Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 14.37
…systems integrator building robotic picking cells. In 2016, the company applied its expertise in deep learning to win the Amazon Picking Challenge. Fizyr rebranded in 2017 as it focused on software. Fizyr says it is trusted as a strategic partner by global leading integrators, thanks to its fully scalable and proven software-only product. The company provides full insight and control to install, manage, update, and support its technology. It empowers systems integrators to build cutting-edge solutions for end users in multiple high-demand industries, such as e-commerce, micro-fulfillment, and parcel handling.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.31
…“It’s awesome to say I’m a robotics tech for Amazon.” Extending Human Capabilities Amazon currently enlists the help of more than 100,000 robots, which operate using the AWS cloud, to fulfill customer orders. These robots complement human capability to “help make us smarter,” according to Tye Brady, Amazon robotics chief technologist. “Our three principles – lower prices, wider selection, and enhanced customer experience – will not scale up by manual labor only, they keep accelerating and growing only if we augment and supplement human intelligence with machine intelligence” Brady believes we can accomplish this with collaborative robots “who work in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.18
DXC Luxoft this week said it is collaborating with Amazon Web Services Inc. to support the autonomous driving with its Robotic Drive Cloud offering on AWS. The Robotic Drive tooling and services are available now and can reduce development and test times, as well as total cost of ownership to customers. The partners said they can offer a tangible competitive advantage to developers of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. “Creating this relationship will help our mutual customers accelerate their ADAS/AD [autonomous driving] programs while increasing flexibility and optimizing cost,” stated Luz G. Mauch, executive vice president for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.90
BOSTON—As the head of Amazon.com Inc.’s autonomous mobility technology and product development program, Mikell Taylor understands what it takes to make robotic systems that scale. She was a key figure in the Seattle-based company's development of the Proteus industrial autonomous mobile robot (AMR), which was unveiled earlier this year. It’s the first AMR to come from the team at Amazon Robotics, and it will be used in-house and not sold in the commercial market. The robotics team was formed after the e-commerce giant bought Kiva Systems in 2012. Taylor spoke earlier this month at the Association for Advancing Automation’s (A3)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.46
…countries. Junglekeepers turns to technology The destruction of the Amazon rainforest through human activities such as logging and burning to clear land for agriculture are contributing to the devastating effects of climate change, said Junglekeepers. More than 870,000 km² (335,908 sq. mi.) of the Amazon rainforest have been cleared since 1985, an area larger than France, the U.K., and Belgium combined, estimated the Science Panel for the Amazon. With tens of billions of trees already being gone, the region is warming fast. “The Amazon is in danger,” said Dennis del Castillo Torres, director of forest management research at the Peruvian…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.43
Is Amazon In-Sourcing or Creating a New Service? You Already Know Amazon didn’t get to where it is today (hitting a market cap of $1 trillion in Sept. 2018) by resting on its laurels. At the time I wrote this, Amazon’s market cap is $777.8 billion. We can all rest assured that Amazon is looking to get back up to $1 trillion and stay there. Amazon understands the value and importance of innovation, and it’s size and service portfolio variety means that it looks at problems differently than other large companies. It’s that perspective that allows Amazon to enter new…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.23
…Robotics Inc. today announced that it is working with Amazon Web Services Inc. to begin testing the software powering its Flippy 2 and Flippy Lite systems using AWS RoboMaker. The companies said this will enable Miso to run up to 50 simulations at once, helping it to turn prototypes into functional products at a faster rate. “Integrating into AWS RoboMaker has been a gamechanger for us to scale our products and make sure the software and its updates are ready to deploy with units in the field,” said Chris Kruger, chief technology officer of Miso Robotics. “We went from running…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 13.19
…of Robotics 24/7 also features an insider's view of Amazon’s testing of Agility Robotics’ Sequoia mobile manipulation system. The system is already up and running at the e-tailer’s Houston fulfillment center, where Sequoia—integrated with multiple robots—is being used to containerize inventory into totes. Cobots Democratize Automation Amazon Tests Sequoia System and Agility Robotics’ Digit Humanoid for Fulfillment Collaborative Robotics Raises $30M Series A, Launches New Cobot Flywheel Program Industrial Mobile Robot Safety Standard Now Available, A3 Announces at Pittsburgh Conference Suhner Promises Precise Finishing with EFC-02 Active Compliance System Jet Automation Partners with Omron to Develop Cobot Palletizing System Solo…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.03
With springtime comes new life. Last month, e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc., already a major user and developer of robots, announced its new $1 billion Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund. Among the first five startups to receive investment was Vimaan Robotics Inc., which is developing systems for real-time visibility into inventory across the entire warehouse. “We were not actively soliciting an investment when approached, but when one of the largest and most innovative supply chain companies in the world recognizes the value in our solutions for the entire supply chain inventory management industry, it is easy to get excited,” stated S.K. (“KG”)…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.88
…safer human-machine interaction. The investment round was led by Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund, with participation from Acrobator Ventures, Berkeley SkyDeck Fund, CoreNest Capital, Shucker Ventures and other strategic investors. Safe collaboration between humans and robots With the adoption of robotics and automation across industries, ensuring the safe collaboration of people and machines is an important challenge. Human detection remains a key area of development, particularly for robots that need to distinguish people from objects when using cost-competitive and scalable hardware. Algorized addresses this challenge by offering a sensor-agnostic software-only approach that transforms off-the-shelf wireless sensors into accurate people-sensing solutions. Algorized…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.81
…reported by Rob Smith, National Retail Reporter, CoStar Group, Amazon, the online innovator that changed retailing, now has plans for a futuristic airborne fulfillment center where it would use drones to deliver goods. The e-commerce giant was granted a patent for the concept last month, and it has another pending for a vertical warehouse that looks more like a skyscraper than a distribution center. The cutting-edge ideas show how far developers may have to go to address the growing demand for industrial space as more Americans shop online. Already, the first multistory warehouses in the U.S. are scheduled to open…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.50
…to begin food delivery in Virginia using the same drone technology it now uses in food logistics in Australia. Amazon introduced its Prime Air delivery drone last June, with the intent to deliver food from the Amazon platform. Finally, Uber Eats is testing the first ever commercial application of drone food delivery in high-density urban areas. The initial customer tests will showcase what the future of food logistics may look like for millions of consumers worldwide.