Hosted by Glorium Technologies, an app and software development company, the summit offers attendees insights into valuable actionable insider information and to learn from experts about the latest tools to implement in your factories. Shaffer will be leading the event “Expanding Market Opportunities with Recent Advances in Machine Learning.” Here, he will review Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and how these systems can benefit manufacturers of all sizes. Shaffer will be focusing on various topics, which includes the following: Applying concepts from SaaS beyond software Understanding limitations of current technology for customers Using machine learning and AI to expand hardware capabilities through data/software…
Late last month, CoEvolution announced that its CO-PICK smart warehouse system delivered substantial increases in warehouse efficiency for Lotte Group, a South Korean Fortune 500 retailer. The company said raised throughput at Lotte's facility by 30% more SKUs per day. Lotte Group is leading retailer in South Korea, with a significant presence in retail, food, electronics, and confectionery. Having considered and researched multiple options, it selected CoEvolution to work on a project to automate its entire warehouse transferring operations using a multi-vendor robot fleet. CoEvolution said it the CO-PICK system uses orchestration software to deliver highly efficient picking, order fulfillment…
Prime Robotics Inc. yesterday announced that it has partnered with Wulftec International Inc. to integrate Wulftec's stretch-wrapping technology with its pallet management system. “Given today’s global economy, labor shortages, and ever-increasing customer and consumer expectations, the importance of the end-to-end automation revolution in fulfillment facilities cannot be overstated,” said Eric Rongley, CEO of Prime Robotics, in a press release. “This partnership allows us to enhance our mission to help our customers streamline their operations, reduce costs, and provide an exceptional customer experience,” he stated. “We are excited to collaborate with Wulftec to innovate and advance the fulfillment automation ecosystem.” Prime…
For a technology writer, spending a couple of days at the Automate show is like being a kid in a candy store. There are industrial robots, collaborative robot arms, autonomous mobile robots, and plenty of exhibitors with warehouse robotics solutions. The annual event—put on by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3)—has evolved to include solutions of value to multiple industries and processes. These days, it’s not just a show about industrial robots used to “make” or assemble goods in factories. There were many exhibitors offering materials handling solutions, ranging from palletizing, to order fulfillment of finished goods in warehouses. Just…
More robots are coming to help international travelers. ADR Ventures yesterday announced its initial investment in Ottonomy Inc., which has developed autonomous mobile robots for contactless deliveries. Ottonomy recently demonstrated a successful proof of concept during an accelerator program in the Innovation Hub at Rome's Fiumicino International Airport. “We are honored to continue to work with ADR Ventures and the Innovation Hub to further the impact and convenience in the airport environment using technology,” stated Ritukar Vijay, CEO of Ottonomy, in a press release. “ADR is truly committed to being a leader in innovation and bringing excellence and new experience…
OSARO announced today the launch of its new vision software designed for picking, depalletizing, kitting and other automated functions. OSARO SightWorks is now available to integrators and third-party logistics companies (3PLs) that design and build custom systems for fulfillment operations. The San Francisco-based company said SightWorks enables robots to see perceive, grasp, and perform tasks previously done solely by humans who work on busy and often dangerous e-commerce fulfillment stations. SightWorks is already being used by a number of integrators and robotic solution providers, including Robotica, Mission Design and Automation, IHI, LG CNS, and Innotech. “Systems integrators, 3PLs, and other…
This week at Computex 2023, NVIDIA mentioned Orbbec Inc. as a partner. Orbbec today announced that it has worked with NVIDIA and Microsoft to develop the Femto Mega RGB+Depth camera, a high-performance vision sensor for sectors such as robotics, industrial automation, and healthcare. “We are excited to announce that Orbbec is in the process of integrating the Femto Mega and other cameras with the ecosystem surrounding NVIDIA Omniverse, an open development platform for building and operating metaverse applications,” said the company in a release. “This move will enable customers using NVIDIA Isaac Sim, a robotics simulation toolkit, to swiftly design…
Lumotive, a company that specializes in beam-steering chips for advanced 3D optical sensors, and Hokuyo Automatic Co., a producer of sensor and automation technology, today announced a multi-year production contract. This will expedite the deployment of essential sensor technology in robotics and autonomous systems, said the partners. “Securing a design win of this stature is a notable accomplishment, and we are eager to move forward with Hokuyo Automatic in incorporating our LCM technology into our first industrial automation application,” stated Dr. Sam Heidari, CEO of Lumotive. “This production supply agreement marks an important milestone for Lumotive, as we bring advanced…
As robot manufacturers develop their systems to work in tandem with humans, several regulatory bodies around the globe are working on making sure those vendors are building with safety in mind. From the International Organization for Standardization to the American National Standards Institute, experts regularly convene to outline what robot makers should consider when building their machines. That work is ongoing, and these organizations continue to make changes as technologies improve and robots begin to be used for more applications. Luckily, the groundwork has been laid, Aaron Prather, director of robotics and autonomous systems at ASTM International, a global standards…
Self-driving vehicles need fast and accurate perception as they move at highway speeds. STRADVISION yesterday announced that it has opened a new Autonomous Driving Workshop in Dongtan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, to strengthen vehicle object-recognition technology. Founded in 2014, STRADVISION has developed artificial intelligence-based vision perception technology for advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. The San Jose, Calif.-based company claimed that it is “accelerating the advent of fully autonomous vehicles by making ADAS features available at a fraction of the market cost compared with competitors.” STRADVISION's SVNet is being deployed on various vehicle models in partnership with OEMs worldwide. It has…
The idea of fully autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, interacting seamlessly with human employees in warehouses and factories seemed like a futuristic vision just a decade ago, according to Mobile Industrial Robots ApS. Today, thousands of AMRs deliver parts, transport finished products, and handle other logistics tasks without the need for human operators, separate work areas, or external guidance, said the Odense, Denmark-based company. Analysts have predicted that the market will experience double-digit growth every year through at least 2027. “MiR was one of the early movers in the AMR industry and was visionary in developing a scalable platform of…
