Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.09
…vendor’s robots,” Christensen added. “For example, our Palion Tow Tractors are picking and placing at conveyors. Our AMRs can pull alongside the conveyor and transfer an item back and forth between the conveyor and the tow tractor.” “We also have AMRs currently integrating with roll-up doors in facilities so our robot can open the door as it enters a new space and then close it after it passes through,” he said. Berkshire Grey works to ensure reliability When it comes to pick-and-place applications, automation providers say system effectiveness comes as much from AI-based software as it does from the robot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.89
…Lift, Seegrid has released upgrades to its Palion Tow Tractor and Palion Pallet Truck, extending the end-to-end capabilities of its AMR fleet. The company has also introduced Fleet Geek, a cloud-based analytics product that can provide critical insights to optimize workflows, increase utilization, quantify the value of automation, and scale automation initiatives across the enterprise. Customer insights from STEP will enable Seegrid to add valuable, real-world production data to advance machine learning models in its autonomous lift truck. “Seegrid customers have put their trust in us to help them safely increase productivity in their highly dynamic and complex factories and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 34.56
Autonomy is becoming a standard feature in some agricultural tractors. Cognitive Pilot announced that Kirovets K-7M tractors made by Peterburgsky Traktorny Zavod JSC will come equipped with the Cognitive Agro Pilot autonomous driving system starting next year. Production of fully self-driving tractors will begin in 2024, said the companies. Cognitive Pilot and Peterburgsky Traktorny Zavod (PTZ) said their joint offering will enable farmers to achieve new levels of quality and efficiency. They added that this is Russia’s first production-line OEM contract for autonomous tractors. “By combining the efforts of two market leaders in agricultural machinery and artificial intelligence, we will…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.79
…No. 1 in market share worldwide for automated tow tractors. Interact Analysis' 2021 Mobile Robot report evaluated 2020 data and focused on material handling applications in manufacturing and logistics environments. “For nearly five years, we have been closely following the tremendous growth in the AGV [automated guided vehicles] and AMR [autonomous mobile robot] market across the globe, and this report reinforces that Seegrid has successfully capitalized on this opportunity,” said Ash Sharma, managing director and robotics and leader of the Warehouse Automation Division at Interact Analysis. “Our research indicates that the mobile robot market will only continue growing, given supply…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.39
…companies beginning in agriculture have focused first on autonomous tractors, autonomous weeding, and harvesting, where they try to comprehensively automate incredibly hard technical tasks, and often struggle to scale into a large market,” stated Charlie Andersen, CEO of Burro. “We’ve started instead with collaborative people-scale robots that help people by moving heavy things around.” “The beauty of this approach is that we can scale today around a ubiquitous pain point in the most labor-intensive areas of agriculture, while also allowing our platform to capture data and learn about many environments—providing the foundation for us to scale to countless other applications,”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.77
…with indoor forming and now agricultural robotics.” While autonomous tractors are already being deployed around the world, different crops require smaller robots, she explained. “If you look at the $45 billion specialty crops market, the cost of production is 3x that of row crops,” said Reddy. “The way farms are designed is completely different than for grains harvested with combines.” “The other piece we saw in agricultural technology was a crowded space around fruit like apples and strawberries, but table grapes are a $1 billion industry in California, which has 99% of the U.S. market,” she noted. “We have a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.32
…Logistics Receiving Inventory is received (1) in trucks versus tractor trailers. While some inventory may be palletized, most is floor loaded. Items are manually unloaded for processing in an inbound receiving area (2) where they are inspected and inducted into the warehouse management system (WMS). Putaway/storage Large or bulky items that cannot be handled by automation are stored on shelving in the manual storage area (3). Inventory that can be stored in the mini-load automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) is placed into storage totes and inducted onto a conveyor and sortation system installed on the mezzanine level (4). Those…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.99
…with combine harvesters, but there will be applications in tractors and sprayers in the next year.” “We want to cover all the most popular agricultural machines,” he said. “Our concept is like Star Wars' R2-D2, which could be mounted on different vehicles with a standard cradle, to provide more value to our customers.” Why did Cognitive Pilot decide to provide Cognitive Driver as an add-on rather than build autonomy directly into farm equipment? “Agricultural machines have quite a long life cycle—tractors and harvesters are generally used for about 10 years,” replied Emelyanov. “By modifying vehicles in service into smart robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.79
…it is the first company to offer advanced, automated tractor-trailer hitching capabilities. This patent-pending technology is now available as part of the Outrider System, which automates distribution yards for large enterprises. More than 10 billion tons of freight moves across the U.S. annually, and most of that freight passes through distribution yards in trailers, said the Golden, Colo.-based company. “Nearly all the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the materials we use are transported by trucks and trailers,” said Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider. “Outrider automates yard operations, helping enterprises improve the efficiency and safety of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.69
…crops. The other is a dystopia in which large, tractor-like robots subdue the landscape through heavy machinery and artificial chemicals. Daum described the utopian scenario as a mosaic of rich, green fields, streams, and wild flora and fauna, where fleets of small agricultural robots fueled by sustainable energy flit around the fields, their whirrs intermixed with insect chirps and birdsong. “It's like a Garden of Eden,” wrote Daum, a research fellow at the University of Hohenheim in Germany studying agricultural development strategies. “Small robots could help conserve biodiversity and combat climate change in ways that were not possible before.” He…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.44
…mobile robot (AMR) line for with the Palion Tow Tractor, Palion Pallet Truck, and its new Palion Lift. In addition, it has formed the Blue Labs in-house research and development team. “New use cases for mobile automation applications continue to emerge, and our customers are seeking to rapidly expand and evolve with Seegrid as their automation partner,” stated Jim Rock, CEO of Seegrid. “The addition of the RaaS model underscores our commitment to delivering industry-leading material handling solutions in the manner that best aligns with our customers’ business needs.” Jeff Christensen, vice president of product Seegrid, replied to the following…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.70
…a worldwide presence. It has developed methane-powered and autonomous tractor concept vehicles. The company's industrial brands include Case IH, New Holland Agriculture, and Steyr for tractors and agricultural machinery; Case and New Holland Construction for earth-moving equipment; and Iveco for commercial vehicles. They also include Iveco Bus and Heuliez Bus for buses and coaches; Iveco Astra for quarry and construction vehicles, Magirus for firefighting vehicles, Iveco Defence Vehicles for defense, and FPT Industrial for engines and transmissions. Raven Industries has three business divisions: Applied Technology for precision agriculture, Engineered Films for high-performance specialty films, and Aerostar for aerospace. The company…