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National Robotics Week is intended to inspire students to prepare for careeers in robotics and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, or STEM. One initiative is Amazon.com Inc.'s Mechatronics and Robotics Apprenticeship program, which offers paid training to prepare its employees for electromechanical technician roles. Despite fears that robots and artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs, U.S. unemployment has remained low over…
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GreyOrange Inc. today announced co-founder Akash Gupta as its new chief executive officer. Fellow co-founder and former CEO Samay Kohli will continue to serve the Roswell, Ga.-based company as a member of its board of directors. “From launching our first robotics hardware in 2012 to becoming a global leader in software, robotics, and omnichannel retail management, I could not be…
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GreyOrange, Inc., a global leader in automated robotic fulfillment and inventory optimization software, today announced co-founder Akash Gupta as Chief Executive Officer. Gupta leads GreyOrange’s seasoned senior executive team to advance the company’s mission to be the world’s leading automation solutions platform. Gupta and co-founder Samay Kohli have worked closely together since GreyOrange’s inception over a decade ago, guiding the…
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The stockings were hung by the chimney with care last December at Parts Town’s 200,000-square-foot distribution center in Addison, Ill. OK, that’s a bit of poetic license, but colored Christmas lights were strung overhead along the conveyor system and mezzanines, and snowflakes hung from the ceiling, bringing a little holiday cheer to the DC. “In October, we decorated for Halloween,”…
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It seems like robots are entering new industries every day. Flexiv recently took the wraps off its robotic masseur system, which the Shanghai-based company said is designed to be used in clinics and spas. The system uses the company's Rizon 4 robot arm and takes advantage of artificial intelligence, computer vision, and force feedback to operate. The company said the…
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Milrem Robotics today said it will show its uncrewed ground vehicles, or UGVs, for combat and firefighting for the first time in Latin America at the LAAD Defence and Security 2023 exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Talinn, Estonia-based company said it has already delivered its THeMIS Combat and Multiscope Rescue UGVs to 16 countries. “Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS has…
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Parts Town Addison, Ill. Square Footage: 200,000 square feet plus 50,000 square feet of mezzanine space Products Handled: Critical and spare OEM MRO parts SKUS: 165,000 SKUs in stock, plus access to additional SKUs via partners Throughput: 22,000 lines and 11,000 orders on a typical day People/Shifts: Two 8-hour shifts per day/5 days per week plus one shift on Saturday…
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Scythe Robotics has released CANfetti, its first open-source project designed to make integrating new components into autonomous lawn mower easier. CANfetti is an implementation of CANOpen, a communication protocol based on the Controller Area Network, or CAN bus. Scythe Robotics uses an automotive-grade CAN bus as the “backbone” of its autonomous mower, the M.52. The company said it developed CANfentti…
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With Earth Day approaching, environmental, social, and corporate governance, or ESG, policies are top of mind for many manufacturers. Gravity Climate's software works with companies to identify their carbon emissions and to help them cost-effectively manage them. In February, Gravity Climate announced that it is working with Xometry, an online marketplace that connects enterprise buyers with suppliers of manufacturing services.…
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It’s been a few weeks since I returned from ProMat 2023 in Chicago and my head is still spinning. MHI, the show’s organizer, reports an overall registration count of 50,924 along with 1,051 exhibitors—and for those keeping score at home, that’s 12% more registered attendees than ProMat 2019. And what was the buzz? According to Modern’s recent “Warehouse Equipment Outlook…
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DEEPX has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Corp. to further develop its artificial intelligence semiconductor technology designed for robots. Hyundai Motor is the parent company of Kia Corp., and they both share a robotics lab at the Uiwang R&D Center in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The companies have used DEEPX's technology as part of a…
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Most adoption of mobile robots has been in warehouses, but there are relatively few mixed fleets so far. GreyOrange Inc. said its GreyMatter platform is hardware-agnostic and can orchestrate multiple robots in a variety of facility configurations. The Roswell, Ga.-based company also said its hardware and software can meet the performance levels that supply chains require, as discussed in recent…
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While robotics and automation have expanded rapidly in recent years, the success of the robotics industry depends on how well its technologies integrate with manufacturing systems. CNC robotics is an example of this integration, helping to catapult the industry to where it is today, according to TSINFA. “CNC robotics” refers to the combination of computer numerical control (CNC) machines with…
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From semiconductor fabs to electric vehicle plants, the U.S. construction space has rarely been this active. But opportunity brings challenges. And the construction workforce is being stretched thin. This is creating a need for technology to help support construction companies and their employees, as well as developers and the communities that are struggling to keep pace with population growth and…
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“By 2026, over 50% of companies deploying intralogistics robots in the warehouse will have a multiagent orchestration platform,” predicted a recent Gartner Inc. report. Such intelligent middleware can integrate and orchestrate work among business applications, fleets of robots, and other automated agents like doors or elevators within a warehouse or distribution center, added GreyOrange. Founded in 2012, GreyOrange said its…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
