Peak Technologies, a provider of digital supply chain and mobile workforce offerings, exhibited its automated supply chain products and advanced machine vision at MODEX 2024. The event included demonstrations of the company’s 2D, 3D and deep learning options in conjunction with a host of Zebra Technologies’ robots. Peak’s technology was on display in Zebra’s EV7 & XV6 vision controllers, AltiZ 3D laser profiler and Design Assistant software in Zebra Technologies’ booth at the show. Vision-enabled options on partner hardware Supply chain experts at the Peak boot helped attendees discover how its offerings can help organizations become more efficient, productive and…
Automated warehouse vehicle provider VisionNav Robotics launched its latest automatic trailer truck loading and unloading system in North America at MODEX 2024. The system features VisionNav’s newly unveiled VNST20 PRO automated guided vehicle (AGV). The trade show is being held March 11-14 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. VNST20 PRO AGV turns 180 degrees inside trailers VisionNav’s new offering combines its VNST20 autonomous forklift, a robot control system (RCS) for fleet scheduling, and 3D LiDAR for simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) with deep learning positioning technology. The system has been designed specifically for automated loading and unloading…
ATLANTA - The second day of MODEX 2024 saw more new product releases and major robotics industry news from the Georgia World Congress Center. Robotics 24/7 continued its coverage of the trade show with meetings, product demonstrations and press conferences as robotics vendors from around the world showcased their tools and technology to a captive audience. Click through the slideshow to view a small portion of the news from Tuesday March, 12 at MODEX, and be sure to follow along to Robotics 24/7 for all the happenings in Atlanta during the show. Robotics 24/7 associate editor Donald Halsing also contributed…
Locus Robotics, an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses provider, announced the release of its LocusHub business intelligence engine at MODEX 2024 in Atlanta. LocusHub is an integral component of the LocusOne platform, harnessing advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning to deliver predictive and prescriptive insights that maximize productivity, lower costs and unlock new levels of warehouse intelligence. Key capabilities and benefits of LocusHub include: “LocusHub represents a major step forward that will enable warehouses to leverage the game-changing potential of AI and machine learning to drive warehouse optimization,” said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. “This engine…
Prime Robotics, a provider of goods-to-person warehouse automation offerings, announced the launch of its Advanced Pallet Station (APS) to accelerate picking from single-SKU pallets to build multi-SKU pallets. The APS marks a significant advancement in goods-to-person robotic systems, empowering warehouses to elevate their productivity and accuracy in picking operations. Prime Robotics made the announcement as part of their presence at MODEX 2024. APS features and options Historically, pick station processes have relied on human workers and forklifts to deliver and take away pallets from the pick station. The introduction of goods-to-person autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) removed the reliance on some…
Automated storage and sortation systems provider OPEX Corporation officially unveiled its newest automated sortation and order retrieval systems, Sure Sort X and Xtract, at MODEX 2024 in booth B6602. The trade show is being held March 11-14 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Sure Sort X will also make its European debut at the LogiMAT expo in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 19 at the OPEX exhibit in Hall 7, Stand 7D53. Sure Sort X can handle items up to 20 pounds OPEX said its Sure Sort X represents the next generation of high-speed, automated sorting. The universal…
Exotec, a global warehouse robotics provider, announced at MODEX 2024 that it has sold over $1 billion in systems globally, eclipsing the mark in under a decade. This achievement, according to the company, illustrates the adoption of the Exotec technology since its founding in 2015 as it continually expands its headcount, reinvests into new offerings and reaches new markets across the world. Milestone led by adoption of Skypod system Leading the way to the $1 billion mark is Exotec’s Skypod system. Brands like Gap Inc., Decathlon and UNIQLO have invested in the Skypod system to help weather challenging business fluctuations.…
ATLANTA - The first day of MODEX 2024 definitely didn't disappoint. Robotics, logistics, supply chain and warehouse management companies and users from around the world converged on the Georgia World Congress Center. Robotics 24/7 was on the ground at the show, watching demonstrations, sitting in on sessions and taking in the news and notes from the show on Monday March, 11. Click through the slideshow to view a small portion of the news from MODEX, and be sure to follow along to Robotics 24/7 for all the happenings in Atlanta during the show.
AFORMIC, a provider of autonomous intralogistics offerings, opened its showroom of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for flexible manufacturing and warehousing during MODEX 2024. As part of the AIUT Group - one of Europe’s largest robotic and automation integrators - AFORMIC is implementing its intralogistics offerings in the North American market. AFORMIC works to understand the needs of smart factories to increase production flexibility and automate goods delivery. The company offers customized AMRs to help deliver a smart factory fleet management package, that it demonstrated during the show in Atlanta. Autonomous robots in intralogistics AFORMIC’s smart robotics option offers real-time intralogistics…
LG Business Solutions USA is collaborating with SVT Robotics, a software provider that empowers IT teams to integrate, monitor and scale automation, to deploy LG’s new CLOi CarryBot autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in U.S. warehouse environments. By leveraging the SOFTBOT Platform from SVT Robotics, prebuilt integrations enable the LG CLOi CarryBot AMRs to connect to virtually any warehouse management offering. Both companies were on display with their platforms at MODEX 2024. Using AMRs to improve warehouse efficiency The SOFTBOT Platform from SVT Robotics streamlines integration between hardware and software partners including warehouse management systems (WMS), warehouse execution systems, material control…
FORTNA, an automation and software company for the full logistics value chain, announced the launch of FORTNA OptiSweep at MODEX 2024. OptiSweep is a robotic offering to automate the consolidation and transportation of small orders away from sortation systems in high-volume Ecommerce and sortation distribution centers. It automates what is typically a labor-intensive process by using Geek+ robots to collect orders from sorter divert locations and bring them to specially designed goods-to-person locations to deposit orders for bulk consolidation and outbound processes. OptiSweep details and integration options FORTNA WCS software and its proprietary algorithms orchestrate the workflow, managing the mobile…
Yale Lift Truck Technologies announced standalone availability of its advanced dynamic stability (ADS), one of the underlying technologies in the company’s Reliant forklift operator assist offering. ADS is engineered to help maintain overall stability and minimize the potential for forklift tip overs. Yale demonstrated the ADS at MODEX 2024. Stability on forklifts Previously available in packages with one or more of the other Yale Reliant technologies, such as object detection, proximity detection and real-time location sensing, warehouse lift trucks can now be equipped with ADS as an independent option. ADS continuously monitors forklift and load status and automatically applies interventions…