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Hyster today announced a completely redesigned set of training videos for the newly updated Hyster Operator Training Program, set for release on Tuesday, June 14 in conjunction with National Forklift Safety Day (NFSD). Developed with contemporary adult learning methodologies, the videos help fast-paced operations level up their lift truck operator training and staff up quickly, the company explained. “We live…
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DETROIT—At Automate 2022 here last week, mobile robot providers took center stage alongside industrial robot arm makers and component vendors. Zebra Technologies Corp. demonstrated its systems and discussed the best appoaches to applying automation. While 65% of the robots in the U.S. are used by the automotive industry, collaborative robots are democratizing automation, said Jim Lawton, vice president and general…
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The reinforcements have finally arrived for eCommerce and omnichannel warehouse managers dealing with rising order volumes and shorter cycle times. As the most labor-intensive task in the warehouse, demand for each picking has been growing steadily while the labor available to manage that demand continues to shrink. That’s led supply chain partners to focus on innovative solutions that address the…
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Industrial automation has been a manufacturing mainstay for decades, but the rapid growth of collaborative robots promises to help businesses of all sizes. How do the latest cobots stack up against their industrial cousins, and for which applications are they ideal? In addition, advances in sensors, motion control, and machine learning have enabled some industrial robots to become more collaborative.…
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The untidy process of cucumber picking may seem about as far away from the precise world of robotics as it is possible to get. But in Germany, a lightweight robot is helping solve personnel shortages in this sector of agriculture, even leading to improved yields. This embrace of robotics on the farm represents just one instance of a growing trend.…
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As more warehouses add automation, companies are scaling up to provide robots and artificial intelligence. Symbotic LLC last week announced the completion of its business combination with SVF Investment Corp. 3 and began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market. “Today marks a significant milestone for Symbotic and its employees, and we are excited to accelerate our growth with a truly…
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Turkcell and Ericsson last week announced that they have successfully performed a 5G industrial use-case demonstration of Milvus Robotics' mobile robots safely crossing in a real warehouse environment. The demo used Turkcell’s 5G private network, provided by Ericsson. Ankara, Turkey-based Milvus Robotics, an Industry 4.0 partner of Ericsson, provided the autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The deployment followed a successful demonstration…
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At MARCo Technologies LLC, CEO Jacob Boyle and his team are using artificial intelligence and robotics to increase access to mental health treatments. The Newark, N.J.-based company’s flagship product is a plush humanoid service robot named MARCo. People can interact with the robot in several ways designed to, among other things, brighten their mood, reduce their anxiety, and clear their…
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Resgreen Group International, or RGGI, today announced that its pre-production LilBuddy mobile robot is beginning the validation and floor testing process with its full suite of RGGI products. These products, all Industry 4.0-compliant, include PullBuddy, BotWay, and RGGI’s safety suite, including wireless stack lights, wireless push buttons, and smart load-handling frames (LHFs). LilBuddy is designed for loads up to 100…
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OTTO Motors this week released software to provide customers more visibility into fleet performance to support the world’s largest autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, deployments. “Over the last few years, we’ve seen facilities test AMRs for automating material handling,” stated Jay Judkowitz, vice president of product at OTTO Motors. “Today, they are no longer testing; they are operationalizing. As a…
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VisionNav Robotics showed off a range of its autonomous forklifts, including the VNP15 and the VNSL14, at LogiMAT 2022 last week in Stuttgart, Germany. The company is a global supplier of autonomous industrial vehicles and intralogistics automation. Shenzhen, China-based VisionNav said its automated guided vehicles (AGVs) work in hundreds of facilities across the world, providing pallet storage, narrow-aisle operations, automated…
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With a combination of mobile robots, easy-to-use interfaces, and real-time business intelligence, Locus Robotics Corp. is helping warehouse customers meet the demands of today’s growing e-commerce and other businesses, said Jasmine Lombardi, chief customer officer at the company. She spoke at the Reuters Supply Chain Execution 2022 Conference in Chicago earlier this month. Wilmington, Mass.-based Locus' autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)…
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DETROIT—At the Automate 2022 trade show and conference here this week, Flexiv Ltd. showed off its latest technologies. The company demonstrated its Rizon 4, Rizon 4s, and Rizon 10 systems combining robotics and artificial intelligence. “This is the first time that Flexiv attends the Automate Show as an exhibitor,” stated Howard Huang, director of sales and business development for North…
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Insilico Medicine, a biotechnology firm that takes advantage of artificial intelligence, announced this week that it has completed a $60 million Series D financing round. To date, the company has raised $366 million since its founding in 2014. The Hong Kong-based company “provides AI solutions to the top pharma and biotechnology companies to enable streamlined R&D efforts and transform the…
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Silicon photonics maker SiLC Technologies Inc. this week announced that Cloud Light Technology Ltd. will deliver volume manufacturing of its Eyeonic Vision sensors. Monrovia, Calif.-based SiLC was founded in 2018 by a team with more than 25 years of experience in photonics, product development, and manufacturing. The startup said it uses a proprietary, silicon-based semiconductor fabrication process to manufacture its…
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