Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.27
…on the systems. One of our customers is in apparel, so the returns that they see are typically unpackaged goods. You open up the mailer in which the item comes, and then you’ve got to figure out what to do with it. This particular retailer had many jeans, so typical automation systems that do both sortation and picking couldn't handle the unbagged jeans, whereas our robotic picking systems could. That was because of the nature of presentation of the goods in the returns through a reverse logistics process. In the case of those jeans, we can both fulfill them and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.97
…used for makeup, for a variety of industries including apparel, footwear, beauty, and general merchandise. Increase customer order sortation throughput by up to 300% with its high-capacity put wall. Integrate with existing fulfillment processes with no disruption to ongoing operations. Provide sort locations for up to 240 orders to be processed at the same time in a single robotic put wall, as opposed to the industry average of 80 orders for a manual put wall. Improve upstream batch inventory pick rates by up to 33%. Deliver best-in-class reliability while performing millions of picks in production. Support the needs of 24/7…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.31
…have been a driver for e-commerce growth, particularly in apparel, footwear, electronics, and luxury items, said Berkshire Grey. However, the average cost of such a return, regardless of item, ranges from $20.75 to $45.25 when factoring in the costs of transportation, processing, and markdowns or liquidation to resell, the company said. “We were alerted to this when customers talked about problems for e-commerce,” said Kishore Boyalakuntla, vice president of product at Berkshire Grey. “Twenty to 30% of all things people order are returned in late December or early January.” “From a retailer standpoint, they spend a lot on advertising, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.36
…Co-Founder of RightHand Robotics. “Our companies’ advanced technologies will provide transformative solutions to a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, apparel, grocery, and more. With the growing demands of e-commerce order fulfillment, we can solve our customers’ needs for flexible and reliable technology, with real productivity and efficiency results.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.13
…for industries including retail, e-commerce, health and beauty, parcel, apparel and more. Synergy Design is now a member of Fabric’s Partner Elite Program and will help the company identify clients, they said. As part of the program, which Fabric launched in February, Synergy Design employees will receive training on how to sell Fabric’s technology. Tel Aviv, Israel-based Fabric said its flexible systems can fit any space, whether it’s a store or warehouse. The company was founded in 2015 and claims to be a pioneer in developing micro-fulfillment technologies. It is backed by Temasek, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments),…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.00
…is a combined hardware and software solution that picks individual items for e-commerce order fulfillment for pharmaceuticals, electronics, grocery, apparel, and other industries. Unlike traditional factory robots, RightPick handles thousands of different items using a machine learning backend coupled with an intelligent gripper that works in concert with robotic arms. Vecna Robotics and RightHand Robotics will be showcasing each other’s technologies at MODEX in Atlanta from April 9 through 12. Vecna Robotics will exhibit at booth B4987 and RightHand Robotics will be at Booth B4087.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.98
…academics. The inaugural MassRobotics Accelerator cohort included ten startups: Apparel Robotics, brd BOT, Gopher Motion, Hominid X, Mapless AI, Oligo, Robotics 88, rStream, SIMPL Automation, and Yard Robotics. During the course of the program, startups will be provided a curriculum of business topics spanning customer discovery, value proposition discovery, manufacturing, fundraising tactics, and team management. “Technical founders can often jump to product-building mode before intimately understanding their end user and customer,” said Marita McGinn, director of the MassRobotics Accelerator. “During this program, our startups will each complete at least 25 customer discovery interviews in an effort to hone in on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.90
…system can process a wide variety of items including apparel, shoe boxes, general merchandise, shipping bags, small-to-medium boxes and more. Its applications include e-commerce, retail replenishment, returns, shipping and can even be deployed in the backroom of a postal or retail location. “We are excited to partner with PULSE Integration and help support their mission to provide clients with technology solutions that are capable of adapting and scaling to meet constantly evolving consumer and supply requirements,” said Mike Futch, president of Tompkins Robotics. According to a release, robots continue to gain momentum in the warehouse as many companies turn to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.86
…and said it serves brands and other retailers across apparel, food and beverage, and home goods. “Creating the software and hardware needed to solve the global supply chain problem is a massive undertaking but this new funding, along with the support from our investors and team, will allow us to scale our technology and double down on our commitment to implementing the most advanced fulfillment technology on the market, said Scott Gravelle, founder and CEO of Attabotics.” Banner year for Attabotics The Series C-1 comes on the heels of an eventful year for Attabotics, including the launch of the Attabot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.78
…and capitalizing on the company’s recent distribution installations across sectors including aerospace (Airbus), manufacturing (Boeing), hospital (Providence Hospital), and apparel (ChefWorks). These White Systems installations are automated systems comprised of either stand-alone or combinations of White vertical and horizontal carousels, vertical lift modules (VLMs), StorBot robots and inventory management software. “I am excited an honored to take on this role and look forward to accelerating White Systems worldwide,” Lingamfelter said. “For over seven decades the White brand has stood for performance and customer focus. I am pleased to be leading the next phase of innovation and growth.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.77
GEODIS Indianapolis, Ind. Size: 250,000 square feet Products: Apparel and fashion Stock Keeping Units: 30,000 Throughput: 20,000 units per day Shifts: 1 shift per day/7 days a week Read more about the GEODIS e-fulfillment center in the feature article from February 2019 Modern Material Handling Magazine. GEODIS is one of a handful of third-party logistics (3PLs) providers that have embraced mobile collaborative robots to improve throughput and productivity and create a better working environment for their employees. Here’s how they’re deployed. At the present, GEODIS is using the cobots only in the picking process. Picking begins when a wave of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.74
…Bellamy, Exotec has seen the strongest demand from retail, apparel, and e-commerce. “People are looking for flexibility for anything requiring multichannel management, from store replenishment to customers” he said. “Our system can handle it well. “Grocery is another area where we have a number of sites,” Bellamy said. “E-commerce is slowing down a bit, where if an operation doesn't need to scale this year, it can put off growth until next year.” “It's not just retail—in B2B [business-to-business] wholesale, such as auto parts, companies need systems that are highly responsive to many SKUs,” he said. “They can't take three hours…