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Berkshire Grey (BG), a developer of integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic solutions for e-commerce, retail replenishment, and logistics, has entered into a definitive agreement with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. (RAAC), a special purpose acquisition company, to create a leading publicly listed robotics and automation solutions company. Founded in 2013 by the current CEO Tom Wagner, Ph.D., the former chief…
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FANUC America and Rockwell Automation have formed a coalition to kick off accelerated work and learn apprenticeship programs designed to upskill current and future workers for jobs in advanced manufacturing, robotics and automation. The coalition includes APT, a FANUC and Rockwell Automation systems integrator, and NOCTI Business Solutions, which provides independent assessments of occupational standards and validation using recognized International…
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CFD simulation is emerging as a critical tool to help combat the spread of COVID-19 and to help educate people how to ease back into normal routines, from taking mass transportation to safely sharing a meal with family and friends. Hexagon’s MSC Software has released an on-going series of simulations aimed at raising public awareness of the importance of social…
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Halter CNC Robotics, a CNC automation firm, has announced that it will be awarding a $2,500 scholarship to a US veteran or active service member who wants to study manufacturing automation, engineering, or robotics. The goal of the scholarship is to bring awareness for more military members and veterans to find fulfilling careers in manufacturing automation and robotics. Applications for…
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The last-mile problem Despite tremendous advances in route optimization over the past few decades, there remains an important gap between theoretical route planning and real-life route execution: in real-life operations, the quality of a route is not exclusively defined by its theoretical length, duration, or cost. Experienced delivery drivers have tacit knowledge about the complex operational environment in which they…
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Earlier this month, Chicago-based FourKites, a provider of real-time tracking and visibility solutions across transportation modes and digital platforms, and Boston-based supply chain visibility services provider Tive announced that they have partnered up in an effort to provide an integrated platform for mutual customers that combines various types of in-transit data—beyond shipment visibility—that will give customers a more complete end-customer…
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MakerBot, a Stratasys company, reports that the BASF Ultrafuse 316L Stainless Steel material by Forward AM has been qualified for the MakerBot LABS Experimental Extruder for the MakerBot METHOD 3D printers. With an open materials platform and a portfolio of advanced engineering-grade materials, METHOD is an industrial desktop 3D printer with a heated chamber that can print polymer, composite and…
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Accelerating the Shift Toward Online Shopping Business leaders and consumers alike have observed the ubiquity of ecommerce brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. At this juncture, that is not news. Well, how about this: According to IBM’s U.S. Retail Index, the coronavirus accelerated the shift toward online shopping - and away from brick-and-mortar - by about five years. This news…
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Simulation and data management are essentials for the development of any complex engineered product, perhaps even more so for autonomous and connected vehicles. To jumpstart development in this emerging category, Siemens Digital Industries Software has partnered with MaRS Discovery District, a Toronto-based innovation hub, to provide its member companies with access to Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of software. As part of…
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Veo Robotics Inc., which is building technology to make industrial robots safer around people, today announced that it is partnering with Calvary Robotics as its first certified systems integrator partner. Waltham, Mass.-based Veo Robotics uses advanced computer vision and 3D sensing to give standard industrial robots the ability to perceive and respond to their surroundings so they can work safely…
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Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, this week announced $150 million in Series E funding, led by Tiger Global Management and BOND. The round builds on support from existing investors including Scale Venture Partners and Prologis Ventures, the venture capital arm of Prologis, a global leader in logistics real estate. “This new round of…
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When creating something as unique as the first un-crewed Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV), it makes sense that an R&D team would take a novel approach to design. Hyundai Motor Group’s New Horizons Studio, established in late 2020 to draw on research from Silicon Valley and other innovation hubs to create a new class of intelligent mobility vehicles, is doing just…
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Locus Robotics, a leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, today announced $150 million in Series E funding, led by Tiger Global Management and BOND. The round builds on support from existing investors including Scale Venture Partners and Prologis Ventures, the venture capital arm of Prologis, a global leader in logistics real estate. “This new round of funding…
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A trend that was already underway pre-COVID due to a persistent labor shortage and the need to minimize redundant tasks in the fulfillment environment, automation rose to the top of all logistics managers’ wish lists in 2020. As organizations continue to emerge from this crisis and reset their operations for the “new normal,” more of them are looking to robotics…
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The workforce keeps fulfillment on track Even with the growing use of warehouse automation, it’s the workforce that keeps fulfillment on track. From associates picking orders to a cart with direction from a mobile device, those on a voice-directed system, or an associate who is the “person” in a goods-to-person automation set-up, people remain essential to efficiently getting the orders…
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
