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Yale Lift Truck Technologies announced that its Yale Reliant operator assistance system recently won three awards, adding to the list of accolades that recognize the offering for helping to address unique operational safety risks in warehouses and other material handling operations. The technology reinforces lift truck operating best practices and supports operator awareness to help reduce the risk of accidents and close calls like a pedestrian unexpectedly walking in front of a lift truck or an operator traveling too quickly around turns. Yale Reliant awards roundup The technology was named one of the best-designed industrial products of the year by…
Visualization and observability software provider Foxglove recently released a case study on the use of its digital twin platform for autonomous commercial mower provider Greenize. Atlanta, Ga.-based Greenzie is on a mission to free humans from repetitive outdoor labor. Specializing in the lawn care industry, Greenzie develops software to enhance the capabilities of commercial mowers through collaborative robotics operator assistance and autonomous vehicle technologies. Greenize’s primary customers are commercial landscapers and lawn maintenance companies - which Foxglove said includes the largest landscaper in the U.S. - servicing large turf areas like athletic fields, industrial parks, and educational campuses. Data collection,…
Continuing to expand its Flex series of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), ForwardX Robotics recently introduced its Flex 600-L Slim. ForwardX said its latest Flex series AMR has been engineered to elevate operational efficiency and safety standards for logistics and manufacturing applications. Features of the Flex 600-L Slim include: CE certified: ForwardX said it has ensured compliance with the highest safety and quality standards. Safety sensors: Equipped with four lidar sensors and machine vision with simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology, the Flex 600-L Slim offers 360 degrees of dynamic obstacle recognition and avoidance, which ForwardX said can ensure a safe…
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Machine vision system components provider Imaging Development Systems (IDS) recently announced a deployment of its cameras for DHL eCommerce in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The cameras are incorporated in depalletization robots supplied by global robotic manufacturer and integrator AWL Automation. RODE, an acronym for RObotic DEpalletizer, is an intelligent robotic depalletization system offered by AWL for the intralogistics market. In this machine, two Ensenso 3D cameras from IDS are implemented to provide the required image data. AWL RODE allows DHL to ensure continuous parcel processing IDS said one of the locations where RODE adds value is for DHL eCommerce in Rotterdam. The…
LUCID Vision Labs, Inc., a Canada-based designer and manufacturer of industrial cameras, recently announced the launch of the new Phoenix Dual Extended-Head camera, expanding its modular Phoenix camera family. The company also announced that it received a 2024 VSD Innovators Award for innovation in machine vision. LUCID camera enhancements The Phoenix Dual Extended-Head camera transmits synchronized images from its dual 5.0 MP sensors, catering to a diverse range of applications that require a wider Field of View (FoV). Equipped with two Sony IMX264 global shutter image sensors, each with a resolution of 2448 x 2048 pixels, this camera is tailored…
Tompkins Robotics announced the launch of its tSortPost, the company’s newest Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for parcel sortation. The robot underwent rigorous rounds of development and testing, according to the company, and serves as the newest member of the tSort product family. Tompkins hopes that it will offer its clients more options in accomplishing their dynamic and comprehensive requirements for parcel sortation. What tSortPost means for the sortation industry Tompkins said that as flexible and mobile as its current tSort offerings are, the company wanted to provide a product that utilizes even less infrastructure with an even quicker deployment for…
A consortium of universities, technology accelerators, and private research labs, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe 2021-2027 research and innovation program recently announced the launch of RoboSAPIENS. The project aims to ensure industrial robots of the future can readily adapt to changing environments, while maintaining safe and trustworthy collaboration with humans. According to data from the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) 2022 World Robotics Report, industrial robot installations in Europe were up 24% to 84,302 units in 2021. Adaptive robotics, or robots that can learn new tasks through AI without needing to be reprogrammed, are on the cutting edge…
Mytra, a company that says its supercharging industrial productivity with first-of-its-kind three-dimensional robotics, launched with $78 million in total financing through the Series B stage and several commercial partners, including Albertsons Companies. Founded by ex-Tesla and Rivian robotics and manufacturing leaders, the company aims to automate the most common industrial task: moving and storing material. Clean slate approach dramatically simplifies warehouse operations Recent advances in actuation, controls, AI and rapid prototyping have enabled robotics to automate much of the material workflow and fulfill the promise of software applied to the physical environment. Mytra has assembled a team of leaders to…