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Third Wave Automation, which provides high-reach autonomous forklifts, yesterday announced that it has received strategic investment from Qualcomm Ventures and Zebra Technologies. The Union City, Calif.-based company said the latest, unspecified funding brings its total financing to $70 million. Third Wave Automation (TWA) said the investment will enable it to accelerate innovation as its first product expands its select pilot…
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We’ve all heard plenty of talk about the possibility of a recession coming our way soon. As a result, we’ve also heard about companies from a range of industries slamming the brakes on capital expenditures. So much for the recent upward trajectory of materials handling automation installs. Well, maybe not. Just ask Bernard Casse, CEO and founder of RIOS Intelligent…
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Sevensense Robotics will be offering live demos of its Alphasense Autonomy Evaluation Kit at ProMat 2023 next month in Chicago. The kit combines the company’s visual-based simultaneous localization and mapping, or VSLAM, positioning with its AI local perception and navigation technology, it said. Sevensense is a spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich and develops VSLAM and…
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Manufacturers and supply chain operators may be aware of the need to automate, but they must evaluate their options before choosing a particular robot or vendor. To that end, the South Carolina Research Authority and ASTM International are hosting an “Unleash the Bots” demonstration day on April 4 at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research. The goal of the…
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Known as the most important event of the year for the manufacturing and supply chain industries, the forum will offer exclusive experiences and connections with a number of major players in the automation and production industries. Attendees will learn about the latest trends, solution-sourcing, and bleeding-edge technologies available for operations throughout manufacturing, distribution and supply chain. Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) The CEO…
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Toyota Research Institute today opened its doors for the first time to members of the media to showcase the research taking place at its headquarters in Silicon Valley. During the TRI Expo, Gil Pratt, the company’s CEO and chief scientist at Toyota Motor Corp., explained the institute's approaches to challenges including aging populations, climate change, and human understanding. “In the…
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Lockheed Martin recently announced that its VISTA X-62A aircraft was flown by “an artificial agent for more than 17 hours.” The plane was developed as part of Lockheed Martin’s Visual Interactive Simulation Training Application, or VISTA. The 17-plus hour flight by an AI agent took place as part of a series of tests in December. Lockheed Martin Skunk Works developed…
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Tompkins Robotics this week said that its annual revenue for 2022 increased by 93% from the previous year. The Orlando, Fla.-based company credited innovations in its tSort sortation line and its subscription financing model for its growth. In addition, Tompkins Robotics announced that its employee headcount grew by 23% last year. The company said its automation can improve supply chain…
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Realtime Robotics Inc. today announced that BMW Group has named it an official supplier. The company said the designation means that BMW can use its RapidPlan motion-planning and control software to improve the speed and efficiency of industrial robot programming and deployment. “Manual motion planning in multi-robot systems is prohibitively expensive for all but the largest lot sizes and longest-lived…
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Breakthrough technologies don’t just happen. They result from extensive development efforts and, in the case of the new Boston Dynamics Stretch™ robot now unloading containers in a DHL Supply Chain warehouse, close collaboration between partners with complementary expertise. Stretch was developed through a strategic collaboration between the two companies with Boston Dynamics providing world-class robotics technology and DHL supplying unmatched…
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LAS VEGAS—The Manifest 2023 conference here last month featured panel discussions and exhibits around many of the latest supply chain technologies, from autonomous trucks and mobile robots to automated storage and software. With post-COVID-19 e-commerce shifts, ongoing labor shortages, and recessionary fears as a given, most of the speakers, exhibitors, and attendees at this year's Manifest were still bullish on…
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Rapyuta Robotics Co., Ltd. has teamed up with Infinite Outsourcing Solutions to help customers with workforce challenges. Together, they said they will aim to offer comprehensive solutions to companies seeking to optimize their operations, leading to improved efficiency, accuracy, safety, cost savings, scalability, and increased employee morale. More on each company Rapyuta Robotics Co. is a Swiss Federal Institute of…
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Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems can help increase storage capacity, improve efficiencies, and reduce operating costs – but not all systems are made the same. Explore these 6 tips in this easy-to-understand guide to help you identify what solutions may help advance your facility with the greatest success and learn: Questions to ask automation providers to identify what “Flexibility” really…
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Brightpick today announced Brightpick Autopicker, a robot combining a mobile base and a picking arm for e-commerce and grocery order fulfillment. The Erlanger, Ky.-based company claimed that its system is the only commercially available robot capable of both picking and consolidating orders in warehouse aisles. Like humans with carts, the autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can move around a facility, retrieve…
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HevenDrones today showed the first of its three hydrogen-powered drones designed for commercial use, the H2D55. The drone can run for 100 minutes on a single charge and has a payload capacity of 7 kg (15 lb.). Future models, which will be released within the next nine months, will be able to handle higher payloads and fly for longer, the…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
