Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.97
February 06, 2023
…can help with everyday chores.” InOrbit addresses RobOps needs “Amazon is adding about a thousand robots a day,” according to Cathie Wood, chief investment officer and CEO of Ark Invest, as reported by CNBC. “If you compare the number of robots Amazon has to the number of employees, it’s about a third,” she noted. “And we believe that by the year 2030, Amazon can have more robots than employees.” However, job growth has not yet been adversely affected by economic headwinds, said the U.S. Department of Labor. Corporate decision-makers and the general public need to understand the potential of robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.69
January 31, 2023
…logistics trade show this week, including representatives from Walmart, Amazon, IKEA, and Target. Some 250 industry experts will also share their insights during panel discussions and talks. Tomorrow at 10:20 a.m. PT, Addverb Americas CEO Mark Messina will speak as part of “The Automated Micro Fulfillment & Autonomous Routing” panel. Other experts on the panel will include executives from Davinci Micro, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and Wise Systems. The session will “discuss trends in autonomous micro-fulfillment and autonomous routing,” Addverb said. Addverb invests in U.S. market Addverb has spent the past year expanding its presence in the U.S. after Reliance Retail…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.45
January 30, 2023
…to a prestigious list of select companies – including Amazon Prime Air, Alphabet’s Wing, UPS, and Zipline, the companies said. “We live in an era of instant gratification, where consumers want to get their food or goods faster, more reliably, more economically and more sustainably – and drone delivery has risen to the occasion,” stated Yariv Bash, CEO and cofounder of Flytrex. “Flytrex’s continued success delivering to customers throughout North Carolina and Texas has put us ahead of the curve. “With this certification, we look forward to bringing our super swift, sustainable and safe airborne delivery systems to every backyard…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.94
January 30, 2023
…growth of businesses. They don't have to be an Amazon or a Walmart. What are some of the advantages of automation for smaller companies? Martinelli: In a smaller company, there are fewer layers to sell through. If the CEO decides, it happens. Larger companies plan buildings over three to 10 years. RightHand, partners promise to ease robot adoption How have your partnerships helped widen robotics adoption? Martinelli: For example, our partnership with Element Logic brings design, installation, and support to 12 countries. Our guys support them with training. These things take time, but we're starting to see the fruit of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.24
January 26, 2023
…additional backing from ArcTerm Ventures, Alumni Ventures, and the Amazon Alexa Fund. “It’s a huge vote of confidence from a diverse space of investors,” Jack Morrison, Scythe Robotics CEO, told Robotics 24/7 in an interview. “We’re really proud of that and the excitement there.” The M.52 autonomous mower features 12 onboard ultrasonic sensors and eight HDR (high dynamic range) cameras to allow for 360 degrees of coverage, the company said. It takes advantage of 3D mapping, semantic awareness, precision localization, and motion planning software to help it navigate. Scythe is not going after consumers with its robotic mower, but professional…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.48
January 13, 2023
…workforce, affecting about 240 people. Some other robotics players that have announced layoffs in the past six months include Amazon Robotics, Pudu Robotics, Shopify (parent of 6 River Systems), Nuro Inc., and Starship Technologies.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.72
January 13, 2023
…manufacturers and retailers. Only big companies like Walmart, Target, Amazon, GXO, DHL, or Kroger could automate. While we were talking about a labor crisis coming, it was hard work to sell robotics. The companies that leaned in early on are now scaling automation—they've made those investments. Now, everyone realizes it's happening, and there's no debate over whether to automate. It's now, “How do we do it? How can we make it happen with no skills within the organization?” SVT Robotics said its SOFTBOT integration platform and network of partners can help warehouses bring in robots. Click image to enlarge. Source:…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.80
January 06, 2023
…navigate their homes. The company has teamed up with Amazon for one of its demos and has placed an Amazon Echo Show 10 on top of its Labrador Retriever robot to showcase its ability to be integrated with other technologies. “On its own, the Echo Show 10 is an HD smart display with the Alexa. The device can rotate toward a person when they say the wake word (“Alexa”), helping the screen stay in view as they move around the room,” the company said in a press release. “When combined with the Retriever, this enables a new degree of freedom…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.97
January 04, 2023
…prime position to fill the gap that companies like Amazon and FedEx were not able to.” The company deployed autonomous delivery robots at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport (CVG), Rome Fiumicino International Airport (FCO), and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). In addition, Posten Norge in Oslo, Norway, and Goggo in Madrid, Spain, used Ottobot to automate first-mile and last-mile deliveries. Ottonomy is also working with industry partners in Canada and Saudi Arabia and has scheduled more launches for 2023 in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Ottobot 2.0 rolls out Ottonomy introduced Ottobot 2.0 in the third quarter of 2022. It described the system…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.98
January 03, 2023
…important, such as luggage falling on a train track. Amazon Robotics is using Isaac Sim to train soft robot grippers and Omniverse for warehouse digital twins, while ETH Zurich is training a wheeled quadruped robot, said Andrews. Fraunhofer is developing advanced AMRs using the physically accurate and full-fidelity visualization features of Isaac Sim. Festo uses Isaac Cortex to simplify programming for cobots and transfer simulated skills to the physical robots. Flexiv is using Isaac Replicator for synthetic data generation to train AI models. While training robots is important, simulation is playing a critical role in training the human operators to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.93
December 29, 2022
…heavyweights have also taken flight after years of development. Amazon Prime Air began deliveries in California and Texas this year, and Walmart started services in Arizona, Florida, and Texas. FedEx Express plans to begin drone cargo deliveries with Elroy Air in 2023. How much could the drone delivery market grow? Estimates vary widely. Future Market Insights projected a 33% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $322 million in 2022 to $5.5 billion in 2032. Research and Markets forecast a CAGR of 49%, from $228 million in 2022 to $5.5 billion by 2030. Allied Market Research predicted a compound annual growth…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.58
November 22, 2022
…original team that worked at Zoox, a self-driving company Amazon bought in 2020 for $1.2 billion. Kohen said he brought a lot of what he learned at Zoox with him to SparkAI, including using humans to handle the shortcomings of artificial intelligence. “Our unique take that was very contrarian at the time was that the last 5% is not something you can fill with more tech,” he said. “There's a cognitive gap that's going to take a few decades to build, so in the meantime, the only cognition that exists in the world is in our heads.” “Our job through…
The India-based robotics company has honed its package-sorting and order-consolidation technology and is aiming to serve intralogistics operations worldwide.
