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The market for autonomous mobile robots performing material handling tasks has expanded greatly in the past few years, with global revenues of $223 million (U.S.) in 2016 expanding to $800 million in 2020, said ABI Research. The market advisory firm yesterday said it has identified and profiled 10 of the most promising vendors of autonomous handling robots. They include Teradyne,…
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inVia Robotics Inc., which provides warehouse automation for e-commerce, yesterday announced that Cargo Cove Fulfillment has chosen inVia's optimization software to accelerate digital transformation in its facility in Jacksonville, Fla. Cargo Cove will take a phased approach to automation. First, it will first deploy inVia PickMate to direct workers along the most efficient routes through the warehouse to take products…
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Canada’s largest exporter of containers needed to maximize storage and performance to answer growing volumes. To do so, their equipment had to lift to great heights – and keep at it throughout an intense workload. Ray-Mont Logistics provides seamless integrated logistics solutions to facilitate the international trade of containerized cargo. Its terminals handle and containerize agricultural products, plastic resins as…
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Robotics 24/7 is a new resource from Peerless Media serving developers, systems integrators, and operations managers across the robotics ecosystem. Its primary focus is on applications in the supply chain, logistics, and manufacturing sectors, with the goal of representing end users as much as technologists. “The more voices we have out there, the better,” said Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor…
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ACEINNA Inc., which develops inertial based guidance and navigation systems for autonomous vehicles and devices, today announced the commercial availability of OpenARC. The company said its new positioning hardware and software offers easy systems integration. Andover, Mass.-based ACEINNA said its MEMS-based, open-source, inertial sensing systems enable centimeter-accurate navigation systems. The company said its isolated current sensor product family is based…
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Collaborative Mobile Robotics Transform Fulfillment Operations
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Create Technologies Ltd., or Createc, which develops and applies technologies for nuclear decommissioning around the world, has won a contract to develop systems for underwater operations. The Cockermouth, U.K.-based company provides imaging, sensors, and robotics systems to sectors including defense, security, rail, and nuclear industries. Createc employs 29 people, including technical experts and developers in fields such as computer vision,…
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Vaarst launched today and said its goal is to revolutionize the offshore robotics sector by using intelligent data flows for smart asset management and to create an energy-efficient and more sustainable future. The company is a technology spin-off of subsea robotic and hydrographic survey provider Rovco, which was founded in 2015 and has invested heavily in real-time artificial intelligence-based 3D…
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One of the biggest challenges facing U.S. manufacturers is the shortage of skilled talent to work with robots and automation. The East Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, or eKAMI, has been retraining workers to be robotics technicians. This week, Kentucky officials announced the funding of economic development projects, including $3 million for eKAMI's Advanced Robotic Instruction Project. “These projects are creating…
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VELO3D Inc. today announced that it is merging with JAWS Spitfire Acquisition Corp. The additive manufacturing company said it expects to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “VLD” once the transaction is completed, which is expected to happen in the second half of 2021. Campbell, Calif.-based VELO3D said its proprietary technology for 3D printing…
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As part of its efforts to promote STEM education and innovation, Allied Electronics & Automation has announced that it will sponsor a team from Colorado State University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering for the NASA Robotic Mining Competition (RMC) for a fourth consecutive year. As part of the sponsorship agreement, Allied provides a monetary grant to the team, access to critical…
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Shortly before Christmas, we were both invited to participate in The Eric Miscoll Show, co-hosted by EMSNOW Publisher Eric Miscoll and Forbes and Entrepreneur writer Philip Stoten. The panel explored a future state of manufacturing where autonomous systems manage machines, factories, and even supply chains. This was the first time we had met, but we soon realized we had many…
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Join Honeywell Intelligrated at ProMatDX from April 12–16 for the premier digital experience for supply chain and manufacturing professionals. Our virtual showcase will take a holistic view of distribution center (DC) operations and demonstrate our end-to-end solutions for helping you address your biggest e-commerce and labor challenges — all while accelerating your progression toward greater warehouse automation. Our informative demo…
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Flytrex last week said it had closed $8 million in financing led by existing investors Benhamou Global Ventures (BGV) and btov. The financing complements a recently awarded grant from the Israel Innovation Authority for a total of $9.3 million. Flytrex said it will use the funds to expand its footprint across the U.S. and scale up its production and research…
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GREENE, N.Y.— The University Research Program this week said it will accept proposals between April 12, 2021, and Nov. 5, 2021. The Raymond Corporation is sponsoring the University Research Program, which is intended to encourage and support professors and student researchers to apply their engineering and technical research to discover innovative solutions for the material handling industry. The sponsored research…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
