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Your next eyeglass order could be fulfilled faster and more accurately with robots. OSARO Inc. and Zenni Optical Inc. today announced that they have automated the “last meter” of Zenni's fulfillment center in Novato, Calif. Three OSARO Robotic Bagging Systems will prepare eyewear orders for shipment to U.S. customers. The companies claimed that the deployment is the first time in…
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Picking robot maker RightHand Robotics this week announced that online pharmacy Apotea is now using its RightPick 3 Item-Handling System at its facility in Morgongåva, Sweden. Apotea ships more than 1 million parcels per month on average. During the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for order fulfillment skyrocketed. To keep up with order volume, Apotea invested in RightHand Robotics’ RightPick 3 platform…
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Research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan today awarded inVia Robotics Inc. this year's “Best Practices Technology Innovation Leadership Award” in the North American goods-to-person robotics market. Westlake Village, Calif.-based inVia supplies automation for e-commerce fulfillment. “We’re honored to receive this recognition and award for our technology that is solving the pressing issues facing warehouse employees and businesses on a…
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Geekplus Technology Co. this week announced its mobile robots have been successfully deployed at a 13,500 sq. ft. fulfillment center in Croydon, U.K., owned by British online retailer RangePlus Ltd. The Beijing-based company said RangePlus now has the firepower to compete with larger actors in the growing e-commerce sector. The Geek+ goods-to-person solution is running 24/7 in RangePlus's fulfillment center…
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ATLANTA—Among the themes emerging from MODEX 2022 here this week is the need for supply chain operators to orchestrate both people and robots. Conveyco Technologies Inc. said its RightFIT analytics and Go-Fer Bot can make order fulfillment more agile. “With RightFIT's seven-step methodology, we can look at labor and order-picking processes,” said Ed Romaine, vice president of marketing and business…
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Kenco, a leading third-party logistics (3PL) provider, today announced an AutoStore system, a leading robotic automated storage and retrieval system 〈ASRS〉, is live at the company’s Jeffersonville, Ind., distribution center. Designed in conjunction with KPI Solutions, the system is Kenco’s largest AutoStore installation, with 49,000 bins, 130 grid robots, 10 picking ports and four replenishment ports. Specifically designed to meet…
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Dusty shelves, misplaced inventory and manual labor are quickly giving way to more dynamic and productive warehousing environments. In fact, the industry as a whole is in the middle of a technology and automation revolution that’s been a long time coming—and nudged even further along by the global pandemic, ensuing supply chain disruptions and a persistent labor shortage. Combined, these…
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Siemens, Universal Robots (UR), and Zivid have joined forces to create a smart, 3D-vision enabled robotic picking solution that taps the capabilities of each company. According to the partners, the solution is capable of a picking a wide variety of SKU items to help solve order picking challenges. The partners explained the solution is composed of these key technologies: Siemens'…
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SDI Element Logic, a leader in materials handling systems since 1977, has announced that FPE | Forklifts Parts & Equipment, a leading supplier of OEM forklift parts, is installing an AutoStore solution in Miami, Fla., to optimize storage and enhance fulfillment efficiencies. SDI Element Logic explained that the system will have over 27,000 bins, 10 robots, and five ports. FPE…
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Pan Pacific Pet Location: Balzac, Alberta Size: 120,000 square feet Throughput: 400 bin presentations an hour Products Handled: High quality pet foods and pet-related accessories SKUS: 18,000 SKUs, with 9,000 handled by Attabotics system Shifts: 2 per day/5 days per week In Pan Pacific Pet’s new distribution center near Calgary, a goods-to-person order fulfillment system automated order picking for about…
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With all eyes on supply chains right now, organizations are investing in more automation, adopting more technology and taking other steps to make sure these critical global networks remain resilient, agile and productive. Every year, the editors of Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review unwrap the biggest trends, challenges and opportunities taking place in the modern supply chain and…
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OSARO, a global provider of machine-learning-enabled robotics for e-commerce, announced today it is partnering with FANUC America, a supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs, to expand the capabilities of FANUC’s robotic automation solutions optimized for warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment. The two companies will collaborate on go-to-market strategies, commencing with the installation of an advanced piece-picking demonstration robot at FANUC’s Innovation…
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For a technology writer, spending a couple of days at the Automate show is like being a kid in a candy store. There are industrial robots, collaborative robot (cobot) arms, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and plenty of exhibitors with warehouse robotics solutions. The annual event—put on the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)—has evolved to include solutions of value to multiple…
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Otto Group, an international online retailer based in Germany, is entering into a long-term strategic partnership with Covariant, a leading AI Robotics company. Covariant has announced that its AI-powered robots will be used to automate a wide range of manual fulfilment activities that require hand-eye coordination and object manipulation at Otto Group fulfillment centers, to enhance services for the group's…
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The next packaging solution that comes into your DC may look less like a traditional automated pack out line and more like a robotic work cell in manufacturing. Not that packaging with robots is an entirely new frontier—they are often used to package goods coming off manufacturing lines. The difference today is that robots are edging further into e-commerce pack-out,…
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Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
