Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.13
…deploy to become more resilient and efficient, according to Big Joe Forklifts. The company is showing its latest Big Joe Pallet Mover at Booth N-10028 at PACK EXPO this week in Las Vegas. “The global pandemic accelerated the need and uptake of autonomous vehicles, paving the way for the material handling industry to become educated on how simple, yet effective solutions could be every day, not just to solve its pain points during a crisis,” said Brendan Brett, the new director of strategic partnerships at Big Joe's Autonomous Division. “I look forward to helping provide growth and development opportunities for…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.33
…Earlier this year, it announced that it worked with Big Joe Forklifts to develop the Big Joe Pallet Mover. This summer, Robotics 24/7 visited Thoro.ai's headquarters in Pittsburgh, which is across the railroad tracks from Carnegie Robotics, to check out what the company has been working on. “Our real focus as a company has been on taking some world-class technology and using it to apply to indoor industrial equipment that performs manual and repetitive tasks,” Patrick Mondi, CEO of Thoro.ai, told Robotics 24/7. The company's key differentiator is its autonomy stack, the technology that enables mobile robots to have the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.29
…makes use of the UR10e cobot arm, but a “big brother” option called miniPAL+ which makes use of UR’s new UR20 cobot, which was available for preorder at Automate. The bigger cobot, which starts shipping this summer, features a 20 kg (44 lb.) payload. Robots and people, in sync Another key trend at Automate 2023 was integration, and how it can drive further value. For example, autonomous mobile robot (AMR) vendors are increasingly focused on integration, including Locus Robotics, whose mobile robots could be found not just at its booth, but also at other exhibitor booths. At the Fanuc booth,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.16
Last month at ProMat 2023 in Chicago, Big Joe Forklifts, in partnership with Thoro.ai, unveiled its first autonomous offering: The Big Joe Pallet Mover. The Saint Carson, Calif.-based company said the new robot was designed to be set up and in use in less than an hour. The pallet mover can transports payloads up to 4,400 lb. (1,995 kg) and has a maximum speed of about 2.8 mph. It can operate continuously for 10 hours on a charge, according to a press release announcing the robot. Customers will see ROI quickly, says Big Joe In an interview with Robotics 24/7,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.36
…million sq. ft. of operations across 24 markets,” said Joe Oliaro, vice president of sales and chief real estate officer of Wagner Logistics. “We're heavy in the paper industry, automotive, and each picking for direct-to-consumer fulfillment.” Oliaro has worked with Wagner Logistics for almost 14 years, and he explained to Robotics 24/7 how businesses need to rethink multi-use spaces, robotics, and customer demand to gain efficiency. Demand for logistics robots still increasing What are robots handling for your customers? Oliaro: We worked with an arts-and-crafts group in Missouri. It had small items and wanted a way to bring costs down.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.95
…Robotics jointly announced with pedestrian material handling equipment company Big Joe Handling Systems its latest robot—the Vecna CPJ. The pallet jack is designed to bring human-assisted robotics to warehouses and manufacturing facilities with labor-intensive workflows that have been long ignored by robotics automation, the companies said. Waltham, Mass.-based Vecna and Hayward, Calif.-based Big Joe claimed that their robot has been proven to improve throughout by 45% versus human work alone. Will be available through RaaS To maximize the accessibility of the product and help with immediate labor shortages, the Vecna CPJ will be available through a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) pricing model…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.64
Big Joe Forklifts (Booths B3219 & B3419) is previewing several new products, including the company’s vision for a new breed of semi-autonomous machines known as “co-bots,” or collaborative robots, that keep humans in the loop within materials handling workflows to deliver maximum value. Nicknamed “BUD,” Big Joe’s User Directed Pallet Mover showcases the company’s User Directed Automation concept. It features a simple onboard tablet and Cloud connection to drive autonomously on custom missions once an operator manually loads a pallet and tells it where to go. “Automation as we know it in material handling is about to be turned upside…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.35
…are evolving. As humans, we consume lots of stuff. Big stuff, small stuff, frivolous stuff - sometimes even useful stuff. Before we ever click Buy Now, there's an entire multi-billion dollar global industry standing by, making sure that all that stuff gets to us - on time and in good condition. The hundreds of thousands of warehouses throughout the world play a vital role in fulfilling our consumption habits and serve as the backbone of our global economy. But even with all the centuries of development that have gone into figuring out the best ways to housewares and iterate on…