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AutoStore has issued a new benchmark report with insights from over 300 C-level business leaders in warehouse management and fulfillment. Survey participants identified the top three current challenges facing organizations as: rising energy costs (32%), increasing labor costs (27%), and supply chain and shipping constraints (26%). “There is a need to operate more efficiently, which is perhaps why nearly 9…
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AutoStore AS today announced a new report for which it surveyed more than 300 C-level business leaders in warehouse management and fulfillment. Respondents cited the top three challenges facing their organizations as rising energy costs (32%), increasing labor costs (27%), and supply chain and shipping constraints (26%). Click on image to enlarge. Source: AutoStore “There is a need to operate…
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As the robotics ecosystem grows, so does the need to process data onboard autonomous systems. Syslogic Datentechnik AG today announced that it is offering three embedded systems based on the new NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX system on module, or SoM. The Baden-Dattwil, Switzerland-based company said they are ruggedized for use in demanding environmental conditions. The latest member of the NVIDIA…
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Scythe Robotics, a maker of autonomous lawn mowers, this week announced that it had secured $42 million in a Series B round, bringing its total capital raised to about $60 million. The Boulder, Colo.-based company said it will use the funding to help it deliver on the 7,500 preorders for the M.52 autonomous lawnmower. Energy Impact Partners led the funding…
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Among the partnerships emerging in logistics automation are those between software providers and mobile robots suppliers. Boomi yesterday announced that Geekplus Co. has selected the Boomi AtomSphere Platform to automate its smart logistics platform. “We are aiming to co-create a new logistics standard by utilizing next-generation robotics technology to solve the increasingly serious labor shortage in Japan and the gap…
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Prospective robotics users can get their equipment directly from vendors or through integrators. Online resources have also emerged to aid adopters of automation. T.I.E. Industrial announced in October 2022 that it had acquired Robots.com and the RobotWorx name. “This acquisition comes at a critical time, as the market for robotics is experiencing 25% and higher growth per year in certain…
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Self-driving yard trucks must be able to reverse into trailers to fully automate operations, according to ASI Logistics. It and SICK Inc. yesterday announced that they have solved the problem of reversing into trailers autonomously. A few technical details must be known for autonomous trucks to correctly reverse into trailers, said Autonomous Solutions Inc. (ASI). A self-driving truck must know…
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The U.S. robotics industry is growing at an unprecedented rate, and the adoption of robotic technologies is on the rise, according to Balboa Capital. The Costa Mesa, Calif.-based firm attributed that growth to many factors, including advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning, increased automation in manufacturing, and the need for more efficient processes. As a result, it said, the…
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The 2022 holiday rush and subsequent returns validated the need for automation, claimed Berkshire Grey Inc. Labor shortages, growing e-commerce demand, and the volume of returns are challenging retailers, it said. U.S. online sales increased from $257 billion in 2021 to $270 billion in 2022, according to Salesforce. It noted that holiday sales were flat worldwide but continued to grow…
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Nala Robotics has teamed up with Hatco Corp. to develop a compact fully autonomous robotic pizza-making system designed for commercial markets. The companies said they will be displaying their joint system at the NAFEM Show next month in Chicago. The system combines Nala Robotics' cooking automation and design technology with Ovention's Shuttle Oven and Hatco's Flav-R 2-Go Pizza Locker System…
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With shortages in labor and declining productivity rates, construction costs worldwide have slowed the building of critical infrastructure, clean energy, transportation, and housing projects when they are needed most, said Built Robotics Inc. The company today announced that it is acquiring Roin Technologies to expand its engineering team and autonomy offerings to applications and markets beyond construction. Built Robotics said…
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Robots and data analytics promise to improve project management and make the construction industry more efficient. KEWAZO GmbH has developed the LIFTBOT robotic hoist and ONSITE analytics platform, focusing first on scaffolding assembly. The global market for construction robots could reach $190 million by the end of 2033, according to Infoholic Research. Similarly, Intelligence Market Report forecast a compound annual…
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KEWAZO GmbH today announced the closing of its $10 million Series A round, bringing its total funds raised to date to about $20 million. The Munich, Germany-based company said it plans to use the financing to expand its fleet of construction robots. “We have an excellent group of partners coming together that will enable us to keep building a leading…
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Bowery Farming, a vertical farming company based in New York City, is using automated storage and retrieval system, or ASRS, technology to meet changing consumer food preferences driven by freshness and sustainability. “We’re building the future of food through smart farms and proprietary technology that is simpler, safer and vastly more sustainable than traditional agriculture,” said Justin Frankert, vice president…
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