How Do Autonomous Robots Drive Supply Chain Innovation?
August 1, 2018
This article identifies seven qualities that set autonomous drones and robots apart from their human-controlled counterparts.
Capacity partners with RightHand Robotics
July 31, 2018
The collaboration will integrate the Massachusetts-based company's RightPick automation system into Capacity's fulfillment solution offering.
IoT, the talent shortage and robotics
July 27, 2018
In its 4th annual survey of manufacturers and distributors, Sikich finds that companies are facing many challenges; answers are elusive.
General Motors Expands 3D Printing
July 20, 2018
During a press tour of GM's Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, the company's director of global manufacturing integration, Dan Grieshaber, said that the company has 3D printers in most of...
The $800M Autonomous Robo Vehicle That Could Beat Uber
July 20, 2018
Zoox, a technology company founded to create the full realization of autonomous mobility, is on the verge of transforming the entire transportation industry by creating self-driving robots that will become...
QDS Systems announces leasing and rental program for collaborative robots
July 16, 2018
Baton Rouge-based engineering firm and systems integrator's new financing model responds to growing customer demand and changing workforce
Can Warehouse Robots Help You Manage Your Inventory Better?
July 14, 2018
In every warehouse or retail store, there is an opportunity to add value, and the good news is that robotics and drones provide payback within three to six months, versus...
The Emerging Role for Warehouse Drones in the Supply Chain
July 13, 2018
Matt Yearling, CEO of PINC, a yard management and inventory robotics provider, discusses the immediate applicability of aerial robots or drones for expediting inventory checks in warehouses, tracking trailers in...
Xometry Buys MakeTime, Expands On-Demand Manufacturing Provider Network
July 11, 2018
On-demand manufacturing service provider Xometry buys MakeTime, consolidating instant quoting platforms and expanding its network.
How robotics can fit your operation
July 9, 2018
There is a lot to like about robotics as a means of automating DCs. The tricky questions around robotics are not will they catch on, because they are, but what...
29th Annual State of Logistics Report: Carriers take the wheel
July 9, 2018
As if higher rates and capacity shortages weren't enough to worry about, shippers must now deal with a pending trade war, import/export uncertainties and increasing scrutiny from C-suite executives....
GreyOrange to Showcase its End-to-End Robotics Logistics Solutions at CeMAT Australia
June 25, 2018
GreyOrange will showcase the Butler range of robotics solutions at CeMAT Australia 2018, at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Omron and Taiwanese collaborative robot company Techman Robot form strategic alliance
June 20, 2018
Collaborative robots integrated with Omron's other factory automation products will 'realize a manufacturing environment where humans and machines work in harmony.'
Three end-of-arm robotic companies become OnRobot
June 20, 2018
Perception Robotics (US), OptoForce (Hungary) and On Robot (Denmark) merge to create fully integrated products with combined user interfaces.
North American machine vision market sets new records
June 20, 2018
Market grows 19% in first quarter of 2018.
ABI Research outlines eight technologies that will transform manufacturing
June 20, 2018
Research identifies vendor challenges and solutions for 'new-future' technologies including robotics, blockchain, AI and edge analytics.
XPO and Nestlé herald partnership for U.K.-based digital warehouse of the future
June 18, 2018
The 638,000 square-foot DC, which XPO described as “a warehouse of the future," is located at the new SEGRO East Midlands Gateway Logistics Park in Leicestershire and will mainly be occupied...
Big Picture: A Peek at the Future
June 8, 2018
Five views on how materials handling and other activities within the four walls are changing right in front of us.
Co-founder and CTO of Universal Robots wins Engelberger Award – the ‘Nobel Prize of Robotics’
May 31, 2018
Esben Østergaard, co-founder and chief technology officer of Universal Robots, a market leader of collaborative robots, has been awarded the automation industry's most prestigious honor.
Plus One Robotics announces integrated 3D vision solution for generating robot picks
May 22, 2018
Developer of robot perception solutions sets to release commercial product
