Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.80
…logistics solution, claimed the company. An alternative to traditional put wall sorting, Sure Sort increases productivity without increasing labor, said OPEX. Sure Sort iBOTs can recharge as they travel through the system, quickly and accurately processing up to 2,400 items each hour with as little as three operators. For nearly five decades, OPEX said it has served as a trusted partner, collaborating closely with clients to develop customized, scalable solutions. The company's suite of modular, flexible systems is designed for each client and can be easily adapted to meet evolving business needs. CeMAT Australia will take place from July 19…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
…prototyping and a few weeks of testing before we put the robotic sorting system into production,” said Jian Shi, the U.S. robotic engineering lead at Dorabot. DHL adopted two DoraSorter systems with separate configurations: Sort-to-Bag and Sort-to-Gaylord. These configurations are each capable of sorting more than 1,000 parcels and packages per hour weighing up to 15 lb. (6.8 kg), said Jian Shi. “It uses a combination of multithreading and real-time motion planning, and a high-speed arm.” “The robots can do 50 to 75 bags or 200 to 500 packages an hour,” he told Robotics 24/7. The DoraSorters are equipped with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.87
…management of material goods and data within the four walls of a warehouse or distribution center have been getting a lot of attention lately. Interest in intralogistics has grown because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, persistent labor shortages, spiking e-commerce orders, and ever-evolving consumer preferences. The exhibition hall at the recent MODEX trade show, one of the leading materials handling events in the world, brought the current state of warehouse robotics into clear focus, all under one roof. There, hundreds of vendors from all over the world were showcasing their innovations, most of which were directly or indirectly related to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.20
…you see WMS evolving not only inside the four walls but across the entire supply chain operation? Turner: It’s really interesting to see how WMS has evolved with multi-facility deployments. Traditionally for companies with a multiple DCs, a separate WMS instance was deployed for each facility. Each instance would have its own database. Each WMS instance needed to interface with the ERP host system. Each instance had to be maintained separately. Fast forward to now and we see that warehouse management systems are really efficient at supporting multiple sites on a single instance. They’re able to manage the operations of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.29
…day’s ordered SKUs and deliver them to its dynamic put and pick wall where people pick individual items. “It also extends our operations resources, not only by supplementing our workforce with robots, but also by finding greater efficiencies in our workflows so our teams can work smarter,” said Spencer Mundt, chief operating officer of Fulfyld. “We looked at all of the automation solutions on the market, and only inVia delivered the level of flexibility and productivity increases we needed for the level of service we’re committed to giving our customers.” inVia explains deplopyment process Elazary answered the following questions from…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.55
…a warehouse, like adding a ladder or a glass wall in the middle, won't work because of lidar. There simple things people can do, like put tape on the glass in the deployed operating environment. We want to help them think more proactively about safety.” “AMR providers aren't the ones doing this, but integrators are,” Wise said. “In many deployments, integrators provide the glue between the autonomy and more traditional systems. It's important that they educate themselves and get involved with the standard as soon as possible.” Standards must assess the state of tech Previous standards didn't take into account…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.00
…or AMRs, are used in the warehouse industry for put-away, picking, replenishment, and sorting. They are designed to work alongside humans to make their jobs more efficient. They are part of a rising trend in warehouse-industry automation. Companies are turning to robots to help them keep up with rising e-commerce demands, labor shortages, and to extend the life of their facilities. AMR sales on the rise Last month, Interact Analysis reported that more than 100,000 mobile robots were deployed globally last year, which it said is the first time that milestone has been met. “The current labor shortage, coupled with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.45
The headline in the weekend Wall Street Journal caught my eye. “More Online Shoppers Are Taking It Offline.” The gist of the article was that pretty much everyone, including the materials handling industry, assumed that in-person shopping was dead in the water. Instead, the Journal reported, “stores are mounting a comeback. … By the fourth quarter of 2021….consumer buying habits [were] roughly back to their prepandemic trend.” Now, the prepandemic trend was a steady march towards more and more e-fulfillment, but the statement we heard over and over – that in five months, the pandemic accelerated that pace by fiver…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.92
…highly automated goods-to-person and sortation systems to mobile robots, put walls, and more. That includes an easy-to-deploy integration layer for automation, as well as a direct connection to many of these picking sub-systems without the need for any other software, reducing costs and improving productivity, said the company. Key components of Softeon’s automated warehouse system include: Core warehouse operations excellence enabled by an advanced, highly configurable WMS Granular, real-time visibility to throughput and bottlenecks by processing area Advanced, simulation-based labor planning and dynamic resource allocation “Always-On” operation mode to proactively look for opportunities and bottlenecks Automated order and pick release…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.47
…Berkshire Grey, OSARO to be at MODEX Berkshire Grey's automation portfolio includes package sortation and identification systems, robotic shuttle put walls and product sortation, and mobile robotic sortation and fulfillment. The company plans to show BG RPPi for e-commerce autobagging and other systems at Booth B4207 at MODEX 2022. OSARO will demonstrate its technology at Booth C3794 at the show from March 28 to 31 in the Georgia World Congress Center.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.31
…What’s the difference between scan matching and feature matching? Put simply, today’s natural navigation technologies use one of two different methodologies: scan matching (sometimes called SLAM navigation) and feature matching (used by ANT®). How scan matching works With scan matching technology, measurements from the vehicle’s laser scanners are compared (matched) to the cells of a grid-based reference map of the environment. These cells can be compared to pixels in a digital image. To position (localize) itself in the map, the navigation system calculates the vehicle’s position using the matched points. At the same time, it uses odometry, which measures the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.39
…scenario, an increase in handling costs inside the four walls of a facility might result in a lower total end-to-end cost. “Now, with COVID, we’re experiencing capacity constraints,” Adams said. “All of that means that the solution we provide today needs to be flexible enough to adapt to what we might have to do in the future.” In addition to changing consumer demand, CJ Logistics is facing increasing customer complexity because of mergers and acquisitions, plus SKU proliferation. (The Dallas facility handles about 4,000.) The logistics industry is implementing automation at higher levels than even in the recent past. “The…