Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.38
September 07, 2023
…chains need to innovate to ensure fast and reliable deliveries to customers. FORTNA this week announced its Last Mile Solution Center, which will support parcel and distribution businesses in automating last-mile operations. The Atlanta-based company said in a release that its industry experts will help improve processes, increase productivity, and reduce costs. “FORTNA is an experienced partner to our customers with a comprehensive solution portfolio and deep knowledge and understanding of their needs,” said Antonio Amadasi, vice president for the FORTNA Last Mile Solution Center.” “The Last Mile Solution Center brings additional value to our mission and further helps to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.28
April 28, 2022
…scale their capacity while profitably and sustainably providing on-demand deliveries. Fabric expects network to cover nearly 90% of U.S. consumers The Dallas location is the latest in Fabric’s growing network of MFCs in the U.S. The company said it expects that number to double by the end of the year, covering delivery to nearly 90% of consumers across the country in two days or less. As a densely populated, fast-growing center of commerce in the U.S., Dallas was strategically chosen by Fabric based on customer needs, population evaluations, 10-year shift studies, and detailed demographic analyses. In addition, a recent Brookings…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 17.15
June 19, 2024
Making Delivery What It Should Be Ottonomy said it creates autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that can help businesses with staffing shortages for retail and restaurant industries. Its fully-autonomous Ottobots can deliver food and beverages, groceries, and packages for indoor and outdoor applications including curbside delivery, first mile, last mile, airports, malls, casions, and intralogistics across large industrial manufacturing campuses. Ottonomy robots are available on a robotics as a service (RaaS) model. The company said its business customers get access to a quicker, safer, and more economical delivery option as compared to traditional third party delivery services. Above all, Ottonomy said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.09
October 25, 2021
…with Starship Technologies to roll out the university’s food delivery service via autonomous robots. N.C. A&T is the first historically Black college or university to partner with Starship, as well as its first partnership in North Carolina. “As a STEM university, A&T and Sodexo’s partnership with Starship Technologies' autonomous delivery robots falls right in line with what we are about,” said Angela Peterson, associate vice chancellor for campus enterprises at North Carolina A&T. “We are incredibly excited to provide this service to our students to help minimize wait times and do it using a real-world application of technology similar to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.02
March 29, 2022
Flytrex Inc., a drone delivery company based out of Tel Aviv, Israel, today announced the launch of its drone delivery service in Granbury, Texas, just outside of Dallas-Fort Worth. As part of the Texas launch, the company will expand its partnership with Brinker International and two virtual brands – It’s Just Wings and Maggiano’s Italian Classics, delivering food orders via drone to front and backyards of local residents, with a flight time of just five minutes. The service will operate in cooperation with longtime partner Causey Aviation Unmanned under a newly granted Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver allowing a delivery…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.76
November 08, 2024
…Ariz. Metro Area. Customers who live near the same-day delivery site in Tolleson, Ariz. and purchase an eligible item weighing five pounds or less can have it delivered by drone in under an hour. Since starting its Prime Air last mile delivery service in 2022, Amazon has delivered thousands of items to customers in less than an hour. In 2023, the e-commerce distributor also began delivering prescription medications in partnership with Amazon Pharmacy to customers in College Station, Texas. Amazon said it had received great feedback from customers and communities through its service rollout. Tolleson hybrid site supports fulfillment, sortation,…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 16.63
June 16, 2021
Waymo began in 2009 as the Google self-driving car project. The company's Waymo Driver uses multiple sensors and machine learning to enable fully autonomous cars and trucks with the goal of improving transportation safety and efficiency. It is testing Waymo One driverless ride-hailing service in several cities, while the Waymo Via business unit has partnered to develop autonomous trucks for cross-country freight and local deliveries.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.59
December 06, 2021
…the need for contactless service are driving demand for delivery robots. While some robotics developers are focusing on indoor deliveries and others on outdoor operations, Ottonomy Inc. is testing robots for retail and food delivery in both environments. Santa Monica, Calif.-based Ottonomy said its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) use proprietary contextual navigation software that enables them to navigate both indoors and outdoors. The robots also include multi-layered safety protocols to facilitate safe navigation in crowded spaces such as sidewalks and airports. The company claimed that its systems, which are available through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model, can contribute to sustainability and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.53
August 31, 2020
…Monday. That allows Amazon to begin its first commercial deliveries in the U.S. under a trial program, using the high-tech devices it unveiled for that purpose last year. Amazon and its competitors must still clear some imposing regulatory and technical hurdles before small packages holding the likes of cat food or toothpaste can routinely be dropped at people’s homes. But the action shows that they’ve convinced the government they’re ready to operate in the highly regulated aviation sector. David Carbon, an Amazon vice president who oversees Prime Air, said in a statement; “This certification is an important step forward for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.53
October 04, 2016
…estimates a $400 billion-plus market opportunity for Amazon in delivery, freight forwarding, and contract logistics. All of this serves as a backdrop for what may or may not happen next. And it was spelled out to a degree in a Wall Street Journal report published last week, which explained how Amazon is “laying the groundwork for its own shipping business in a brazen challenge to America’s freight titans” (i.e. UPS and FedEx. Citing unnamed current and former Amazon managers and business partners, the report explained that while Amazon has publicly said having a delivery presence is a logical way to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.34
March 23, 2023
…in. “Customer demands are ever changing and with timely deliveries becoming an even greater factor in customer satisfaction, brands and retailers cannot afford delivery delays stemming from insufficient warehousing processes. By implementing the Smart Mixed Case Palletizer, item handling can be achieved with greater speed and accuracy at distribution centres, which better enables same day delivery,” said Johan Jardevall, CEO at Smart Robotics. Smart Robotics installing first system at sporting company Smart Robotics said the first customer to use the new system is a leading sports brand with a warehouse in Europe. It is currently preparing to install the robot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.29
October 07, 2021
…are partnering to accelerate the development of autonomous grocery deliveries in complex urban environments. “Ocado Group has been driving innovation in global grocery logistics for decades,” said Alex Kendall, CEO of Wayve. “Their cutting-edge approach to grocery operations and international reach aligns strongly with Wayve’s culture and global ambitions.” “Globally, there is huge momentum to transform mobility in grocery operations right now,” he said. “We are focused on delivering an autonomous last-mile solution to support the needs of grocery retailers everywhere. Through this partnership with Ocado Group, we aim to unlock autonomous delivery faster in more places worldwide.” Wayve puts…
