Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.08
November 14, 2021
…Vecna, Waypoint, and WiBotic demonstrated MassRobotics' interoperability standard at FedEx's DART R&D center during A3's AMR and Logistics Conference last month in Memphis. Covariant aids AI-based robots AI-based piece picking is still an advanced application for robots, making it difficult end-user organizations to compare them with established categories of materials handling automation, said Ted Stinson, chief operating officer at manipulation AI provider Covariant. After all, how does one determine if an AI-driven arm and gripper can actually handle the rapidly changing SKU mixes seen in modern e-commerce? Flashy presentations from a dozen or more vendors can’t really answer that question,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.07
November 23, 2020
…6 River Systems, recalls Dieringer. He joined NFI from FedEx about the time the software integration was finishing up and operationalization of the robots was about to begin. As an example, the scanner that came with the robots wasn’t designed to scan very small bar codes, which led to an adjustment. Dieringer worked with the robot solution provider on how to release orders to the floor that optimized travel and utilization of the robots. “I wanted to be sure we were releasing the work in a way that the robots were moving 100% of the time when they were working,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.93
October 19, 2021
…shipping sorter and conveyor system to which delivery channel—DHL, FedEx, UPS, etc.—the package is destined for. The system also checks the weight of the package and prints any shipping and content labels that are required. Finally, labels are scanned and checked for readability. Conveyors are not fixed. They can be re-assigned based on availability. Once shipping labels have been prepared and the weight has been checked, the package is conveyed to a palletizing and shrink wrap area. From there, it is delivered to the shipping area. To complete a multi-line order, the shuttle system staggers the release of the bins…
