Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.81
September 21, 2023
…to other automated fulfillment systems, Brightpick said Autopicker’s in-aisle robotic picking capabilities eliminate the need to travel back and forth to centralized picking stations. The AMRs can also be used for goods-to-person picking, stock replenishment, pallet picking, and dynamic slotting, the company said. Autopickers to replenish pharmacies Brightpick also announced its first Autopicker installation for the pharmaceutical industry. One of the largest European pharmaceutical companies in Europe will use the robots in its distribution center, said Brightpick. The chain, which has thousands of pharmacies across multiple countries, will use Brightpick Autopicker to pick orders and regularly replenish its pharmacies. The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.84
September 06, 2023
…the most tech-savvy. This is an opportunity for roboticists. Intuition Robotics gets funding for the future Last week, Intuition Robotics announced that it scored $25 million of additional financing to expand its “AI care companions” to more senior households. While its core product, ElliQ, does not move, its engagement offers the first glimpse of the benefits of social robots en masse. I spoke with Dor Skuler, founder and CEO of Intuition Robotics, and he shared his vision of the future. “At this time, we don’t have plans to add legs or wheels to ElliQ, but we are always looking to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 38.66
August 29, 2023
…per day. As healthcare providers and governments seek remedies, Intuition Robotics has developed the ElliQ companion, which uses artficial intelligence to engage with older adults. The company today announced that it has secured $25 million in the first closing of its latest funding round. “We’ve seen the direct impact that loneliness has had on our aging community, but we’ve also seen the positive results our AI and technology have on the older adult population,” stated Dor Skuler, co-founder and CEO of Intuition Robotics. “Beyond the groundbreaking results in reducing loneliness—ElliQ is also seeing an impact on health, wellness, and behavior…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 45.10
August 01, 2023
…social engagement to maintain physical, emotional, and mental health. Intuition Robotics and the New York State Office for the Aging today announced that their partnership is continuing. They also reported that a pilot of the ElliQ robot effectively reduced loneliness by 95% and led to high levels of engagement. Loneliness has long been a concern for older adults, but the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the epidemic of isolation, according to a recent advisory from the U.S. Surgeon General. Over the past year, the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and Intuition Robotics have provided ElliQ to more than 800…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.14
June 21, 2023
…the successful completion of a nine-month pilot of its robotic solution in the Prague fulfillment center of Rohlik Group, one of the largest e-grocers in Europe. Rohlik now plans to roll out the Brightpick solution across multiple warehouses in 2023 and 2024, starting with Munich in July 2023 and continuing with Frankfurt, Vienna, Prague and other fulfillment centers. Grocery orders contain an average of 30 items per order, so item picking is a major operational challenge. In addition, 78% of grocers state rising workforce costs as one of their top three challenges and 92%* are dissatisfied with online order picking…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 46.45
June 05, 2023
…or AAABC, last week said it is working with Intuition Robotics to add the ElliQ intelligent care companion to its services to help older adults age in place. The agency has launched its online application to identify eligible people in Florida's Broward County who would benefit from the technology. “We have long recognized the significance of technology in keeping older adults connected and engaged with their communities,” said Charlotte Mather-Taylor, CEO of AAABC, in a press release. “As we continue to expand our range of tech-powered initiatives for seniors in Broward County, we are thrilled to partner with Intuition Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.66
February 14, 2023
…mobile picking, but it has been difficult,” he told Robotics 24/7. “We've found a good way to combine our industry-leading picking capabilities with mobile robotics. We're targeting fulfillment, e-commerce, 3PLs [third-party logistics], and, of course, e-grocery.” Brightpick said its system picks, consolidates, and dispatches orders in fulfillment centers of all sizes. It added that its robots take less than a month to deploy, enable warehouses to reduce their picking labor by 95%, and cut costs for order fulfillment by half. “Eighty percent of fulfillment is walking, and only 20% is picking, so customers are more interested in our product if…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.95
December 07, 2022
…its digital companion for older adults earlier this year, Intuition Robotics Ltd. today announced the release of an updated version of ElliQ. The Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it revised ElliQ in response to user demand. “Seeing ElliQ positively change the lives of so many older adults is a dream come true for our team, who has worked so hard on bringing ElliQ to market,” stated Dor Skuler, co-founder and CEO of Intuition Robotics. “Now, we are entering the next phase of the journey of providing ElliQ at scale and adding value to additional stakeholders such as families, case managers,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.84
August 05, 2022
…view exoskeletons as science fiction, but Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. is making them a reality for industrial use today. The company is rapidly growing to address the potential of human-robot collaboration. Founded in 1983, Sarcos started out like many commercial robotics pioneers, developing systems for the U.S. Department of Defense. Its Guardian S is a portable mobile robot for surveillance and inspection. The Salt Lake City-based company is also developing the Guardian GT, a tracked mobile manipulator with teleoperated robot arms each able to lift up to 500 lb. for tasks such as welding and decommissioning nuclear power facilities.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 50.69
July 20, 2022
…Digital health and wellness company Age Bold Inc. and Intuition Robotics Ltd. yesterday announced a strategic partnership to bring balance training and fitness classes to older adults through Intuition Robotics' ElliQ platform. “ElliQ has impressive capabilities and the potential to create better at-home aging experiences through engaging and clinically meaningful content,” said Amanda Reese, CEO of Bold. “We're excited to team up with a partner who shares our mission to improve physical fitness and emotional wellness, and we look forward to making Bold's guided classes accessible via ElliQ devices.” Launched in 2020, Bold said its science-based exercises are tailored to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 37.64
May 25, 2022
…announced that it will include the ElliQ system from Intuition Robotics Ltd. in a program for more than 800 older adults. Under the program, NYSOFA will work with public and private partners, as well as local offices for the aging, to identify people who would benefit most from the voice-operated smart technology. ElliQ will be available through more than 830 case managers. “We are so pleased to partner with Intuition Robotics and make ElliQ available to older adults in New York,” stated Greg Olsen, director of the New York State Office for the Aging. “This product does so many things…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.94
May 19, 2022
…they need accurate perception. Immervision today announced that Halodi Robotics AS has chosen its next-generation vision system for Halodi's humanoid service robot. Montreal-based Immervision's technologies combine optics, image processing, and sensor fusion. The company said its vision system will enable Halodi's robot to better perceive its environment, collect better-quality data for artificial intelligence pipelines, and provide an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience to remote operators. “Halodi Robotics approached us when searching for a fast, responsive, and immersive visual system capable of delivering wide-angle visual data simultaneously to both machine and humans,” explained Patrice Roulet Fontani, vice president of technology at…
