Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.60
…data so they're not flooded.” Gripper partners for warehousing, apparel, and inspection BeBop Sensors is in talks with end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) providers, and warehouse automation companies are interested in being able to perceive loose items or sense items when optical systems are occluded, said McMillen. “We have a short list of 80 customers and are speaking with them in order of their interest,” he said. “We have multiple pilots under way with some big warehousing and automotive companies.” “We've also anticipated apparel, because we have the ability to detect texture, not just force,” McMillen added. “We pick up variations at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.59
…reliability to order fulfillment in industries such as electronics, apparel, grocery, and pharmaceuticals. RightPick 3, the latest generation of RightHand's suite, can rapidly pick and place thousands of SKUs of varying-sized products. The company claimed that it is “the world’s first autonomous piece-picking solution designed to be integrator-friendly.” “The SOFTBOT Platform connector, which leverages our standard API [application programming interface], RightPick-MCP, further streamlines the process for rapid implementation of item-handling robots and will accelerate market adoption,” Jentoft said. The companies said the combination of RightHand's flexible autonomous system combined with the pre-built standard integrations of SVT's SOFTBOT Platform “creates a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.26
…been used by 3PLs, as well as by the apparel, e-commerce, electronics, energy, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries. “The HAIPICK solution is the world's first autonomous case-handling robot (ACR) system. It differs from other existing autonomous mobile robot solutions by intelligently identifying the desired totes and cartons, instead of the whole rack, and bringing them to the workstation autonomously,” according to the company’s website. HAI says it can increase efficiency by up to 130% The company claims to have helped warehouses increase efficiency by three to four times and storage density by 80% to 130%. It has approximately 1600 employees, 50%…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.18
…in critical industry sectors such as aerospace, electronics, defense, apparel, and food production that can greatly benefit from advanced automation.” The ARM Institute is one of nine Manufacturing Innovation Institutes (MII) funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. It said its mission is to make robotics, autonomy, and artificial intelligence more accessible to U.S. manufacturers of all sizes. The institute also supports programs to train and empower the manufacturing workforce, strengthen the U.S. economy and global competitiveness, and elevate national security and resilience. Florida becoming an innovation hub The ARM Institute said a key focus of its new Florida office…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.18
…a full team there to support the logistics upgrades facilitated by robotics and AI in the retail, e-commerce, and apparel sectors.” Geek+ said its Seoul office is led by Stephen Kim and includes a full team of commercial, project, and service engineers. The company said the new office will strenghten its service capabilities in the APAC region.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.07
…they are collaborating to help consumers obtain footwear and apparel through the use of autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs. The companies said their modernization efforts at CEVA's warehouse in Grobbendonk, Belgium, in the Antwerp province, demonstrate the benefits of AMRs. They include delivering a more ergonomic working environment and improving efficiency, all while maintaining accuracy. Marseille, France-based CEVA Logistics has its U.S. headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. The third-party logistics provider (3PL) offers a range of customized systems and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport in 170 countries and has 110,000 employees at more than 1,300 facilities. With pro forma…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.06
…the ideal opportunity to showcase the real-world success leading apparel company Cutter & Buck has had in North America with FulFillX,” Hayes added. The speed and density of the AutoStore robotic cube offering and the FulfillX focused ‘pick to pack’ product was ideal for Cutter & Buck’s existing fulfillment center near Seattle. “We are delighted to work in partnership with Kardex on its innovative FulfillX warehouse execution system,” said Matt Savoie, partner sales manager at AutoStore. “AutoStore solutions are built for the future and Kardex has successfully pushed the boundaries of what cube storage can achieve to deliver the fastest…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.98
…order fulfillment. With RightPick, businesses can reduce costs and improve reliability of the fulfillment process for pharmaceuticals, electronics, grocery, apparel, and countless other industries. Unlike traditional factory robots, RightPick handles hundreds of thousands of different items using a machine learning backend, coupled with an intelligent gripper that works in concert with industry-leading robotic arms.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.95
…two companies will demonstrate the picking and bagging of apparel, which represents a large proportion of poly bag packaging demand in e-commerce, they said. “Automating the packaging/pack out of the e-commerce and fulfillment process will bring significant efficiencies and value to operators as we are seeing from early adopters,” said Bryan Knott, vice president of business development in NPSG Global’s Product and Automation Division. “We are excited to showcase the OSARO robotic bagging solution.” Unlike conventional automation products, OSARO’s robotic systems offer object recognition and manipulation that augment bagging productivity, delivering robust and efficient automation in a wide variety of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.82
…the needs of specific segments, such as footwear, fashion, apparel, or online grocery. “There are only a few mature companies that offer innovative robotic-driven goods-to-person solutions, but none like Caja, which really focuses on creating top-of-the-line, cloud-based software optimization of order fulfillment—accomplishing high fulfilment rates, with efficient use of resources,” stated Baur. “I am very impressed with how flexible and scalable their solution is, making quick ROI [returns on investment] feasible.” In December 2020, Caja raised $12 million in a Series B round. Since then, the company has deployed numerous robots worldwide, including for Bergen Logistics, which manages the online…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.62
…its proprietary systems serve market segments such as footwear, apparel, and grocery. AHS, Caja to optimize retailer's operations AHS will complete the installation and deployment of approximately 100 robots in the new facility. Caja's dual-robot system will support roughly 108,000 square feet. The partners said they will be able to optimize the distribution center's operations to support an outbound unit volume of more than 26,000 units per day. “When AHS was looking to expand our technology offerings, we partnered with organizations that we felt not only provided something innovative, but [also] technology that could be deployed to solve real challenges…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.60
…“control-tower” applications for vertical markets including general merchandise, grocery, apparel, and food and beverage. “We've seen lots of disruptions in the past two and a half years [including] labor shortages, Shanghai shut down because of COVID-19, and the Ukraine conflict,” Shaver said. “How can we leverage our supply chain knowhow and Google's AI/ML capabilities to make the complex simple for customers?” He also cited environmental sustainability as a benefit of Dematic's partnership with Google Cloud. “Taking waste out of the supply chain has been gaining steam, but Europe has been ahead of the U.S.,” noted Shaver. “What do we want…