Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 31.50
April 08, 2024
…said it is Asia's largest person-to-goods AMR solutions provider. The company has served over 100 customers, including JD.com, DHL, IKEA, and TCL. Its AMR solutions are widely used for order picking in warehouses, in-store order picking, and material handling in manufacturing plants. With offices in the China, Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia, and the U.S., along with partnerships around the globe, ForwardX is expanding and applying its solutions to warehouses and manufacturers worldwide.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.72
August 01, 2023
…provides high-quality wood products to global furniture brands, including IKEA and Sauder Woodworking. By making its fleet of forklifts autonomous and electric, Arauco will achieve its environmental sustainability goals while maximizing operational productivity, efficiency, and safety, said the companies. However, Arauco first had to find the right partner for the automation it wanted. “When Arauco looked at automation solutions from existing partners, nobody served its use case, and so it ran its own RFQ [request for quotes],” recalled Landen. “We went through a non-trivial process that took several months.” Cyngn added that its proprietary artificial intelligence will enable autonomous lifts…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.51
July 18, 2023
…said ForwardX. It also touted successful implementations at L'Oreal, IKEA, UNIQLO, Walmart, Orbis, Mitsubishi, JD Logistics, BYD, and more. TCL deployed Flex AMRs with a lifting module for line-side delivery, which FowardX said was “the world’s first 5G AMR deployment” (see video above). Chery recently deployed more than 100 AMRs from across ForwardX's product lines as one unified fleet to support its automotive Super Factory, which produces over 300,000 vehicles and 200,000 KD units per year. ForwardX said these partnerships have demonstrated the value of its technologies in improving efficiency, productivity, and operational excellence across various sectors. Last week, ForwardX…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.30
July 13, 2023
…the vision-based autonomous forklift can then pick it up. IKEA uses our f(x) fleet manager for case and piece picking. It handles order groupings and dispatch for 40 AMRs in 300 shelves. How interoperable are your systems with other robots, inventory software, and warehouse management systems (WMS)? Guan: With sensor fusion, not only can our AMRs sense other robots or humans, but the neural network can also understand doors. If an AMR sees a lift truck, it knows when to stop. Our robot-agnostic fleet manager integrates with WMS and TMS [transportation management systems] if customers have one, and they help…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.25
June 14, 2023
…base that includes industry leaders such as Inditex/Zara, H&M, IKEA, XXL, Falabella, and DHL. Designed for the last-mile Arti Kütt, CEO of Cleveron, said he is confident of the increasing demand for parcel lockers as a sustainable and cost-effective solution for last-mile deliveries. “Our projections show that within a decade, 80% of last-mile deliveries in Europe will be conducted via parcel lockers, which will emerge as the preferred method among end customers, Kütt said in a statement. “This approach is not only more cost-effective but also significantly more sustainable. Battery-powered parcel lockers will play a pivotal role in driving this…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.30
May 31, 2023
…(U.S.) in 2022. MiR said large multinationals, including Toyota, Ikea, Novo Nordisk, Denso, DHL, and Schneider Electric, account for a majority of its sales. Last year, Teradyne merged Mobile Industrial Robots with AutoGuide Mobile Robots. This added high-payload AMRs to MiR's portfolio, advancing its strategy of being a trusted supplier for a full range of AMRs to global customers. “MiR has the proven products, the experience and support structure to help our customers scale; and as a part of Teradyne, we are a trusted long-term supplier for mission-critical production applications,” added Hathout. Click on image to enlarge. Source: Mobile Industrial…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.04
April 06, 2023
…the new generation of its autonomy platform comes during a period of substantial growth. It recently announced partnerships with IKEA, Werner, Pilot Co., Forward, and more.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.33
March 17, 2023
…it has served over 100 customers, including JD.com, DHL, IKEA, TCL, and Walmart, according to its website. It secured its first U.S. contract in August. Hirocloud, which is based in Edison, New Jersey, is using 600 FowardX AMRs as its 50,000 sq ft. facility, according to the news site Industry Today. Founded in 2016, ForwardX has four AMR product lines, including its Flex Series, Max Series, Apex Series, and Conveyor Series. To date, it has raised $109 million, according to Crunchbase. ForwardX Robotics sees the popular trade show as a great space to connect with customers across the logistics supply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.87
March 13, 2023
…brands – including American Eagle, Best Buy, Staples, and IKEA – that trust its technology “to make returns a strategic advantage for their business and enable sustainability initiatives across their supply chain.” Optoro integrates AMRs to keep up with return volume Increasing order volumes in e-commerce mean a corresponding increase in returns, noted the companies. U.S. retail returns totaled $816 billion in 2022, with e-commerce returns totaling $212 billion, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Both more than doubled their totals from 2019, it said. Reverse logistics includes product returns, refurbishment and repairs, recycling of packaged materials, and disposal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.97
January 31, 2023
…trade show this week, including representatives from Walmart, Amazon, IKEA, and Target. Some 250 industry experts will also share their insights during panel discussions and talks. Tomorrow at 10:20 a.m. PT, Addverb Americas CEO Mark Messina will speak as part of “The Automated Micro Fulfillment & Autonomous Routing” panel. Other experts on the panel will include executives from Davinci Micro, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and Wise Systems. The session will “discuss trends in autonomous micro-fulfillment and autonomous routing,” Addverb said. Addverb invests in U.S. market Addverb has spent the past year expanding its presence in the U.S. after Reliance Retail Ventures…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.26
December 03, 2022
…is a cookie cutter building: Like Gap Inc. and IKEA, Medline uses successful building designs for its new facilities. At the same time, each iteration builds on the lessons learned in those other facilities. That’s the case in Grayslake. A $140 million investment, it is referred to internally as the fourth-generation design and incorporates the lessons learned after nearly nine years working with AutoStore. Some examples of this include: Workstations close to the robots: In many AutoStore implementations, donor totes are picked on top of the grid and conveyed down a level to goods-to-person workstations. In the new Medline design,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.33
November 17, 2022
…factories. Its more than 100 customers include JD.com, DHL, IKEA, and TC. ForwardX helps JD.com for Singles' Day “11.11,” also known as Singles’ Day, has gained traction with Chinese consumers, as hundreds of brands such as Apple, Nike, Walmart, Samsung, Lowe’s, Michael Kors, and Urban Outfitters offer promotional deals for the holiday. This year, ForwardX and JD.com collaborated in multiple warehouses to meet the intense picking workloads that come with the sudden spike in demand. AMRs assisted with picking heavy cases, home appliances, and mixed small and midsized goods. Known for its same- and next-day delivery, JD.com needed to ensure…
