Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.01
July 05, 2021
…car models. In addition, Freetech is operating two self-driving shuttles at Hangzhou Canal Asian Games Park. The company said its integrated full-stack offering is ready for mass production in mid-to-high-end models and help the Chinese automotive industry be a world leader in innovation. Investors support business model China Internet Investment Fund led in Freetech's Series A round. Other investors included Huiyou Capital, Dongfeng Bank of Communications Automotive Industry Investment Fund, Yunxiang Wuzhen Equity Investment, Hengxin Huaye, Hunan Minmetals Gaochuang, and Zhuoyi Capital. Joint Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor The company earned $23.2 million in revenue last year, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.96
February 22, 2023
…which develops robotic-based parcel terminals. Its CLEVON 1 autonomous shuttle carriers have completed deliveries in Europe and the U.S. “Clevon is making driverless deliveries happen already today,” said Sander Sebastian Agur, CEO of Clevon. “We are active in the U.S., Belgium, Lithuania, and Estonia.” “However, we have the capacity to expand more rapidly, and we are ready to safely bring fleets of carriers on public roads,” he said. “This strategic collaboration with ZF will help us to reach this goal.” ZF has SaaS platform for fleet orchestration ZF has developed SCALAR, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform designed to provide real-time fleet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.83
April 28, 2021
…traditional fulfillment centers with a patented structure and robotics shuttles that use both horizontal and vertical space, reducing a company’s warehouse space needs by 85%. By enabling retailers to place fulfillment centers close to urban areas, Attabotics said it helps create jobs and decrease carbon emissions by closing the last-mile delivery gap. The company raised $50 million last August, and its North American customers include department store Nordstrom and other retailers across apparel, food and beverage, and home goods. Edmonton, Alberta-based AltaML said it applies its AI expertise with partners' domain knowledge to develop systems that deliver data for predictive…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.77
March 14, 2019
…emerging tech, everything from machine learning to the next shuttle to Mars. I’ve always been into science fiction books, and now it feels like the stuff we invent is straight out of those books. MHMRO: What technologies have helped you become more effective? Ouchakov: We have phones, tablets, and laptops to help us with troubleshooting quickly and successfully. We are a quick phone call away from our tech support line, and those people are a short walk away from the engineers that designed the stuff. The amount of tools and information available to us is staggering. Knowing how and when…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.66
April 08, 2022
…Traditional automation solutions, such as retrieval AS/RS, automated storage shuttles, automated sorting, robotic palletizing, and conveyor systems, are mostly complex and fixed systems. But recently, AGVs, AMRs, and mobile picking robots are gaining traction in the market for their easy installation, value, flexibility, and scalability, the research firm found. Based on the market research report “Mobile Robotics in Logistics, Warehousing and Delivery 2022-2042,” IDTechEx summarized four reasons why mobile robotics adoption is growing. AMRs easy to install Fixed automation systems may take months to install and involve building large racks and long conveyors. The installation is always labor intensive, costly,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.65
August 01, 2021
…designs, develops, and commercializes teleoperation systems for cars, trucks, shuttles, and other vehicles. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said its technologies, which include software available on the NVIDIA DRIVE AGX platform, can accelerate the deployment of autonomous vehicles and improve their uptime, safety, and cybersecurity. Ottopia said its universal teleoperation platform enables a human operator to monitor and control any type of vehicle from up to thousands of miles away. The startup has partnered with several technology companies and is targeting the automotive, last mile, freight, and logistics sectors. RVA refers to a human operator providing remote assistance to autonomous…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.53
August 14, 2022
…inspected, and loaded into one of the two fixtured shuttles in the MiniMAC, the robot and tool remove the unwanted materials from each part and the finished part is returned to the operator complete. Other features of the MiniMAC Grind System, include choices in robot model, part presentation techniques, and tooling used to remove excess materials. Each MiniMAC cell and the larger MAC and MegaMAC cells offer an array of pre-engineered productivity-improving benefits to the high and medium volume producers of cast and machined parts. High levels of overall equipment efficiency and machine availability offered by the MAC productivity platforms…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.39
February 22, 2022
…of Q3 2021, Apollo L4, the company's autonomous-driving mini shuttle bus, has accumulated over 10 million test miles. Shenzhen testing ground for autonomous vehicles Shenzhen's Nanshan District is home to top tech companies, including Tencent and Huawei. It is one of the most densely populated areas in South China. The launch of Baidu's robotaxi services is set to drive further developments in autonomous driving in Shenzhen and accelerate the development of local intelligent-connected vehicles, according to Baidu. Shenzhen-based Auto X Inc. announced in November that its fully driverless robotaxi service now covers 65 square miles of the city. In December,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.35
March 03, 2021
…critical operations to better meet customer expectations.” The RPSi is powered by AI-enabled robotic picking and placing, linear sort shuttle technology, a pack-to-light user interface, and Berkshire Grey’s auto-identification module. The system uses the company’s proprietary hardware and software to identify, singulate, transport, sort, and store small parcels in specific and re-definable end locations aligned to meet CEVA’s dynamic network sortation needs.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.30
March 10, 2022
…Beep and Benteler EV Systems to jointly develop autonomous shuttle buses by 2024. Mobileye has been around for 23 years. Source: Mobileye IPO ideal for Intel In December, Intel announced its intention to take Mobileye public, noting that the company was expected to make 40% more in revenue in 2021 than it did in 2020. The move would make Mobileye a separate publicly traded company, but Intel said at the time that it will retain majority ownership of the company and that it will continue to work with Mobileye to develop new technologies. Mobileye will also take advantage of the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.30
February 15, 2022
…and flexible automation including autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), carton shuttles, picking technologies, and automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS). In addition, Addverb said its warehouse management and execution software, integration and support services, and industrial Internet of Things (IoT) systems can increase productivity, accuracy, and safety. Addverb scales to meet global supply chain demand The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in home deliveries, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. As a result, the demand for automation is rising quickly, according to Addverb Technologies. The global market for warehouse robotics could expand from $4.7 billion in 2021 to $9.1…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.24
February 14, 2024
…general, even outside of reverse logistics. Our automated Robotic Shuttle Putwall (RSPW) was designed to be able to handle shoe boxes. That system can handle those shoe boxes irregardless of whether that's for fulfillment, a distribution operation, or a reverse-logistics operation. Berkshire Grey's Robotic Shuttle Putwall (RSPW) can sort small boxes and items in poly bags to expedite reverse logistics workflows. Source: Berkshire Grey. Returning apparel and e-commerce products to market quickly Are there particular industries or areas where Berkshire Grey's product deployments have been most successful? Geyer: In the apparel space we've had a lot of success, especially in…
