Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.76
October 30, 2021
…for rapid deployment and scaling. The commercial pilot with FedEx and PACCAR along a 400-mile freight corridor came after just a few weeks of refining the Aurora Driver in simulation and testing on a 30-mile section of the I-45 between Dallas and Houston. The beta release includes updates that allow autonomous trucks to navigate new commercial routes and transport goods for customers. Aurora said it includes improved hardware and autonomy systems capable of safely navigating highways and streets. Aurora this week also announced the launch of its industry advisory council, which will review the company’s product offerings and go-to-market and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.72
July 13, 2018
…arrive the old-fashioned way from a UPS, USPS or FedEx driver. Which isn’t to say that drones don’t have a role in the supply chain. Two years ago, in an article in Supply Chain Management Review author Nick Vyas outlined real-life applications for drones in the healthcare industry, and predicted other use cases such as pipeline inspections or deliveries of parts and supplies in hard to access areas. He also noted that “PINC, a provider of yard management systems, has deployed a solution that utilizes drones to identify the location of trailers, shipping containers, and other assets in hard to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.66
February 28, 2018
…management systems and shipping software, including UPS Worldship and FedEx ShipStation. Newcastle Systems Booth B2734 Robotic lift trucks The Hyster Driven by Balyo solution optimizes workflow, provides flexibility and reduces costs by automating low value-added materials handling tasks. Navigating autonomously, the robotic lift trucks perform repetitive movements while reducing the risk of damage to goods and increasing productivity. They can be used independently or in conjunction with associates to support warehouse picking, load handling and order fulfillment activities. Hyster Booth B2921 Virtual reality simulator supplements forklift operator training To serve as a supplemental tool to assist in the development of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.59
February 08, 2021
…international cross shipping. With its recently launched SenseAware ID, FedEx is offering the latest sensor-based proprietary technology. The company says it provides enhanced package visibility for shipments using a compact sensor that transmits its location every two seconds. FedEx intends to deploy this innovation as a critical safe feature to the anticipated vaccine distribution efforts. “We believe the most critical attributes needed to tackle the size and scale of this monumental supply chain initiative are visibility, extensive temperature control, and intervention capabilities,” said Brie Carere, executive vice president, chief marketing and communications officer at FedEx. Cool boxes Among the winners…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.57
January 25, 2023
…and categories, and reduce labor by about a third. FedEx also uses Berkshire Grey's systems, which can handle the wide variety of conditions that packages come in. For that solution, we're mainly presorting parcels that come in as returns. The system can can the barcode on the item to capture it for sorting. It singulates, scans, and sorts for up to 84 destinations. Click image to enlarge. Source: Berkshire Grey Berkshire Grey systems can sort diverse SKUs What kinds of goods can Berkshire Grey's sortation systems handle? Geyer: We're involved in general merchandise, including electronics and apparel—just about everything. I'm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.53
January 28, 2022
…Programming Assistance Lead: University of Memphis Partners: READY Robotics, FedEx, DeepHow Description: There are technologies that can now dramatically reduce the knowledge necessary to program and install a robot, using no-code methods that make robotic programming accessible to those on the factory floor. However, there is still the limitation of process automation knowledge that can bottleneck or be a detriment to a successful robotic installation. This project aims to create an assistance system that can act as a stopgap for this lack of expertise by providing suggestions and corrections during robot task programming. This system will use artificial intelligence and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.40
April 10, 2024
…systems are used by major parcel couriers, including UPS, FedEx and DHL. Plus One's customers want faster cycle times for their applications. “In an each picking situation, you might do seven orders a minute,” Nieves said. “We have to live at 25 plus cycles per minute. So the robot never stops moving, which means the vision processing has to happen at that cadence.” Rather than develop a generalized AI model to accomplish tasks, Nieves said Plus One has created a purpose-built, “adaptable” AI specifically for parcel picking. “A generalized model has to learn a bunch of stuff it may never…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.33
January 05, 2022
…be better than Wi-Fi.” “Holman finances large deployments for FedEx and others,” said Linnell. “We're already starting to make lots of introductions, and we're exited [about] whom we ended up with.” Formant plans to double in 2022 Formant plans to use its latest funding to double in size this year and to work on serving existing customers and acquiring new ones. “We have 20 employees, with offices in San Francisco and Pittsburgh, and we'll add 20 more,” Linnell said. “We've partnered with MassRobotics and are looking to have a presence in Cambridge, Mass.” What are some of the differences between…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.18
February 19, 2021
…As early as October 2020, the Big Three - FedEx, UPS, and USPS - announced that their networks were at capacity, a problem that only grew as the peak season wore on. While the overall North American freight market is pretty efficient in terms of aggregate supply and demand, the niche last-mile sector is increasingly unbalanced. Regional and Local Carriers Securing capacity with regional parcel carriers is the first step to filling the gap left by the Big Three. You run a region-specific sourcing event to unlock this capacity or partner with a regional 3PL. In either case, you’ll want…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.06
October 27, 2021
…would like,” acknowledged Gerkey. “Having major customers such as FedEx talking about the need will drive new companies and existing AMR vendors to serve that specific need.” “At the 2019 ROScon, when a hospital from Singapore delivered a keynote, it was one of the first times a customer got on stage and said, 'I want to use all these robots and can't because they won't talk with one another,'” he said. “That same year, we met with an AMR vendor and a major automotive manufacturer that had said the same thing. The AMR vendor said, 'We have no interest in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.19
September 11, 2020
…From a distribution standpoint, the company worked closely with FedEx to develop services that could compete with Amazon. A first step was putting in place processes so orders could be picked and shipped the same day they were ordered; that was followed by weekend pickups and then seven-day-a-week deliveries. Instead of positioning inventory in multiple facilities around the country, “one central U.S. distribution center is viable for us.” The subscription model creates more predictable demand and reduces the number of rush orders. Over time, the company outgrew four facilities before the new DC went live in March 2020. The immediate…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.18
November 16, 2020
…From a distribution standpoint, the company worked closely with FedEx to develop services that could compete with Amazon. A first step was putting in place processes so orders could be picked and shipped the same day they were ordered; that was followed by weekend pickups and then seven-day-a-week deliveries. Instead of positioning inventory in multiple facilities around the country, “one central U.S. distribution center is viable for us.” The subscription model creates more predictable demand and reduces the number of rush orders. Over time, the company outgrew four facilities before the new DC went live in March 2020. The immediate…
