Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.20
…cybersecurity capabilities. Berkshire Grey’s robotic systems include robotic shuttle put walls, sortation systems, and pick cells, which can automate repetitive, manual processes like item sortation for returns or store replenishment and picking. Honeywell said when coupled with its robotics integration knowledge, these systems offer customers improved throughput capacity, labor efficiency and order accuracy. “Order fulfillment, along with stocking shelves, can be some of the most expensive and labor-intensive processes for retailers,” said Keith Fisher, President of Honeywell Intelligrated. Berkshire Grey's automated solutions combined with Honeywell's intelligent software and integration experience enable businesses to accomplish these tasks in a fraction of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.19
…as cobot setups for order fulfillment and a vertical put wall. Automated handling of difficult-to-segment boxes, bagged items The new FANUC M-710iD/50M robot arm - combined with two iRVision 3DV/1600 vision sensors - will use FANUC’s iPC box-detection software to locate boxes within stock carts. The robot will depalletize boxes from one cart, then palletize them on an opposite cart. FANUC said its AI-driven iPC enables picking in challenging lighting conditions and for boxes with patterns that are difficult to segment and determine edge locations. The M-710iD/50M’s curved arm can reach into tall stock carts. Additionally, a FANUC LR-10iA/10 robot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.57
…world of autonomous systems. “Ideally you don’t want to put humans in harm’s way in disaster situations like mines or buildings after earthquakes—the walls or ceilings could collapse and maybe some already have,” said Sean Humbert, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Robotics Program at CU Boulder. “These robots can be disposable while still providing situational awareness.” The team developed an advanced system of sensors and algorithms to allow the robots to function on their own. Once given an assignment, they now make decisions autonomously on how to best complete it. A major goal is to get…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.27
…functionality from Körber, or even bundle in automation like put walls or voice. Robotics can effectively achieve measurable productivity gains, so the ability to move the costs into the opex bucket is an enticing option for companies struggling to find enough people for mostly manual operations, Couto said. “You’re either going to deploy more people to do the work, or you can deploy some flexible automation to do the work, which you can do under RaaS,” he noted. “That’s quite a bit different than asking someone to write a big check upfront.” Locus Robotics was a pioneer in RaaS, said…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.10
…said the deployment of the Berkshire Grey Robotic Shuttle Put Wall (BG RSPW) follows its vision of using technology “to integrate logistics and offer flexible and resilient end-to-end solutions to its customers.” It said the project is intended to do the following: Maximize SKU coverage across a variety of Maersk customers and use cases Increase resilience and flexibility to the supply chain Continue to build on Maersk’s commitment to sustainability Fast deployment and minimal interruption to the existing warehouse infrastructure Berkshire Grey said its Robotic Shuttle Put Wall (BG RSPW) easily integrates into existing fulfillment processes to sort orders three…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.82
…have driven vendor innovation, resulting in a host of put walls with new features that address companies’ current and future needs. A type of warehouse racking system, a put wall can batch work in large fulfillment centers. They consist of long, narrow walls made with individualized compartments—each of which holds a single order. Put walls can cut down on the time it takes for an employee to walk back and forth between the packing area and the picking location. And because they provide dedicated spaces for each order, put walls can reduce errors in item placement. Put walls are configurable…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.51
…own? Ehsani: By using that scan, we get the walls and 3D bounding boxes around the objects. In one example, Phone2Proc looks at a black and white image and then builds a template. It can then randomly choose walls, flooring, and any object of a type that has been scanned—for example, a variety of sofas. It learns to detect unorthodox sofas, and we can randomize lighting and textures and randomly place different objects. Because we have a procedural way of generating scenes, it can randomly select objects with no human in the loop. How does Phone2Proc handle semantic understandings of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.04
…system. Moorestown, NJ-based OPEX said the Sure Sort automated put wall is scalable, configurable, and reduces the number of excessive touches associated with other sorters. It's used by retailers, third-party logistics providers, and distributors that require cost-effective and accurate order handling, parcel sorting, and reverse logistics, it added. In January, OPEX expanded the capabilities of the SureSort by incorporating radio frequency identification, or RFID. OPEX will feature their warehouse automation solutions at LogiMAT, Europe’s international trade show for intralogistics solutions and process management, held April 25 to April 27 in Stuttgart, Germany. OPEX sells more than just warehouse solutions. It…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.16
…obstacles surrounding it everywhere – piers, boat holes, sea walls, all kinds of hazardous structures. And the goal would be for the robot, on its own, get turned on, wake up, discover its surroundings, and then figure out how to build a complete map of the entire environment within a bounding box that we provided it. The only thing it knows is the designated boundaries and it has to try to map everything within those boundaries. It took many years to get to that point where we had that working successfully. We started out working in simulation. We used simulation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.41
…more so than at last year’s successful MODEX, also put on by MHI. [Editor's note: Peerless Media, the parent organization of Robotics 24/7 and Modern Materials Handling, is a partner of MHI.] Looking back on the industry changes since 2019, some challenges persist. Labor availability remains a core driver for technology adoption, as reaffirmed by MHI’s “Annual Industry Report” released at ProMat. This year’s report and survey found that hiring and retaining qualified workers remained the top industry challenges, followed closely by issues like supply chain disruption, out-of-stock situations, and rising customer demands. It’s been a tumultuous few years since…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.71
…operators to optimize the orchestration, execution, and automation of wall-to-wall fulfillment workflows.” The app allows customers to use 6 River Systems’ “allocation, batching, and prioritization algorithms” to pick items that are both compatible and incompatible with Chuck, it said. In addition, the app allows customers to track orders using a single system. 6 River Systems noted that it designed the app to be integrated with third-party warehouse equipment. “While the app's initial release addresses challenges commonly associated with AMR picking systems, future releases will further integrate with 6RS' fulfillment execution system, allowing associates to complete multiple tasks such as put…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.46
…a robot learns to push the object against a wall or other vertical surface, rotate it and grasp its side. Taking advantage of extrinsic dexterity To grasp the ungraspable, Zhou turned to extrinsic dexterity — manipulating an object in a hand using resources other than the hand itself. She first used reinforcement learning to train a neural network, which in turn taught the robot to use extrinsic dexterity to grasp objects in its surrounding environment. In this case, the robot manipulates the object in its gripper with the help of the wall or other vertical surface. Previous research on extrinsic…