Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.85
…our ongoing coverage of safety standards, robot operations and orchestration, and interoperability. There is broad consensus on the need for more of all of these, but rival proprietary approaches and the need to work with existing warehouse management systems (WMS) and manufacturing execution systems (MES) remain. Speaking of making robots easier to use, Open Robotics released ROS 2 Iron Irwini, marking the continuing evolution of the open-source Robot Operating System from an academic tool to a framework for commercial robotics development. Intrinsic, which Alphabet acquired from Open Robotics, announced the beta version of its Flowstate product for developers. “We've seen…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.13
…money to be made. Another trend is multi-fleet robot orchestration. We’ve noticed the rise of autonomous mobile robots in warehouses, so now everyone is focusing on how to control their fleets instead of a single AMR. A bunch of companies is developing software to control fleets of AMRs where each has a different 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.59
…Pestoni, co-founder and CEO of InOrbit. “With our end-to-end orchestration capabilities, we are revolutionizing the way companies manage and optimize their robot fleets.” “We help developers drive continuous improvement in their robots by making data from the field easy to access and actionable,” he said. “In addition, we recognize the challenges faced by end users in the early stages of robotic integration. That's why we're excited to introduce InOrbit Intelligence, a unique program designed to support businesses navigating this transformative process through our automation expertise.” InOrbit Intelligence aids robot adoption InOrbit said it helps end users at any stage of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
…Design Future Japan, FANUC, Körber Supply Chain, and Optoro. At ProMat in March, Locus Robotics introduced LocusONE, a warehouse orchestration platform intended to enable central management of different AMRs in large warehouses. Locus Robotics will be exhibiting at Booth 4432 at Automate later this month in Detroit. For more about Automate 2023, visit Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.90
…to accelerating the adoption of robotics through effective robot orchestration,” said Florian Pestoni, co-founder and CEO of InOrbit. “We believe that the ability to manage material handling across multiple vendors is critical for the industry to thrive.” “Our collaboration with OTTO Motors is a crucial step towards achieving this goal,” he stated. “We are excited about the impact this will have on the industry and look forward to continuing our partnership.” OTTO Motors AMRs execute a variety of tasks OTTO Motors said its spring 2023 software release has enabled its AMRs to execute a variety of tasks under a VDA…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.92
…assigns jobs to specific robots—from any vendor—providing an “end-to-end orchestration and intelligence platform,” it noted. GreyOrange said its systems “offer a competitive advantage by increasing productivity, empowering growth and scale, mitigating labor challenges, and reducing risk and time to market while also creating better experiences for customers and employees.” GreyOrange board members look forward “Akash’s appointment as CEO comes as GreyOrange continues to be a leader and innovator by offering cutting-edge software and robotic solutions that increase overall efficiency, productivity, and safety across multiple industries,” said Binny Bansal, a board member at GreyOrange. “Under Akash’s leadership, the company is well…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.54
…and operations. We developed GreyMatter around that need for orchestration. How does that compare with most retail today? Kohli: The idea of shared retail space is becoming more common today—see Taco Bell and Pizza Hut. In the case of Amazon and Kohl's, it's not on the sales side but the returns side. Why would Kohl's allow Amazon users to return items to its stores? Returns helped its foot traffic for buying. How have this evolution and micro-fulfillment affected warehouse processes? Kohli: Robotics and automation can make half their problems go away. As human beings, we think of different brands, but…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 25.98
…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 GreyMatter hardware-agnostic orchestration platform responds to customer orders in real time, as well as proprietary and certified third-party software. The Roswell, Ga.-based company said it employees more than 800 people and has offices and partners across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Gartner finds orchestration in growing demand…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.57
…with a variety of warehouse management systems. Source: Synergy Orchestration increases productivity SnapControl orchestrates the prioritization of work, automatically allocates tasks and workflows, evaluates which robotic devices best match specific operations, and enables data capture to assess the value each device yields – all with a low total cost of ownership and rapid time to value, the company said. It connects to devices including RF, AMRs, conveyors, palletizers, putwalls, automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS,) etc, plus in any possible transport method (API, CSV, etc,). If one type stops working, you can switch over to another device quickly and in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.59
…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 automation provider FORTNA, said that technology advances in areas like robotic piece picking can be the right fit today for some…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.24
…pivot-ready when circumstances change,” he added. “GreyMatter, our multiagent orchestration platform, gives customers the freedom to choose the ‘best-of-breed’ fulfillment technology that fits their needs, no matter the vendor.” Founded in 2012, GreyOrange said offers the GreyMatter hardware-agnostic fulfillment orchestration platform, as well as proprietary and certified third-party hardware. The Atlanta-based company said GreyMatter can help increase productivity, empower growth, mitigate labor challenges, and reduce risk and time to market. GreyOrange has more than 800 employees with offices and partners across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. GreyOrange to discuss automation strategies Within the next few years, about half of companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.40
…services and hardware that enables operators to optimize the orchestration, execution, and automation of wall-to-wall fulfillment workflows.” The app allows customers to use 6 River Systems’ “allocation, batching, and prioritization algorithms” to pick items that are both compatible and incompatible with Chuck, it said. In addition, the app allows customers to track orders using a single system. 6 River Systems noted that it designed the app to be integrated with third-party warehouse equipment. “While the app's initial release addresses challenges commonly associated with AMR picking systems, future releases will further integrate with 6RS' fulfillment execution system, allowing associates to complete…