Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.89
…up in a space.” Reference customers show the way DHL deployed a fleet of nine Crown pallet trucks in one-way aisles between double-deep storage, recalled Gaskell. “The vehicle scans the pallet, and the WMS [warehouse management system] buffers the data,” he said. “The robot tender knows what's going on quickly.” The automated fork truck can lift and load faster than a manually operated one, and a remote operator can see through its camera,” Gaskell added. “That way, it doesn't have to be perfect.” Semi-autonomous or hybrid operations make remote interventions easier, he said. It also gives large customers such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.87
…this year and ramping up even more next year.” DHL is testing Stretch. Source: DHL DHL is the first customer, investing $15 million, noted Eric Foellmer, vice president of marketing at Boston Dynamics. “Seeing what it's like for an operator to use the robot is immensely valuable, so we've got a user interface for a safety system we're developing, and we're getting great feedback on how to train new operators to use the robot quickly,” Blankespoor said. How long does it take to train someone to use Stretch? Boston Dynamics is developing a user guide, and it found that customers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.84
…said it has served over 100 customers, including JD.com, DHL, IKEA, TCL, and Walmart, according to its website. It secured its first U.S. contract in August. Hirocloud, which is based in Edison, New Jersey, is using 600 FowardX AMRs as its 50,000 sq ft. facility, according to the news site Industry Today. Founded in 2016, ForwardX has four AMR product lines, including its Flex Series, Max Series, Apex Series, and Conveyor Series. To date, it has raised $109 million, according to Crunchbase. ForwardX Robotics sees the popular trade show as a great space to connect with customers across the logistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.84
…distribution center operations are still performed manually, according to DHL’s Robotics in Logistics Study. With industry growth outpacing the labor pool by a rate of 6 to 1, this growth is creating significant opportunities to automate supply chains. The new center of excellence will be led by Joseph Lui, a robotics leader with expertise in digital data, autonomous technologies and the industrial Internet of Things. He previously served as Director of Industrial IoT and Automation Technologies, Robotics for Amazon. “As AI, machine learning and computer vision become commonplace, Honeywell Robotics will create innovative, breakthrough technologies to help customers alleviate skilled…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.80
…logistics providers (3PLs), and specialty warehouses have deployed its award-winning systems at over 250 sites. It recently announced that DHL Supply Chain will deploy 5,000 Origin robots across multiple sites. At Automate 2023 in Detroit next week, Locus Robotics will exhibit at Booth 4432. For more coverage of Automate, visit Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.79
…picking. AWL has partnered with Fizyr and recently empowered DHL Parcel Benelux to pick and place parcels from randomly mixed pallets onto the conveyor belt of a sorting installation. In addition, Inther Group plans to soon unveil its Gantry Robotic Intelligent Piece Picker (GRIPP), a fully automatic compact picking technology. Yaskawa Motoman uses Fizyr and recently displayed parcel induction at ProMat in Chicago. AVT and Fizyr partnered to create and deploy multiple depalletizing robots for two different end users that pick and place heavy bags from variable pallet stacks. At LogiMAT in Stuttgart, Germany, Fizyr displayed its logistics technology at…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.77
…through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Customers such as SF DHL have seen improvements in picking efficiency of up to 200%, said ForwardX. It also touted successful implementations at L'Oreal, IKEA, UNIQLO, Walmart, Orbis, Mitsubishi, JD Logistics, BYD, and more. TCL deployed Flex AMRs with a lifting module for line-side delivery, which FowardX said was “the world’s first 5G AMR deployment” (see video above). Chery recently deployed more than 100 AMRs from across ForwardX's product lines as one unified fleet to support its automotive Super Factory, which produces over 300,000 vehicles and 200,000 KD units per year. ForwardX said these partnerships…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.77
…business intelligence.” “Our five-year partnership with Locus has enabled DHL to deliver more resilient, flexible, and scalable supply chain solutions to our customers to support faster delivery, improve operational efficiency, and reduce employee workloads,” said Sally Miller, CIO of DHL Supply Chain North America. “In that time, Locus's ability to integrate groundbreaking technologies into our operations seamlessly and in a targeted way has been a tremendous success for our customers' supply chains.” In September 2022, Locus reached a major milestone with its 1 billionth pick. The company said it took 1,542 days to pick its first 100 million units and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.77
…storage and picking system that allows pallet storage without sacrificing picking speed. The company demonstrated its new systems at DHL's Asia-Pacific Innovation Center, CeMAT Asia, and MODEX 2022. Next month, Geek+ will be at LogiMAT, which claims to be Europe’s largest logistics trade fair in Germany. It will demonstrate PopPick and the RoboShuttle 8. LogiMAT attendees will be able to see Geek+'s technology at Stand D51 in Hall 7 of the Stuttgart Trade Fair Center from May 31 to June 2, 2022. The company said its experts on site can answer any questions.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.76
…U.S., Canada and Europe, fulfilling millions of units each week for companies including Lockheed Martin, CSAT Solutions, ACT Fulfillment, DHL, XPO Logistics, and Office Depot.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.75
…project. For example, Boston Dynamic’s $15 million deal with DHL will have a significant impact on its 2023 share of the robotic picking market.” “The U.S. considerably leads the way for the robotic picking market, and we expect this to continue over our forecast period,” Zhang continued. “This is in part due to the high labor costs faced by US companies. Out of the 33 suppliers that currently serve the robotic picking market, 18 are based in the US. Not to mention, all 18 received a total of $1.4 billion in funding by the end of 2022 – accounting for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.73
…the U.S. Germany, and the United Arab Emirates. Addverb counted among its more than 100 current customers Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, DHL, Amazon, Colgate Palmolive, Reliance, Unilever, Flipkart, Johnson & Johnson, and PAR Pharmaceutical.