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AutoStore yesterday launched PickUpPort its first public-facing port that lets consumers shop online and pick up their orders directly from the AutoStore System. “It’s important for us to help retailers stay ahead in an ever-changing industry,” stated Carlos Fernández, chief product officer at AutoStore. “With the new PickUpPort, retailers can offer a hassle-free pick-up option in-store, and customers can see…
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Carl Palme, CEO of Boundless Robotics, knows all his customers personally. To be fair, the company just has around 50 of them. They took part in the beta phase of the company's cannabis-growing robot, Annaboto. But Palme told Robotics 24/7 that number will be higher once it’s able to 3D print enough of the product at volume. Annaboto was designed…
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Growth is a good thing for distributors, though it can strain the limits of existing distribution center automation and supporting manual processes. This was the case for Waytek, a distributor of automotive electrical components. The company found itself facing growing pains in its fulfillment center systems before implementing a solution based on the flexibility of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The…
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Color imaging has grown in popularity in recent years. The demand for machine vision technologies that can provide color information has risen exponentially with the growing need for automation and intensive exploration of new areas for robot adoption. The ability to recognize color is crucial for many robotics applications, such as the inspection and classification of defects characterized by a…
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NEURA Robotics GmbH burst onto the collaborative robotics scene three years ago with “cognitive” systems that it claimed were smarter than other robots. Its 4NE-1 humanoid robot—pronounced “for anyone”—is intended to free people from tedious tasks in any industry, said David Reger, founder and CEO of the Metzingen, Germany-based company. “4NE-1 is more than a research study,” he said in…
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BOWE GROUP announced today it has led an investment round of $8.2 million for MOV. AI, an autonomous mobile robot software maker. MOV. AI said it will use the proceeds from the round “to accelerate product delivery, meet the demands of more customers, and engage with the Robot Operating System 〈ROS〉 developer community.” The move aligns with Augsburg, Germany-based BOWE…
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Pivotree Inc., a provider of order management and warehouse management system 〈WMS〉 software, and GreyOrange Inc., a leader in automated robotic fulfillment and optimization software, today announced a new partnership to offer comprehensive fulfillment capabilities within warehouses and distribution centers. This joint offering from Pivotree and GreyOrange will deliver a competitive edge for customers increasing visibility, accuracy, and cost efficiency,…
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Flexiv, which claimed to be “the world's leading general-purpose robotics company,” last week said it had partnered with integrator Infinity Robotics. The companies said they will help customers maximize production efficiency with Flexiv's range of adaptive robots. “The timing of our partnership with Infinity Robotics couldn’t be better; both companies are growing rapidly with year-on-year growth,” stated Daire Kullar, regional…
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Cubiscan announced last week that the company is entering into a partnership with inVia Robotics, a warehouse autonomous mobile robot maker, to help it &ldqldquo;improve inventory management, optimize outbound parcel strategy, and enhance overall warehouse productivity and throughput.” The partnership was spurred by an increase in ecommerce demands, according to Farmington, UT-based Cubiscan, which supplies static and in-motion dimensioning systems.…
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A boom in online shopping and increasing consumer expectations for rapid deliveries are putting pressure on retailers. Get Fabric Inc. today announced that it is partnering with Reply SpA to offer brands and retailers “seamless integration to a single point solution” for a warehouse management system, or WMS, and automated fulfillment. “Reply’s technology complements ours very well and ensures a…
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Ouster Inc. and Velodyne Lidar Inc. announced today a proposed merger. The two California-based sensor component companies said by coming together they will speed up the development and deployment of lidar and increase long-term shareholder value. “Ouster’s cutting-edge digital lidar technology evidenced by strong unit economics and the performance gains of our new products complemented by Velodyne’s decade of innovation,…
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Not only do autonomous vehicle developers rely on the latest sensors and compute hardware; they also increasingly need software and artificial intelligence that can handle perception and safe navigation. STRADVISION last month rebranded itself as it expands the capabilities of its safety-certified SVNet software. Founded in 2014, STRADVISION said it is working to accelerate the advent of fully autonomous vehicles…
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From emergency response to mutliplying the efforts of remote workers, teleoperated robots show great promise. This weekend, the final round of the ANA Avatar XPRIZE tested combinations of robots, artificial intelligence, advanced sensors, and virtual reality for telepresence and teleoperation. The free, public event was held at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in California on Nov. 4 and…
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Even before the pandemic, the global supply chain and logistics industry was struggling to adapt to a fast-changing market. COVID-19 merely multiplied the chaos. Current disruption is in large part driven by runaway growth in package delivery. According to FedEx, the U.S. domestic package delivery market is likely to hit 110 million packages per day in 2022. Pre-pandemic they did…
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Labrador Systems this week announced the first reservations for the initial production of its assistive robots from several leading organizations in home care and senior living. First announced in January at CES 2022, the award-winning Labrador Retriever personal robot empowers people to live more independently and extends the impact of caregivers. The assistive robot lightens the load of daily activities…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
