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HAI ROBOTICS this week announced a new partnership with Zion Solutions Group, an Atlanta-based supply chain integrator. As part of the agreement, Zion will now have access to HAI's full range of products as it works to build out its goods-to-person services in North America. “We look forward to working with the HAI team to deliver extraordinary solutions to solve…
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Last week, thousands of people headed to Detroit to participate in the Automate 2022 trade show and conference. For the first time in 20 years, the show headed back to Motor City. Automate was held at the Huntington Place convention center by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3). It was also the first time the show was held since the…
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For electric vehicles to successfully replace those using more conventional internal combustion engine, charging needs to be easy and widely available. EV Safe Charge Inc. today unveiled its ZiGGY mobile charging robot. The Los Angeles-based company said ZiGGY will bring electric vehicle (EV) charging to parking facilities, shopping and entertainment centers, hotels, fleet operators, and property owners. The system is…
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Data affects every department, and each one needs it for different reasons. From CFOs trying to understand the operating cost per robot, to operations focused on deployment times and mission achievements, and engineering monitoring individual mission performance, the insight data can provide is key to a robotic company’s success. Therefore, it’s crucial that companies collect the data they need and…
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Just as robot arms and mobile platforms have helped spread automation to industries beyond factories and warehouses, new technologies promise to further democratize robotics. Brad Porter, former vice president and distinguished engineer in robotics at Amazon, today announced that he and his team have raised $10 million to launch Collaborative Robotics. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based startup said it will use…
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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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