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Slate River Systems Inc., or SRSI, today announced that it has signed an integrator relationship agreement with Dematic. Dallas-based SRSI said it will now be a certified integrator of all Dematic equipment. The company touted its its strong customer relationships and quality of work and said it plans to further grow its offerings with the help of experienced industry experts…
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Jersey Mike's Subs today announced that it has partnered with Flytrex Inc. to deliver food orders via aerial drones in Holly Springs, N.C. The companies said they will deliver orders to the front yards and backyards of local residents with a flight time of just five minutes. “Our goal is to ensure our customers get their authentic Jersey Mike’s sub…
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AMP Robotics Corp. this week introduced new robotic recycling facilities outside of Atlanta and Cleveland. The Louisville, Colo.-based company said the two high-diversion production facilities are based on its infrastructure model for advanced secondary sortation. The AMP-owned operations are designed to economically process and aggregate low volumes of difficult-to-recycle mixed plastics, paper, and metals sourced from residue supplied by primary…
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Automotive test system supplier AB Dynamics today said it has partnered with NASCAR to conduct a driverless, on-track crash test of its Next Gen race car that is running in the 2022 Cup Series. The test vehicle was driven at high speed to a pre-programmed course by driving robots into the banking wall at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. The aim…
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Flexxbotics today announced that it has completed a $2.9 million Series A funding round. The Boston-based company said it plans to use the capital to accelerate the global commercialization of its cloud-based manufacturing management software. “Flexxbotics is focused on the mission of helping discrete manufacturing companies complete their digital transformation,” said Tyler Bouchard, co-founder and CEO of Flexxbotics. “These companies…
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Flexiv Ltd. yesterday announced the release of its Robotic Development Kit, or RDK. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company claimed that its new product is “a leap forward in how robots are programmed and managed.” “Flexiv's RDK brings about a fresh experience on the programming of complex robotic systems,” said Xiyang Yeh, co-founder and chief technology officer of Flexiv. “The kit…
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Teraki GmbH and Driveu Tech Ltd. yesterday said they have collaborated to integrate DriveU.auto's connectivity platform for remote operations into Teraki's operational European fleet of delivery robots. The companies said their partnership will enable safe, real-world, commercial deployment of mobile obots at scale through teleoperation. “We are extremely proud to name Teraki as our partner and customer,” said Alon Podhurst,…
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DHL eCommerce Solutions this week said it has conducted a successful year-long pilot of two Dorabot Inc. sortation systems in its 150,000-sq.-ft. Atlanta distribution center. The project is part of the company's $100 million, five-year automation investment plan, as it opens innovation centers around the world. “With a near-zero error rate and packages sorted on average in 3.6 seconds, our…
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The construction industry offers numerous opportunities for new efficiencies from automation. Dusty Robotics yesterday announced that it has closed a $45 million Series B round. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said it plans to use the funding to grow its team, expand its product offerings, and accelerate manufacturing with the goal of deploying Dusty systems on every construction site in…
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For smaller manufacturers to take advantage of automation, they need easy-to-use design and deployment tools. Vention Inc. yesterday announced the closing of $95 million (U.S.) in Series C financing. The Montreal-based company offers cloud software and a modular hardware ecosystem to help high-mix manufacturers to implement industrial automation. It said it plans to use the funding to grow marketing efforts,…
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I will never forget ProMat 2007. That’s the first industry event where I saw what we now call autonomous mobile robots (AMR); more importantly, these were robots targeting warehousing and distribution. The exhibitors were Kiva Systems, now part of Amazon; RMT Robotics, now part of Cimcorp; and Seegrid. Each had relatively small booths where their vehicles moved around the space…
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I think the Modern readers who found themselves among the 37,000 attendees walking the floor of Modex 2022 in Atlanta would agree: It was great to be back in the thick of things. Indeed, it was one of those events where you could feel the energy, hear the buzz. While it really wasn’t a long-shot, at the beginning of 2022…
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ABB Robotics yesterday announced that it has collaborated with two artists to create what it claimed was “the world's first robot-painted art car.” The company's PixelPaint technology recreated, without human intervention, the swirling, monochromatic design of a child prodigy and the tri-color geometric pattrens of digital design collective. “ABB’s PixelPaint technology is more than an evolution—it is a revolution,” said…
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Robotics developers have been hearing about the potential benefits of 5G networks for a few years but have been constrained by available hardware. Qualcomm Technologies Inc. today unveiled its expanded road map of 5G and edge artificial intelligence systems, including its new Qualcomm Robotics RB6 Platform and the Qualcomm RB5 AMR Reference Design. The San Diego, Calif.-based company said its…
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Ondas Holdings Inc. today announced that its American Robotics Inc. subsidiary has received a new purchase order from The Scotts MiracleGro Co. for its autonomous Scout Systems. The drones will provide ScottsMiracle-Gro with daily data-collection and analysis capabilities, and the purchase marks American Robotics' continued expansion into key commercial markets, said Ondas. “To meet the demands of a growing population…
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