Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.29
November 07, 2024
…the organizational thought process on what type(s) of automation to consider for various processes. Join an industry expert from Yale Lift Truck Technologies to discuss these topics and other talking points in this Robotics Applications Podcast episode, “Making the Case for Automaton:” Should organizations focus first on technology or processes regarding potential automation offerings? What warehouse segments are ripe for new or further automation? What are some potential pain points or bottlenecks organizations should be mindful of when considering robotics? Speakers: Kyle Smart, Sales Manager, Emerging Technology at Yale Lift Truck Technologies Tim Culverhouse, Editorial Director of Robotics 24/7, Peerless…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.45
August 27, 2024
…Reliant to not let a truck hit anything. Enter Yale Lift Truck Technologies’ Reliant operator assist system and autonomous lift truck lineup. Lidar keeps humans safe and vehicles in motion With both Reliant and the autonomous vehicles from Yale, lidar plays an integral role in object detection, precise movements and safely navigating the potential hazards of the warehouse. “From an object standpoint, we are utilizing a lidar-based technology,” said Joe Koch, sales manager, emerging technology, operator assist systems and telematics at Yale. “It's constantly scanning at about 170 degrees at about 30 feet. But there's a certain buffer zone that…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 15.19
August 26, 2024
…and ROI in their operations. In this Special Focus Issue How RapidID machine vision technology ‘gives robots human-like instinct’ Yale Lift Truck autonomous vehicles, operator assist enable precision in the warehouse Seegrid’s AI, machine learning bring precision to automated lift trucks Slamcore’s visual SLAM can improve safety and throughput ...And more
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.12
July 26, 2024
Yale Lift Truck Technologies announced that its Yale Reliant operator assistance system recently won three awards, adding to the list of accolades that recognize the offering for helping to address unique operational safety risks in warehouses and other material handling operations. The technology reinforces lift truck operating best practices and supports operator awareness to help reduce the risk of accidents and close calls like a pedestrian unexpectedly walking in front of a lift truck or an operator traveling too quickly around turns. Yale Reliant awards roundup The technology was named one of the best-designed industrial products of the year by…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 40.37
July 09, 2024
Hyster-Yale Group, Inc., dba Yale Lift Truck Technologies recently announced lift truck and equipment supplier LiftOne has been appointed the authorized Yale dealer for all territory served by WMH Solutions, formerly known as Wheeler Material Handling. “LiftOne has a proven record of customer satisfaction as a Yale dealer, regularly recognized as Dealer of Excellence for extraordinary customer sales and service support in a dynamic material handling industry,” said Bob Sattler, Yale VP and dealer business development and financial services. “It is imperative that we have the right dealer partners who are willing to invest with us to ensure the best…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 33.89
June 26, 2024
Lift truck manufacturer Yale Lift Truck Technologies recently announced a major milestone for its Reliant operator assistance technology to mark the 11th National Forklift Safety Day. Since the product’s launch in 2021, Yale Reliant has accumulated over 14 million run-time hours across over 6,000 commercially deployed lift truck units. Yale said its technology reinforces lift truck operating best practices and supports operator awareness to help reduce the risk of accidents and close calls like a pedestrian unexpectedly walking in front of a lift truck or an operator traveling too quickly around turns. “Warehouses are pushed to the limit trying to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.66
March 15, 2024
Yale Lift Truck Technologies announced the availability of its Reliant forklift operator assist offering on an additional 16 Yale models at MODEX 2024 in Atlanta. The new entrants to the Yale Reliant lineup are predominantly warehouse lift trucks. This expansion brings Reliant’s availability to 59 Yale models covering a wide range of applications, including those common in retail and e-commerce fulfillment, wholesale distribution and third-party logistics operations. Reliant expansion, ADS technology highlighted at MODEX The Reliant expansion includes several models that weren’t previously available for standard order with the technology, along with additional capacities or configurations of models for which…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.94
March 11, 2024
Yale Lift Truck Technologies announced standalone availability of its advanced dynamic stability (ADS), one of the underlying technologies in the company’s Reliant forklift operator assist offering. ADS is engineered to help maintain overall stability and minimize the potential for forklift tip overs. Yale demonstrated the ADS at MODEX 2024. Stability on forklifts Previously available in packages with one or more of the other Yale Reliant technologies, such as object detection, proximity detection and real-time location sensing, warehouse lift trucks can now be equipped with ADS as an independent option. ADS continuously monitors forklift and load status and automatically applies interventions…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.97
September 26, 2023
…Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society and the Yale Information Society Project. She is also an affiliate at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. The AI Institute said Darling’s team will explore immediate as well as long-term questions on the implementation and use of robots, their impact on the workplace, infrastructure, and other topics. It will perform studies and experiments to generate data needed for informed ethics and policy decisions. The team will also develop a series of talks and workshops at the intersection of ethics, law, economics, and robotics to offer a platform for broad discussion. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.39
July 24, 2023
…with easier-to-use systems and close collaboration with prospective customers. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Inc. provides manual and automated lift trucks plus accessories through its subsidiaries, Hyster Co. and Yale Lift Truck Technologies. Yale said at ProMat 2023 that it expects autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to be as much as 50% of its business in the next few years. To get to that point, Hyster and Yale are explaining how AMRs and semi-autonomous lift trucks can provide real returns on investment (ROI). Robotics 24/7 asked the companies about their perspectives, and Kyle Smart, sales manager for robotics at Yale Lift Truck Technologies,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.86
July 18, 2023
…distributors,” noted Mark Koffarnus, director of major accounts at Yale Lift Truck Technologies. To combat these strains on operations and profits, the industry is turning to technology. Advances in industrial automation, automated forklifts, and robotics that once seemed out of reach for small to midsized enterprises (SMEs) are quickly becoming an everyday reality. Solutions that were reserved for the industry’s biggest players are now being implemented in warehouses across the country as companies struggle to attract the skilled labor needed to efficiently run their operations. “Demand is not down,” Koffarnus said. “The [COVID-19] pandemic, if anything, increased demand to a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.26
June 12, 2023
…Georgetown University Hospital, University of California, San Diego, and Yale NewHaven Health Lawrence + Memorial. Relay Robotics said hospitals use its robots to make deliveries from every department to every corner of their facilities, quickly and efficiently. “RelayRx is effectively another 'transport system' for these hospitals,” it claimed. “Before our Relay robot, we had to stop and make hard decisions,” said Jamie Schmidt, lab supervisor at Hutchinson Health in Hutchinson, Minn. “Do I transport these specimens now to the lab myself, or do I help this patient?” “I have three patients in line, but there are three stat samples. Which…
