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Retail store fulfillment typically requires the shipment of full cases and pallets of like SKUs, but e-commerce orders are made up of an ever-changing combination of SKUs in small quantities and headed to different locations. This has driven up demand for labor, which has never been scarcer, according to InVia Robotics Inc. The company today announced that Fulfyld, a third-party…
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Affordable and reliable robot navigation is essential for a widening range of applications. SLAMcore Ltd. today announced that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. The London-based company said it plans to use the financing to “rapidly capitalize” on its technology, which combines artificial intelligence with consumer-grade cameras, sensors, and processors. Its vision-based location and mapping is designed…
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work last week provided an opportunity to consider how technology can improve working conditions. In warehouses and factories around the world, people move heavy boxes and carts, repetitively pick items, and operate machinery in narrow spaces. Industrial mobile robots (IMRs) promise to improve worker safety and reduce physical strain while also increasing throughput…
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Many people in prison need to learn skills they can use when they re-enter society. Robotics can provide one path away from recidivism. This week, the Eastern Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, or eKAMI, broke ground on its second workforce development training center. It will be on the grounds of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, the state's largest correctional facility. In…
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Stratom Inc., a developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robots for logistics and defense operations, today announced the launch of its Summit Off-Road Autonomy Platform. The Boulder, Colo.-based company said its modular software can be easily customized for various vehicles, applications, and environmental conditions. “Successfully developing off-road unmanned vehicles since 2012, Stratom understands that the right autonomous solutions can boost…
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At MODEX 2022 last month in Atlanta, one of the more promising robots was Stretch, a truck-unloading system developed by Boston Dynamics Inc. The Waltham, Mass.-based company, best known for videos of its legged robots, is now working to address the needs of warehouses and distribution centers. Stretch joined the Atlas humanoid robot and the Spot quadruped for industrial inspections.…
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Pepper and Nao are among the best-known humanoid robots, and their maker is changing hands, demonstrating the challenges facing service robot vendors. United Robotics Group today announced that it has agreed to acquire SoftBank Robotics Europe SAS from SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. The transaction will result in United Robotics Group becoming one of the leading service robot providers in Europe,…
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National fast-casual restaurant chains are increasingly evaluating automation for commercial kitchens. Miso Robotics Inc. today announced its new CookRight Coffee product line. Panera Bread Co. is Miso's first partner to test the system, which uses sensors and artificial intelligence to maintain drink quality and consistency. “In order to meet the needs of the rapidly evolving restaurant industry, we want our…
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Last week's MODEX 2022 trade show featured numerous demonstrations of materials handling technology, a return to face-to-face events with more than 37,000 attendees, and a growing number of robotics exhibitors. While global supply chain challenges, labor shortages, and pandemic-accelerated e-commerce have all increased adoption of supply chain automation, what can suppliers, integrators, and, most importantly, operators expect? What should end…
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After a few years of mostly virtual or smaller events because of COVID-19, both exhibitors and attendees were relieved to reunite in person for MODEX 2022 in Atlanta last week. Robotics also had a strong presence at the biennial materials handling trade show, growing from about 10% five or six years ago to nearly 60% this year, according to several…
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ATLANTA—Among the themes emerging from MODEX 2022 here this week is the need for supply chain operators to orchestrate both people and robots. Conveyco Technologies Inc. said its RightFIT analytics and Go-Fer Bot can make order fulfillment more agile. “With RightFIT's seven-step methodology, we can look at labor and order-picking processes,” said Ed Romaine, vice president of marketing and business…
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Mobile robots are getting smarter. OTTO Motors yesterday announced the availability of OTTO Lifter, which it called “the smartest autonomous forklift on the market.” The new system is designed to pick up and drop off pallets autonomously. OTTO Motors plans to demonstrate OTTO Lifter alongside its OTTO 100 and 1500 robots at MODEX 2022 next week in Atlanta. OTTO Motors,…
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As e-commerce accelerates demand for warehouse automation, robots need to become more perceptive and smarter. At its Spring 2022 GPU Technology Conference, or GTC, NVIDIA Corp. today announced the availability of its Jetson AGX Orin developer kit and its Isaac Nova Orin architecture for autonomous mobile robots. “Modern fulfillment centers are evolving into technical marvels — facilities operated by humans…
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Ondas Holdings Inc., which designs, makes, and markets industrial drones through its American Robotics Inc. subsidiary, today announced that it has acquired Ardenna Inc., which provides image processing and machine learning software for rail monitoring and inspection. The companies said the acquisition will enable new efficiencies, reduce costs, and increase safety for the rail industry. “The pieces that are needed…
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Investments in artificial intelligence and robotics have continued to grow worldwide, according to a new report from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. As more industries adopt AI and automation, concerns have arisen about ethics and potential regulation, said the report. “2021 was the year that AI went from an emerging technology to a mature technology—we're no longer dealing…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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