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Fully autonomous forklifts got a boost yesterday when Cyngn Inc. announced that it has made “significant progress” adapting its DriveMod artificial intelligence-driven technology to enable forklifts to be self-driving. An ongoing paid contract with an end user in the building materials industry led to the addition of autonomous vehicle capabilties to an electric forklift from BYD Motors LLC. “Adapting DriveMod…
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ATLANTA—Exotec SAS yesterday announced at its ExoDay event that it has been recognized as the “Overall Robotics Company of the Year” in the annual SupplyTech Breakthrough Awards program. Exotec builds high-density warehouse automation and has been expanding in North America. “Exotec is revolutionizing the way warehouses operate for the benefit of the entire field—from the people working on the warehouse…
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This webinar will delve into the benefits, technologies, and real-world applications of our PickPal AMR in today’s omnichannel warehouse environments. Discover how AMRs are optimizing order fulfillment processes, reducing labor cost, improving accuracy, and enhancing overall operational efficiencies. Gain valuable insight into the collaborative role that PickPal will play alongside human workers allowing for optimal flexibility and scalability with your…
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ATI Industrial Automation yesterday announced the availability of its CGV-900, a compliant angle grinder. The robotic end-of-arm tool is designed to be used for grinding and finishing processes and eliminate the need for humans to do those tasks manually. An end-of-arm tool is installed onto a robot arm to extend its capabilities. In a video demonstration, the company highlighted the…
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The North American market for materials handling automation is still growing, prompting more supplier partnships. Jungheinrich AG and Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas Inc. today announced their plans to launch Rocrich AGV Solutions. The joint venture will build on their existing partnership and offer mobile systems for factories and warehouses in North America. Jungheinrich and Logisnext will hold equal shares in the…
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TÜV Rheinland has certified 13 different safety functions on Mobile Industrial Robots' MiR600 and MiR1350 autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, in accordance with ISO 13849-1 industry standard. With this stamp of approval from the respected third-party testing and certification organization, customers looking to use MiR’s AMRs now have the independent assurance that the safety functions are implemented and meet international…
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While the COVID-19 pandemic increased interest in robots for disinfection and social distancing, robots also promise to help shorthanded hospital staffs diagnose patients while reducing the spread of pathogens. Touchlab yesterday said that a hospital in Finland is using its Välkky system, which is designed to give remote clinicians a sense of touch. “In the past, telerobots have been limited…
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More than 200 investors, tech innovators, and serial entrepreneurs gathered last week to discuss how to identify and support robotics as its own investment class that can enable multiple industries. “We want to help create and scale the next generation of robotics unicorns,” said Fady Saad, general partner at Cybernetix Ventures, which co-organized the event at Artists for Humanity in…
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Cleveron AS, an Estonian technology company specializing in parcel robots and lockers development, yesterday unveiled the Cleveron 354, a battery-powered outdoor parcel locker., Cleveron's aim is to the disrupts the last-mile market with a grid-independent parcel solution with a mission to reduce 70% in CO2 emissions across the entire last-mile sector. Cleveron claimed its solutions help companies effectively reduce last-mile…
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Addverb today announced that it has partnered with Amazon Web Services to improve the efficiency of its warehouse automation solutions. The partnership with AWS will allow Addverb to leverage the cloud platform's machine learning, analytics, and Internet of Things, or IoT, connectivity capabilities to enhance the capabilities of its robotic solutions. Founded in 2016, Addverb offers AI-enabled fixed & flexible…
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One challenge for autonomous systems has been the need to see in varied lighting conditions. Photoneo s.r.o. last week introduced the third generation of its Ambient Light Suppression technology in its 3D sensors. It brings “superior scanning performance under the most challenging lighting conditions,” claimed the Bratislava, Slovakia-based company. “Photoneo has been known as a brand of quality—a trusted developer…
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Realtime Robotics, a provider collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, today announced that it will be on-site at the upcoming Automatica 2023 trade show, taking place from June 27-30, 2023, in Munich, Germany. There will be several opportunities for attendees to experience Realtime’s innovative motion control and collision avoidance technology on the show floor, the Boston based company said.…
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If you think of Pitney Bowes as a mailing meter company, you’d be half right. The company has enjoyed a century-long partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and is its largest workshare partner, sorting more than 16 billion pieces of mail each year. But while mail metering and services built the company, it’s only half of Pitney Bowes’ revenue…
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ABB Robotics today said that a pilot project with Junglekeepers, a U.S. non-profit organization, is demonstrating how robotics and cloud computing can make reforestation efforts faster, more efficient, and scalable. “ABB’s collaboration with Junglekeepers demonstrates how robotics and Cloud technology can play a central role in fighting deforestation as one of the major contributors to climate change,” said Sami Atiya,…
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Pitney Bowes Lockport, Il Square Footage: About 360,000 square feet Throughput: The facility sorts up to 24,000 parcels per hour for the USPS Shifts: 2 shifts per day, 5 days per week plus one shift on Saturday Read the full lenth article on the upgraded Pitney Bowes distribution center Pitney Bowes’ newest facility in Lockport, Ill., is an example of…
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