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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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Soft Robotics Inc. today announced that it raised $26 million in an initial Series C closing. Tyson Ventures led the round, with participation from new investors Marel and Johnsonville. The Bedford, Mass.-based company said it plans to use the funds to expand commercial deployment of its mGripAI robotic picking systems. “We're delighted that some of the world's leaders in the…
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Flexiv Inc. earlier this week announced that it is partnering with Sycodal, a Quebec-based automation integrator, to bring adaptive robotic technology to the Canadian market. Sycodal has over 30 years of experience in the distribution and manufacturing of control systems and specializes in new technology integration and production equipment servicing. With an in-depth knowledge of 80s, 90s and 2000 control…
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The leading automation showcase in North America, Automate, is back in Detroit May 22-25, 2023, with the latest in cutting-edge robotics, vision, artificial intelligence, motion control and more. Produced by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Automate delivers the latest innovations in manufacturing automation technology from more than 600 leading exhibitors. Each day also offers inspirational keynote sessions and theater…
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A new robotic system from Integrated Productivity Systems, or IPSi, takes advantage of an Epson ColorsWorks printer and Epson VT6L All-in-One 6-Axis Robot to help customers print and apply labels. Dublin, Ireland-based IPSi said it is focusing on small and mid-sized manufacturers with the new system, since they are the ones who typically are limited in resources and expertise. “Bringing…
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Shoppers in China spent $132.6 billion with Alibaba and JD.com on Singles' Day, Nov. 11, according to ForwardX Robotics. In comparision, U.S. consumers spent a total of $19.6 billion across retailers on Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2021, according to an Adobe report. ForwardX said it helped more than 100 warehouses meet e-commerce demand last week, with its autonomous…
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OSARO Inc. this week announced that SVT Robotics Inc. has joined its partner program to accelerate the integration of pick-and-place robots for e-commerce and logistics businesses. “Speed is key in today’s competitive e-commerce marketplace,” stated A.K. Schultz, CEO of SVT Robotics. “Our partnership with OSARO means their customers can deploy OSARO robots in a short amount of time without lengthy…
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Discrete order picking of peaches is a labor-intensive process with limited throughput and capacity. Automated storage and retrieval systems can be costly and hard to derive immediate value from. Industries like retail, eCommerce, and grocery must manage complex supply chain operations involving storage, picking, packing, sorting, and order consolidation that drives operating costs up while labor shortages continue to be…
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Discrete order picking of peaches is a labor-intensive process with limited throughput and capacity. Automated storage and retrieval systems can be costly and hard to derive immediate value from. Industries like retail, eCommerce, and grocery must manage complex supply chain operations involving storage, picking, packing, sorting, and order consolidation that drives operating costs up while labor shortages continue to be…
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Attabotics yesterday announced it has raised $71 million in Series C-1 funding, which it said it will use to further accelerate the commercialization of its 3D robotics warehousing solution in the wake of growing post-COVID-19 demand. The Calgary, Alberta-based company said it replaces the rows and aisles of traditional fulfillment centers with a patented storage structure and robotics shuttles that…
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Techman Robot Inc. yesterday announced its TM AI Cobot series. The new system combines a collaborative robot arm with a native artificial intelligent inferencing engine and a vision system in a complete package. The TM AI Cobot is ready for deployment in factories, accelerating the transition to Industry 4.0, said the Taiwan-based company. “Techman Robot has redefined the future of…
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Pickle Robot Co. knows that truck unloading is a major challenge for warehouse operators, from throughput and ergonomics to employee retention. It has applied artificial intelligence and robotics to solving the problem. The Cambridge, Mass.-based company this week announced $26 million in Series A funding and that its robots are already unloading tens of thousands of packages from trucks in…
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AutoStore AS yesterday announced its new Unify Analytics cloud-based service and data platform. The technology enables businesses using AutoStore's automated storage and retrieval system, or ASRS, to gain access to data-led insights and identify the cause of operational issues, said the company. Unify Analytics is available in two versions, a Web application where businesses can view real-time statistics and analytics,…
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At its Silicon Valley November Summit 2022 today, Plug and Play presented the Corporate Innovation Award to Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. Plug and Play also celebrated the successful partnership between Kärcher and InOrbit Inc. that it helped arrange. Florian Schoebinger, the head of startup partnerships and investments at Kärcher Silicon Valley, and Felipe Garcia Lopez, the head of robotic…
GENISOM AI makes ICRA debut at conference in Vienna
World's first omni-modal evaluation including tactile sensing for…
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
Automate’s largest day ever draws huge crowds to McCormick Place
