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Founded in 2014, Kindred Powered by Ocado Group is a robotics and artificial intelligence company contributing to the workforce of the future through human-robot collaboration. The company said its cutting-edge CORE/AutoGrasp reinforcement learning platform is the foundation of its proprietary technologies, including AI-enabled SORT and INDUCT robots. Kindred added that its robots continuously improve, becoming faster and more accurate over…
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…about leveraging those facilities as micro-fulfillment centers for same-day and next-day e-commerce fulfillment, but, Clements points out, “We have to find a balance between speed of delivery and a model that spreads inventory across dozens of locations.” That balance helps merchants control inventory carrying costs while providing fast access to customers. “Speed of delivery is important, but so are predictability,…
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Don’t miss our Annual Materials Handling Virtual Summit. Listen live on Thursday July 30th or stream anytime after that. As if double-digit e-commerce growth, mounting order fulfillment complications and a shrinking labor pool weren’t pressure enough, add Covid-19 to the list of challenges confronting warehouse and distribution center (DC) managers as they transform their operations. As the market recovers, and…
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Extraordinary times—and a need for proven measures—may be what propels robotics to the next level in warehouse and distribution center (DC) operations. Not that robotics has been slow to catch on in warehousing. According to analyst firm ABI Research, the global mobile robotics market will reach $23 billion this year. In a 2020 survey by Peerless Research as part of…
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Fictiv has established a new collaboration that adds Jabil Inc. as a key part of its global manufacturing network to connect and streamline 3D print prototyping through to mass-scale production using an innovative digital thread. Designed to de-risk and streamline the supply chain through quality, speed, transparency and flexibility, the thread is built to ensure a supported customer experience from…
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MHS, a single-source provider of material handling automation and software solutions, has named senior vice president John Sorensen as the head of its North America Parcel division. Sorensen succeeds MHS co-founder Greg Judge, as Judge steps down from his position as the company’s president in a well-planned leadership transition. Co-founder Scott McReynolds remains the company’s CEO. MHS was jointly founded…
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6 River Systems (6RS) can double or triple the productivity of warehouse associates—at half the cost of traditional automation and without requiring any new infrastructure or change to warehouse layout. With Chuck, the most configurable collaborative robot in the industry, it’s easy to increase throughput, accelerate new hire training, reduce associate walking, and delight customers. The 6 River Systems solution…
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6 River Systems (6RS) is a leading fulfillment solutions provider for 3PL, multi-channel commerce, retail and B2B companies worldwide. With Chuck, the most flexible and configurable collaborative robot in the industry, 6RS empowers operators to transform the entire fulfillment workflow from putaway, to picking, sorting and packing. The 6RS solution fulfills millions of units each week for companies across North…
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MHS combines access to best-of-breed robotic technologies with application design and integration expertise for maximum operational benefit. Michael Fleming, AMR product manager, MHS: “With mobile robots increasingly prevalent in distribution and fulfillment, parcel and other environments, the challenge is properly integrating them with complex automated systems. Our deep experience with these systems and emerging technologies uniquely positions us to bring…
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MHS has launched a new warehouse software solution built to address the challenges distribution and fulfillment centers face as a result of e-commerce growth. MHS Helix consists of template-based modules for equipment control, inventory management and order fulfillment functions, designed to work together in customized configurations according to each facility’s unique requirements. Tab Fischbach, senior vice president of business development…
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In the spring of 2016, I drove to Devens, Mass., to see something truly new in the post-Kiva era: Autonomous mobile robots in a production setting at a Quiet Logistics e-fulfillment distribution center. Locus Robotics, the startup company founded by Bruce Welty and Mike Johnson, was still more concept than commercial product, but even then, Welty envisioned a multi-billion-dollar business…
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I first talked to Tom Galluzzo, the founder and CEO of IAM Robotics, nearly 6 years ago on July 15, 2014. He was the first founder of an early-stage startup that I had the chance to speak to. We wouldn’t meet for the first time for another eight months at the 2015 Promat. Early stage may have been an understatement.…
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Conveyco Technologies, one of the premier order fulfillment and distribution center systems integrators in North America, announces their strategic partnership with Geek+, a global provider of smart logistics solutions that utilizes advanced robotics and artificial intelligence technologies, to help support organizations across North America. “We are pleased to be partnering with Conveyco to accelerate access to AMR (autonomous mobile robot)…
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Modern’s 23rd-annual Top 20 Systems Suppliers list illustrates an industry at the top of its game, clearing previous records with ease. When we revisit the list next year, the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic will likely be evident. However, since the crisis has made the supply chain’s critical importance abundantly clear, these companies have every chance to continue to perform…
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Editor’s note: The following column by Stefan Nusser, chief product officer for Fetch Robotics, is part of Modern’s Other Voices column, a series featuring ideas, opinions and insights from end-users, analysts, systems integrators and OEMs. Click here to learn about submitting a column for consideration. COVID-19 has affected businesses in wildly divergent ways. While the pandemic’s effects have brought service…
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