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…RoboRunner for this purpose. Other Automate exhibits of interest SVT Robotics had a sizeable booth at Automate. The vendor, which offers a software platform to speed and simplify integration of robotics solutions with host systems like a warehouse management system (WMS) or an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, has drawn significant funding from investors that see industry interest in rapid integration of robotics solutions. Jim Hodson, vice president of marketing for SVT, noted it’s not just deployment speed for one system that interests companies in SVT’s SOFTBOT platform and its “connector” approach to integration. It's also the ability over time…
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…Nurenburg, Germany, and integrated its RightPick 3 system with SVT Robotics Inc.'s SOFTBOT platform. With its collaborators, RightHand serves customers such as PALTAC Corp., Japan’s largest wholesaler of consumer packaged goods, and apo.com Group, a European online pharmacy. RightPick 3 is available for about $150,000, including hardware and recurring software fees, according to Forbes. RightHand investors follow growing market Safar Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL), and the SoftBank Vision Fund led RightHand's latest funding, which brings its valuation to $240 million. Tenzer said he expects the company make $10 million in revenue this year. Zebra Technologies, Epson, and Global…
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…said. Partners to showcase technology Material Handling Systems (MHS), SVT Robotics, GreyOrange, and Tompkins Robotics will also be showcasing HAI Robotics’ technologies at their booths. Days ahead of MODEX 2022, HAI ROBOTICS announced new partnerships with Tompkins Robotics and Storage Solutions. HAI ROBOTICS said the partnership allows them to expand to various new industries across North America. HAI Robotics will be located at Booth C4585. HAI continues U.S. expansion “It's a very exciting time for HAI ROBOTICS as we continue our expansion and growth in the U.S,” said Brian Reinhart, vice president of sales and marketing at HAI Robotics U.S..…
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…other facilities. CJ Logistics used a cloud-based platform from SVT Robotics. The Norfolk, Va.-based supply chain startup onboards the necessary integration points from various system providers onto its platform—as well as those from a host of other hardware and software providers. It then enables customers like CJ Logistics to combine the systems necessary to their production processes. What’s more, once a solution set is validated and deployed, it becomes a permanent part of the 3PL provider’s DC automation toolbox. SVT Robotics' platform enabled CJ Logistics to manage the integrated technologies through its WMS. The platform also handles orchestration decisions. For…
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…to A.K. Schultz and Mike Howes, the co-founders of SVT Robotics. In their view, one of the challenges the industry is just now coming to grips with is that no one system “has a comprehensive understanding of the flow to optimize the whole distribution center,” Howes said. Instead, every system maximizes for itself, which might ultimately not be the best result for overall throughput. A simple example: A WMS may optimize order fulfillment in a way that is most efficient for the DC but drives up transportation costs. Similarly, a TMS working in isolation can create an optimal transportation plan…
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…our customers. We're also partnering with companies such as SVT Robotics on software.” “The pandemic accelerated the shift from the older model of shoppers picking items to remote fulfillment centers and has put pressure on retail productivity,” he told Robotics 24/7. “Everyone is adapting and reacting. There have been big investments in this space, including Berkshire Grey, AutoStore, Locus Robotics, and Nimble Robotics, and we've been busy with existing projects.” RightPick 3 includes cognitive improvements “We first launched RightPick in 2017 at ProMat,” recalled Martinelli. “As we've worked with integrators on projects, we've learned that they want robotic item-handling systems…
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…a warehouse execution system (WES), a robotics operating system like ROS, or an emerging layer of software like what SVT Robotics has brought to the market? Will it be from the likes of Apple, Google, or Microsoft? I’m betting on the new layer of software, and I think it’s essential to moving robotics forward in our space. Those are some of the questions I want to see explored at this year’s NextGen Supply Chain Conference in Chicago.
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…into.” That problem is behind the solution developed by SVT Robotics, which A.K. Schultz, the company’s CEO, describes as an “integration-platform-as-a-service.” He likens what the company is trying to accomplish to the development of the two-pronged plug that allows you to plug any electrical device into an outlet to access the grid, and the USB that allows you to plug in computer peripherals. “We set out to create that same kind of connectivity,” Schultz explains. “Instead of enterprise systems communicating with unique or proprietary systems, you can adopt any robotics or automation technology that is integrated on the platform. And,…
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…multiple AMR fleets. ProMat exhibitors addressing this need included SVT Robotics, GreyOrange, CoEvolution, and BlueBotics, to name a few. In the case of BlueBotics, the first generation for its multi-fleet orchestration targets the about 80 vendors with mobile robots already using its “ANT” natural feature navigation software. The company is working on broader reach using content from standards, according to Dr. Nicola Tomatis, CEO of BlueBotics. ProMat exhibitors discuss data Integrated, smart systems will also feed into analytics platforms, improving the ability of warehouse automation to adapt dynamically, other exhibitors told me. Rob McKeel, CEO of global systems integrator and…
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…working on robot interoperability include Formant, Körber Supply Chain, SVT Robotics, and Waypoint Robotics. Standards efforts Improving the ability of different robots to communicate is the focus of working groups at the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute, and others. “Interoperability is important. It's a space we feel strongly about and are investing in,” said Fergal Glynn, vice president of marketing at 6 River Systems Inc. “We're a member and an active participant in the Materials Handling Industry's Robotics Group, and Chris Cacioppo, our chief technology officer, is working with MassRobotics and other local…
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…with WMSes has given rise to new vendors, including SVT Robotics, whose software Kenco uses to streamline integration of robotics to its WMS. BMC automates to stay competitive Bespoke Manufacturing Co. (BMC) has integrated an MES-type system with Fetch AMRs from Zebra Technologies with fixed position scanning. This has allowed the apparel manufacturer to automatically capture detailed data on the movement on work-in-progress materials while automating materials handling and movement, according to J. Kirby Best, president and CEO of BMC. Phoenix-based BMC worked with Zebra partner S&H Systems to devise the setup, which went live in summer 2022. The integrated…
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…function, such as CoEvolution, InOrbit, GreyOrange, Locus Robotics, and SVT Robotics. With a well-implemented multi-fleet orchestration system, one can gather a wealth of data, leading to predictive insights about work completion, tracking, analysis, and data visualization. This data serves as an excellent source of business intelligence, providing customers with valuable insights and better decision-making tools. Capital constraints should lead to discipline What do you think the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the decline in venture capital (VC) funding for early-stage high-tech companies mean for robotics? Casse: The decline in VC funding for early-stage high-tech companies, coupled with the failure…