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Exotec Expands Robotics Presence in Eastern Europe and South Korea

August 3, 2023 · Exotec has partnered for its first warehouse automation project in Poland, and South Korea is the second Asian country to adopt its Skypod system.

Slamcore Updates SDK for Robots to Detect People in Warehouses, Factories

August 3, 2023 · Slamcore said Release 23.04 of its spatial intelligence development kit includes Perceive functionality and support for NVIDIA Jetson Orin.

indie Semiconductor and SiLC Technologies Partner to Deliver FMCW Lidar

August 3, 2023 · indie and SiLC said their collaboration will yield 10x performance, power, and cost over existing lidar sensors for autonomous vehicles.

ProMach Integrated Packaging to Show Strengths of Texwrap, Quest, and Serpa at PACK EXPO

August 2, 2023 · ProMach will show in Las Vegas how some of its 46 brands can collaborate to develop integrated, automated systems for packaging.

DTDC Express Deploys Falcon Autotech Parcel Sortation System

August 2, 2023 · DTDC Express, one of India's leading express logistics companies, turned to Falcon Autotech to design and deploy key sorting processes.

CloudSort Focuses on Driving Efficiency, Flexibility, and Scalability to the Middle Mile

August 2, 2023 · CloudSort said its approach to optimizing middle-mile shipping is an alternative to hub-and-spoke operations that takes advantage of its distributed network of shippers.

Dexterity Announces Release 3.0 of Palletizing and Depalletizing Automation

August 2, 2023 · Dexterity Palletizing and Depalletizing 3.0 includes several features to improve throughput, ease installation and integration, and add flexibility for warehouses.

Innoviz Continues Lidar Development With BMW for Automated Vehicles

August 2, 2023 · Innoviz is developing a B-Sample of its InnovizTwo lidar, the new InnovizCore compute box, and AI-powered software for BMW.

Autonomous Lift Trucks Emerge

August 1, 2023 · From labor shortages to demand for ever-improved operational flexibility, this typically ignored class of trucks offers a chance to rethink your processes and even how you approach materials handling.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation to Debut New 3D Bin Picking Multi-Robot Demo at PACK EXPO

August 1, 2023 · Mitsubishi Electric Automation plans to demonstrate a work cell including 3D vision, three robots, and 3D bin picking for automating packaging processes in Las Vegas.

ST Robotics Integrates Controllers With igus Robots

August 1, 2023 · ST Robotics said its systems, which integrate its controllers with igus Cartesian and delta robots, offer enhanced performance.

ElliQ Companion Robot Reduces Loneliness by 95%, Finds New York State Pilot Project

August 1, 2023 · ElliQ, Intuition Robotics' system designed to provide social engagement for older adults, has effectively combated isolation in a trial with the New York State Office of the Aging.

Cyngn to Deploy 100 Autonomous Electric Forklifts for Wood Products Supplier Arauco

August 1, 2023 · Cyngn said Arauco's agreement is its single largest pre-launch order to date. The vehicles will help the wood products company tackle labor shortages and consistency challenges.

The Future of Warehouse Robotics

July 31, 2023 · Until today, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have been deployed in isolated workflows in warehouses with no real integration across multiple processes in the same building. This is changing.

TPI Joins GeoCue Distribution Network to Deliver Drone Lidar to Poland

July 31, 2023 · TPI will add GeoCue's TrueView 3D imaging sensors and LP360 photogrammetry software to its geospatial offerings.

Geek+ Goods to Person Robots to Help Prep for Singapore National Day Parade

July 31, 2023 · Geek+ rapidly deployed mobile robots to help prepare treat bags for the National Day Parade in Singapore, its ASEAN headquarters.

Seoul Metropolitan Government to Invest $160M in Assistive Systems, Robot Cluster

July 31, 2023 · The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced plans to support startups, promote healthcare and service robotics to the public, and build a robotics cluster.

MIT CSAIL Develops AI to Help Household Robots Halve Planning Time

July 30, 2023 · MIT CSAIL said its PIGINet uses machine learning to streamline household robots' task and motion planning by assessing and filtering feasible solutions in complex environments.

Autonomous Robots and Drones Rise in Warehouses

July 29, 2023 · Autonomous robots and drones are becoming more capable, thanks to advances in sensing, navigation, swarm coordination, and charging schemes, according to InvenSense.

Hyundai Elevator Signs Pact With LG Electronics, KT to Coordinate Elevators and Robots

July 28, 2023 · Hyundai Elevator last year released an open API to enable its elevators to communicate with service robots, and its new agreement intends to promote more connected systems.

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