of digital manufacturing — especially 3D printing — lies in its ability to quickly and easily get the same part made in different places using the same 3D design file,” says 3Diligent CEO Cullen Hilkene. “We are proud to have qualified and networked expert manufacturing partners around the world who are capable of making this vision of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.69
…easier for workers from automotive lines to direct store delivery. Automation is the story across the board. There is clearly an imperative to make operations less people dependent. There are also strong needs to improve consistency and reduce costs within the four walls. Automation technology is becoming more affordable, and has a much broader impact than it did before. ProMat just made all of this abundantly clear to everyone. Q: What are the three key market trends from your perspective? Bob Petersen: The first is automation at all levels of the supply chain, as I just said. The second is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.51
…time, its ease of use and the speed of delivery.” Nenert lives in France where he has a double activity: his main occupation as a Porsche technician, specializing in diagnostics and repairs of the newest Porsche models; in his “free time” he manages his own activity, “Ben Auto Design,” which offers repair and refurbishment of vintage Porsches through design manufacturing of modernized components. Nenert's 2019 Weerg award-winning project is a component of a 1983 Porsche engine that he is restoring. “It is a very important component because it will allow you to extract more power from the engine by converting…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.69
…release, Siemens Digital Industries Software accelerates the Simcenter Amesim delivery model to provide access to new enhancements every 6 months. According to the company, the latest updates to Simcenter Amesim include: addressing vehicle electrification by importing Simcenter Motorsolve and Simcenter Battery Design Studio models; frontload aircraft systems performance engineering, thanks to upgraded CAD import capabilities for fuel systems and enhanced post-processing apps for gas turbines; tackling shipbuilding challenges, by taking advantage of validated components and ready-to-use model templates for marine applications; streamlining controls engineering, using a new tool for PID controller calibration and real-time components for thermal and valvetrain systems;…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.22
…the systems going forward in a push to increase delivery efficiency through automation reported TechCrunch. Read/Visit: These Are The Robots That Help You Get Your Amazon Packages On Time (up close with the robots that run Amazon's fulfillment centers) Reuters reported that Amazon has not commented on the deal’s price tag but said the companies “share a common vision for a future where people work alongside robotics to further improve safety and the workplace experience.” Envisioning and planning for the warehouse of 2030 The warehouse of the future will be shaped by trends in society, technology, and consumer behavior, this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.43
…digital technologies can improve on factors such as faster deliveries and cycle times. Increasingly, she added, technology providers are helping companies quantify the value of factors like faster deliveries. “The pace of supply chain innovation over the six years of our survey is truly astounding, creating real and measurable competitive advantage for early adopters,” commented Prest in a statement about the 2019 report. “With supply chain complexity showing no signs of slowing, the risk of inaction is only growing. Leading manufacturing and supply chain executives agree that technology is the key to future success.” The report can be downloaded via…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.78
…McCormick Place. “The intensely competitive e-commerce environment and free delivery has really kicked up the demands on supply chains to continually increase order fulfillment speed, accuracy and efficiency,” he noted. “As the Annual Industry Report found, supply chain leaders are increasingly planning their spend on robotics and automation solutions to augment the productivity of their existing workforce. This new ProMat Solution Center gives them the opportunity to see those solutions focused specifically on their needs.” From automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and goods-to-person (G2P) systems to automatic guided vehicles and carts (AGVs/AGCs) to autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and articulated…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.37
…prioritize more efficiently, since it also has access to delivery dates, production specifications and 3D printer availability. Agile Manufacturing is strengthened as 3YOURMIND uses custom workflows to evaluate and manage production steps, post-processing details and 3D printer capacity in a slick modern dashboard interface. DB is beginning the journey to a full digital spare parts warehouse. The 3YOURMIND software solutions support DB in their plans to expand industrial 3D production; from simple interactions with employees to optimized production processes. Making 3D printing processes part of MES will quickly become the new norm. 3YOURMIND says it has an aggressive roadmap for…