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Plus One Robotics, a provider of AI vision software and solutions for robotic parcel handling, announced that it has recorded over 1 billion successful picks across its fleet of parcel induction and depalletization robots. The San Antonio-based company was founded in 2016 and surpassed the 500 million pick plateau in October 2022. Robotic integration comes at an integral time for…
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Fox Robotics recently announced that its installed base of FoxBot autonomous trailer loader/unloaders (ATL) has unloaded over 2.5 million pallets since the company introduced it in 2019. At Manifest 2024 in Las Vegas, Fox Robotics displayed its autonomous forklift on the show floor. Autonomous forklifts in the warehouse “We created the Fox Robotics autonomous trailer loader/unloader to solve for the…
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Consumer cleaning robot manufacturer iRobot and e-commerce retailer Amazon recently announced they mutually agreed to forgo Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot. In a release, the companies announced they signed a termination agreement that resolves all outstanding transactional matters, including Amazon paying iRobot a previously agreed upon $94 million termination fee. The original $1.7 billion acquisition proposal was announced in August…
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Pressing challenges such as labor shortages, inflation, and escalating operational expenses are compelling companies to expedite technological advancements and explore various strategies to upgrade their technology. According to a new research report from ResearchAndMarkets, the imperative to enhance operational efficiency, handle heavy workloads, and tailor solutions to meet customer demands is driving the development of autonomous technologies within warehouses across…
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The Insight Partners has published a new study, “Packaging Robots Market Size and Forecast (2021–2028), Global and Regional Share, Trends, and Growth Opportunity Analysis – by Industry Vertical (Food & Beverages, Pharmaceuticals, Consumer Electronics, and Others), Application (Primary Packaging, Secondary Packaging, and Tertiary Packaging), and Geography.” The market was estimated to be worth $3.94 billion in 2021 and is poised…
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Much of the excitement in warehouse robotics is about what the systems can do next, such as trailer unloading, parcel piece picking, or autonomous case handling. But there is also plenty of enthusiasm about the robotics-as-a-service, or RaaS, model for adopting automation. Like the established software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, RaaS bundles the costs of running a system into a tidy regular…
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McMurray Stern and Addverb Technologies Pvt. today opened a warehouse automation Tech Center to industry stakeholders, partners, and technology enthusiasts. The partners said they have spent years planning for this grand unveiling. “We are thrilled to open our Tech Center in Santa Fe Springs, [Calif.],” stated Pat Fitzpatrick, vice president of sales and marketing of McMurray Stern. “This facility represents…
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One of the biggest selling points for mobile robots is that they are not fixed infrastructure like conveyor belts and can thus change routes depending on seasonal volume, shifting workflows, or new products. In addition, increasingly sophisticated software promises to pick the best robots, manual and autonomous forklifts, and human workers as agents for a particular task. But this is…
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Corvus Robotics, a provider of autonomous inventory management systems, announced an updated version of its Corvus One system that brings, for the first time, the ability to fly its drone-powered system in a lights-out distribution center without any added infrastructure like reflectors, stickers or beacons. The newest generation product is supported by an $18 million Series A round and seed…
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Having witnessed a trend towards more small package orders and less frequent large stock pallet orders, automotive parts provider MAHLE Aftermarket selected an AutoStore automated storage and retrieval system 〈AS/RS〉 empowered by Kardex to increase capacity and throughput. MAHLE, which provides parts globally for the independent aftermarket, was also experiencing storage capacity constraints at its distribution center in Olive Branch,…
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Tompkins Robotics announced the launch of its tSortPost, the company’s newest Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for parcel sortation. The robot underwent rigorous rounds of development and testing, according to the company, and serves as the newest member of the tSort product family. Tompkins hopes that it will offer its clients more options in accomplishing their dynamic and comprehensive requirements for…
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Warehouse management system 〈WMS〉 provider Softeon recently announced that it has been named a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for WMS for the 13th time in a row. A Gartner Magic Quadrant is a culmination of research in a specific market, which gives readers a wide-angle view of the relative positions of the market’s competitors. Softeon said it is…
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ForwardX Robotics, a provider of “assisted picking” autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), announced its partnership with Voyatzoglou as the official distributor in Greece and EuroFit in Romania. This strategic alliance serves as a further expansion of ForwardX offerings in the European marketplace. Voyatzoglou a Greece-based company that has developed solutions for retail stores, warehouses and distribution centers since 1992, brings its…
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Agility Robotics, creator of the Digit bipedal humanoid mobile manipulation robot (MMR), and pure-play contract logistics provider GXO Logistics, Inc. announced today that they have signed a multi-year agreement to begin deploying Digit in GXO’s logistics operations. The companies claim their agreement is both the industry’s first formal commercial deployment of humanoid robots and first robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) deployment of humanoid…
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Toronto, Canada-based robotics sensor and edge AI provider Forcen recently announced it closed a $8.35 million Canadian dollars - or approximately $6.12 million United States dollars - funding round. The round was co-led by Brightspark Ventures and BDC Capital’s Deep Tech Venture Fund with participation by Garage Capital and MaRS IAF, and returning investors including EmergingVC. Forcen said it will…
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Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
