Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.24
October 03, 2024
Amazon officials were joined by state and local elected representatives to celebrate the construction of its new, state-of-the-art robotics fulfillment center in the Town of Niagara, N.Y. The facility will be home to 1,000 local Amazon employees who will operate and work with the company’s newest robotics technology, delivering for customers in Western New York and beyond. The fulfillment center will expand Amazon’s operations and logistics network in New York, where there are more than 47,000 full- and part-time employees across the state. New robotics facility is the fourth in New York The five-story, 3.1-million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center is currently…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.98
September 27, 2024
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Robotics 24/7, the web’s most comprehensive resource for robot and automation system news in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouses and other industrial applications, and parent company Peerless Media, hosted the annual Robotics Application Conference (RAC) on September 18. RAC ’24 was the third edition of the one-day, virtual summit. At RAC ’24, speakers highlighted successful robotic deployments across multiple industries, and identified significant technological and financial trends that affect organizations with robots and automation. Those who were unable to attend the live event are encouraged to sign up for the conference’s sessions. All sessions are now available…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 9.51
September 16, 2024
New research shows that the received wisdom that automation destroys manual jobs in warehouses is wrong. In fact, automation represents a virtuous circle of warehouse job creation: more advanced warehouse automation results in quicker and more efficient eCommerce fulfillment, leading to greater demand for online orders and thus greater demand for warehousing. Though automation will displace some manual warehouse jobs, it will, for the foreseeable future, certainly create more manual jobs than it displaces. This whitepaper is a joint collaboration between Plus One Robotics – a San Antonio-based specialist in vision software for logistics robots; and global market research firm…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.31
September 11, 2024
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Robotics 24/7, the web’s most comprehensive resource for robot and automation system news in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouses and other industrial applications, and parent company Peerless Media, have announced the speaker and session lineup for the 2024 Robotics Application Conference (RAC ‘24). RAC ’24 is a virtual, one-day event where speakers from throughout the robotics landscape will provide thoughtful and insightful commentary on robotics applications, deployments and trends across industries where robots and automation are in use. RAC ’24 is the third virtual summit hosted by Robotics 24/7 and Peerless Media, and will begin at 12:00…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.77
August 29, 2024
Having witnessed a trend towards more small package orders and less frequent large stock pallet orders, automotive parts provider MAHLE Aftermarket selected an AutoStore automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) empowered by Kardex to increase capacity and throughput. MAHLE, which provides parts globally for the independent aftermarket, was also experiencing storage capacity constraints at its distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss. MAHLE sought a high-density storage system that could enable it to adapt to the shift in customer order profiles, and one that would be scalable for future growth. After examining a range of options, MAHLE Aftermarket invested in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.41
August 11, 2024
LG Business Solutions USA opened its latest Business Innovation Center (BIC), a 3,600-square-foot showroom at LG Electronics’ North American headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. The new center provides resellers, partners and customers with a one-stop technology showcase that demonstrates LG’s full portfolio of commercial technologies and wide-ranging business offerings. This newest location joins LG BICs in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles. Walk-through experience for LG customers Designed as a walk-through experience, BIC visitors are welcomed by LG’s full line of CLOi autonomous mobile robots including CarryBot, GuideBot and ServeBot, alongside a wall-sized LG DVLED (direct-view light-emitting diode) display. “Our new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.61
August 09, 2024
Körber Supply Chain Software, a joint venture between Körber AG and KKR, and end-to-end supply chain software offering provider, signed a binding agreement to acquire MercuryGate International Inc., a provider of transportation management systems (TMS). The acquisition, according to Korber, is a strategic move that extends the company’s capabilities in delivering a comprehensive, innovative, adaptable and scalable supply chain execution portfolio. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. MercuryGate’s role in the Körber ecosystem MercuryGate is known for its capabilities in multimodal optimization and execution, as well as its expertise and capabilities in driving rapid implementation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.78
August 02, 2024
GreyOrange, a company focused on AI-driven fulfillment automation, recently announced a significant expansion of the company’s Intralogistics and Case Pick Ranger Portfolio. In response to the growing need for advanced automation offerings, GreyOrange has introduced new autonomous forklifts with the capability to handle closed pallets and manage multiple pallets or trolleys concurrently. These capabilities, according to the company, will significantly improve operational efficiency and throughput. Certified Ranger Network expands GreyOrange’s latest bots address a current market gap. The Ranger Forklift XXL for case picking and the Ranger Forklift AnyPallet for closed pallet handling offer quick go-live turnarounds within a few…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.85
July 24, 2024
Tompkins Robotics announced the launch of its tSortPost, the company’s newest Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for parcel sortation. The robot underwent rigorous rounds of development and testing, according to the company, and serves as the newest member of the tSort product family. Tompkins hopes that it will offer its clients more options in accomplishing their dynamic and comprehensive requirements for parcel sortation. What tSortPost means for the sortation industry Tompkins said that as flexible and mobile as its current tSort offerings are, the company wanted to provide a product that utilizes even less infrastructure with an even quicker deployment for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.30
July 20, 2024
Warehouse management system (WMS) provider Softeon recently announced that it has been named a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WMS for the 13th time in a row. A Gartner Magic Quadrant is a culmination of research in a specific market, which gives readers a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market’s competitors. Softeon said it is focused on optimizing warehouse and fulfillment performance to increase operational efficiency. According to Gartner, “Depth and breadth of WMS functionality remain very important factors in choosing a new WMS, especially for companies replacing aging legacy systems. Increasingly, the technical architecture…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.13
July 19, 2024
Roboteon, a provider of a software platform for successfully enabling warehouse robotics, announced that will benefit SAP EWM customers considering robots and other automation in their operations. The Roboteon Fulfillment Platform has been integrated to SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) via Warehouse Control Units Interfaces (WCU). Roboteon has also achieved SAP certification as part of the RISE with on SAP S/4HANA Cloud program. The interfaces built by Roboteon to EWM were certified in June by the SAP Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC) after a rigorous testing process. Integration will help SAP EWN customers “We are proud and excited to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.09
July 12, 2024
RGo Robotics, a provider of AI-powered, location-aware artificial perception platforms, announced that its Perception Engine will power the Pyxis robot from Onward Robotics. This partnership enables humans and robots to interact in fulfillment and distribution centers, providing breakthrough throughput and rapid return on investment. Perception Engine and Pyxis partnership RGo's vision and AI offering for localization, obstacle detection and scene understanding achieves highly consistent accuracy, according to the company. It can operate reliably in challenging environments like narrow, repetitive aisles in fulfillment centers where robots need to travel in close proximity to shelving units and humans. With Perception Engine, Onward's…
