Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.18
…upgrade cycles and expand capabilities. InnovizOne to enable LOXO last-mile deliveries In late June, Innoviz said that Bern, Switzerland-based LOXO plans to deploy the InnovizOne lidar in its alpha electric, autonomous delivery vehicles through 2024. The companies tested Innoviz's lidar earlier this year. “There is ample opportunity to optimize the exchange of goods from local distribution centers to a customer's doorstep to elevate the logistics experience for today's consumers,” stated Amin Amini, co-founder and CEO of LOXO. “Innoviz's automotive-grade lidar is a key component in facilitating optimized and autonomous last-mile delivery,” he added. “We're excited to equip our growing fleet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.33
…recommendations for investment. Rahul Sen Sharma, Indxx Since we last spoke, concern about market conditions has continued. How has that affected Indxx? Sharma: We’re in a unique time. We haven’t had this level of uncertainty and interest rates in a decade. In our business, we build indexes for issuers, and they build products. They’ve been waiting because of the debt crisis, but some are entering bull market because of S&P [Standard and Poor's 500] performance. There are some green shoots in aggressive markets, such as Israel, South Korea, Europe, and hopefully the U.S., but volatility is not our friend. How…
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…vehicle fleets. The Shanghai-based company said applications such as last-mile delivery and logistics robots in restricted areas also use its sensors. Hesai, which has offices in Palo Alto, Calif., raised more than $300 million in Series D funding in June 2021. It asserted that its commercially validated systems are backed by research and development capabilities across optics, mechanics, electronics, and software. The company added that it “integrates lidar designs with an in-house manufacturing process, facilitating rapid product development while ensuring high performance, consistent quality, and affordability.” Hesai recently said its ET25 lidar is quiet and can be placed behind a…
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…parcel locker., Cleveron's aim is to the disrupts the last-mile market with a grid-independent parcel solution with a mission to reduce 70% in CO2 emissions across the entire last-mile sector. Cleveron claimed its solutions help companies effectively reduce last-mile delivery costs, streamline parcel operations, and elevate the omnichannel customer experience. Over the past 15 years, Cleveron has equipped the world's largest retailers, grocers, and logistics companies with state-of-the-art parcel automation technology. Currently, Cleveron machines are deployed in 51 countries, serving a global customer base that includes industry leaders such as Inditex/Zara, H&M, IKEA, XXL, Falabella, and DHL. Designed for the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.60
…met this team, it was presenting something related but different—middle-mile deliveries between stores and from warehouse to warehouse, as supply chain networks get denser. The third piece—we had struggled with the idea of general autonomy and weren't sure of the timeline. Gatik said, “We’re going to the middle mile with only constrained routes.” That narrowed the problem rather than “boiling the ocean,” giving them a shot at succeeding. Innovation Endeavors led Gatick's seed round and its Series A, which was in 2020, when the market wasn't very favorable to autonomous vehicle startups. There was already fatigue among investors. Is there…
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Real Life Robotics Inc., which specializes in cargo and last-mile robotic delivery at scale, yesterday announced an exclusive strategic engineering partnership with InDro Robotics, a leading Canadian research and development firm. InDro said it will provide engineering support for Real Life Robotics’ systems to address labor shortages with “unique, customizable, and affordable last-mile delivery robotic solutions.” “InDro’s world-class team of engineers brings exceptional depth to our product development path as we expand globally,” said Cameron Waite, founder and CEO of Real Life Robotics. “We’re excited to expand our partnership and know it will accelerate our ability to deliver robotics solutions…
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…much it was investing. Bear Robotics announced its elevator delivery robot, the Servi Lift, last year. The robot was designed to complete last-mile deliveries inside multi-story buildings such as hotels, senior living communities, ghost kitchens, hospitals, corporate campuses, and other high-rise commercial and residential real estate properties, the Redwood City, Calif.-based company said. Bear noted that 100 trials are reserved for 2023 and broader rollouts are planned for 2024. It's betting on M2M Tech primarily because of its open and interoperable platform named ELSA (Elevator Smart Advisor, Elevator Smart Remote Management, Smart Predictive Maintenance System). “We believe this investment will…
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…customers include Sony, Tupperware, and Rossmann. “Surrounded by many last mile delivery and logistics operators, Leighton Buzzard was selected as the ideal location for OPLOG's inception into the UK. Its arrival in the historic market town coincides with positive signs of economic growth in the area, with reports showing over 2,000 new businesses were registered in the county during 2022,” the company said. “We believe that OPLOG will be highly efficient and competitive in the UK's logistics market while offering a seamless post-purchase experience to new generation consumer brands.” “Thanks to its close proximity to the business hub of the…
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…added it works with customers in logistics, manufacturing, and last-mile delivery. Accelerated customer traction Capra Robotics, an award-winning mobile robot manufacturer based in Denmark, selected RGo’s Perception Engine for its new Hircus mobile robot platform. “RGo continues to develop game-changing navigation technology,” said Niels Juls Jacobsen, CEO of Capra and founder of Mobile Industrial Robots. “Traditional localization sensors either work indoors or outdoors – but not both. Combining both capabilities into a low-cost, compact and robust system is a key aspect of our strategy to deliver mobile robotics solutions to the untapped ‘interlogistics’ market.” RGo Robotics said it has completed…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.21
…sort mixed parcels like polybags, flats and boxes into last-mile mailsacks. The systems are modular and configurable to accept parcels via rolling bin or the new conveyor-fed automated induction system. The new AmbiSort A-Series conveyor-fed system improves the efficiency of existing parcel sorting applications by autonomously sorting parcels in a modular footprint that can be overseen by one operator for every three to four robotic systems, the Berkeley Calif.-based company said. Simulation used for parcel sortation Ambi Robotics’ systems are powered by AmbiOS, the company’s proprietary operating system that leverages advanced simulation-to-reality (Sim2Real) artificial intelligence (AI). This technology enables Ambi…
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…by forklifts and brought to the corresponding trucks for delivery to their final destinations, explained Yuchuan Wang, a company spokesperson. JD.com noted that the CTU system helped increase the number of storage units from 10,000 to 35,000 by making full use of the height of the warehouse. The robots also improved operating efficiency by 300%, it said. In addition to warehousing, JD Logistics United States claimed that it is one of the few third-party logistics providers (3PLs) to provide transfer, last-mile delivery, aftersales and maintenance, cross-border transportation, and other services in one stop. JD Logistics said its automation capabilities also…
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…to accelerate the deployment of efficient and integrated next-generation last-mile delivery services using driverless carriers in urban and on-yard environments. Clevon and ZF teams will work together to carry out a full-scale integration of the SCALAR SaaS platform and CLEVON 1 vehicles over the upcoming months and deploy it to manage CLEVON 1 unit fleets on public roads. Talinn, Estonia-based Clevon was founded in 2022 and was spun out of Cleveron, which develops robotic-based parcel terminals. Its CLEVON 1 autonomous shuttle carriers have completed deliveries in Europe and the U.S. “Clevon is making driverless deliveries happen already today,” said Sander…