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Smart warehouses, supported by fully-automated fleets and high-flying drones have been stymied by logistics and safety issues. But, just because the most buzzed-about warehouse trends in automation aren’t yet ripe for picking doesn’t mean that we are stuck with technologies from days past. A host of game-changing warehouse automation technologies have recently launched, and many are already ready to optimize…
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Companies today face many challenges. Within the supply chain, this applies in particular to a distribution center (DC), where supply and demand meet. Management expects limited or reduced costs, while the boom in e-commerce demands the picking of ever greater quantities and better customer service. New technologies designed to meet these expectations and increase worker efficiency are being put to…
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Desktop 3D printers may look like any professional and packaged office unit, but most of the technologies require messy post-processing chemicals and many are associated with particle emissions, all of which present safety risks to operators. In recognition of the problem, UL, a leading safety science company, published a set of emission standards for the 3D printing industry in the…
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There’s plenty of interest in deploying additive manufacturing (AM) technologies for production applications, yet a number of factors, including cost, complexity, and a scarcity of industrial-grade materials, has stymied companies’ efforts to make a serious transition to the new model. The tide is starting to turn thanks to a spate of new industrial-grade AM technologies and more recently, a wave…
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The Wearable Robotics Association has issued a call for entries for its annual Innovation Challenge. Earn a prize for a new technology or idea that will benefit the wearable robotics Industry. The Innovation Challenge opened on October 1, 2019 and closes January 24, 2020. The Wearable Robotics Association (WearRA) is inviting entries that represent innovative new ideas in wearable robotic…
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SVT Robotics, a company whose software platform expedites and simplifies deployment of industrial robotics, participated in the Kenco Logistics Supply Chain Innovation Test Lab expansion, deploying a pilot of the SVT software platform for the program. The grand opening event was held at the Kenco corporate headquarters in Chattanooga, TN. Kenco Logistics, North America’s leading third-party logistics provider, invited technology…
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RightHand Robotics, a leader in providing autonomous robotic piece-picking solutions, has announced the establishment of a new corporate entity in Japan, RightHand Robotics GK. The subsidiary will enable RightHand to better serve the fast-growing demand for robotic piece-picking in Japan and the rest of Asia Pacific. As the world’s second-largest retail sector as well as the second-largest industrial robotics market,…
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NVision Inc., in cooperation with the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, is making it possible for those with vision impairment to interactively engage with some of the known works by modern sculptors. NVision, a developer of 3D non-contact optical scanning/measurement solutions for more than 29 years, recently scanned several sculptures by Auguste Rodin (perhaps best-known for his sculpture, The Thinker)…
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A family-run chain of supermarkets, Mercadona is a market leader in Spain’s grocery retail sector. Founded in 1977, the group has more than 1,600 stores across Spain and employs some 76,000 staff to serve 5 million Spanish households. For its new DC in Guadix, Granada, the company invested in robotic automation for the handling of its fresh produce, which has…
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The Great Recession taught an unforgettable lesson in the value spent on forklifts and their operation. Since then, the conversation around forklift power sources has taken several twists and turns. First, a sizable migration began from internal combustion to electric, then fuel cells and lithium-ion alternatives became more broadly viable, and now driverless forklifts are in the mix. “We continue…
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Building artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in industrial manufacturing is not only critical for economic transformation but also a stepping stone toward sustainable competitive advantages, according to new research from ABI Research, a global tech market advisory firm. The research found that despite the nearly equal number of installed bases of AI-enabled end devices in both markets, the United States has…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
