Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.75
…the autonomous realm are trucks, buses, and yard and shuttle trucks. In my opinion, these autonomous vehicles which operate in controlled environments, such as ports, manufacturing plants, and distribution center yards will be the first to go mainstream. Already, companies have made fully autonomous beer deliveries and struck alliances to operate autonomous trucks (ATs) jointly. The rigs these companies are using are typically new medium- and heavy-duty trucks, outfitted with lidars, sensors, and other technology to allow the vehicle to operate without human intervention. Basic versions of the kit cost as little as $30,000; high-end packages might cost $100,000, McKinsey…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.49
…justify the cost of conventional automation, such as a shuttle system, in its smaller footprint facilities. With regard to the latter, Manzione was sold on two things. One was the cultural fit between RSL and its robotics supplier. “Sitting across the table from them, we felt they understood our operations and our needs,” he says. The other was the robotics-as-a-service model. “Robotics-as-a-service allows us to scale up or down, based on volume, without having to call a temp service to add people right away,” he says. “And, with the variability of volume in e-commerce, you’re constantly scaling up and down.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.04
…Fifty-percent are interested in mobile collaborative robots, 47% in shuttle systems/mobile robotic storage, and 47% in robotics that are used for palletizing. Choosing wisely Of the companies that are planning to evaluate or buy automated materials handling equipment, technology or software in the next two years, most are looking to fill orders faster to meet customer service level agreements and expectations. Other investments are being driven by faster e-commerce order piece picking and packing, and some companies see automated options as a way to deal with the persistent labor shortage. Bryan Jensen, chairman and executive vice president at St. Onge…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.01
…France, and R&D facilities in Paris, NAVYA offers autonomous shuttle (Autonom Shuttle) and autonomous cabs (Autonom Cab). Some of its vehicles are in service in Singapore, Perth, Australia); Christchurch Airport in New Zealand; and Curtin University in Australia. Such conditional autonomy with the condition being the restricted zone will fall under Level 4 as defined by the SAE. The Pesky Level For Level 0 to Level 2, the human driver is fully or largely responsible for road monitoring and making appropriate decisions. For Level 3 to Level 5, the system plays an increasingly larger role, executing dynamic navigating tasks and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.83
…storage and computation tasks. This precludes the need to shuttle data between memory and processor, saving time and reducing energy consumption by as much as 90%. In-memory computing can cache large amounts of data, greatly speed response times and store session data, which helps to optimize performance. “We need to evolve to a new type of computing platform, where we lose less power in moving data up and down to the compute engine,” says Lauwereins. “We need to compute in memory, where the data stays where it is stored and can be processed at that same place.” Processing Goes Analog…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.97
…goods-to-person solutions continue to expand from traditional carousels and shuttles to include new, proprietary bin picking technologies with robots actually on the shuttle. In addition, AGVs are top of our list,too. In the past 16 months, we’ve quadrupled the sales of AGVs from our parent Toyota. There’s strong demand out there,and we’re here to meet it. It’s also worth noting that Bastian Solutions is part of a powerful combination under the Toyota Industries Group umbrella that also includes Toyota Material Handling, Vanderlande and Raymond. We are uniquely positioned to satisfy leading market needs with turnkey solutions. To learn more about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.65
…“We’re also introducing our new C200 series, a robot shuttle system that can be deployed on either single- or double-layer rack,” she said. Each unit handles a bin measuring 23.6 x 15.7 x 13.8 inches (600 x 400 x 350 millimeters) at a maximum payload of 88 pounds (40 kilograms). It travels through storage aisles, selecting required order totes and replacing them once the pick is complete. ProMat 2019 is scheduled to be held April 8-11 at Chicago’s McCormick Place. The tradeshow will showcase the latest manufacturing, distribution and supply chain solutions in the materials handling and logistics industry. Modern’s…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.49
Knapp (Booth S1231) showcased its new OSR Shuttle Evo+, a flexible, scalable and reliable autonomous mobile robotics solution. Knapp’s redPILOT software technology is a finalist for MHI’s Top IT Innovation Award. As a control tower for warehousing and distribution, redPILOT plans and optimizes warehouse and distribution resources for senior supply chain managers and their operations teams. By managing Big Data, predictive modeling and analytics, IoT and artificial intelligence, the software helped EDEKA, a $57 billion grocer, to optimize 5,500 employees and seven major distribution centers. Knapp announced it has undertaken the biggest project in the company’s history: a 2.2 million-square-foot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.54
…than at a typical distribution center by using robotic shuttles to move products. In partnership with Bonneville Environmental Foundation and The Nature Conservancy of Arizona, REI has supported modernization of irrigation infrastructure to conserve water and enhance flows for recreation and wildlife, protect farmland and limit development and water extraction in sensitive areas, as well as removal of invasive plants to restore river habitat. REI joined DOE’s Better Buildings Alliance in 2015. Since becoming a partner, REI has actively participated in program events, including webinars, meetings, and working groups to share energy efficiency best practices with peers in the retail…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.55
…attendees began boarding the long black buses that would shuttle them to the site of the keynote. The 15-min ride from the convention center took them to the San Jose State University's sunny campus. It was still more than an hour before the scheduled keynote, but the queue was already snaking through the grass fields, all the way to the student union building that houses the canteen. “Hey, thanks for coming out this way! We got so packed in the old place we had to get you out here. I appreciate you making the trip,” said NVIDIA's cofounder and CEO…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.77
…emerging tech, everything from machine learning to the next shuttle to Mars. I’ve always been into science fiction books, and now it feels like the stuff we invent is straight out of those books. MHMRO: What technologies have helped you become more effective? Ouchakov: We have phones, tablets, and laptops to help us with troubleshooting quickly and successfully. We are a quick phone call away from our tech support line, and those people are a short walk away from the engineers that designed the stuff. The amount of tools and information available to us is staggering. Knowing how and when…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.75
…intelligence and gripping with automated storage and retrieval system shuttle technology, vertical lifts and conveyor, the order picking process can be completely automated. The fully integrated system is ideal for e-commerce fulfillment operations in a challenging labor market and handling high volumes of smaller-size orders. It uses unique gripping technology to pick individual items of a range of sizes, shapes, fragility and weights. When paired with AI, the gripper enables the automation of highly unstructured tasks found in e-commerce distribution. Little to no human intervention is required for the system to provide consistent accuracy and high throughput to meet customer…