Robotic Picking and the Beauty of Human Hand-Eye Coordination
April 24, 2017
The human hand still beats the robot when it comes to picking, but the gap is closing fast... learn how robots are tackling this complex challenge and how close we...
Amazon Wins Patent for On-Demand Apparel Manufacturing Warehouse
April 19, 2017
The Seattle e-commerce juggernaut just won a patent for “on-demand apparel manufacturing,” in which machines only start snipping and stitching once an order has been placed, Amazon could wade deeper...
Harnessing Automation for a Future That Works
April 17, 2017
Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won't arrive overnight, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation's full potential...
Materials handling clockspeed
April 13, 2017
Innovation, new business models and new alliances were on display at Promat. It's a whole new world.
Rise of Robots Will Change Future Jobs Reports
April 10, 2017
Ten years from now, the jobs report may look very different, CNBC's Deirdre Bosa explores how automation and robotics will change the future of the U.S. workforce.
DHL Supply Chain to Use Collaborative Robots for Innovative Order Fulfillment Trial
April 6, 2017
Leveraging Locus Robotics Advanced Navigation, DHL will pilot LocusBots that will automatically learn the most efficient travel routes through a warehouse, to dramatically improve worker efficiency and productivity 2x to ...
Autonomous Trucking Overlooks Skilled Labor Need
April 6, 2017
Analysts expect automated trucks to proliferate in the next five to ten years, leading to significant job losses in the process, but the problem is the numbers do not clearly...
RightHand Robotics unveils innovative piece-picking solution
April 4, 2017
RightHand Robotics (Booth S1891) is demonstrating RightPick, a combined hardware and software solution that handles the key task of picking individual items or “piece-picking.”
Knapp integrates vision-guided robotic picking with pocket sorter
April 3, 2017
A pocket sorter integrated with vision-system guided robotic picking and a streamlined conveyor system were showcased by Kevin Reader, director of business development and marketing at Knapp Logistics Automation (Booth...
Collaborative robots support production and cut labor costs
March 31, 2017
Automotive interior manufacturer improves accuracy and output.
A3 previews Automate 2017 show and conference
March 23, 2017
Event to include International Symposium on Robotics, Future of Automation Theater, and first ever U.S./China Robotics Forum.
Toyota Industries Corporation to Acquire Vanderlande for 1.2 billion euros
March 23, 2017
Acquisition is intended to strengthen TICO's materials handling business and follows the acquisition of Bastion Solutions.
Fate of Uber and Otto’s Autonomous Vehicles
March 17, 2017
Google's Waymo autonomous tech lawsuit against Uber and specifically against Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo employee who left the company to start autonomous truck driving firm Otto, which Uber purchased...
What Intel’s $15.3 billion Acquisition of Mobileye Means in the Age of Driverless Vehicles
March 15, 2017
The U.S. chip making giant Intel announced Monday that it had reached a deal to acquire an Israeli company called Mobileye for $15 billion, making it the biggest buy of...
‘Last Mile’ Solution for Driverless Trucks
March 12, 2017
Starsky Robotics wants to solve the primary logistical challenge for the trucking industry by taking drivers off the road and target long haul services, which is primarily highway driving with...
Making Drones Safer By Crashing Into Dummies
March 10, 2017
As drones become more commonplace, the risk of physical harm from an unskilled pilot or out-of-control copter increase, so researchers at Virginia Tech are finding out how to make these...
The Never-Ending Truck Driver Shortage Story
March 8, 2017
In 2015, American Trucking Associations estimated that for-hire trucking companies had nearly 50,000 fewer drivers than they needed, the shortage was less severe in 2016, but the trade group expects it to worsen...
A3 announces finalists in Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition
March 8, 2017
Winner will be announced at Automate 2017 and will recieve $10,000 cash prize.
Robotic Industries Association announces winners of Engelberger Robotics Awards
February 24, 2017
Automation industry top honor to be presented at Automate 2017 and the International Symposium on Robotics.
UPS Drone Meets UPS Delivery Truck
February 22, 2017
UPS has announced that it has successfully tested a drone that launches from the top of a UPS package car, autonomously delivers a package to a home and then returns...
