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Leading into this week's re:Invent event, Amazon Web Services has announced the launch of AWS IoT RoboRunner, a new service intended to make it easier for companies to build and deploy applications for robotic fleets. The unit of Amazon.com Inc. also announced the AWS Robotics Startup Accelerator in partnership with MassRobotics. AWS re:Invent, which is being held this week in…
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Eureka Robotics today announced that it has developed a proprietary force-feedback technology that can make industrial robots almost as nimble and sensitive as human hands. The company and its Dynamis software spun out of research at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore. Eureka Robotics said its technology enables robots to manipulate small and fragile objects that are millimeters in size without…
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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corp. last week announced that it has moved into a new headquarters and production facility in the Granary District of Salt Lake City. The company said its move to the new space comes as it completes commercialization of its industrial exoskeleton and teleoperated industrial robotic avatar products. “We are thrilled to be in our new, state-of-the-art…
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Not only must food processing companies adhere to strict hygiene and traceability regulations, but they must also maintain throughput in cold storage environments. Sineurope Pte. Ltd., one of Asia's leading suppliers of premium-grade frozena and dried seafood, has invested in automation from Körber Business Area Supply Chain for its facility in Singapore. Founded in 1981 by Melvin Foo, Sineurope's food…
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International trade has been particularly challenging in the past few years, with political conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply chain problems affecting customer satisfaction and profits. But robots can enable companies to overcome these challenges. HAI Robotics this week said that it has successfully helped WINIT, a Chinese cross-border warehouse operator, with its e-commerce order-fulfillment business in the U.K. as…
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As global demand continues to increase for small industrial robot arms, Mecademic Robotics has increased its production capacity and regional presence. The company yesterday announced its expansion into regional markets in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, and Australia through new value-added partners to better serve its customers. Mecademic claimed that it makes the world’s smallest, most compact, and most precise…
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Nimble Robotics Inc. this week said that its robots have picked and packed hundreds of thousands of customer orders on a daily basis. The San Francisco-based startup claimed that its robots use artificial intelligence to “pick, pack, and fulfill online orders to enable the fastest, most affordable, and most sustainable on-demand e-commerce fulfillment.” “E-commerce continues to grow rapidly, but the…
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Even before this year's holiday rush, retailers and logistics providers were struggling with snarled supply chains, labor turnover, and ever-growing needs for actionable data and throughput. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated e-commerce demand and heightened worker shortages, but maturing automation can help, according to inVia Robotics Inc. Westlake Village, Calif.-based inVia provides the Picker goods-to-person autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and the…
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As the annual holiday rush begins on top of pandemic-accelerated e-commerce demand, autonomous truck developers are moving forward with more trials. Waymo Via, the delivery unit of Alphabet Inc. company Waymo LLC, last week announced that it is expanding its partnership with United Parcel Service of America Inc. from vans to trucks. “As we enter into the holiday season, this…
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Honeywell recently announced plans to build a new advanced research and development (R&D) testing facility for its Honeywell Intelligrated warehouse automation business to meet growing demand for technologies that enable faster, more accurate supply chains. The 150,000-plus square foot (14,000 square meter), state-of-the-art facility will be built on Honeywell’s Brno, Czech Republic, campus – home to Honeywell’s existing research and…
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This week, the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute announced two new project calls. The Pittsburgh-based organization is seeking proposals for the use of augmented reality for manufacturing and sustainment and for the use of artificial intelligence and robotics in depot factories, as well as auditors for its training endorsement program. ARM-TEC-21-03, the special call for technology projects, will…
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Seegrid Corp., which makes autonomous mobile robots for material handling, today announced that Ernst & Young LLP has named Seegrid CEO Jim Rock an Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 national finalist. Rock was selected from a pool of more than 200 regional Entrepreneur of the Year award winners from 185 companies across the U.S. “Being selected as an Ernst &…
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Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arms, or SCARA robots, continue to enable manufacturers to boost their productivity at low operational costs. Such technologies are the firm foundation for the next industrial revolution. Although the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the manufacturing industry in an unprecedented way, it has also increased the demand for automation to help maintain productivity while workers are scarce or…
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Smith & Nephew LLC today announces the full launch of CORI handheld robotic system for both total and partial knee arthroplasties. The London-based company claimed that its system allows surgeons to measure, plan, and perform a knee surgery that is personalised to the patient's individual anatomy. “The CORI system is excellent to use,” Mr Tim Parratt, consultant orthopedic surgeon at…
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While your groceries probably won't come by drone for this Thanksgiving, delivery operations are expanding. DroneUp LLC and Walmart Inc. today announced today their first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations. The three locations, which will be located at Walmart stores in Northwest Arkansas, will operate from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., seven days per week, to deliver items to eligible…
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