Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.04
…MicroStation-based applications for modeling and simulation, ProjectWise for project delivery, AssetWise for asset and network performance, and the iTwin platform for infrastructure digital twins. The company said it employs more than 4,000 people worldwide and generates annual revenues of more than $800 million. Bently's ContextCapture is a reconstruction engine that can now use Skydio 3D Scan datasets to generate 3D models, along with DroneDeploy and RealityCapture. Skydio claimed that the high-quality and accurate imagery from Skydio 3D Scan generates better 3D models than current manual drone workflows, which limit the performance of reconstruction engines. “We are excited to partner with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.03
…enables vendors to deploy their products to ensure fast delivery all across the country without investing in facility assets. In Europe, an organization called ALICE—Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe—is a EU-funded European technology platform charged with developing a strategy for supply chains and logistics systems on the continent. It has made the PI the heart of its European strategic vision. Numerous millions European Union and businesses are working to make PI-based networks a widespread reality by 2030. That’s a long way from a headline in the Economist. Gary Ritzmann, project manager at Rochester Drug On mobile piece-picking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.03
…range of industries globally.” Ossia focuses on unique power delivery Ossia said its flagship Cota technology can safely deliver power to devices at a distance. The smart antenna technology can automatically keep multiple devices charged without any user intervention, said the company. “We've discovered a new way of transferring power to small devices,” said Hatem Zeine, inventor of the technology and founder, president, and chief technology officer of Ossia. “Our technology in operation feels like Wi-Fi but doesn't work like Wi-Fi. We're able to control the power and target any device at its specific location.” “We can also determine how…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.03
…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 value and enhanced productivity. The Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) is one of Canada’s three centers of AI excellence conducting machine learning (ML) research. The non-profit institute also provides educational offerings and business advice with the goal of building in-house AI…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
…inVia Robotics. “As consumer demands for next- or same-day delivery increase and labor supplies decrease, we’re able to help 3PLs keep up and meet their SLAs [service-level agreements].” The system will include: inVia PickerWall system including a fleet of inVia Picker AMRs inVia Logic, the AI-powered warehouse execution system (WES) software inVia’s Robotics Operation Center (ROC) for 24/7 monitoring and support inVia said its Picker robots will do all of the nonstop traveling to retrieve each day’s ordered SKUs and deliver them to its dynamic put and pick wall where people pick individual items. “It also extends our operations resources,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
…supply chain solutions to our customers to support faster delivery, improve operational efficiency, and reduce employee workloads,” said Sally Miller, CIO of DHL Supply Chain North America. “In that time, Locus's ability to integrate groundbreaking technologies into our operations seamlessly and in a targeted way has been a tremendous success for our customers' supply chains.” In September 2022, Locus reached a major milestone with its 1 billionth pick. The company said it took 1,542 days to pick its first 100 million units and just 40 days for the last 100 million picks. Locus robots now average more than 3 million…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
…their customers and are under threat from e-commerce and delivery services. We have some robots in a Walmart supercenter near our headquarters that run in the mornings. I'm excited about the future of what robots can do. Most robots can do only one or two things well. How mature are multifunction systems, which promise to save time and money? Molina: Multifunction robots are already here, such as Tennant and Brain Corp's shelf-scanning and floor-cleaning model. We have a disinfection add-on. There's no doubt that's where the future is going—robots are getting smarter, and you can do more at the edge.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.01
…retail and e-commerce to food production and even grocery delivery. Companies that make the investment today will be well-positioned to tackle labor challenges and start building a strong workforce for tomorrow. And automation doesn’t have to be an all-or-nothing investment. Whether you’re looking to automate specific areas of your warehouse or your entire facility from end to end, robotic solutions are available to meet any need. It’s sure to be a win-win-win for your company, your current employees, and your future workforce. About the author Derek Rickard is director of sales at Cimcorp, where he leads the sales team in…
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 2.00
…in the fields of agriculture, construction, infrastructure inspection, and delivery service. Drone innovation with lidar If you thought you have seen the full potential of aerial drones, you are mistaken. Aside from having built-in cameras, drones have now acquired lidar technology. Lidar, which is an abbreviation for light detection and ranging, basically uses a laser to gather data and aerial imaging information about surfaces. The collected data can later be translated into 3D models and maps. But how does lidar technology do that? Licensed aerial surveyors from FlyGuys stated that lidar uses light pulses to scan a subject from a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.00
…challenges. Meanwhile, customers demand a seamless shopping experience: one-day delivery, lower prices and maximum convenience. The culmination of rising consumer expectations, a shrinking labor pool and high order volumes are rapidly driving demand for more automation in warehouses and DCs worldwide. The robotics revolution has arrived We’re in the midst a robotics revolution, yet 80% of warehouses are still manually operated, meaning they have no automation support, according to a recent DHL Trend research report. This is about to change. A tight labor market driven by the uptick in e-commerce (analysts predict that global e-commerce sales will double by 2021,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.98
…SHoP's process,” said Geof Bell, associate, digital design and delivery at SHoP Architects. “Omniverse will enable us to bring data from multiple experts together in a single authoritative way, curating it to present the right information at the right time, paired with high-quality visuals for intelligent, evocative design.” South Park, the long-running, Emmy Award-winning animated television series, is exploring Omniverse to enable several of its artists to collaborate on scenes and optimize limited production time. “NVIDIA Omniverse will give multiple animators at our studio the ability to collaborate on a single scene, simultaneously,” said J. J. Franzen, CIO at South…