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Retail store fulfillment typically requires the shipment of full cases and pallets of like SKUs, but e-commerce orders are made up of an ever-changing combination of SKUs in small quantities and headed to different locations. This has driven up demand for labor, which has never been scarcer, according to InVia Robotics Inc. The company today announced that Fulfyld, a third-party…
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Auris Health Inc. this week announced that its surgical robotic system received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for bronchoscopy and urology procedures. Following this approval, it expects to start a first-in-human clinical study later this year for endourologic applications. Redwood City, Calif.-based Auris Health is a subsidiary of Ethicon, which is a Johnson & Johnson medical…
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Businesses have never been under more pressure to keep their customers satisfied. They’re still contending with the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labor and supply shortages, and a never-ending string of disruptions. These challenges will pass. Other changes, like the exponential increase in e-commerce sales and direct-to-consumer deliveries, are permanent, and automation can play a role. Distribution centers (DCs)…
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Solinftec: Agronomy Solutions yesterday announced that it has secured $60 million in a growth investment round. Tecsoil Inc., which does business as Solinftec, said it it will use the funding to expand its digital farm operations platform in the Americas. Solinftec said its digital farm operating system is used to manage more than 27 million acres in Brazil, the U.S.,…
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Affordable and reliable robot navigation is essential for a widening range of applications. SLAMcore Ltd. today announced that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding. The London-based company said it plans to use the financing to “rapidly capitalize” on its technology, which combines artificial intelligence with consumer-grade cameras, sensors, and processors. Its vision-based location and mapping is designed…
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EasyRobotics ApS this week announced that it has installed 1,000 collaborative robot workcells. It also said that Per Lachenmeier, founder and principal shareholder, is handing over the CEO position to Anders Kjempff, formerly chief operating officer of the Sønderborg, Denmark-based company. “We’re seeing a pronounced need on the global market,” said Kjempff, who became CEO effective May 1. “The industrial…
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A strong supplier base has sparked a recent robot sales and use boom within U.S. manufacturing, according to a new report from HowToRobot, Gain & Co, and the Association for Advancing Automation. Last year, 39,708 robots were sold in North America, an increase of 28% over 2020, said the report. It noted that robot suppliers and integrators have demonstrated successful…
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Expect to see more service robots in hotels, hospitals, and commercial real estate properties soon. Savioke Inc. today announced that it has raised $10 million in Series A funding and rebranded itself as Relay Robotics Inc. The Campbell, Calif.-based company also appointed veteran technology executive Michael O'Donnell as chairman and CEO. Steve Cousins, co-founder of Savioke, will become chief technology…
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Brain Corp. and Tennant Co. announced that they will demonstrate Inventory Scan, a new data-capture accessory for Tennant's autonomous floor scrubbers, at Interclean in Amsterdam next week. “This new product marks the beginning of realizing the next phase in our company's vision and continued growth in Europe as well as the U.S.,” stated Dr. Eugene Izhikevich, CEO of Brain Corp.…
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World Day for Safety and Health at Work last week provided an opportunity to consider how technology can improve working conditions. In warehouses and factories around the world, people move heavy boxes and carts, repetitively pick items, and operate machinery in narrow spaces. Industrial mobile robots (IMRs) promise to improve worker safety and reduce physical strain while also increasing throughput…
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There is not just one way to develop a pizza-making robot. Some companies are trying their hand at making pizza vending machines, while others are using collaborative robots to make fully automated kitchens. And still others are developing automated kitchens in a space equivalent to a shipping container. While it may not be a crowded space, there are plenty of…
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VisionNav Robotics today announced Series C+ funding of more than $80 million (U.S.). Shenzhen, China-based VisionNav claimed the financing makes it “the company with the greatest number of funding rounds and [is] the single biggest funding in the field of driverless industrial vehicles globally.” Intralogistics enterprises have struggled with low efficiency, labor recruitment difficulties, and a lack of digitalization, said…
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Many people in prison need to learn skills they can use when they re-enter society. Robotics can provide one path away from recidivism. This week, the Eastern Kentucky Advanced Manufacturing Institute, or eKAMI, broke ground on its second workforce development training center. It will be on the grounds of the Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, the state's largest correctional facility. In…
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As one of the top robotics clusters in the U.S., and indeed the world, Pittsburgh is attracting talent and startups. The Pittsburgh Robotics Network this week announced that Plus One Robotics Inc. is joining its community of more than 100 companies. “We are thrilled to welcome Plus One and its industry-leading AI and robotics solutions to Pittsburgh,” stated Joel Reed,…
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Celera Motion this week announced new sizes and capabilities for its Aura Absolute Chip Encoder Series of rotary and linear optical encoders with MicroE technology. The new Aura encoder line extension products will meet all the typical sizes needed in a robot arm, from small end effectors at the end of the arm to the upper shoulder joints, said the…
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