Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.02
November 04, 2022
…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
February 01, 2022
…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
February 01, 2019
…(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
November 13, 2022
…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 1.99
March 19, 2019
…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
August 10, 2021
…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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.95
December 07, 2021
…“With long-range, hack-free, interference-free, HD resolution, Eyeonic can help delivery robots, ADAS [advanced driver-assist systems], and autonomous vehicles,” he noted. “It can provide instantaeous velocity of objects for classification and long-range facial recognition.” Although SiLC is working on hardware and software, it is leaving applications to systems integrators. The company plans to offer reference designs and evaluation units for fully integrated systems based on the Eyeonic platform. SiLC ready for growth Founded in 2018, SiLC has about 40 employees and has raised $31 million so far from investors including Sony and Osram. “Our only close competitor is Intel, but its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.92
July 06, 2022
…the impact this cutting-edge technology could have on SDGs delivery. It involved more than 100 experts from around the world, including 44 experts from low- and middle-income countries. Lead author Dr Solène Guenat began the research while at the Sustainability Research Institute at Leeds. She is now at the Institute for Landscape Planning and Ecology of the University of Stuttgart. The research was conducted as part of Leeds’ Self Repairing Cities project. This project, concluded in 2021, aimed to enable robots and autonomous systems to maintain urban infrastructure without causing disruption to citizens. “Robotics and autonomous systems are here to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.91
December 21, 2017
…“co-pilots.” We are about to start testing several autonomous delivery vehicles in 2018, including our own DHL StreetScooter – thanks to our cooperation with AI computing company NVIDIA and ZF, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers. And while most are still talking about Tesla’s splashy announcement, we’re taking action. Our DHL Supply division has just placed an order for ten Tesla Electric Class 8 Semi Trucks, making it one of the first third-party logistics (3PL) companies to do so. We’ll begin testing them in the U.S. once available in 2019. A Much-Needed Co-Pilot Both companies and drivers will benefit…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.90
June 02, 2023
…Vendors also see product platforms that speed up solution delivery as a way to grow the market. For example, Beckhoff Automation was demonstrating several solutions at its booth, as well as celebrating 20 years EtherCAT, its industrial Ethernet system used for high performance industrial networking, including to support automation used in warehousing and intralogistics. One of Beckhoff’s featured products at Automate was its ATRO system, which takes a modular approach which allows robotics integrators to easily assemble optimal robot structures for different applications. At the show, Uwe Bonin, product manager for robotics at Beckhoff, explained that ATRO overall benefit is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.90
June 25, 2019
…then SmileDirectClub (an HP customer) moved to a home delivery model, bypassing clinics altogether. When HP built a mammoth business in wide-format printing, it put together a proprietary manufacturing and services business model. As with its consumer printers, other companies wanting to sell print heads, inks, or add-on products had to reverse engineer each HP printer. With 3D printing, HP is becoming more open. Specifications for plastics materials will be made public; the new metal printers (more below) will use commodity powders; and the partnerships extend throughout the business cycle, all the way back to R&D. GKN Powder Metallurgy is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.89
September 23, 2021
…year or next year. We saw this with next-day delivery, which we now take for granted. Its use case evolved through software, robotics, and automation, and it's impossible to do any other way at scale.” Users can reallocate time with InOrbit Robotics companies that have used InOrbit said they do not have to dedicate valuable engineering time addressing cloud infrastructure, data collection, analytics, and incident management. As a result, they can focus their development efforts on their specialized robots. “The InOrbit platform is a natural fit for our RoomieBots because we can put our focus in the research and development…
