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…Robotics Inc., which provides cloud-connected robots, today announced a new integrated case pick-to-pallet system with The Körber Group. The system dynamically integrates the movement of Fetch's Freight500 and Freight1500 autonomous mobile robots with Körber's warehouse management systems. The partners said their combined offering can orchestrate warehouse associates and robots and optimize care-picking workflows. In the past year, growing e-commerce demand…
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…Motors installed its first pick-and-place robot on the line in 1961. That’s 60 years of robotics utilization. The materials handling industry is just now piloting, and in some case rolling out, piece-picking robots, typically in small pilots. Anecdotal reasons for the reluctance to embrace automation The cost and availability of labor: Manufacturers grappled with high wages, especially in unionized industries.…
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…use robotics to improve your operations,” says Dwight Klappich, vice president of supply chain research with Gartner. “From there you examine specifics like what’s the nature of the materials that need moving or handling, because moving a pallet with robotics is going to send you in an entirely different direction than doing collaborative picking of small items.” Indeed, an operation…
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…transforms standard forklifts into smart robots for moving pallets in distribution centers and factories, freeing humans for more enriching, creative jobs, said BALYO. The Ivry-sur-Siene, France-based company claimed that its guidance system enables mobile robots to locate their position and navigate autonomously indoors without the need for any additional infrastructure. FM Logistic is a longtime client and partner of BALYO…
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…Swisslog is part of KUKA Group, a leading global supplier of intelligent automation with more than 14,000 employees worldwide. The Buchs, Switzerland-based company offers integrated robots and software for warehouses and distribution centers and has more than 2,000 installations worldwide. It also offers consulting, system design and implementation, and lifetime customer support in more than 50 countries. The modular CarryPick…
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…will integrate its SORT pick-and-place robots with Hy-Tek Integrated Systems’ material handling products to automate retail and e-commerce order fulfillment operations. The partners said they will accelerate polybag picking processes at warehouses and distribution centers to meet increasing consumer demand at Hy-Tek’s apparel customers. “In this rapidly growing e-commerce fulfillment environment, Hy-Tek turned to Kindred and its SORT robotic system…
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…already competitive market for mobile robots continues to go global. OTTO Motors today announced a series of partnerships to make its autonomous mobile robots available to a global audience. The Kitchener, Ontario-based company also said it has successfully completed third-party assessments to demonstrate that its products meet or exceed all relevant safety standards in Europe and the U.S., including ANSI/RIA…
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…to manufacturing and supply chain operations of our time,” said Eric Fogg, co-founder and chief customer officer of MachineMetrics. “Manufacturers simply don’t have the time or resources to rebuild from scratch. They need results right now.” MachineMetrics’ said its Industrial Data Platform enables manufacturers to improve utilization and increase production without adding more machines. The Internet of Things (IoT) system…
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…a promising growth area for robots, drones, and autonomous vehicles. Dusty Robotics today said it has closed Series A funding of $16.5 million, which it plans to use to expand its team and meet customer demand. The global construction industry has grown 9% during the past year to $12 trillion, estimated Research and Markets. By 2025, it will generate nearly…
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The software stack for robots is evolving, with new tools for managing fleets, cybersecurity, and interoperability with other types of automation and enterprise systems. RiACT ApS has built a development platform that founder and CEO Bjarne Grossmann has described as “WordPress for robots” in terms of adaptability and ease of use. The company today announced that it has raised $850,000…
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…easily, and safely deploy industrial robots has been a barrier to entry for new users, but several companies are developing software to change that. Realtime Robotics Inc. today announced that it has completed $31.4 million Series A round of fundraising. The Boston-based company said it will apply the funding to accelerating product rollouts for its autonomous motion-planning technology. With productivity…
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…leader within Deutsche Post DHL Group, today announced a framework agreement expanding its collaboration with Locus Robotics, which offers autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that assist humans in warehouse fulfillment processes. Initial investments in assisted picking robots have proven effective in commercially scaled operations, according to DHL Supply Chain, with this multi-million dollar agreement enhancing DHL’s wider Accelerated Digitalization Strategy. By…
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…of us were predicting that robots and automation would have a big impact in the new decade that was coming. All of the numbers were pointing to growth, not only in industries that had a long history of using robotics like the manufacturing sector, but in new industries like logistics, which was starting to make bigger investments in robotics. Then…
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…autumn with the Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Conference. It will be held in Memphis, Tenn., from Oct. 12 to 14, 2021. The event will focus on the rise in interest in mobile robots, distribution, materials handling, and e-commerce technologies, said the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based association. A3 said the show will build on the success of its Autonomous Mobile Robots…
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…Labs internal research and development group. The Pittsburgh-based company provides autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), fleet management software, and consulting services. It said the new Blue Labs team will focus on emerging technologies and potential commercial applications in materials handling. Todd Graves, chief technology officer at Seegrid, answered the following questions from Robotics 24/7: Seegrid has been developing technology for some…
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