Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.00
…(taking IT, ergonomics and safety into consideration); be sure delivery or deployment will not be problematic if specifying lithium-ion batteries; and reduce the number of access points that require seals. Total Cost of Ownership and Rugged Design Rugged design is an engineering issue for companies that supply electronics to harsh environments, but it is an operational issue for most manufacturers. Tablet computers have been slow to appear on the factory floor because most are not designed for use in a factory setting. MobileDemand is a specialty manufacturer of ruggedized tablet and notebook computers. They build ruggedized white label Windows tablets,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.16
…centers. With robots, Amazon has been able to reduce delivery times, improve productivity and cut operating costs (Santagate 2018). Apparel: Sewbots are helping to decrease costs and promote worker safety in the clothing supply chain. These robots are a combination of artificial intelligence, robotics and 3D printing (Lennane 2018). Once sewbots are implemented, customers can interact with them via an app to order custom-made clothing. The app receives a picture of the customer, discerns the exact body measurements, sends the data to the nearest sewbot plant, and then directs the sewbot to create the customized article of clothing. It is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.64
…much anticipated arrival of 5G affect the design software delivery, usage, and applications? Cloud-CAD pioneer Onshape and simulation software leader ANSYS share their thoughts. Cloud CAD in 5G 5G has already stirred up excitement among media streaming firms, such as Netflix and Hulu, for the promise to be able to deliver entertainment content in high resolution to mobile devices. But there's a distinction between Netflix-style streaming and Onshape-style cloud-hosted CAD. “We don't stream CAD data as graphics, so, in that sense, it's not like Netflix,” clarifies John McEleney, cofounder of Onshape. “We sent snippets of data, and we also stretch…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.66
…Are Transported As reported by TechCrunch, Wing, the drone delivery X project that “graduated” into full company status under the Alphabet umbrella this past July, is taking flight in Europe. Wing announced that it will start a new pilot in Finland beginning in the spring of 2019 in Helsinki, delivering goods and packages of up to 1.5 kilograms (about 3.3 pounds) within a distance of up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). Deliveries will be available for free as part of the trial, although the company intends to charge for them if a full commercial service launches. The company has spent…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.40
…in the Warehouse? Today’s customers expect same-day and next-day delivery guarantees. When they don’t get what they want, they can find another source with just a couple of screen taps or mouse clicks. For this reason, good inventory management - accompanied by the ability to drive goods through the supply chain at a high velocity - has become a must-have in today’s business world. Autonomous drones can perform mundane and repetitive inventory management tasks, as well as tasks that are dangerous for humans, such as flying up to view inventory on high shelves. “Drone tech is growing so advanced that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.27
…Executives are turning to technology in support of faster delivery times to efficiently manage fluctuating demand. In alignment with this trend, DHL is already leveraging emerging technologies at approximately 85 of its 430 North American facilities. “While many technologies are already in active deployment, collaborative piece-picking robots, artificial intelligence applications and self-driving vehicles stand to have the most promise today,” added Sureddin. The potential impact on customers’ businesses, which in some deployments have produced productivity gains upwards of 25% and throughput capacity gains of 30%, are two of the main drivers for accelerated investment in the coming years. DHL’s experience…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.24
…robot production and to build a sales, marketing and delivery organization that works closely with leading distributors to transform the supply chain. “Distributors and retailers need more workers to meet the demands of e-commerce. In the U.S. alone, consumers spend 40 billion hours picking items from store shelves,” said Joel Reed, IAM Robotics CEO & President. “As we buy more items online, that work moves to the warehouse. Currently, there are not enough people in the workforce to do this for us. The answer is to give organizations a tool that increases existing worker productivity, fosters greater job satisfaction, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.20
…customers in urban areas. With two day or less delivery times, they’re forced to go to a more complex network strategy.” While not a CapRock customer, Pharris noted that Amazon has a small fulfillment center in Orange County, where his office is located. “I’m in Newport Beach, surrounded by 7-to-15 story office buildings, and in the midst of that, there’s this small building where Amazon stores the top 500 SKUs bought in Orange County,” Pharris said. “I’m shocked that more Fortune 500 and big box retailers aren’t doing that strategy.” The buildings don’t just take up a smaller footprint. Instead…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.64
…to workstations where humans can efficiently package them for delivery. By having robots find and move specific products in this goods-to-person model, it’s no longer necessary to have humans walking up and down aisles all day pulling orders. This not only makes better use of human resources, it results in dramatically reduced pick times. But, equally important, the compact and modular design of these robotic systems brings a new degree of flexibility to fulfillment operations. Here are three examples: If you’re fortunate enough to be experiencing the same level of growth in your business as the ecommerce industry as a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.18
…company notes. Reduce cross-docking times and speed up shipment deliveries: Autonomous vehicles with self-guiding abilities can reduce cross-docking times and improve accuracy and rates of picking, packing, sorting, and labeling of items, Deloitte notes. This, in turn, increases perfect order rates and potentially drives higher customer satisfaction levels. “The time for companies to assess their supply chains for piloting autonomous robots is now,” Deloitte concludes in its autonomous robots and drones report. “Depending on needs and existing capabilities within the supply chain, implementing autonomous robots - from robotic process automation to self-guiding vehicles with artificial intelligence - can provide significant…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.81
…expanding businesses, and to expand the opportunities of its citizens through the jobs these businesses create. Its Total Workforce Delivery System has provided thousands of skilled employees to Alabama industries since 1971.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.56
…information such as the number of trucks available for delivery ahead of time so customers can know the price and approximate time frames for future deliveries. Together, these factors are driving progress in AI and making it an increasingly viable technology in many fields. But how exactly can the technology transform supply chain and logistics management? 6 Ways in which AI can Revolutionize Supply Chain Management and Logistics 1. AI allows greater contextual intelligence which provides the knowledge needed to reduce operations costs and inventory, and respond to clients quicker The adoption of machine learning and other AI technologies provides…