Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.76
…with the Ohmni. Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor at FedEx, guided Jake through the 40,000-sq.-ft. facility, and he was able to interact with other attendees. “For this use case, we worked with eKAMI to help provide remote training and support for their efforts to reskill workers with robots,” Vu said. “Right now, they're using an off-the-shelf robot. Ohmni can also help with work-from-home situations, according to OhmniLabs. It can scale from a single robot to multiple robots, with staff support. “Our largest fleet was 100 robots [provided with TelcoDR] for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona—it was the first time…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.38
…partnerships with industry leaders such as Domino’s, Kroger, and FedEx and operations in three states—we are now able to invest in the infrastructure to build tens of thousands of robots,” said Jiajun Zhu, co-founder and CEO of Nuro. “We greatly appreciate the state’s leadership in working with us to finalize this partnership. The decision to place these facilities in Southern Nevada was an easy one.” Nuro has developed electric autonomous vehicles (AVs) to delivery items from produce to prescriptions to customers' homes. The company has provided its delivery services to communities in Texas, Arizona, and California. Nuro, BYD to scale…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.03
…robots are essential for fast and efficient parcel sortation. FedEx Ground recently implemented Berkshire Grey’s Robotic Product Sortation and Identification (RPSi) systems at its station in Queens, N.Y. “We are encouraged by the initial package handling and processing accuracy of Berkshire Grey’s RPSi system in our Queens facility,” said Ted Dengel, managing director of operations technology and innovation at FedEx Ground. “As an industry leader in technology and automation, we see the significant benefits that next-generation innovation brings in terms of enabling increased safety and productivity, enhancing customer service and improving flexibility to adjust to changing package volumes and sizes.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.79
…site uses traditional picking for its three pull times: FedEx at 4pm, UPS at 5pm, DHL at 6pm. This operation may wave each pull time separately, pick through to completion, then wave the next in. As shown in the graph, they picked FedEx to completion by 10:30am — an unnecessary early finish, then wave UPS and pick until 3:30pm and finally wave DHL but barely finish by the 6pm pull time. If you look at this operation’s rate information, they took a strong rate hit because the FedEx pool of work was small. The graph above shows the difference when…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.98
FedEx Corp. and Nuro LLC yesterday announced a multi-year, multi-phase agreement to test Nuro’s next-generation autonomous delivery vehicle within FedEx's operations. The collaboration between FedEx and Nuro launched in April with a pilot program across the Houston area. The companies said the pilot marks Nuro’s expansion into parcel logistics and enables FedEx to explore use cases for on-road autonomous vehicle logistics, including multi-stop and appointment-based deliveries. Not only does FedEx use autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in its logistics facilities, but the Memphis-based company has also been developing a portfolio of autonomous same-day and specialty delivery devices. FedEx has worked with…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.92
…Automation Yaskawa Motoman OhmniLabs READY Robotics ROEQ Robotiq Vention FedEx Appalachian Wireless “We’re excited about our robotics contribution to eKAMI’s curriculum, and we’re excited to build on these efforts in a way that can solve the skilled labor shortage at scale and enable every U.S. manufacturer to easily deploy automation.” said Ben Gibbs, CEO of READY Robotics. READY, an early supporter of eKAMI’s efforts to add robotics to its curriculum, said it has already worked with three of the class cohorts taking them from zero robot knowledge to doing “lights-out” production runs using the robots. Kentucky looks to a robot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.06
…to a hiring frenzy by companies like Amazon and FedEx, while they have also turned to deploying robotics and automation into their operations. Why? Because the boom in e-commerce is growing faster than firms can hire. Source: FedEx 2. More manufacturing to reshore As the pandemic closed borders and factories around the world, supply chains took a major pounding and continue to do so. This has caused many business executives to rethink their supply chains, and some are even reshoring manufacturing back to the U.S. The Biden administration is also actively encouraging the reshoring efforts through new programs and incentives.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.82
…safe environment for all of our participants,” he said. FedEx to provide a peek at facilities Memphis-based FedEx Corp. has been named the official title sponsor of the conference. The transportation and technology leader is planning to provide select conference attendees with a behind-the-scenes look at some of its local innovation and operations facilities. FedEx has worked with multiple robotics vendors to develop logistics applications and interoperability standards. “FedEx was built on innovation, and it continues to be an integral part of our culture and business strategy,” said Rebecca Yeung, vice president of advanced technology and innovation at FedEx. “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.61
…MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Working Group met with representatives from FedEx, Procter & Gamble, and DHL, all major industrial users of mobile robots. Each company said it is testing a variety of AMRs and that it is looking for standards that could be used in environments where people and robots from multiple vendors can work together. They all acknowledged that no one provider can automate every task. “I applaud the Working Group for their efforts and dedication in laying out these first steps toward AMR interoperability,” said Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor at FedEx. “The diversity of the team shows that…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.68
…mixed environments. In addition, major robotics users such as FedEx are encouraging the development of standards and have joined organizations working on different aspects of the interoperability challenge. Robotics 24/7 spoke with several leading companies about increasing recognition of the need for interoperability, the growth of third-party solutions, and efforts to standardize how warehouse robots are managed. Awareness of the need Many users are just beginning to understand the concept of scaling robotic fleets, noted Florian Pestoni, CEO of robot operations service provider InOrbit. “It's a sign of where the industry is,” he said. “Few companies are thinking in terms…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.51
…issue,” said Aaron Prather, a senior technical advisor at FedEx Express. “However, when it comes to mobile robotics, interoperability is already becoming an issue.” With the increases in demand and specialization of robotics, companies must find ways to improve communication and coordination, said Meili Robots. ABI Research predicts that mobile robot sales will grow faster than for other categories. Technology trends The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is among the developments that could aid businesses with robot adoption and management, the report said. With cheaper sensors, universal connectivity and 5G networking, and the application of artificial intelligence, robotics users could…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 13.44
…is in the fight right now. Companies like UPS, FedEx and DHL hired more than 200,000 workers in North America in 2020, and that trend will likely continue in 2021. These and other high-profile hiring announcements come right at a time when constrained labor availability, concerns over COVID-19 exposure, and social distancing requirements are impacting fulfillment operations nationwide. To further exacerbate this dilemma, customer expectations around delivery time have drastically increased over the last few years. With Amazon as the number-one online retailer offering free one-day shipping–and, most recently, two-hour shipping–consumers expect their packages to arrive immediately and free of…