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OPLOG today announced that it has opened its first U.S. warehouse in Chicago. The new fulfillment center boasts 10,000 sq. m (107,639 sq. ft.) of floor space and uses the company's automation and warehouse management technologies. “The United States remains an immensely vital market for the e-commerce industry, and its significance continues to grow,” said Halit Develioğlu, CEO of OPLOG,…
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The promise of artificial intelligence (AI) and vision technology is starting to make robotic automation of depalletizing and palletizing more flexible, and in the process, opening it up to a broader set of users. For years, articulating robotic arms and other types of industrial robots have been used for end-of-line palletizing of single SKUs, but now vision and AI are…
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ABB today officially opened its Robotics Packaging and Logistics Headquarters in Alpharetta, Ga., north of Atlanta. The new facility will develop next-generation artificial intelligence and robotics to help U.S. customers remain competitive, said the company. “We are delighted to open our new Robotics Packaging and Logistics Headquarters in Greater Atlanta, home to some of the world’s largest packaging and logistics…
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Automate, the largest robotics and automation trade show in North America, celebrated its most successful event to date with record numbers. More than 30,000 people from around the world registered to visit the sold-out show floor featuring 757 exhibitors during Automate’s four-day run May 22-25, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan, according to show sponsor the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). Due…
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Boston Dynamics today announced that it has added improved inspection workflows, a new audiovisual system, and behavioral enhancements to its Spot robot. The company has also entered a strategic partnership with Levatas, a leading provider of artificial intelligence, software, and systems for automating industrial inspections. “Spot is at the forefront of the emerging mobile robotics market,” Boston Dynamics wrote in…
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New research by Interact Analysis shows the market for robotic picking is in the early stages of growth but presents huge potential. The market was worth $236 million in 2022, but by 2030 this will increase to $6.8 billion. Rising labor costs and supply chain constraints are likely to be key drivers for the market, as companies turn to automation…
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Robotics startups, investors, integrators, and end users are grappling with vendor consolidation, heightened demand and public expectations, and a tightening of available funding. How can they navigate such challenges? Harpinder (Harpi) Singh is a partner at Innovation Endeavors and an entrepreneur with nearly two decades of experience building products for emerging industries at the intersection of mobile, data, and deep…
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Last week in London, Viroteq won a virtual stacking challenge at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation, or ICRA. The Abcoude, Netherlands-based company said its artificial intelligence-driven system optimizes stacking and packing processes with unknown, mixed-size packages. “We are very proud to have won this international challenge, which is a great reward for all the hard work of our…
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Relay Robotics Inc. this week released its new hotel service robot, the Relay2. The new robot offers twice the capacity of earlier models at 10 gallons, but retains a sleek design, the company said. Relay Robotics said it supplies autonomous delivery robots that work with humans safely, securely, reliably, and contact-free. Relay’s robots complement staff across hospitality, healthcare, and commercial…
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As robotics startups grow from university spinouts to commercial enterprises, they need to explain their value proposition to potential customers. To get the most out of media campaigns and other initiatives, such companies can work with public relations partners. Brandstyle Communications last month announced a dedicated Robotics Practice, the first in its business-to-business portfolio. “Brandstyle Robotics marks the beginning of…
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Ambi Robotics announced today the release of a new robotic parcel system. The AmbiSort B-Series is a modular parcel induction system that automates the process of inducting and sorting parcels into gaylord boxes, which are boxes used to transfer bulk product. The AmbiSort B-Series uses multiple robot arms in unison to sort parcels at high speed from bulk unstructured input…
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Programming industrial robots can be tedious, time-consuming, and expensive. Xaba Inc., which has developed the xCognition controller for CNC machines and robotics using artificial intelligence, today announced a partnership with Rolleri Holding SpA. The companies plan to integrate xCognition with Rolleri Robotic collaborative robots for easier welding operations in manufacturing. “We developed xCognition to provide a synthetic brain for commercial…
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Late last month, Virtual Incision announced that its De Novo request for its MIRA surgical system for use in bowel resection procedures is under substantive review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. MIRA stands for “miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant.” The company said in a press release that if its request is granted, MIRA “will be the…
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The materials handling world’s love affair with the robot is as strong as ever, and anyone who attended ProMat in Chicago back in late March witnessed this firsthand. Of course, robots are nothing new to ProMat and its sister event Modex, with both events having featured robotics for about a decade now. This includes providers of autonomous mobile robots (AMR),…
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Self-driving racecars are revving up for more races. The Indy Autonomous Challenge today announced that it is partnering with the Autoware Foundation, or AWF, to relaunch its Autonomous Challenge SIM races to enable simulation replicating real-world racecars. Autonoma will provide the advanced modeling integrated with the AWF's open-source AWSIM. “Autoware Foundation’s years of experience with open-source simulation and their global…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
