Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.27
…inside, making it ideal for distribution centers and field deliveries. Features include a polycarbonate body for high shock resistance and impact absorption when dropped, and a high-quality elastomer on its edges to absorb impacts and provide rugged durability to protect the printer against drops. For easy operation, it incorporates an intuitive key design and universal icons. SATO America Booth: S5256 Reach, place pallet loads at heights up to 542 inches Lifting 4,500-pound palletloads to a height of 542 inches, the new high-capacity Reach-Fork truck optimizes storage space in tall buildings by accommodating up to 10 levels of rack. It is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.27
…expectations,” she told Robotics 24/7. “People now expect same-day delivery, and micro-fulfillment centers can help operators maximize real estate.” “The third trend is a shortage of labor, especially in the U.S., Israel, Europe, and Australia,” Yanovsky said. “Warehouse workers walk 10 miles per day and lift heavy boxes. Those [tasks] are better for robots to do, and we want to put people in other tasks.” “All of these trends brought customers to understand that they need robotics, but it's not easy,” she said. “Automation will impact their business format; it's not just realizing what they will or will not implement.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.26
…jobs and decrease carbon emissions by closing the last-mile delivery gap. Attabotics has been adopted by major brands and other retailers across apparel, food and beverage, and home goods. Attabot 2022 scales up, adds robustness The Attabot 2022 is the result of intensive testing and customer feedback, noted Gravelle. “It's a completely different platform,” he said. “We came up with a disruptive idea and did an unprecedented number of pilots for an early-stage company. We did millions of cycles on prototypes and had a great deal of learnings on what would make a robust, successful platform.” Beginning customer operations in…
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…waiting simply isn’t an option. Customers are demanding faster delivery while the number of SKUs is making fulfillment more complex and the pressure on costs is increasing. Plus, automation providers have largely moved away from closed, proprietary systems that increase the risk of obsolescence. Those developments have shifted the risk/reward assessment solidly in favor of reward - if you deploy technologies capable of adapting to future change. Here are four things to look for in warehouse automation technology to ensure the systems you deploy today can continue to deliver returns well into the future. 1. Software Integration When warehouse operators…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.25
…competitive enterprise. Shipments get sorted, packaged, and loaded for delivery, ultimately making their way to customers. Within these processes, there are many moving parts, and robots can improve the efficiency of many of these functions. Whether they work alongside people or relieve them to do other value-added tasks, tireless robots have matured in the past few years to be an intrinsic part of many logistics operations, from the dock to the destination. What can robots do in modern supply chains? With advances in perception, manipulation, and mobility, groups of robots can increasingly do the heavy lifting in warehouses, fulfillment centers,…
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…in industries including foodservice, banking, assisted living, education, cleaning, delivery, and hospitals. The Walnut Creek, Calif.-based company said it helps businesses address labor challenges by overseeing all aspects of the robotics adoption process, from assessing client needs and sales to customization, on-site integration, and repairs. Bear Robotics deploys Servi with big brands “We are thrilled to partner with RobotLAB and offer our Servi and Servi Plus robots to their clients in the hospitality industry,” stated Juan Jigueros, co-founder and chief operating officer (COO) of Bear Robotics. “With RobotLAB's expertise in integrating robots into commercial environments and our advanced service robots,…
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…to a predefined area in a facility with multiple delivery locations. It can place a pallet in the first open spot based on sequential order – even if the spots are not in one continuous row or adjacent to one another, the company explained. The Big Joe Pallet Mover includes lidar, an intuitive user interface, and a camera system to transport and drop pallets to locations once the operator selects a mission. “This collaborative approach uses self-driving technology as a productivity force multiplier by allowing workers to focus on higher-value tasks or direct multiple independent workflows concurrently,” said Big Joe.…
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…configurator also gives the price and estimated time to delivery.” In addition, the RBTXpert team provides free consulting, and customers can test ideas in the company's robotics labs. “The critical part is knowing what to automate,” said Brockmeyer. “We work through the problem with the customer, with a half-hour virtual appointment at first, and then onsite.” igus works to shorten development time The igusGo app allows a designer or user to take a picture of an item, and AI in the cloud can identify spare or replacement parts. It is tied to the KOPLA cofigurator, which is intended to allow…
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…latest technologies to make its next-generation robotics, streamlining the delivery process and reducing lead times. The plant will use flexible, modular production cells that are networked and served by autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), noted the company, which acquired ASTI Mobile Robotics in 2021. Robots will take on tasks such as screw driving, assembling, and material handling, freeing people for more rewarding work, it claimed. “The expanded facility will feature the most advanced technology available, with AI-enabled robots and smart digital manufacturing systems,” said John Bubnikovich, president of the ABB U.S. Robotics Division. “We're really focused on the localization of manufacturing…
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…in serving the robotics industry. We want to make integration easier, faster, and more efficient, whether it's for last-mile delivery or service robots indoors. We've seen robots in mines—cold, dark environments where you don't want to send a person. With a robot equipped with the right sensors, you could get help. We want to make systems as safe as possible. We don't think it's just lidar, but we should be a part of most autonomous systems.
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…our BG Rail and BG Cargo drones will enable us to advance our planned services within rail and cargo delivery onshore and offshore.” “The Nordic Unmanned Operation Centre will remotely control the Drone-In-A-Box operations,” he said. “In addition, Nordic Unmanned will gain access to the Benelux market for our existing portfolio of solutions and services.”
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…it on sale to make room for the next delivery of new merchandise.” Those strategies may have served the industry in the past, but that was then and this is now. “Opening a new store and piling it high with inventory doesn’t work anymore because the consumer has more options,” Mullahy said. “There are more choices, more options in terms of digital and a lot of opportunities to buy.” He added that “from a supply chain perspective, we have to be more nimble and more strategic about investments, how we plan and how we think about consumer behavior.” Macy's focuses…