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Food and beverage challenged to do more with less

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…give suppliers and retailers a zero-touch, fully automated system to create store-friendly, stable pallets that can be safely and efficiently shipped to a store. Automation isn’t just for the big retailers though. In smaller store footprints, like a convenience store, break-pack solutions are gaining traction. These solutions move away from case handling to replenishing at the single-item level. Instead of…


Now Is the Time to Integrate Heterogeneous Robots, Say Automation Experts

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…intralogistics smart robots. They already touch operations from truck unloading and depalletizing to putaway, picking, sorting, packing, and shipping. Not to overlook replenishment and inventory management. All of this is going to require orchestration. Klappich noted that a multi-agent orchestration platform that assigns, prioritizes, and coordinates those islands of automation is a tall order. In his facility in Gallatin, Kuntz…


Touchlab Robot Has Haptic Perception, Could Help Reduce Spread of Hospital Infections

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…remote clinicians a sense of touch. “In the past, telerobots have been limited to being able to see, hear, and speak on behalf of the people using them,” stated Dr. Zaki Hussein, CEO of Touchlab. “Now, thanks to our innovative e-skin technology, robots like Välkky can ‘feel’ too—and not only on their fingertips.” Edinburgh, U.K.-based Touchlab said its electronic skin,…


Realtime Robotics Partners With FANUC and Schaeffler to Showcase Motion Planning at Automatica 2023

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…control the robots using a touch pendant (sending robots to single targets at a time and then jogging the robots to see if there is a collision), changing the sequence of the program easily. The demo shows the power of Realtime’s RapidPlan to enable multi-robot coordination, collision-free programming, validation, testing and operations, according to Realtime Robotics. FANUC Deutschland GmbH, Booth…


Time to integrate those robots

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…intralogistics smart robots. They already touch operations from truck unloading and depalletizing to putaway, picking, sorting, packing and shipping. Not to overlook replenishment and inventory management. All of this is going to require orchestration. Klappich talks about a multi-agent orchestration platform that assigns, prioritizes and coordinates what are now mostly islands of automation. That’s a tall order, as it turns…


Kiva Systems Founders Share Company’s Story at Robotics Invest Event in Boston

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…great solution. Mountz stayed in touch with the company, and would go out to Seattle every year to show them how the company was progressing. When Amazon's team visited Kiva in 2011, it had recently acquired Diapers.com, which was a major user of Kiva’s robots. “They learned through that process of buying Diapers.com that the Kiva system was pretty robust,”…


Automate to return in 2024

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…with 25,000 registrants. As automation touches every aspect of our world, the show is more important than ever for engineers of all industries and people of all professional backgrounds—from the production floor, kitchen, field and construction site all the way to the boardroom. Automate is the only show where attendees will see solutions for every application and industry, A3 says.…


Kawasaki Robotics Takes Automate Attendees Through Time With Its Robots

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…systems include features such as touch sensing, advanced weaving, endless positioner rotation function and built in weld data base and standard AS language. The company is showing its family of new K-positioners for North America, from single-axis and double-axis to multi-positioners. Kawasaki said its robots can now can easily manipulate the position of a workpiece, allowing the welding torch to…


Robotics Revolutionize End of Line Packaging

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…workflows, making the automation experience similar to using an ATM. Our low-touch automation process and 24/7 white-glove service allows for maximum returns on investments with minimal effort.


Sanctuary AI Unveils Phoenix, Sixth Generation Humanoid ‘General Purpose’ Robot

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…that mimics the sense of touch” Aesthetics including a bold color palette and elevated textures. Sanctuary AI said its humanoid robot is different from others in the industry because of its literal take on “general-purpose” and its emphasis on creating a technology that can conduct physical work just like a person. “To be general-purpose, a robot needs to be able…


For Carhartt, necessity is the mother of automation

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…says. “We try not to touch it as much or walk it as far.” Rather than a crawl-walk-run approach, Carhartt and DHL Supply Chain essentially launched with a flat-out sprint. The facility was operational by July 2021, roughly six months after the partnership was formed with DHL Supply Chain. With the building capable of getting cartons, parcels and pallets out…


As PRN’s Interim Leader, Jenn Apicella Aims to Stay the Course and Expand the Nonprofit’s Presence

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…early stages was getting in touch with all the companies, making sure they knew that we were here, and we were here to help them. We started to convene those companies through strategic gatherings. I designed all our programs with our community in mind. I had to understand what our community was and what their needs were. From there, I…


Top 20 materials handling systems suppliers 2023

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…automated pocket system called Zero Touch, and an automation master data platform called KiSoft Genomix that scans and manages data needed for automation deployments. Coming in at No. 6, and in a sense new to our list, is FORTNA with $2.1 billion in revenue. In April 2022, FORTNA was formed from the combination of MHS Global (No. 8 on our…


Productive Robotics to Highlight Cobots, Vision System, and ‘No Code’ Programming at Automate 2023

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…a task,” he said. “The teach-by-touch design allows our cobots to learn jobs in just minutes.” Seventh axis of freedom allows for flexibility The cobots can be used for welding, gluing, deburring, material handling, packing, palletizing, and part marking, the company said. Unlike traditional six-axis cobots, OB7 has been engineered with seven-axis maneuverability. It needs no cage and is able…


PF3, Award Winning AGV From Stäubli Robotics, to Have North American Premiere at Automate

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…LED strip and 45-degree inclined touch panel provide an ergonomic operator experience, said Stäubli. These can increases user acceptance and ease integration, it added. For safety, the PF3 is equipped with a 360-degree human safety scanner, five emergency stop buttons, a collision avoidance sensor, and an LED strip that communicates the AGV’s status. Accessories include a table, stations for EU…


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