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…the president and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA). Wood noted that if you based your view of the economy on television news, you’d think we’re in the doldrums. Now, the long-predicted recession may be coming – we’ve never had this many consecutive years of growth without a downturn in the past – but the numbers that relate…
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…longest cycle life in the industry” Reduced energy and operating costs due to the decreased need for spare batteries or lift trucks Easy installation and implementation because of a drop-in design that’s compatible with Raymond's entire fleet of electric lift trucks Enhanced peace of mind from the UL 2580 listing and a six-year or 5,000-cycle warranty “As the lithium-ion battery…
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…Supply Chain, GXO Logistics, and Toyota North America. Attendees included leading global companies including Ahold Delhaize, Amazon, Cargill, Carrier, Fuji, Garmin, General Mills, HomeGoods, Johnson & Johnson, the Mayo Clinic, and Starbucks. In addition, Aaron Prather, director of the Robotics & Autonomous Systems Program at ASTM International, delivered the keynote address on optimizing warehouse operations with robots and AI. He…
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…innovation and continuous improvement, the Toyota Industries company said it has integrated automation, telematics, virtual reality, and advanced energy to bring warehouse and distribution operations to new levels of performance. “For 100 years, Raymond has been designing products to help customers optimize their operations and bring new levels of performance to their warehouses and distribution facilities,” stated Michael Field, president…
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…quickly became responsible for the industry’s largest AMR installations. In 2022, we launched OTTO Lifter, the world’s first truly autonomous forklift. Today, we’re proud to announce OTTO 600, a mid-range AMR offering the perfect balance of strength and agility,” said Matt Rendall, chief executive officer and co-founder of OTTO Motors. “Powered by our industry-leading autonomous software, OTTO now offers an…
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…control. Earlier this year, Vanderlande Industries B.V. announced that it had chosen Kollmorgen as a technology and service partner. Its technology is used in Toyota Material Handling forklifts. Kollmorgen also recently announced that it has formed a partnership with the Spanish Association for Mobile Robotics to “offer high-quality integration solutions for AGVs and mobile robots based on the NDC8 platform.”…
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…Series A funding and added industry veterans to its leadership team as it brings its systems to market. Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot said it addresses warehouse challenges using industrial robots with artificial intelligence, computer vision, and advanced sensors. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company said it is currently focusing on applying its technology to one of the most labor-intensive, physically demanding,…
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…Pickle Robot has added growth-oriented industry veterans to its leadership team to accelerate commercialization of the company’s flagship robotic unload systems. Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot tackled a number of warehouse challenges using industrial robots built on core AI software, computer vision, and advanced sensors. Today the company is focused on applying its technology to one of the most labor-intensive,…
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Bastian Solutions, a Toyota Advanced Logistics company, is excited to announce Bastian Solutions SmartPick™, the result of decade-long research and development. This latest advancement in robotic order fulfillment provides a comprehensive solution that meets operational demands; offering customers faster, more accurate orders while answering companies’ requests for a more reliable solution that can grow alongside their operations. Bastian Solutions SmartPick™…
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…Orderpicker in response to the industry’s need to pick more efficiently at increased heights. Designed to facilitate order picking a full rack higher than models currently on the market, the lift truck delivers can reduce the annual cost per pallet stored by 19% in comparison with competitors, claimed the company. “As SKU counts proliferate and warehouse space continues to be…
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Industry 4.0 requires the safe orchestration of both robot fleets and human workers. In August, SIXAI announced plans for worldwide deployment of MAESTRO, mobile robot management software using artificial intelligence from its 634AI subsidiary. “I've been doing a lot of work bringing technology to users in consumer and medical products and now robotics,” said Ran Poliakine, founder and CEO of…
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FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—Industry experts on robotics standards, multiple use cases, and integration spoke at yesterday's first annual Robotics Applications Conference. Close to 400 registrants viewed the live keynote and four sessions, which are now available for viewing on demand. “We appreciate that so many robotics users from Fortune 1,000 companies and technology suppliers, as well as investors and researchers, tuned in…
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…is for innovation and supporting industry, said James Knauer, field application engineer. A light robotic arm using Harmonic Drive LLC drives attracted several families. “It’s great for kids to see how they can use robots in the future,” said Eugen Niselson, a sales engineering manager at Harmonic Drive. Wilmington, Mass.-based Symbotic Inc., which provides warehouse automation, showed how its software…
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…has been in the robotics industry for 20 years. Drumwright worked with the humanoid robot Asimo while at Honda Research Institute. Drumwright was a university professor and then a senior research scientist at the Toyota Research Institute. Drumwright has been granted three patents and has co-authored over 40 research articles on robotics with experts from institutions including MIT, Cornell University,…
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Vanderlande Industries B.V. last week announced that it has selected Kollmorgen NDC Solutions as a technology and service partner for its automated guided vehicle, or AGV, applications. Vanderlande said that Toyota Material Handling forklifts equipped with Kollmorgen's technology will strengthen its logistics and warehouse portfolio. “Vanderlande strives to deliver the best fully integrated autonomous vehicle offering as part of our…
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