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Picture this: A mobile robot drives around a distribution center while carrying a shelf of products, but on its path, it encounters something its navigation system doesn’t recognize and gets tripped up. Workers on the floor don’t immediately recognize the robot has stopped, and the problem needs to be addressed quickly to avoid potential backups. New York-based SparkAI said it…
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Dexterous manipulation has been particularly challenging for robotics developers and suppliers. Advances in machine vision, machine learning, motion control, and end-of-arm tooling are allowing robots to more accurately pick mixed items in varied orientations. This has implications for e-commerce order fulfillment, parts inspection, recycling, and other supply chain and manufacturing applications. In this webcast, the expert panelists will discuss how…
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The past few years have been even more challenging than usual for the restaurant industry. The COVID-19 pandemic shuttered restaurants, many of them forever. Online ordering, persistent staff shortages, and the need to maintain hygiene have led to an unprecedented interest in automation, noted Botrista Technology. The turnover rate for family-style restaurants is 32%, and employee training costs an average…
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Accidents, safety violations and downtime are serious issues for any operation. What can lift truck operator assist technology, when used with proper training, do to help your facility address these risks? Click through the interactive article to watch eight videos showing some of the capabilities that help reinforce lift truck operating best practices, including: Speed reduction to maintain proper following…
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TGW Logistics Group GmbH today announced its Quba range of mobile robots for transporting totes, cartons, and pallets. The Marchtrenk, Austria-based company said they can handle a wide range of tasks, including supplying packing or returns workstations, as well as automatic palletizing and depalletizing stations. “Mobile robots are a key technology for high-performance, flexible, and future-proof material handling operations,” stated…
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Cepton Inc. and Exwayz, two perception development companies, have announced they are working together to develop more products centered on perception applications for mobile robots. San Jose, Calif.-based Cepton makes lidar products designed to be used for advanced driver assist systems, smart cities, smart spaces, and industrial applications. The company said it aims to take lidar mainstream and achieve a…
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GeoCue Group Inc. today announced that CartoCanada Inc. is the newest distributor of its drone lidar mapping equipment and LP360 processing software in Canada. CartoCanada is a geospatial technology supplier and consulting company serving surveying, agriculture, engineering, forestry, mining, and construction professionals. “We think we’ve found an exceptional distributor to introduce Geocue to the Canadian market,” said GeoCue sales manager…
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Growth is good for businesses, though it can strain the limits of existing manual and automated processes in distribution centers. This was the case for Waytek, a distributor of automotive electrical components. The company faced fulfillment growing pains before it implemented a flexible system using autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs. Founded in 1970, Waytek is a family-owned distributor of electrical…
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Solar energy is one of the most exciting technologies on the planet. It's an area where we've seen lots of progress in recent years, with advances in solar panel design and the advent of new materials to increase their efficiency. In fact, the Energy Information Administration projects that solar energy will account for one-fifth of the U.S.'s energy by 2050.…
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In a move to accelerate the development of its self-driving technology platform, major carmaker Stellantis has announced that it will acquire aiMotive for an undisclosed amount. For the past seven years, Budapest, Hungary-based aiMotive has been developing its own self-driving technology stack, having raised a total of $65 million in funding according to Crunchbase. Most recently, the company announced that…
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1.) What would you say is the most important takeaway from PACK EXPO 2022? Packaging and material handling automation is critical to companies’ success right now. Knowing this, more companies are taking a more holistic view of how to apply automation to their end-to-end supply chains. 2.)What are the three key market trends to watch as we roll into 2023?…
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The number of women in all supply chain roles has dropped, but there are industry leaders who offer different perspectives. Manifest Vegas plans to host a Women's Luncheon to celebrate women in logistics technology on Feb. 2, 2023, at Caesars Forum. The event will include partners DHL Supply Chain, Daimler Truck North America, Food Logistics, and Supply and Demand Chain…
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Picnic Works, a Seattle-based developer of pizza-making robot systems, this week launched a new network program designed to bring together technology companies to help it automate more kitchens. “The new partner network offers leaders in food technology, services, ingredients, and more the opportunity to combine strengths and better serve kitchen operators in their efforts to automate kitchen operations to increase…
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There are 500,000 yard trucks currently operating around the world, according to ISEE. Driving them can be difficult, tedious, and dangerous, said the startup. ISEE yesterday announced that it has obtained $40 million in Series B funding, which it plans to use to hire staffers as it continues developing self-driving yard trucks. “By leveraging advanced cognitive modeling, game theory, and…
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AutoStore Holdings Ltd. , today announced the appointment of current Chief Revenue Officer Mats Hovland Vikse as CEO, effective January 1, 2023. Current CEO Karl Johan Lier will retire as part of an orderly and planned transition. Lier will be employed in AutoStore until March, 2023. Under Lier’s leadership as CEO, and Hovland Vikse’s tenure as CRO, AutoStore reached over…
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Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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