Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.52
October 19, 2018
…but limited experience in materials handling and the broader supply chain applications. On the other side of the equation, experienced industry hands who are tasked with getting more orders out the door faster and at a lower cost than ever may not entirely understand these new technologies and are trying to figure out if, where and how they might be applied to their operations. And everyone is trying to figure out how to make them pay for themselves when compared to a traditional model – say predictive analytics compared to preventative maintenance or introducing robots to the picking process versus…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.51
February 08, 2021
…one member in each node of the air cargo supply chain, the Changi air cargo hub offers an unbroken cold chain necessary for the effective handling of temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical shipments. The taskforce has been set up to prepare the air cargo community to meet the logistical demands of vaccine distribution. This includes assessing and ramping the hub’s ability to handle different types of COVID-19 vaccines, all within stringent temperature-controlled environments, as well as to manage an expected surge in the volume of vaccines to be air transported to the region. In December, Singapore Airlines (SIA) delivered the first shipment of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.49
May 24, 2022
…dynamics have changed,” she told Robotics 24/7. “For example, DHL was a successful penguin, managing the supply chain of a bioscience/medical device company. It started with 15 robots in a 15,000-sq.-ft. building, alongside people who were still picking manually, since they didn't know if our system would work.” “That pilot has grown to 65 robots and hundreds of thousands of square feet within one year,” Lombardi noted. “The whole building now runs with Locus, with no manual cart picking.” “Fast-forward to today, and DHL has signed a 2,000-bot deal, with more sites—not just North America, including the U.K., Ireland, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
January 16, 2023
…the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Its global customers include DHL Supply Chain, GEODIS, Radial, Ryder eCommerce, and VF Corp. The company said it averages more than 3 million units picked per day around the world. In 2022, Locus surpassed over 1.3 billion units picked. It raised $117 million in Series F funding in November. Last year alone, Locus Robotics won more than 17 industry awards, including being named to the Inc. 500 for the second year in a row. It also received a 2022 IFOY Award in the Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV/AMR) category. How LocusBots will operate in Japan Designers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.34
February 07, 2022
…2. AI manages mobile robot fleets As manufacturers and supply chains adopt automation, they need to control and manage their growing fleets of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Fleet management systems (FMS) from the robot vendors or third-party software providers can help. An FMS allows users or operators to centrally supervise numerous mobile robots from multiple devices via standard communication protocols. They can use devices incuding laptops, tablets, or smartphones to access the robots from anywhere, not just the shop floor. What benefits can an FMS provide? First, it helps avoid bottlenecks and downtime, ensuring 24/7 AMR operation throughout a facility.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.32
March 19, 2019
…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, reaching a staggering $4.5 trillion annually) has created a situation ripe for automation. The full spectrum of robotics technology offers tremendous potential for the DC, and is constantly expanding and evolving to enable next-generation efficiencies. Adaptable, collaborative robotic solutions known as “cobots” are designed to work alongside humans, handling transportation, storage and retrieval tasks, and more. Technological advances in perception, processing power,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.26
March 20, 2022
…was cloud-based integration from SVT Robotics. The Norfolk, Va.-based supply chain startup brings integration points from various hardware and software providers into its platform. It then enables a customer like CJ Logistics to integrate the systems it needs to create its processes. Once a solution set is validated and deployed, it’s a permanent part of the 3PL provider’s toolbox and can be applied to other facilities and for other customers. Without an integration platform for managing multiple technologies, warehouses can suffer from islands of automation. Source: Getty Images 3PLs strive to lead with innovation The project at the Dallas facility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.18
March 12, 2020
…I had the chance to hear a presentation by DHL’s Adrian Kumar and Justin Ha at Dematic’s annual conference in Park City, things were changing. DHL was working with Locus to develop software to optimize the deployment of robots around a group of orders, much like the work execution systems we highlighted in the February Special Report in Modern. Just like the tug of war between automation and WMS companies over where order fulfillment intelligence should reside in the WES space, “I think you’re going to see a tug of war with the WMS and AMR vendors over where that…
