Found in News and Content
…experienced growing demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, said the IFR. Source: IFR Global outlook remains strong Rising energy prices, intermediate product prices, and scarcity of electronic components are challenging all branches of the global economy, acknowledged the International Federation of Robotics. But order books are full, and demand for industrial robots has never been higher, it said. In total, global…
Found in News and Content
…Terra t7 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Consumer robots are good, but they're meant for small lawns, and you need to run a guide wire,” he said. “They mow every day while you're sleeping or away.” By contrast, the commercial lawn and landscaping industry has about $107 billion in total revenue, according to Kubista. “About half is from mowing services,…
Found in News and Content
…since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the tempo of e-commerce increases, so has demand for supply chain efficiency and resilience. This is driving the development of smarter and capable robots to move goods. Logistics robot ecosystem builds While some warehouses have automated, plenty still have not, according to research conducted by M14 Intelligence on the future of robotics…
Found in News and Content
…the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The corporate contests that demand contactless supply choices - not coincidentally the type it hopes to offer - has grown due to COVID-19. Einride stated it’s maintained a “sturdy stream of recent partnerships,” together with onboarding companions Oatly and grocery store chain Lidl in addition to launching a freight mobility platform designed to…
Found in News and Content
…product for skiers. However, the COVID-19 pandemic put that on hold, said Dike. What about other applications? “Just in the U.S., 3 million to 5 million people fall in the treatment gap, and we can imagine using this platform for different parts of the body,” Dike acknowledged. “There are people looking at using our devices in warehouses, but we're focusing…
Found in News and Content
…year, partly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, Photoneo's depalletization system can unload pallets laden with mixed types of boxes. Not only can its algorithms recognize regularly shaped and nicely ordered boxes, but also those that are damaged, placed randomly, or even tilted at an angle. Similarly, the AI can recognize parcels that may be piled up in a…
Found in News and Content
…chains cope with peak demand. COVID-19 continues to reshape retail We saw a spike in e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some activity has shifted back to brick-and-mortar retail. How does that affect retailers and warehouse operators? Dryer: The trend of past 20 years has been toward more online and omnichannel activity, then COVID accelerated everything. I have spoken with…
Found in News and Content
From trade conflicts and the COVID-19 pandemic to chronic labor shortages, supply chains have been under stress for the past few years. CloudSort Corp. claimed that it has “reimagined” how to move packaged goods, starting with the middle mile between distribution centers and warehouses. The Seattle-based company said its cloud-based network can optimize shipping operations through its partnerships with carriers…
Found in News and Content
…felt the effects of the [COVID-19] pandemic on the supply chain. We have a partner in China that supplies processors, and we have different providers for the same piece of equipment. There's a new process and flow, and today isn't as bad as 2021. We continue to work with the Purdue University weed science lab in West Lafayette. For instance,…
Found in News and Content
…travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They allowed 31 teams from 40 universities across four continents to test their artificial intelligence drivers and determine their readiness to compete in on-track competitions. The IAC said it plans to re-launch its simulation races with AWF “to expand the number of university teams developing and training novel AI driving algorithms.” The SIM…
Found in News and Content
…2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, many companies are adopting a “wait-and-see” approach, delaying strategic investments in warehouse automation and infrastructure. Aside from the increased costs, which Interact Analysis said would likely be passed through (partially or totally) to end customers, decades of globalization have meant products are rarely constructed entirely in a single country. Mobile…
Found in News and Content
…drones in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and advances in 5G networking and edge processing. Similarly, Markets and Markets forecast a CAGR of 55.9% for the commercial drone services market, growing from $4.4 billion in 2018 to $63.6 billion by 2025. It noted increasing development of industry-specific applications such as inspection and delivery, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. “We're not…
Found in News and Content
…staffers maintain social distance from COVID-19 patients with arrythmias,” said Fischel. “With remote collaboration, physicians in Italy and Portugal could help each other and share interoperative maps.” Magnetic system finds success in Monaco Stereotaxis this week announced that its Genesis system was installed at the Princess Grace Hospital Center in Monaco. Electrophysiologists at the hospital have been using Stereotaxis' technology…
Found in News and Content
…increase in disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic — more than any other industry. This has triggered a push to move critical processes stateside. However, using traditional factories for reshoring can introduce new challenges, such as higher-priced products because of companies' inability to take advantage of the cost efficiencies they enjoyed in other countries. Machina Labs said it can eliminate many…
Found in News and Content
…become more difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. As online shopping doesn’t show any sign of slowing down, more merchants are applying robots to order picking. At the same time, people are still needed for upstream and downstream processes. That’s where collaborative robots, or cobots, come into play. Collaborative robot arms and AMRs are different from industrial robots because they include…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
