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More warehouses are turning to automation to relieve labor and cost pressures. But to leverage robotic lift trucks to their fullest potential, you need to know which tasks are best-suited. This white paper covers the 7 most common warehouse workflows for robotic automation. (Hint: it’s not just point-to-point horizontal transportation anymore.)
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Deciding on which mobile robot to use is only the first step in getting a return on investment, or ROI. At ProMat DX tomorrow, Jeff Christensen, vice president of product at Seegrid Corp., will discuss “Handing Over the AMR Keys: Strategies for User Adoption and Unstoppable ROI.” “The pandemic put a spotlight on supply chains in a way that hasn't…
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Retail fulfillment sites require a level of flexibility to be profitable as they manage availability in product and volume demand as costs increase and labor becomes more difficult to find and retain. Instead of purchasing large fixed capital, retailers find relief in minimizing both infrastructure changes and other financial burden by choosing an intelligent robot solution. With the right intelligent…
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At ProMatDX, Honeywell Intelligrated will show attendees how to take their operations to the next level. Using virtual demos, the company will feature its DC Next warehouse automation solutions, which collectively can help attendees to improve workplace safety, reduce staffing challenges, and increase operational efficiencies. The company will be showcasing several sessions designed to show attendees the potential of integrated,…
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Microsoft Corp. today announced that it is purchasing Nuance Communications Inc. for $19.7 billion. The companies said Microsoft will combine Nuance's experience in artificial intelligence in voice interfaces and healthcare with its cloud computing offerings. Microsoft has built on its Robotics Developer Studio with support for the Robot Operating System 〈ROS〉 in Windows 10, Linux, and the Azure Web services.…
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As ProMat DX begins this week, Vecna Robotics is among the vendors that will be presenting at the virtual event for materials handling. The Waltham, Mass.-based company will be demonstrating its latest mobile robots and orchestration software, which it claims can improve productivity across busy warehouses and factories for both humans and robots. “When you pair humans and technology, you…
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For safe collaboration, robots must not only be integrated into processes; they must also must also understand the production environment and be able to predict what humans might do next. Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology last week said they have developed a system that provides context awareness so that robots can work alongside people more safely and…
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The trend of deploying robots for an increasing number of applications is conditioned and propelled by the steady stream of emerging technologies. To automate complex tasks that could previously only be performed manually, robots need to be able to see and understand. For instance, the detection, recognition, and localization of mixed types of objects so they can be picked or…
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Like you, I am a consumer. I receive prescriptions by mail, meal kits once a week, and often run down the block to our neighborhood store to pick up something that I need right away- and that’s just a small portion of it. As a consumer in the spring of 2020, I was panicked. I worried about things that were…
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Robotics will be among the biggest disruptive technologies over the next 10 years, say industry analysts, but automation producers took a big blow last November when Walmart announced that it was ending its contract with Bossa Nova Robotics. So what can we really expect from robots and automation? Humans have been trying to make jobs easier since the dawn of…
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Last week, Stratom announced that the U.S. Army had awarded it a contract to develop an autonomous ground vehicle refueling (AGVR) prototype to integrate into a Palletized Load System 〈PLS〉 flat rack for autonomous convoy operations. The automation of logistics functions can help improve security, optimize efficiency, and save costs, said the Boulder, Colo.-based company. “Convoys are the No. 1…
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CloudMinds Technology Inc. today said it has raised more than 1 billion yuan ($153 million U.S.) in its Series B+ round. The Shanghai-based service robotics provider said it will continue developing humanoid models for home use. Bill Huang, founder and general manager of the China Mobile Research Institute, founded CloudMinds in 2015. The company has more than 1,800 patents and…
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While SAE Level 5 self-driving cars may be a ways off, semi-autonomous and autonomous trucks are more likely to be seen on roads in the near future. TuSimple Holdings Inc. yesterday announced that it is preparing for its $1.1 billion initial public offering (IPO). The San Diego Calif.-based company has been developing and offering onboard autonomy software, the TuSimple Connect…
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