Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.33
…variety of industries, as well as with the MassRobotics interoperability standard. “Since we started in 2015, we focused on the broad automation sector—drones, mobile robots, and more recently, ASRS and semi-autonomous carts,” Waters told Robotics 24/7. “We started by selling charging hardware to companies building drone-in-a-box systems and saw great challenges in precision landing.” As the drone industry pivoted from consumer markets to industrial applications such as remote inspection, it had to overcome the Federal Aviation Administration's restrictions on beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights, he recalled. However, changes in FAA regulations and increasing demand for infrastructure and other data are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.11
…robot, or AMR, vendors to support the VDA 5050 interoperability standard and to open-source its connector. “Interoperability, particularly compliance with standards like VDA 5050, will play a crucial role in facilitating the adoption of automation by manufacturers worldwide,” stated the Kitchener, Ontario-based company. “As the industrial automation industry evolves, OTTO Motors is dedicated to supporting and enhancing interoperability to unlock new possibilities for autonomous material handling.” OTTO Motors said its AMRs have accumulated more than 4 million hours of driving experience, automating materials handling in factories and warehouses. The company was recently recognized as a top 10 global robotics provider,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.03
…first AMR provider to support the German VDA 5050 interoperability standard. Yesterday, it announced a collaboration with Kollmorgen, a maker of automated guided vehicles (AGVs). European expansion under way OTTO Motors said its AMRs are already helping customers in Europe improve productivity through its OTTO Certified Network. It said it selects each experienced manufacturing organization through a rigorous evaluation process. The company said it certifies and trains its partners to develop, deploy, and service OTTO Motors systems from end to end. OTTO-certified partners, such as Guidance Automation Ltd. are helping support the growing European market, said OTTO Motors. “As demand…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.25
…a lot of things happening in the market, where interoperability amongst other things is a strong driving force, opening up for new perspectives and collaborations,” said Tobias Byfeldt, vice president and general manager of Kollmorgen Automation. “We are impressed with OTTO Motors’ offering and are excited to see what a collaboration between our two companies could mean and the value it could bring to our customers.” Kollmorgen said it has delivered systems for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robots with its NDC platform for more than 50 years. The Radford, Va.-based company claimed that it has “the industry’s leading…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.63
…healthcare, distribution and converging commerce industries. SOFTBOT brings greater interoperability options for Tecsys customers “A SOFTBOT connector is one of the basic building blocks of the SOFTBOT Platform, like a Rosetta Stone for data information between systems,” said Nick Leonard, senior vice president of product at SVT Robotics. “With this connector to the Tecsys WMS, we can normalize data from their standard API to create interoperability between Tecsys and other solutions from leading providers. This allows Tecsys customers to rapidly deploy the specific automation they need today with little to no customization,” Leonard added. “This is a gamechanger for our…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.69
…ELSA convergence platform developed by M2MTech provides strong security, interoperability, and connectivity advantages that will set the stage for us to scale our last-mile mobility solutions.” Bear Robotics sees interoperability as a key component of success In engineering Servi Lift, Bear Robotics said it wanted to bring interoperability and worked with major players in the smart elevator market such as OTIS, TKE, Mitsubishi, KONE, Hyundai and Schindler. With the expansion of urbanization, Bear Robotics noted it is bullish on the shift to robot-friendly buildings, enhanced access security, and the penetration of smart elevators in smart buildings with strong links between…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.82
…be dedicated to the entire value stream. AI and interoperability What's the role of artificial intelligence in automating processes and working with employees in multipurpose fulfillment centers? Kohli: GreyMatter is built with the understanding that humans and robots are going to coexist. With large-scale systems, we take the robot as not as perfectly reliable as a big machine would be. With humans in the loop, it can be over 95% accurate, and GreyMatter takes a feedback loop 100 times a second. Human pick rates change, depending on the shape and size of the goods they're handing and the individual pickers.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.02
…also to dive into how AI and topics like interoperability are impacting robotics within advanced manufacturing,” he said. The selection committee is made up of both academic and industry members. It is looking to assemble a program that runs from research to active deployments on the production floor, according to Prather, who also delivered the keynote at last year's Robotics Applications Conference. A top presentation at ICAM 2022 was NASA's report on “Root-Cause Failure Analysis in the AM Process.” Click on image to enlarge. Source: ASTM International ICAM specifies topics of interest ICAM will consist of 26 symposia covering major…
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…week announced expanded capabilities to help companies achieve automation interoperability in the distribution center, or DC. “Forward-thinking companies are investing in robotics and automation in the distribution center to accommodate growing order volumes, fill critical skilled labor gaps, take over repetitive and dangerous tasks, and help alleviate profitability and inflationary pressures,” said Keith Fisher, president of Honeywell Intelligrated. “In order to fully reap the benefits of these investments and power a true smart warehouse model, each piece of the automation puzzle must work seamlessly together with little human intervention required,” he stated. “These automated solutions need a central system that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.46
…fulfill more applications for more customers and foster AMR interoperability. “Expectations and supply chain pressures continue to become more demanding and complex, requiring more integrated material handling solutions,” said David Griffin, chief sales officer of Seegrid. “Seegrid’s line of Palion AMRs is always evolving to support increasing needs throughout and across facilities,” he added. “Not only does this automation mean improved safety, reliability, and throughput, but through coordinated movements between Seegrid Palion AMRs, the business case for our customers gets even stronger.” Seegrid said it combines AMRs, enterprise software, and services for a “complete, connected material handling automation solution.” The…
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…customers to use, learn and adapt to the system. Interoperability: OTTO Motors claims it was the first AMR vendor to support the well-known AGV standard, VDA5050, empowering customers to manage dissimilar types of material handling solutions from a third-party master controller interface. New pallet types: OTTO Lifter now supports BulkPak 4845 HDMP series bins, enabling customers to move more pallets of their choice. Since its inception, OTTO Motors said it has helped customers achieve throughput improvements as high as 600% and return on investment in as little as 11 months in different industry verticals. OTTO Motors noted the launch of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.15
…vendors, the company said. In addition, InOrbit supports emerging interoperability standards such as the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard, VDA 5050, and Open-RMF, as well as proprietary fleet managers from vendors including Mobile Industrial Robots, OMRON, and OTTO Motors. Users can constantly monitor robot fleets with IOWA. Source: InOrbit InOrbit joins Barcodes at ProMat InOrbit will show its new system to key business decision makers with new partner Barcodes at ProMat 2023. “As a leading technology solutions provider and systems integrator, Barcodes is well-known in the logistics industry for delivering unmatched value to customers,” said Florian Pestoni, co-founder and CEO of InOrbit.…