Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.25
June 12, 2023
…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,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.24
September 12, 2023
…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.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.24
April 28, 2023
…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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.23
March 16, 2023
…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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.23
January 28, 2022
…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.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.23
May 16, 2022
…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.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.23
August 19, 2023
…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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.23
August 04, 2021
…will reach $625 billion by 2025, with the same-day delivery market growing to $20 billion by 2027. Founded in 2015, STORD's provides shipping visibility, on-demand scale, and a unified logistics network to more than 500 companies. The company raised $65 million in Series C funding in March and said it is growing revenue 300% year over year. Sean Henry, co-founder and CEO of STORD, replied to the following questions from Robotics 24/7 about his company's partnership with Wilmington, Mass.-based Locus Robotics. In terms of the e-commerce surge, what challenges are your customers currently facing? Henry: Our customers are telling us…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.22
September 05, 2018
…practices and high turnover. While new local driving and delivery jobs (with humans at the wheel) would be created, data suggests these jobs could pay just half as much as those lost through automation. These workers are also likely to be misclassified as independent contractors, without basic benefits, labor protections, or the right to organize for better pay and conditions. “This is the first study to both forecast potential scenarios for how autonomous trucks could be adopted by specific segments of the trucking industry, and what that could mean for the quality of trucking jobs,” said author Steve Viscelli. “In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.22
March 02, 2022
…from the warehouse to more unconstrained environments like last-mile delivery.” “It still allows for proprietary pieces on top, such as control algorithms for robots, depending on their use cases,” added Stroud. “By enabling developers to deploy and scale more quickly, Vulkan SC reduces the total cost of safety and allows for faster return on investment. We're actively engaged with automakers and semiconductor providers to pre-integrate the silicon and certified software.” Processor providers endorse safety system “Functional safety is crucial to the autonomous future,” stated Tom Conway, senior director of product management for the automotive and IoT lines of business at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.20
August 26, 2019
…self-driving trucks and lorries would mean more cost-efficient last-mile delivery, allowing for shipping costs to be reduced. But we don’t have to wait around for self-driving vehicles for robotic technology to make a positive impact in the logistics industry. Robot-driven solutions are available for warehouses today. The positive impact in the warehouse Many people still have the mindset of robotics working only for a specific product or industry. In fact, over 2,000 global brands have already transformed their logistics automation with Swisslog solutions. Our portfolio of technologies consists of a wide range of systems to help businesses with different warehouse…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.20
May 23, 2021
…billion in 2018 to $63.6 billion by 2025. It noted increasing development of industry-specific applications such as inspection and delivery, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. “We're not just selling the data or the hardware,” said Rabkin. “There's an opportunity to make the business model sensitive to the financial model. For example, if you charge per inspection, the value of the inspection has to have a higher rate of return than the cost of components.” “If you analyze the data and produce the right reports for what the customer needs,” he said. “We're laser-focused on how we can affect customer KPIs…
