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ABB announced that it has acquired Swiss start-up Sevensense, a provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Sevensense was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Swiss technical University, ETH Zurich. “This marks a significant step towards our vision of a workplace where AI-enabled robots assist people, addressing our customers' needs for greater flexibility and…
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The taste and joy of eating wholesome grains has made Bob’s Red Mill an internationally known manufacturer of food products including flours, cereals and mixes. The Oregon-based company has grown from humble beginnings in 1978, when Bob Moore and his wife Charlee first started milling whole grain flours and cereals in an approximately 800,000-square-foot facility in Milwaukie, Ore. Now employing…
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Here’s a question about shopping that’s probably out on social media some place: Is shopping a chore or a leisure activity? Oh, boy. That should get the conversation going. Whichever side you come down on, rest assured retailers are going out of their way to err on the side of leisure. “This is a complicated problem to solve,” says Sean…
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Burro, a Philadelphia-based autonomous mobility company, recently closed a $24 million Series B funding, co-led by New York City-based growth equity firm Catalyst Investors and Translink Capital, along with existing investors S2G Ventures, Toyota Ventures, F-Prime Capital and Cibus Capital. As part of the round, Brian Rich, managing partner with Catalyst Investors, and Kaz Kikuchi from Translink Capital, will join…
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Dematic today announced that KION Group AG has appointed Michael Larsson as President of Dematic Corp. and Member of the Executive Board of KION Group AG. Larsson succeeds Hasan Dandashly, who has retired from the company. In his Board-assignment Larsson will also have responsibility for the KION Industrial Truck Segment (ITS) for the Americas while retaining responsibility for the Dematic…
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Multiple motive power technologies are vying for the attention of lift truck fleet operators today, including lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and charging systems, hydrogen fuel cells and thin plate pure lead (TPPL) systems. Each has its own strengths, and there are plenty of technical details to learn about—factors like energy density or fast charging characteristics—as part of making a choice for…
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Call it flexible automation or warehouse robotics, but by almost any measure, the highest growth categories in the materials handling world are autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and smart pick-and-place robotics that make use of artificial intelligence (AI). But that doesn’t mean they’re the only solutions to consider. The many robotic variants include AMRs that do assistive picking, AMRs that do…
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With all eyes on supply chains right now, organizations are investing in more automation, adopting more technology and taking other steps to make sure these critical global networks remain resilient, agile and productive. Every year, the editors of Logistics Management and Supply Chain Management Review unwrap the biggest trends, challenges and opportunities taking place in the modern supply chain and…
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GoBolt, a technology and fulfillment services company, today announced it has partnered with Instock on a technology-driven warehouse automation initiative. GoBolt, which offers fulfillment, last-mile delivery, and returns processes services for retailers and brands utlizing a sustainable fleet, is set to go live with Instock's automated storage and retrieval system 〈AS/RS〉 at its Toronto fulfillment center later this month, with…
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SprutCAM Tech, a Cyprus-based CAD/CAM/OLP software company, recently announced the release of its 17.0.11 update for SprutCAM X and SprutCAM X Robot. The update adds features, compatibility and fixes bugs to its line of products. Enhanced .dxf format support, improved smart hints SprutCAM X enables users to import sketches in .dxf format and convert them into sketches within the built-in…
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It's been a decade since NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivered the company's DGX AI supercomputer to Open AI, and at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, the smart robotics organization made another major announcement in the artificial intelligence and robotics field. Speaking in a special address at CES, NVIDIA Vice President of Robotics and Edge Computing Deepu Talla laid out a…
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Knightscope, Inc. a developer of autonomous security robots and blue light emergency communication systems, recently announced that it has received its Authority to Operate (ATO) from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. FedRAMP is a government-wide program that provides a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring for…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
North America’s largest automation and robotics event takes place June 22-25
