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…Grayslake facility is using two autonomous fork trucks from Vecna: One vehicle shuttles pallets from receiving to a drop zone for long distance pallet movements in the vast distribution center; the other is used to transport empty totes. As the technology improves, Medline expects to pilot autonomous reach trucks, especially for narrow aisle storage. While it may be some time…
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…include the Multi-Pro mother-child pallet shuttle, the Zippy guided sortation robot, the Quadron carton shuttle, and the Dynamo autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to deliver streamlined and cost-effective automation to McMurray Stern's customers. Addverb will also provide its software suite consisting of the Concinity warehouse execution system 〈WES〉, the Mobinity warehouse control system 〈WCS〉, and the Movect fleet management system. Each…
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…arms and mobile robots to shuttle systems and automated workstations. Since starting Amazon Robotics in 2012, the company said it has deployed more than 520,000 robotic drive units and has created hundreds of robotics positions. “The design and deployment of robotics and technology across Amazon operations have created more than 700 new job categories within the company,” Amazon said. “These…
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…software engineer at Teradyne. Danish autonomous mobile robot (AMR) provider Mobile Industrial Robots has been expanding its North American presence. AutoGuide offers tuggers and is working on lifts for custom payloads, said a company representative. Mitsubishi Electric, a strategic partner of MassRobotics, demonstrated its MELFA FR robot arm. The company, whose U.S. office is in Cambridge, Mass., wanted to show…
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…automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). In addition to attracting tomorrow's pioneers in logistics automation and industrial robotics, Addverb said the new the center creates additional opportunities for it to collaborate with the Association of Advancing Automation (A3). The company said it looks forward to working with the leading global trade association for the automated manufacturing and…
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An autonomous race car built by Politecnico di Milano-Polimove recently broke the world speed record for an autonomous vehicle, clocking in at 192 mph at the Space Shuttle airstrip at NASA's Kennedy Space Center this April. We had an opportunity to see an autonomous race car in action and speak to Paul Mitchell, CEO and president of Energy Systems Network,…
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Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, may be spreading through warehouses, but there's still plenty of room for growth. Geekplus Technology Co. today announced that it has closed a new $100 million Series E1 funding round and that it is now valued at more than $2 billion. The Beijing-based company said it plans to use the funding to accelerate its global…
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…Beijing-based Geek+ said it applies autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and artificial intelligence to warehouse and supply chain management. Siemens Switchgear first joined forces with Geek+ in 2019. It successfully automated logistics with four models of Geek+ robots: the P800R goods-to-person picking robots, the MP1000R AMRs, the RS2 totes-to-person robots, and the X-series four-way shuttles for high-density storage. The electronics components…
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Autonomous mobile robots continue to spread through facilities across the Americas, thanks to corporate partnerships. Geekplus America Inc. today announced that it has expanded its presence in South America with strategic partner Körber Supply Chain. The company said it will debut its intelligent robots at Elevate Brazil 2022 this week in Sao Paolo, the first time Geek+'s goods-to-person systems will…
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…seeming explosion of robots from autonomous mobile types to those that do piece picking. This is part of the even more impressive expansion of automation of all types across so many facilities. Some suppliers say they have backlogs of a year or two for automated systems. No lights needed here with shuttles handling inventory in automated storage systems. Needless to…
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Much of today's autonomous vehicles are being tested on closed tracks, limited public roads, and in simulation. However, the Indy Autonomous Challenge, or IAC, has taken a different approach that's both safe and exciting. The Consumer Technology Association today announced that the IAC will return to CES on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. The Arlington, Va.-based Consumer Technology Association (CTA) successfully…
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One route to autonomous vehicles is to build delivery systems that can be automated later. Navya SA today announced that it has signed a contract with Muses Europe to assemble 300 electric utility vehicles with the plan to develop a self-driving version in the future. “With an eye on the important place autonomous mobility will occupy in the years to…
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Developments in Supply Chain Automation (Video)
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…placing goods, as opposed to autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that have gained a significant foothold in warehousing and materials handling. Automate offered a varied mix of robotics companies In my two days at Automate, that momentum was visible in the solid attendance at the event as well as the number and variety of exhibitors. By variety, I especially mean more…
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Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
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