Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.97
…and industry track record, with deployments in North America, Japan, and Europe. What inspired us to invest were the testimonials we heard from customers who have used RightHand’s technology and rank it highly with respect to range, rate, and reliability. It was clear that their systems can provide users with a long-term competitive advantage.” “RightHand Robotics developed a comprehensive, integrated solution that resonates with a wide variety of e-commerce companies,” said Andy Wheeler, General Partner at GV. “The founding team of roboticists at RightHand have the right expertise, full-stack product, and overall vision to make an impact on this growing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.10
…73% of the total sales volume in 2017: China, Japan, South Korea, the United States and Germany. China has significantly expanded its leading position with the strongest demand and a market share of 36% of the total supply in 2017. With sales of about 138,000 industrial robots (2016-2017: +59%) China´s sales volume was higher than the total sales volume of Europe and the Americas combined (112,400 units). Foreign robot suppliers increased their sales by 72% to 103,200 units, including robots produced locally by international robot suppliers in China. According to IFR, this is the first time that foreign robot suppliers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.94
…technology company headquartered in Singapore with offices in India, Japan, Germany and the U.S. The company operates major Research and Development (R&D) Centers in India, the U.S. and Singapore. The new funds will enable GreyOrange to fulfill its vision of developing and deploying intuitive, flexible and scalable solutions for end-to-end automation across the supply chain, from factories to fulfillment centers, and beyond. GreyOrange plans to build on the strong growth it has experienced over the past five years by expanding operations across Asia, Europe and the U.S. To that end, the company recently established its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.02
…230,000 in Asia-Pacific. This difference is mainly due to Japan having a different attitude towards robots and the other piece is the cost of it and the demand perhaps is not quite there for it. I think that is going to change.” Walaszek said the overarching trends of e-commerce are driving the need for more workers, coupled with the structural changes going on with regard to the retail sector and the growth of the industrial and logistics sector. “Then, of course, we also have a shrinking skilled workforce,” he noted. “In the coming decades, there are going to be a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.27
…efficiently. With customer sites located across the globe in Japan, India, APAC, Europe, Latin America and the U.S., GreyOrange serves e-commerce, retail, consumer electronics, fashion, third-party logistics, fast-moving consumer goods, apparel and industrial tools companies. For one client in Japan, the company saw a 15% increase in warehouse storage efficiency and a 4x increase in throughput from the same warehouse. Another client in Latin America was able to fulfill 50% more orders while significantly reducing operational expenses. GreyOrange is the global leader in creating flexible, cost-effective supply chains. With a combination of flexible robotics automation, the power of AI and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.53
…the field of robotics & AI in countries including Japan and China is expected to fuel the material handling equipment market over the forecast period. The incorporation of machine learning capabilities in the robots to increase productivity with predictive maintenance further contributes to the industry demand. The expanding 3PL sector globally is expected to witness a CAGR of over 6% in the material handling equipment market. The increasing complexity of supply chains is compelling businesses to turn towards 3PL service providers to ensure smooth and efficient operations. 3PL service providers are focusing on real-time systems for enhanced visibility. Furthermore, the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.58
…Advani, CEO – APAC, GreyOrange, added, ”Our customers in Japan, Asia, and Europe have discovered ways to optimize operations further using the AI in our Butler system for applications across FMCG, apparel and e-commerce products, among others. We hope to bring our learnings and applications to the Australian markets, for supply chain processes to gain improvements in productivity in even shorter turnaround times.” Australia-owned Advanced Warehouse Solutions (AWS) is one of the biggest providers of Australian Made storage equipment. AWS has installed the largest flow racking system ever built in Australia. Their solutions are designed to work with all types…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 18.88
…etc.). dSPACE is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, with offices in the U.S. (Wixom, Michigan), France, the United Kingdom and Japan and distributors worldwide.
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 21.29
Suning was founded in 1990. After decades of development and transformation, Suning continues its business growth across six industries, including Retail, Real Estate, Media and Entertainment, Investment, Sports and Financial Services. At present, Suning has two listed companies, namely Suning Commerce Group and LAOX Japan. Facing the Internet, Internet of Things, and Big Data era, Suning Cloud Insists on the retail nature and continuously promotes smart retail strategy and online and offline integration, full category management, omnichannel operation, globalization expansion, open logistics cloud, data cloud and financial cloud.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.27
…recent report from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Japan is the world´s predominant industrial robot manufacturer. The production capacity of the Japanese suppliers has reached 153,000 units in 2016 – the highest level ever recorded. Today, Japan´s manufacturers deliver 52% of the global supply. The results were published ahead of the International Robot Exhibition (iREX) in Tokyo, November 29th - December 2nd 2017. “Japan is a highly robotized country where even robots are assembled by robots,”said Joe Gemma, president of IFR. “The statistics show that automation strongly boosts exports and domestic investments as well; robot sales in Japan increased…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.20
…RoboCup and the Amazon Robotics Challenge were held in Japan at the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall (Portmesse Nagoya). The Australian Centre for Robotic Vision team consisted of researchers, early PhD candidates and undergraduate students who combined computer vision, machine learning and a variety of robotic hardware to successfully complete both pick and stow tasks the fastest. For winning the finals, the Centre, headquartered at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), will receive $80,000. For additional information about the Amazon Robotics Challenge including contest details, participating teams, rules, FAQs and detailed results, visit www.amazonrobotics.com/#/roboticschallenge. For more information about RoboCup, visit www.robocup2017.org. A…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.53
…market share. The dominance of Asia Pacific is attributed to growth in number of countries such as China, India, Japan, Taiwan and Australia among others investing heavily in research and development infrastructure developments. Rapid growth in automation demands coupled with reduction of duties on refurbished goods has also fueled growth in the industrial robotics market. Similarly, North America and Europe collectively accounted for over one-third of the market share, as these regions have been continually focusing on research and development and have been using industrial robotics for the same.