Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
June 13, 2019
…service” (RaaS), leasing lets companies of any size—from small start-ups to multinational enterprises—deploy mobile robot solutions with low (or no) upfront costs and low monthly payments. This lowers financial barriers for investing in AMRs and gives customers a near immediate return on investment (ROI). “While sales of our mobile robots continue to thrive, many companies still prefer to lease their logistics equipment rather than make a capital investment upfront,” said Thomas Visti, CEO, MiR. “Leasing the robots becomes an operational expenditure instead, enabling our customers to quickly get started reaping the benefits AMRs offer as they automate monotonous, repetitive, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.70
May 20, 2019
…Vtrus | Eyesee Source: A.T. Kearney research Pop-Up Warehousing Start-Ups such as Flexe, Flow Space, Ware2Go have emerged in the market, first to support e-commerce business and peak season demand but also as a safety valve for large shippers and 3PLs seeking flexibility. Major retailers such as Walmart.com, Walgreens, Staples, and Bath & Body Works are already working with these and other startups. Also known as on-demand warehousing, benefits such as no start-up costs, short implementation lead times of 3-4 weeks and flexibility to pay for short term usage outweigh the disadvantage of paying higher unit costs than typical long-term…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.30
May 06, 2019
…to the March 31 deadline. But as officials for UPS could attest, sometimes the Teamsters require extra innings in order to be satisfied. UPS thought it had a ratified contract after 54% of Teamsters rank-and-file voted for it. But that contract still is not in place because of fine print involving “supplemental” side agreements with certain locals. Bargaining between the parties resumed in mid-March for a new National Master Freight Agreement regarding long-haul YRC Freight and its regional LTL subsidiaries, Holland, and New Penn. Had the talks gone past the March 31 deadline, there was little chance of any work…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.12
May 01, 2019
…people purchase as they ride along? Established businesses and start-ups are scrambling to correctly envision (and invest in) the future. But there’s a lot of engineering to get those self-driving cars, or aircraft or watercraft from point A to point B, as we describe in this issue’s focus. That engineering will take time, as will the regulations and cultural shifts that would accompany such a disruption. Hype is part of the innovation process. It gets researchers, regulators, investors, corporations and the general public all moving in the same direction to advance a particular set of technologies. Even if full autonomy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.63
April 30, 2019
…Mile Logistics Supply chain disruptors, such as venture capitalist start-ups, previously discussed in the Uberization of Trucking, are also impacting last mile logistics. Up to 84 percent of global freight spend on trucking costs, including fuel, labor, technology and asset tracking, amounting to more than $800 in the industry. According to Supply Chain 24/7 (via Business Insider), Amazon is already well on its way to creating and managing its comparable Uber-like app for trucking. Unfortunately, the tech landscape is riddled with cases of supply chain disruptors failing, but the trend is clear and shows little indication of regression. Read: Could…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.42
April 03, 2019
…million in a Series B funding round led by UPS, with strong insider participation from Drive Capital. Fast Radius says it will use the funds to continue to scale up its global manufacturing footprint as well as its software development, application engineering and sales teams. “Additive manufacturing is increasingly becoming the logical direction for future supply chain strategies, blurring the lines between physical and virtual warehousing for products in many industries,” said Scott Price, chief strategy and transformation officer at UPS via a press statement. “Fast Radius’ technology platform and additive manufacturing design processes are bringing the virtual warehouse vision…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.61
March 27, 2019
The UPS Matternet Program UPS today announced a groundbreaking new logistics service to deliver medical samples via unmanned drones through a collaboration with Matternet, a leader in autonomous drone technology. The program is taking place at WakeMed’s flagship hospital and campus in the Raleigh, N.C., metropolitan area, with oversight by the Federal Aviation Administration and North Carolina Department of Transportation. Today’s flight marks the beginning of numerous planned daily revenue flights at the WakeMed Raleigh campus. The UPS and Matternet program represents a major milestone for unmanned aviation in the United States. Currently, the majority of medical samples and specimens…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.74
March 26, 2019
…companies, along with BMW, Deutsche Bahn, FIT, Jabil, Oerlikon, UPS, the U.S. Marine Corps, and others shared emerging trends from their vantage points. Among the trends are knowledge and skills development, cyber security, post-process automation, materials development, partnerships and industry standards. New and expanded features of Wohlers Report 2019 include: Benefits and challenges of designing for AM, Listing of 107 early-stage investments valued at nearly $1.3 billion, Production, pricing and use of metal powders, Expert reports from 32 countries, and Tables of systems, third-party materials, software tools and emerging developments Industrial Additive Manufacturing Systems Up, Desktop 3D Printers Down Wohlers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.26
March 23, 2019
…with its own global manufacturing network, which companies like UPS use to automatically invoke AM rather than traditional manufacturing processes based on order volume requests,” explains Ryan Martin, principal analyst at ABI Research. Desktop Metal was a surprise frontrunner among companies to more recently enter the AM arena, edging out incumbents like GE Additive and EOS on the powder-bed side and dusting ExOne and HP in performance on binder jetting. “Desktop Metal was the technology category leader but could be challenged in the long run if GE Additive and others can cultivate a credible metal binder jetting solution. Others to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.54
March 14, 2019
…in size. Not when you stack it up against UPS or FedEx, but they only started building it in the last few years. That makes it impressive. So impressive in fact, that Morgan Stanley Analyst Ravi Shanker assessed that it’s too big for even Amazon to utilize to full capacity alone. Which is what has business analysts everywhere speculating that Amazon will offer third-party transportation services on top of Amazon Fulfillment. Amazon’s current transportation fleet consists of: 40 Boeing 767 aircraft (with ten more coming in 2019 and 2020) Over 5,300 ocean freight containers moved in 2018 More than 20,000…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.46
November 22, 2018
…reduce crashes and fatalities,” Chao said. “So there’s a lot at stake in getting this technology right.” Related Article: UPS Invests In Autonomous Trucking Company TuSimple View & Download All White Papers: Autonomous Vehicles
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.08
October 04, 2018
…human can react to potential accidental run-ins. Enable quick ramp-ups to meet seasonal demands. Available labor, particularly during peak holiday months, cannot always meet seasonal demands. However, companies can turn to robots to improve operations and meet labor demands. “During the holiday season,” Deloitte reports, “some warehouses have even used robots to quickly train temp workers so that they could add value in as little as two days of training.” Increase customer loyalty. When used in material handling or process-centric scenarios, autonomous robots can help reduce errors and improve cycle times in a way that helps to increase customer loyalty…
