Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.31
…by global investment firm Battery Ventures. CRV, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Tusk Ventures also participated in the round. As part of the financing, Battery General Partner Itzik Parnafes will join Kodiak’s board. Burnette and Eshel founded Kodiak Robotics to bring new technologies to the long-haul trucking market. Trucking is a key component of the U.S. economy: According to the American Trucking Associations (ATA), trucks move more than 70 percent of all U.S. freight and generate over $700 billion in revenue annually. While freight volume is at record levels, driven in part by the growth of e-commerce, the industry is struggling…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.19
…the competition wrapped up. The space agency and its partner Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, picked five winning teams, awarding them between $19K to $20K each based on their scores. In its blog post, NASA points out, “Creating a structure on the surface of Mars is an extraordinary challenge considering the extensive limits on transporting materials and the differences in atmosphere and landscape. The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge aims to further the progression of sustainable shelters that will someday occupy the Moon, Mars or beyond ...” Now it seems Autodesk has also become involved in the efforts to explore a 3D-printable…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.15
…the $80B fulfillment warehouse automation market,” said Greg Bettinelli, Partner at Upfront Ventures. “We’ve been continually impressed with their product innovation and impressive commerce partner pipeline, and we’re thrilled to continue to support them.” “Funding in robotics has been incredible over the past several years, and for good reason,” says John Santagate, Research Director for Commercial Service Robotics at Research and Analysis Firm IDC. “The growth in funding is a function of a market that has become accepting of the technology, a technology area that has matured to meet market demands, and vision of the future that must include flexible…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.44
…earliest interactions with RightHand and vetting of other solutions that this was the team and platform we wanted to partner with moving forward,” said Campbell. “We are tremendously excited to be working with Capacity,” said Yaro Tenzer, Co-Founder and CEO of RightHand Robotics. “We share a common vision for how robotic piece-picking can be a strategic asset to their business, especially as they continue to grow at a phenomenal rate across multiple product categories and parts of the world. With every pick, the system generates data that helps us further improve performance across their entire fleet of workcells.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.23
…a chance to talk to Jerry Murphy, the Sikich partner in charge of the survey about what struck him by the results. “A lot of what comes out of this are best practices, and that allows us to make suggestions on what business leaders should be doing to address the challenges identified in the report, “ Murphy told me. What were Murphy’s take aways? “Over the last couple of years, the Internet of Things has become a bigger pain point for the respondents along with workforce challenges that are becoming a barrier to growth,” he said. “I talked to several…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.15
…“MakeTime's network of 1,000+ suppliers will join the Xometry Partner Network. The combined network provides 3D Printing, Urethane Casting, CNC Machining, Sheet Metal Fabrication, and Injection Molding services,” said Bill Cronin, senior VP of sales and marketing for Xometry. Xometry may be familiar to some SolidWorks users, as the company has a plug-in that lets SolidWorks MCAD software users directly submit files, get quotes, and order parts from their modeling software. Plethora, an on-demand CNC service provider, also works similarly, through a CAD plug-in compatible with SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge, and NX. Such plug-ins make the submission and part…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
…long-term relationships with carriers and third party logistics (3PL) partners is now imperative to gaining improved logistics efficiency. “And that is a paradigm shift for us,” she says. “We strive to be the shipper of choice for our carriers because we’re not in it for the short haul.” And while admitting that there can be tension with third-party relationships, Fouhy says that the key is getting 3PLs to fully understand her company’s needs and standards. “What we focus on is integrating J&J into the 3PL relationship to help alleviate tensions.” Joseph Ruddy, chief innovation officer for the Port of Virginia,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.68
…Manager, Advanced Warehouse Solutions said, “We are proud to partner with GreyOrange and present their AI-enabled robotics solutions to the markets in ANZ. The Butler goods-to-person system has been well received and deployed in sites across Asia and Europe and we are excited to share its many applications. We invite visitors to meet with our Solution Experts to get to know how the latest robotics technologies can unlock new efficiencies in their warehouses.” Nalin Advani, CEO – APAC, GreyOrange, added, ”Our customers in Japan, Asia, and Europe have discovered ways to optimize operations further using the AI in our Butler…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.84
…Yaskawa. Shaun & Paul built the most widely-used open source software platform in industrial robotics,” said Julian Counihan, General Partner at Schematic Ventures. “As a team, they check every box needed to create the next major category of enterprise software.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.27
Tompkins Robotics (Booth B727), a division of Tompkins International, and RightHand Robotics (Booth B4087), a leader in robotic piece-picking solutions, announced today a collaboration that will combine the world’s first portable, automated sortation system, t-Sort, with RightPick, robotic piece-picking systems, providing unmatched flexibility and throughput for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment. “The response from customers visiting our recently re-launched Emerging Technology Center to see these two systems working together has been extremely positive,” said Mike Futch, President of Tompkins Robotics. “Integrating RightHand’s best-in-class piece-picking technology with, Tompkins Robotics t-Sort provides a solution that can flexibly scale from a small operation in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.20
Vecna Robotics, a leader in next-generation mobile robotics, and RightHand Robotics, a leader in robotic picking systems, have announced a collaboration to improve the performance of e-commerce order fulfillment. According to a release, the partnership will offer best-in-class solutions to simplify intralogistics and material handling challenges. “We’re excited to have this robust and cost-effective solution become available to all Vecna Robotics and RightHand Robotics customers through this collaboration,” said John Hayes, vice president of sales and marketing at Vecna Robotics. “RightHand has best-in-class piece-picking technology, while Vecna Robotics has best-in-class autonomous mobility,” he added. “Both companies have a shared vision…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.55
…costs. This is accomplished through Ricoh’s global network of highly skilled and certified services employees. “We are thrilled to partner with Fetch to extend their robotics support globally and around the clock,” said Dale Walsh, Director of Service Advantage Innovation at Ricoh USA, Inc. “Fetch’s customers will be able to receive unparalleled service from our massive infrastructure of technical resources to keep warehouse automation running smoothly at all times, at any location.”