Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.72
September 27, 2023
…Corp. to apply artificial intelligence and robotics to the loading of boxes into trucks and trailers. “Our culture of innovation is driven by a desire to help our team members and customers succeed,” stated Rebecca Yeung, corporate vice president of operations science and advanced technologies at FedEx, in a release. “Based on feedback from our operations team, we have been looking for a solution that helps alleviate the challenges of truck loading,” she said. “Collaborating with Dexterity AI to combine the latest in AI and robotics supports our operations team while meeting growing customer demand.” Dexterity AI takes on truck…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.99
September 21, 2023
…screened and located on a concrete mezzanine above the loading docks. It will store and manage over 1,500 SKUs, from spirits to point-of-purchase (POP) items of various sizes and B and C rotation. The mezzanine will feature 130 mobile shelves, transported by five robots to two picking and replenishment stations. SCALLOG said its G2P system will guarantee V and B optimum security across its entire warehouse chain. This will meet franchisee expectations for improved stock management and traceability, triple controls, and order preparation in sealed bins, according to the company. With the new automation, V and B said it will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.49
September 18, 2023
…in a similar capacity to Agility's customer sites, moving, loading, and unloading totes. Customers participating in the Agility Partner Program (APP) can now expect delivery of the first Digits in 2024, said the company. Agility Robotics said it expects its robot to be generally available on the market in 2025. COO leads scaling of humanoid manufacturing Aindrea Campbell, chief operations officer of Agility Robotics, is leading the company's expansion of its manufacturing and corporate operations to meet the large commercial demand for Digit. Her responsibilities include the launch of the new factory. With more than 20 years as a senior…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.40
September 16, 2023
…his dedicated team, Lembke identified a prime candidate: the loading of metal parts onto racks from washing baskets. Before heat treatment, the serial parts undergo a meticulous cleaning process in a cabin-washing facility, said HWL. Each customer typically delivers around 900 to 1,000 parts in large loading carriers, which employees manually transfer into washing baskets. The parts in the baskets are then carefully placed onto multi-tiered racks using a peg system before being transported to the oven for heat treatment. The immense diversity in size and weight of the metal parts, combined with their fragile nature prior to heat treatment,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.37
September 11, 2023
…tending manufacturing operations.” Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder standardizes part loading Since 1983, PBC Linear (Pacific Bearing Co.) said it has created and patented linear motion systems and has greatly expanded its technology, expertise, and services. Through its partnerships in Europe and Asia and its worldwide network of distributors, the company added that it is a trusted global leader in bearing products. The Applied Cobotics Cobot Feeder includes a base storage-and-retrieval unit with a Universal Robots (UR) collaborative robot pedestal, an enclosed steel rack dunnage tower that can store up to 50 lb. of material, and a touchscreen display for easy…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.54
September 10, 2023
…Place from Sept. 11 to 14. The company will also exhibit high-speed handling systems, high-precision motion platforms, and CNC loading and unloading applications. Han's Robot will also show its One-Stop Intelligent Palletizing Workstations, Elfin-Pro cobots, and STAR mobile manipulators, as well as application demonstrations, at its FABTECH booth. Editor's note: For more about FABTECH, visit Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.98
September 01, 2023
…design of new systems. Whether it's tray packing or loading other equipment for further processing, mGripAI can slot into an existing operation and have an immediate impact on yield.” Soft Robotics said it designs and builds systems to enable OEMs, systems integrators, and end users to automate complex production processes, particularly in the food industry. The Bedford, Mass.-based company will exhibit its high-speed picking systems in Booth N-10311 at PACK EXPO, which will be from Sept. 11 to 13 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. Soft Robotics focuses on food Soft Robotics claimed that mGripAI gives industrial robots the sensory,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.08
September 01, 2023
…and the Flexxbotics FlexxCNC to control the process of loading and unloading trays into a pneumatic vise. The modular and easily re-taskable Cobot Feeder empowers one machinist to do the work of up to eight machinists while increasing the amount of raw materials available to cobot machines tending work cells, said the companies. About Universal Robots Founded in 2005, Universal Robots said it is a leading provider of collaborative robots used across a wide range of industries and in education. The Odense, Denmark-based company introduced what it said was the world’s first commercially viable cobot in 2008. Since then, Universal…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.58
August 29, 2023
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In addition to the each-picking robots that received attention during the recent e-commerce boom, many automation providers have focused lately on the need to handle totes, boxes, cases, and pallets. From high-bay lift trucks and truck-unloading systems to heavy-duty mobile robots and automated pallet jacks, robots have specialized for these applications. More affordable and capable collaborative robots, improving machine vision, and software to manage the movement of goods and workers are also contributing to new use cases. It’s still up to warehouse and factory operators and their technology partners to identify the best ways to automate the storage and transport…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.20
August 14, 2023
…blank load system – The conveyor feed case blank loading system accepts three 26-in. stacks of blanks at a time. The XCP Series includes the XCP-30, XCP-40, and the XCP-C30, which are customized versions of the case packer. Brenton said the addition of the XCP Series to its case-packing portfolio “gives customers a reliable option with speeds reaching up to 70 cases per minute that is competitively priced and ready to perform.” The XCP Series is designed for easy access to all areas. Source: Brenton Brenton at PACK EXPO 2023 Brenton plans to demonstrate the XCP in Booth C-3822 at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.77
August 06, 2023
…repair, assembly, and inspection. These are also used in loading/offloading of objects within the space shuttle. Three of the most widely known space manipulators are: Canadarm1—14.7 m (48.8 ft.) long arms Canadarm2—17.5 m (57.7 ft.) long arms Special-Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) or Dextre—3.3 m (11 ft.) long arms Why is robotics the only way into space? Future space missions will be longer A typical one-way trip to the International Space Station (ISS) takes about two days, a trip to the moon is a minimum of three days, and a trip to the closest planet would take several months. As humanity…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.10
August 02, 2023
…in containers by package size or destination, rather than loading them directly onto a truck, the company's software enables robots to work more efficiently, he said. “With four or five standard containers moving through buildings, it's easier to load and unload trucks rather than a collection of e-commerce packages,” Szopa said. “There's not an infinite number of pallets and containers.” CloudSort's system includes logic to provide a point of origin for how things should be grouped,” he added. “Some organizations have already done that, but we can just provide the execution system.” Time to deployment “The procurement process for package-delivery…
