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As order volumes increase, labor pools get more competitive, and customer expectations continue to rise, new automation is emerging to help warehouses and distribution centers. Zebra Technologies Corp. today introduced a picking system to improve fulfillment operations. It includes three new mobile robots—FlexShelf, FlexShelf Guide, and RollerTop Guide—as well as a new FetchCore software package for order or batch picking.…
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How do you design a warehouse to support sales of €1 billion ($1.16 billion U.S.) per year? That warehouse will have to support multiple business channels, including regional business-to-business customers as well as a global distribution network. That was the question put to the logistics team at HARTING Technology Group in 2012. “After 20 years, the software running our existing…
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Geekplus Technology Co. today announced that it is collaborating with DHL International GmbH for DHL's Asia-Pacific Innovation Center. Located in Singapore, the center will be home to a “Warehouse of the Future” exhibit that showcases automated and integrated e-commerce offerings, said the companies. The partners said the project reflects their shared values and will help accelerate innovation and educate supply…
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It is no news that automation is transforming many industries, and retail is no exception—especially considering the e-commerce boom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just as retail is a massive industry, so is the retail automation market. As is illustrated below, the global retail automation market is projected to show significant growth. The market was already valued at $11.22 billion back…
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Plus One Robotics, a leading vision software provider, and Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses and distribution centers, today announced a collaboration to develop an automated picking solution combining mobile robots and stationary picking arms. The cross-platform robotic system is designed to boost productivity in ecommerce fulfilment centers. Consumer expectations for shorter delivery windows…
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MEMPHIS—Consumer expectations for shorter delivery windows, a warehouse labor shortage, and a surge in demand have put pressure on global supply chains to deliver increased volumes at faster rates. Plus One Robotics Inc. and Locus Robotics Corp. this week announced that they are collaborating to develop an automated picking system combining mobile robots and stationary picking arms. The companies said…
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Dexterity Inc. today announced that it has raised an additional $140 million in Series B equity funding and debt. The Redwood City, Calif.-based company has created robots for logistics, warehouses, and supply chain customers. “Customers in retail, consumer goods manufacturing, and parcel handling need robots to scale quickly in order to manage the ever-increasing volume and variety of packages moving…
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Seegrid Corp. today announced that Interact Analysis has named it as the No. 1 provider of mobile robots in the U.S. and 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…
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“Pain point.” That’s not a bad summary of reverse logistics these days. However, there doesn’t seem to be enough pain in reverse logistics to get many companies to fix their generally inadequate and manual processes. Instead, they continue to receive, review, reallocate, and repeat in the same awkward way. To begin, plenty of returns are out there. Industry estimates for…
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Collaborative robots offer to help small and midsize manufacturers, among others, adopt flexible automation. Welcome to the third article in this series on collaborative robots. We previously examined what cobots are and whether they are safer and easier to use than traditional robots. In this post, we compare cobots to industrial robots in a range of applications and explore the…
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At Pack Expo in Las Vegas last month, Honeywell International Inc. announced its Smart Flexible Depalletizer. The system is designed to automate the process of unloading pallets, reduce the risk of injury, and mitigate the effects of labor shortages. Thomas Evans, chief technology officer at Honeywell, spoke with Robotics 24/7 about the Charlotte, N.C.-based company's latest technologies and its approach…
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Logistics provider GEODIS SA yesterday said it has partnered with integrator Bastian Solutions to deploy an AutoStore storage system at a new fulfillment site for a leading clothing retailer. The partners claimed that the $48 million material handling equipment deal will deliver the highest documented throughput for any AutoStore in the world. It will support the unnamed retailer's omnichannel capabilities,…
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Körber and long-time strategic partner Locus Robotics, a global provider of warehouse robotics, have joined together to deploy 49 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) across Atlanta, Fresno, and Indianapolis for Integrated Supply Network (ISN). The solution was initially implemented in ISN’s Atlanta location in just 90 days. This has already shown exceptional results. Picking quality, accuracy, and speed were significantly improved…
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Taking time to stay informed on motive power is generally a good thing in terms of managers’ time, but when lift truck operators are regularly in a state of worry about running out of power, that is another matter, says Steven LaFevers, explaining his thinking on determining if a motive power switch is in order. LaFevers is vice president of…
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About six years ago, the CEO of Toyota Research Institute published a seminal paper about whether a Cambrian explosion was coming for robotics. The term “Cambrian explosion” refers to an important event approximately half a billion years ago in which there was a rapid expansion of different forms of life on earth. There are parallels with the field of robotics…
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