Vecna Robotics now a standalone company, separates from Vecna Technologies
December 4, 2018
With new business, leadership and investor, the provider of self-driving industrial vehicles plans enhanced production and innovation to meet growing demand.
DHL Supply Chain puts $300M towards integration of emerging technologies Into North America
December 3, 2018
350 of its 430 facilities to receive a technology upgrade, the company says.
Researchers Train Self-Driving on Virtual Roads
December 1, 2018
Programs learn to navigate in digital highways.
Truckers Prepare For Era of Self-Driving Autonomous Trucks
November 22, 2018
There is a lot of work being done behind the scenes involving some of the biggest names in and out of transportation, when it comes to driverless cars and trucks.
MSC’s Adams 2018.1 Release Boosts Real-Time Autonomous Vehicle Virtual Testing Accuracy
November 19, 2018
MSC Software has expanded its virtual prototyping capabilities with enhancements to Adams.
Think small when it comes to warehousing
November 13, 2018
The fastest-growing trend in warehousing could be smaller and smaller facilities.
Getting Real About Artificial Intelligence
October 31, 2018
Design space optimization and generative design software are the standard bearers in design engineering AI, but having software that suggests solutions that humans may not have thought of based on...
Fetch Robotics names former Walmart executive as new VP of engineering
October 29, 2018
Cloud expert also worked on scalable cloud-based platforms for eBay, PayPal.
Creform donates AGVs to Alabama Industrial Training Center
October 29, 2018
Supporting robotic piece picking applications, AGV system uses wireless opportunity charging, RFID readers, touchscreen HMI and wireless radio.
Renesas Electronics Produces R-Car-Compatible Connected Car Software Development Tools
October 23, 2018
Software development tools made by Renesas Electronics are created for cloud service applications linked with Amazon Web Services using vehicle data.
IFR: Global industrial robot sales doubled over the past five years
October 19, 2018
Global sales value up 21% year over year. United States robot installations increased to 33,192 units in 2017, 6% more than in 2016.
DB Schenker Collaborates With IAM Robotics to Develop ‘Warehouse of the Future’
October 19, 2018
Among other automation and robotics projects, the organizations will collaborate on the deployment of mobile manipulation solutions with robots that can both pick up and transport goods.
5 Ways Technology Will Forever Change the Automotive and Transportation Industries
October 11, 2018
Transportation technology is in the midst of a revolution, and new technologies are improving the efficiency of existing transportation methods, these new developments are poised to completely reshape the way...
Keysight Boosts Driving Safety with Automotive Radar Solution
October 9, 2018
Ultra-wide band millimeter-wave technology offers precise verification of automotive radar systems, according to Keysight.
Digitization and Autonomous Driving to Halve Logistics Costs by 2030, finds PwC Study
October 8, 2018
The Global Truck Study 2018 study by PwC's Strategy& indicates that By 2030, trucking and logistics will be an ecosystem of autonomous vehicles directed by a digitized supply chain, combining driverless, cabless...
XPO Logistics to Deploy 5,000 Collaborative Warehouse Robots in North America and Europe
October 7, 2018
XPO Logistics will buy 5,000 warehouse robots from a Singapore startup backed by billionaire Peter Thiel as part of a deal that makes XPO the only logistics provider to use the...
U.S. Department of Energy provides $2 million grant for robotics
September 11, 2018
A research and development team will use the grant to develop a commercially viable autonomous hydrogen fueling station.
A scientific approach to warehouse automation
September 7, 2018
Before making a large investment in automation, companies need to conduct a detailed data-driven, fact-based assessment across people, process and technology to identify the right fit.
With more U.S.-based warehouse and DC workers needed, CBRE research provides some solutions
September 5, 2018
As increasing e-commerce activity continues to be the “new normal when it comes to emerging supply chain strategies and planning, one thing that comes with that premise, which cannot be...
Driverless Trucks Could Potentially Replace Many of the Nation’s Best Long-Distance Trucking Jobs
September 5, 2018
A new study by Dr. Steve Viscelli, a sociologist and trucking expert at the University of Pennsylvania, concludes that eroding job quality should be as serious a concern as job...
