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Vehicle manufacturers and software firms continue to partner in the quest for self-driving cars and trucks. Apex.AI Inc. yesterday announced that Daimler Truck AG has made a strategic investment in the company. It did not specify the monetary value. “This strategic investment from Daimler Truck demonstrates its forward-thinking nature by ensuring that our scalable applications continue to drive software-defined vehicle…
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The impact of digital commerce cuts across every retail, manufacturing and distribution operation, and is putting pressure on all the major modes of transportation and the distribution center (DC) and fulfillment operations that keep supply chains fluid. To help keep pace, savvy logistics professionals are applying more supply chain management software and technology than ever to better manage the increasing…
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Berkshire Grey Inc. today announced the general availability of its BG FLEX platform for order fulfillment. The Bedford, Mass.-based company said the platform includes dynamically controlled fleets of its industrial-grade mobile robots. They work together to induct, transport, sort, sequence, and fulfill items, cases, and containers of merchandise. “Retail enterprises that approach their supply chains holistically can save millions of…
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Fictiv Inc. today announced that it has closed a $100 million Series E funding round. The San Francisco-based company said it will use the investment to accelerate product innovation and expand its focus on reducing supply chain risk by virtualizing complex manufacturing workflows. “We're grateful for this outstanding support from our investment partners,” said Dave Evans, CEO of Fictiv. “We…
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Drone light show entertainment company Nocturne Drones this week announced it is partnering with drone security company Dedrone to launch a new special unit for drone defense – Nocturne Drone Defense Systems. A business unit of German company JH Technology Arts GmbH, Nocturne Drones said it specializes in unique drone shows for customers such as E.ON, Xbox and the state…
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Robotics researchers, educators, and engineers have a new platform to build on. Clearpath Robotics Inc. and Open Robotics yesterday launched TurtleBot 4, the latest generation of the popular open-source mobile robot platform. The organizations said TurtleBot 4 is a “low-cost, fully expandable” system with improved perception, increased payload capacity, support for ROS 2, and auto-docking capabilities. “This year marks 10…
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The optimization, integration, automation and management of material goods and data within the four walls of a warehouse or distribution center (DC), intralogistics has been getting a lot of attention lately due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, the growing labor shortage, the uptick in e-commerce orders and ever-evolving consumer preferences. The exhibition hall at the recent Modex trade…
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PITTSBURGH—At the Cascadia Connect robotics and automation conference yesterday, three of the top robotics cluster organizations in the U.S. announced that they are forming an alliance. MassRobotics, the Pittsburgh Robotics Network (PRN), and Silicon Valley Robotics (SVR) are forming the United States Alliance of Robotics Clusters (USARC). With the increased collaboration, the organizations said they will use one another's resources…
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Even autonomous trucks need to be able to call for roadside service. TuSimple Holdings Inc. yesterday announced an advanced integration with Werner Enterprises Inc. to provide roadside service and support to customers operating in “driver-out” mode on the TuSimple Autonomous Freight Network. “TuSimple created a SAE Level 4 self-driving truck that is capable of seeing, processing, and reacting faster than…
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Honeywell International Inc. today announced the spring 2022 release of enhancements to Honeywell Forge, its enterprise performance management (EPM) offering designed to help customer accelerate the digital transformation of their operations. The company said Honeywell Forge EPM for Warehouse will help organizations lower costs through new visibility, insights, monitoring, and automation across their supply chains. “Our new EPM for Warehouse…
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Cybernetix Ventures, a new independent venture capital firm investing in early-stage robotics, automation, artificial intelligence companies, yesterday announced the launch of its first global fund. Cybernetix Fund I will focus on pre-seed, seed, and Series A investments in startups developing systems for manufacturing, logistics, construction, and healthcare verticals. The Boston-based fund said it will also invest in robotics-enabling technologies in…
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Retail store fulfillment typically requires the shipment of full cases and pallets of like SKUs, but e-commerce orders are made up of an ever-changing combination of SKUs in small quantities and headed to different locations. This has driven up demand for labor, which has never been scarcer, according to InVia Robotics Inc. The company today announced that Fulfyld, a third-party…
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Auris Health Inc. this week announced that its surgical robotic system received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for bronchoscopy and urology procedures. Following this approval, it expects to start a first-in-human clinical study later this year for endourologic applications. Redwood City, Calif.-based Auris Health is a subsidiary of Ethicon, which is a Johnson & Johnson medical…
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Businesses have never been under more pressure to keep their customers satisfied. They’re still contending with the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labor and supply shortages, and a never-ending string of disruptions. These challenges will pass. Other changes, like the exponential increase in e-commerce sales and direct-to-consumer deliveries, are permanent, and automation can play a role. Distribution centers (DCs)…
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Solinftec: Agronomy Solutions yesterday announced that it has secured $60 million in a growth investment round. Tecsoil Inc., which does business as Solinftec, said it it will use the funding to expand its digital farm operations platform in the Americas. Solinftec said its digital farm operating system is used to manage more than 27 million acres in Brazil, the U.S.,…
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