Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.55
March 07, 2023
…it has increased its adoption of the human-in-the-loop capability and RaaS offering among its parcel and post, third-party logistics (3PL), and general merchandise customers.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.09
March 06, 2023
…it is one of the few third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to provide transfer, last-mile delivery, aftersales and maintenance, cross-border transportation, and other services in one stop. JD Logistics said its automation capabilities also extend the order cut-off time from the industry average of 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., giving merchants an extra hour each day to have their same-day orders processed for delivery. JD Logistics has opened service centers in North America. Source: JD Logistics United States Global 3PL looks to shorten delivery times In addition to its three California warehouses, JD Logistics United States operates two warehouses in New…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.05
March 01, 2023
…has begun testing with a few third-party logistics customers (3PLs) alpha versions of the software that allow for greater collaboration between human agents and robots. He noted that the first application Vecna is exploring with the new version is case picking, which he said is “probably the highest-labor touch point in a distribution center.” Ideally, these new features should help reduce worker travel within a facility and better optimize a worker’s time, noted Moschella. At ProMat this month, Vecna plans to reveal which customers are using the new alpha version of its Pivotal software. 6 River Systems develops more resilient…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.39
February 28, 2023
…robotics vendors, logistics companies, integrators, and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). At its 1,500-sq.-ft. booth, CoEvolution will be showcasing its AI-based mobile robot orchestration to a U.S. audience, including: The COPICK smart warehouse system, applicable to a range of warehouse types It runs collaborative teams of mobile robots to achieve both high storage density and high throughput, significantly reducing labor and storage costs The PROMAT COPICK demo uses six brands of robots including integrating an industrial/commercial cleaning robot into the system A demo video of CoEvolution’s simulator, which is based on actual logistics control and robot control systems. It can support…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.60
February 23, 2023
…software, vision, and handling systems for third-party logistics providers (3PLs), grocery retail, horticulture, and e-commerce. Its customers include DHL, monta, Double R Trading, KWS, and Royal Lemkes. The company designed its Lowpad S robot for food distribution centers and post and parcel companies, while its Lowpad M is intended to move pick carts and Danish CC trolleys. The Lowpad L is designed to move racks and trolleys for the e-commerce and parcel markets. Lowpad's Supervisor is its fleet management software, and Organiser is the integration layer between Supervisor and a customer's warehouse management system (WMS) or enterprise resource planning (ERP)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.86
February 14, 2023
…Brian Gaunt, senior director at the third-party logistics provider (3PL). “We look for best-of-breed technologies and partner with companies of all sizes,” he told Robotics 24/7. “We have a very structured process—our innovation playbook looks at creativity and functionality, as well as a laundry list of other things, such as autonomy and how a robot interacts with associates.” Unlike some other 3PLs, DHL is open to re-engineering its processes to maximize efficiency with robotics, Gaunt said. “But you can't just drop robots into Steps 3 to 7 of a workflow,” he said. “You have to consider support, safety, multiple deployments,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.74
February 14, 2023
…picking capabilities with mobile robotics. We're targeting fulfillment, e-commerce, 3PLs [third-party logistics], and, of course, e-grocery.” Brightpick said its system picks, consolidates, and dispatches orders in fulfillment centers of all sizes. It added that its robots take less than a month to deploy, enable warehouses to reduce their picking labor by 95%, and cut costs for order fulfillment by half. “Eighty percent of fulfillment is walking, and only 20% is picking, so customers are more interested in our product if we can solve both problems for them,” Zizka said. The company is part of Photoneo Brightpick Group and said it…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.96
February 01, 2023
…sensors.” Those can be used by third-party logistics companies (3PL) as well as for distribution and fulfillment operations, the company said. The company noted its systems can be used to monitor a range of tasks including: Worker optimization Worker safety Space efficiency Productivity Warehouse management software integration Loko AI's risk management platform can be used to monitor activities for a range of different industries. Source: Loko AI. “The market demand for Loko AI's Caretaker is clear evidence that the industry is in the middle of an AI revolution,” the company said in a statement. “With their innovative solutions and combined…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.37
January 26, 2023
…for its network of shippers and third-party logistics providers (3PLs). Faced with the complexity of various data formats and the introduction of technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), Geekplus needed a tool to simplify and streamline the integration of all its applications and data, said Boomi. Boomi cloud platform organizes applications “Geekplus is shaping the smart logistics revolution and needed a unified integration solution to remove complexities,” said Kazunori Hori, director, Japan, at Boomi. “Our platform provides a single conduit of data sets across all technologies and processes throughout their global partner network, allowing Geekplus to quickly and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
January 16, 2023
…The company said it helps retailers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), and specialty warehouses efficiently meet and exceed the increasingly complex demands of fulfillment environments. This is Locus' first deployment in the Japanese market and the third country in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region following recent deployments in Singapore and Australia. Japan represents the world's fourth largest e-commerce market, and an aging population and a growing labor shortage have increased demand for flexible and scalable automation, said the company. “Locus Robotics is proud to partner with DesignFuture Japan and Material Bank, sharing our commitment to bring highly effective, scalable, and efficient robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.55
January 13, 2023
…2023 will be the year that the bulk of 3PLs [third-party logistics providers] will really lean into automation. More will get into automation space, not with micropilots – DHL, Geodis, and GXO have been at it for a while. Over a third of the top 20 3PLs have been cutting their teeth with one or two systems to get internal confidence and competence. Add in macroeconomic conditions where they were not just able to throw bodies at the problem, and lean supply chains are out. 2023 will be the tipping point for the 3PL market to really embrace automation.
