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Until recently, small to midsize distributors weren't expected to invest in high levels of automation, but changing customer expectations driven by e-commerce and improving technology capabilities have brought robotics within reach. Goods-to-person and robot-to-goods picking systems can now affordably deliver the same levels of service for business-to-business purchases as for business-to-consumer ones. One example is Top Notch Distributors Inc., which…
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The current challenge as holidays near Supply chain experts have been raising alarms for the 2021 holiday season for months. Shoppers have been told as early as mid-September to start buying well before November, thanks to supply chain woes and uncertainty around the delta variant. According to economist John Rutledge, we have quite some time before we are out of…
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Leading into this week's re:Invent event, Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of AWS IoT RoboRunner, a new service intended to make it easier for companies to build and deploy applications for robotic fleets. The unit of Amazon.com Inc. also announced the AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator in partnership with MassRobotics. AWS re:Invent, which is being held this week in…
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MHS, a single-source provider of material handling automation and software solutions, has launched a dedicated robotics division spun off from its research and development organization. Known as MHS Robotics, the group develops advanced technologies in-house and nurtures external relationships to deliver market-ready robotics solutions for e-commerce and parcel logistics facilities. “We’re a team of problem solvers, inventors and innovators with…
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DETROIT—At Automate 2022 here last week, mobile robot providers took center stage alongside industrial robot arm makers and component vendors. Zebra Technologies Corp. demonstrated its systems and discussed the best appoaches to applying automation. While 65% of the robots in the U.S. are used by the automotive industry, collaborative robots are democratizing automation, said Jim Lawton, vice president and general…
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With a combination of mobile robots, easy-to-use interfaces, and real-time business intelligence, Locus Robotics Corp. is helping warehouse customers meet the demands of today’s growing e-commerce and other businesses, said Jasmine Lombardi, chief customer officer at the company. She spoke at the Reuters Supply Chain Execution 2022 Conference in Chicago earlier this month. Wilmington, Mass.-based Locus' autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)…
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Mobile robot maker Geekplus Technology Co. this week announced that German third-party logistics provider Bergler Industrieservices is using Geek+’s Picking and Put-away system at its logistics center in Erlensee, Germany. To modernize its picking and put-away processes, Bergler opted for Geek+’s P-800 picking autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and sophisticated warehouse management system 〈WMS〉. Bergler said its success is derived from…
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Cowen Inc. and MassRobotics yesterday announced a research report on the increasing role robotics is playing in helping companies achieve climate goals. Joe Giordano, a chartered financial analyst and expert in diversified industrials, automation, and robotics at Cowen, led the “Ahead of the Curve Series” report. It incorporated a survey from MassRobotics that polled manufacturers and end users to understand…
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HAI ROBOTICS announced today that will exhibit HAIPICK A42T, the company’s tallest autonomous case-handling robot, for the first time in Europe next week at the LogiMAT 2022 tradeshow in Stuttgart, Germany. Featuring a telescopic lift, the robot can reach a maximum picking height of 10 meters (32 ft.). It can descend as low as 0.28 m (11 in.) to pick…
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Looking to expand outside of food processing, Soft Robotics Inc. this week announced it will begin to market its artificial intelligence-enabled picking system to the consumer goods, e-commerce, and logistics industries. The Bedford, Mass.-based company said its mGripAI solution combines 3D vision, artificial intelligence, and its compliant gripper to gives industrial robots the same dexterity and hand-eye coordination of human…
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Robotics manufacturer FANUC America recently announced it will demonstrate a range of its robots at the Automate 2022 trade show in Detroit. That includes the company’s first stainless steel food grade delta robot for picking and packing primary food products, the DR-3ib/6 STAINLESS delta robot. The new DR-3iB/6 STAINLESS delta robot, using a Soft Robotics gripper, will pick bakery, dairy,…
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I will never forget ProMat 2007. That’s the first industry event where I saw what we now call autonomous mobile robots or AMRs. More importantly, these robots were targeting warehousing and distribution. The exhibitors were Kiva Systems, now part of Amazon; RMT Robotics, now part of Cimcorp; and Seegrid. Each had a relatively small booth in which its vehicles moved…
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As labor shortages and logistics challenges continue to strain global supply chains, operators are looking for easier ways to adopt automation. Berkshire Grey Inc. last week said it has partnered with Logistex to serve Europe's leading pure-play e-commerce companies, retailers, and third-party logistics providers. The partners said they will combine Berkshire Grey's artificial intelligence and robots with Logistex's experience as…
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PITTSBURGH—As warehouse operators increasingly turn to automation to solve some of their biggest supply chain challenges, what do they need to keep in mind as they scale up? That was one of the central questions tackled during “The Supply Chain Revolution” panel at the Cascadia Connect Robotics, Automation, and Artificial Intelligence (RAAI) conference here this week. Composed of executives and…
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Honeywell International Inc. today announced the spring 2022 release of enhancements to Honeywell Forge, its enterprise performance management (EPM) offering designed to help customer accelerate the digital transformation of their operations. The company said Honeywell Forge EPM for Warehouse will help organizations lower costs through new visibility, insights, monitoring, and automation across their supply chains. “Our new EPM for Warehouse…
From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
