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Automated guided vehicles, vision-guidance systems, robot arms, delta robots, inspection robots, drones and warehouse automation systems are among the technologies that help the food and beverage industry.


Drone Deliveries to Continue Growth in 2023, According to Flytrex CEO
Drone deliveries are not yet widespread, but that will change in the coming year as technical and regulatory hurdles ease, explained Yariv Bash, CEO of Flytrex.

Guardforce AI to Buy Kewei’s Robot’s Business-Related Assets in China
Guardforce AI is acquiring Kewei's Chinese assets for approximately $2.1 million U.S.

10 Trends That Shaped the Robotics Industry in 2022
The year is coming to a close, and it's time to get introspective. Here's our take on the biggest robotic trends of 2022.

Nala Robotics Showcases Robotic Dishwashing System
Nala Robotics has released a robotic system capable of cleaning dishes in professional kitchens.

Soft Robotics Picks Up Series C Funding From Food Producers for Its Grasping Tech
Soft Robotics, whose mGripAI picking system combines compliant grippers, machine vision, and AI, has raised funding from major food producers to expand deployments.

United Natural Foods Inc. to Use Symbotic Case-Handling Robotic Systems at Five Distribution Centers
Aiming to lower costs and increase storage space, United Natural Foods Inc. has decided to invest in Symbotic’s multilayered case-handing system.

Soft Robotics to Showcase Food-Picking Grippers at the International Baking Industry Exposition
Soft Robotics is heading to Las Vegas to showcase its compliant grippers at the International Baking Industry Exposition.

FANUC to Introduce New DR-3iB/6 STAINLESS Delta Robot for Primary Food Handling at Automate 2022
FANUC will have plenty of demonstrations at Automate 2022 this year, including for its new food handling robots and cobots.

Robot Deliveries Grow as Rising Fuel Prices Squeeze Food Service Industry
Robot deliveries can help restaurants and "ghost kitchens" respond to shifting e-commerce demand and high gas prices, says Coco, which is scaling up its service.

Soft Robotics Works Hand in Hand With Quest and Ossid to Offer Integrated Food Packaging System
Soft Robotics said its mGripAI gripper, combined with Quest's robotic product-handling system and Ossid's tray packaging, will provide high-speed, sanitary food handling.

Dexai Robotics CEO Talks Alfred Food Serving Cobot
Founded in 2018, Dexai Robotics is aiming to disrupt the restaurant industry with its collaborative robot Alfred.

Soft Robotics to Debut mGripAI for Food Handling at International Processing and Production Expo
At IPPE in Atlanta, Soft Robotics and CHL Systems will demonstrate how the mGripAI system can enable industrial robots to conduct complex food-handling tasks previously done manually.

RIOS Recognized as a Top 5 Robotics Provider Helping the Food Industry
StartUs Insights looked at 138 companies providing warehouse automation, and it ranked RIOS as a Top 5 provider of robotic workcells to improve food production.

Soft Robotics Launches SoftAI to Help Food Industry Adopt Robots
SoftAI can augment industrial robots with "hand-eye" coordination, says Soft Robotics. It could drive automation adoption for a more resilient food supply chain, it said.

Kiwibot Launches Version 4.0 of Its Food-Delivery Robot, Partners With Segway
Kiwibot 4.0 includes new sensors, user-interface features, and semi-autonomous capabilities, and Kiwibot is working with partners like Segway and Shopify.

Soft Robotics Adds Features to mGrip Modular Gripping System for Food Handling
Soft Robotics has added capabilities to its mGrip to enable integrators to design flexible end-of-arm tools that can withstand high-pressure washdown environments.

Cold Chain Food Logistics: Setting the standard for cold chain
Recent studies show that cold chain efficiency is often less than ideal, as abuses above or below the optimal product-specific temperature range occur frequently. This fact significantly increases food waste...

Drones to Play Key Role in Food Cold Chain Logistics
A new generation of transport providers may be making some forms of temperature control system irrelevant, says the upstart drone company, Flytrex.

Food & Beverage: 4 trends evolving from the inside out
To reduce errors and increase profit margins, food and beverage distributors are implementing four key strategies within their warehouses and distribution centers.



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