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This Month in Modern: In robotics, people and process are fundamental

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…like books and CDs like Amazon, Quiet decided to service companies with high customer expectations—like the Gilt Groupe—and specialize in processes that allowed e-tailers to provide a unique customer experience. But would they go with conventional processes with lots of touches and lots of flexibility, or go with a highly automated approach with terrific throughput, but less flexibility? “They decided…

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VSP sees the solution

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…Borders was done in by Amazon and the entertainment industry has been upended by the digitization of music, movies and television. At the same time, every business is wondering if some new technology might be the magic bullet that allows it to innovate and gain a competitive advantage. After all, it’s better to be the disrupter than to be disrupted.…

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Mobility & robotics in the warehouse: How far have we come?

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…their options. As evidenced by Amazon’s push to automate its own warehouse (and, purchase a robot-maker in order to make that happen), the drive to achieve higher productivity at a lower cost with the help of technology isn’t waning. “Labor is an increasing cost, with seasonal labor being particularly difficult to manage and plan for,” says Longacre. “It causes a…

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German university wins inaugural Amazon Picking Challenge

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…Universität Berlin won the first Amazon Picking Challenge last week, marking a milestone in the development of commercially viable automated piece picking in unstructured environments. The centerpiece of the record-attendance IEEE Conference on Robotics & Automation in Seattle, the challenge was created to help develop a robotic system that autonomously grasps several objects from a shelf. The scenario recreates the…

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Amazon Robotics

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At Amazon Robotics, we are continually reimagining what now looks like. We see the big picture, imagine a better one, and make the connections that turn complex problems into elegantly simple solutions. Our drive toward a smarter, faster, more consistent customer experience fuels Amazon - and the industry - forward, now. With a fearless resolve to achieve the improbable with…

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