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…displayed at our MODEX and PROMAT tradeshows. Companies like MHI member AGILOX are leading the way in supporting their customers with their automation strategy. The size of the space in their new customer experience center is an exciting example of their commitment to demonstrating their capabilities.” The new headquarters will serve as the North American Logistics, Maintenance, and Deployment Hub,…
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…four-directional tote shuttle robot at ProMat 2023 in Chicago to seek partnerships with North American system integrators. “Leveraging our extensive experience in supply chain efficiencies across the Asia-Pacific region, HWArobotics is an ideal partner for companies in North America, offering our full range of shuttle robot products,” said Chen. In addition to expanding its North American customer base, HWArobotics has…
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…for decades. But at the ProMat show earlier this year, you could hardly walk without tripping over an AMR. No, they weren’t running around loose, but reportedly more than 100 AMR suppliers exhibited at the show. That’s a lot. AGV suppliers were probably a fraction of that number. But what do so many AMRs have to do with the future…
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…sectors. Source: PULS Wireless At ProMat 2023 in March, Wiferion entered the U.S. market. “PULS employs more than 100 of the best developers in the industry and has global production and sales locations that take our charging technology and scalability to a new level,” said Julian Seume, former chief sales and marketing officer of Wiferion. “Especially in the area of…
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…Mujin showed its TruckBot at ProMat and its Bin-Picking Workcell at Automate—how has the reception been to those products in the U.S.? Cloer: Both TruckBot and our Bin-Picking products are doing very well. TruckBot is being adopted in the appropriate industries, and our Bin-Picking product has been popular with our integrator partners here in the U.S. Does Mujin's software work…
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…more robots and automation, then ProMat 2023 definitely sealed the deal. Sprinkled among the many different “traditional” materials handling vendors on the exhibition floor—and in some cases, integrated right into those vendors’ own booths—was an amazing number of advanced robotics solutions that a record 51,000 show attendees “oohed and aahed” over during the show’s four-day run. The ongoing worker shortage,…
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…models. Earlier this year at ProMat, Connelly says Landoll introduced two new articulating Bendi trucks. These 3,000-pound and 4,000-pound capacity NA trucks provide front-loader capabilities. The articulated 42-inch front axle allows the trucks to operate in the narrowest of aisles using high-visibility, three- and four-stage masts. The latest entries from Jungheinrich are a man-down turret truck and a sit/stand pantograph…
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…consulting and managed services. At ProMat 2023, enVista executives explained their roadmap for helping customers integrate robotics. Last month, MHI accepted the company into its SLAM Industry Group. (In this case, SLAM refers to “scan, label, apply, and manifest,” not simultaneous localization and mapping.) “The last 100 feet of the warehouse are critical for efficient operations, high throughput, and customer…
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…automation. In fact, at the ProMat show earlier this year, Judkowitz says the top question he was asked was how to best integrate autonomous lift trucks with current operations. He, and others, say it takes a plan and a long-term horizon, maybe as much as five or more years. There’s a lot going on here, so let’s dig in a…
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…portion of our space at ProMat 2023 was AGVs [automated guided vehicles], which we're very excited about. We've had a pallet truck for some time, but it's enhanced. It's now faster and able to do staging, which is somthing our customers have been asking for. Martin Buena-Franco, Raymond Corp. We're also adding fully automatic autocharging capability to our whole AGV…
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…Warehouse Automation Platform, announced at ProMat 2023, is designed to manage robotic task allocation, route planning, and resource use, while delivering real-time insights into warehouse operations. Locus claimed that it empowers shorthanded third-party logistics (3PL), retail, healthcare, and manufacturing businesses to optimize productivity, reduce costs, and stay competitive in the rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape. Faulk spoke with Robotics 24/7 about…
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…Truck Technologies. Yale said at ProMat 2023 that it expects autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to be as much as 50% of its business in the next few years. To get to that point, Hyster and Yale are explaining how AMRs and semi-autonomous lift trucks can provide real returns on investment (ROI). Robotics 24/7 asked the companies about their perspectives, and…
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…recent trade shows? Guan: At ProMat, we showed three types of AMRs. The smaller Flex has capacity up to 661 lb. for piece picking. The Max is a pallet-size AMR with 1,322-lb. capacity. Other robots can only handle small unit picking, but the majority of warehouses need case picking for things like food and beverage or electronics. The heavy-duty Lynx…
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…launched the pallet mover at ProMat in March, and the robot can be purchased online at Big Joe's website. The Thoro.ai way Thoro.ai's arrangements with Nilfisk and Big Joe highlight how it operates as a business – it works with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and provides them with the technologies to make their machinery autonomous. “We can help them with…
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…down with Robotics 24/7 at ProMat to talk about how end users should approach robotics for materials handling. “Depending on the load, a warehouse may want to go with reach trucks, AGVs, or tenders,” Gaskell noted. Crown determined to demystify robotics Estimates of how many North American warehouses use robots and automation vary from 15% to 25%. Why hasn't the…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
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