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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – Robotics 24/7, the web’s most comprehensive resource for robot and automation system news in manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, warehouses and other industrial applications, and parent company Peerless Media, have announced the speaker and session lineup for the 2024 Robotics Application Conference (RAC ‘24). RAC ’24 is a virtual, one-day event where speakers from throughout the robotics landscape…
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To address growing fulfillment needs for small package orders, MAHLE Aftermarket has selected and deployed an AutoStore robotic cube storage system empowered by Kardex, Kardex recently announced. The leading global parts and solutions provider to the independent aftermarket was also experiencing storage capacity constraints at its distribution center in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Kardex explained. MAHLE chose Kardex to implement the…
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For nearly 100 years, researchers at Bell Labs have developed countless technological innovations. The research institution is credited with inventing numerous electronics components that are commonplace today, including the transistor, photovoltaic solar cells, and charge-coupled device (CCD) imaging sensors. Now Nokia Bell Labs, the New Jersey-based research subsidiary focuses on commercialization opportunities for new technologies. One project at Nokia Bell…
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Nokia Autonomous Inventory Monitoring Service
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Electric motor and actuator, motion control subsystems, and related electro-mechanical components provider Johnson Electric recently announced a new fast rotary actuator designed specifically for divert motion in sliding shoe sorters - high-speed automated sortation systems essential to large ecommerce, postal, distribution, and shipping operations. The unit, known as “Solligence,” can deliver actuation times as low as five microseconds - faster…
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Agility Robotics, creator of the bipedal Mobile Manipulation Robot (MMR) Digit, and Ricoh USA, Inc., one of the largest global service delivery organizations, today announced a partnering to expand Agility’s customer support capabilities throughout North America. This agreement – said to be the first of its kind for a humanoid robot – extends Agility’s support system through Ricoh's Service Advantage…
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. will be celebrating 50 Years of supporting the machine tool industry in North America at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2024. IMTS 2024 will be held Sept. 9-14 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Mitsubishi Electric will showcase its latest automation and machining systems through interactive demonstrations at booth 338136 in the South Building “We are…
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Industrial manufacturing robotics provider Tormach recently presented its 2024 Instructor of the Year award to Danielle Ward, a teacher at Hilldale High School in Muskogee, Okla. The award was presented at the Annual Leadership Summit for the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) at Gateway Technical College. This award recognizes Ward’s outstanding contributions to STEM education, including her innovative approach…
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Seegrid, a Pittsburgh-based provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for pallet material handling, announced the closure of its $50M Series D investment round, funded by existing lead investors Giant Eagle Incorporated and G2 Venture Partners, as well as smaller investments from other existing shareholders. The investment, according to the company allows Seegrid to accelerate its autonomous lift truck market initiatives,…
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Andrew Southgate, VP of Business Development, EMEA, Lucas Systems, Inc. MMH: What is the number one thing that you’re hearing from the market right now? Andrew Southgate: Companies are looking for ways to reduce the cost to serve and increase warehouse productivity. The lack of quality labor and rising labor costs are among companies’ greatest operational challenges right now. Organizations…
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Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO), including Toyota Material Handling Group and Toyota Automated Logistics Group, providers of material handling solutions, and Gideon, have signed an investment agreement with immediate effect. Gideon develops and offers technologies for autonomous mobile mobotics (AMR) behaviors, and an application stack for automating specific processes in warehouse and manufacturing environments, TICO explained. The amount of the investment…
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Extremely high accuracy over inventory sitting in storage is a nice thing to have in a DC, but traditionally it has come at a cost: hours of labor spent hand-scanning bar coded license plates or “LPs” on pallets or cases and then reconciling any discrepancies. Of course, the cost of not expending labor on LP accuracy is downstream delays in…
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Leading organic vegetable freezing company Westhof BIO has significantly enhanced its storage capacity and operational efficiency with the implementation of Movu atlas pallet shuttles and a stow Racking silo. They combine to provide an automated system that can handle over 5,000 pallets of organic vegetables at -24°C (-11.2° F), ensuring reliable and efficient storage and retrieval processes year-round. The system…
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Barrett Distribution Centers Location: Hillsborough, N.J. Square footage: 170,000 square feet SKUs/Goods Handled: For Stadium Goods, the inventory is nearly all high-end or collector athletic shoes, with as many as 500,000 unique shoe boxes/cases in storage. Number of employees: 60 to 100 associates, depending on seasonality and volumes. Shifts: During non-peak, one shift, five days per week. Barrett Distribution Centers’…
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The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) will host its third Global Artificial Intelligence (GAIN) Summit Sept. 10-12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, bringing together AI researchers and policymakers from around the world. SDAIA said GAIN 2024 will explore themes such as generative AI, AI in urban life, and the ethical governance of AI, aiming to provide a comprehensive discussion…
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
