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Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 1.87
…to pull into and out of the facility for unloading and loading using overhead cranes. On the receiving side, the cranes unload to stations where the AGVs can pick up and put away goods into storage. Similarly, on the outbound side, the metals for an order are transferred to an order fill station, then transported by a conveyor system for staging where they are lifted with a heavy-duty, dual-hoist crane onto the trailers. Each metro truck is typically doing multiple deliveries per route, so the outbound staging of orders calls for carefully planned loads and quality control steps to ensure…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.57
…the U.S.” Dexterity-SC Japan will offer truck loading, truck unloading, palletizing and depalletizing products that will help better leverage existing manpower in the logistics industry. “In partnership with a trusted industry leader like Sumitomo Corporation, we are confident that Japanese companies will be able to quickly realize the benefits of market proven AI-powered robotic solutions in their logistics operations,” said Dexterity CEO, Samir Menon. Sumitomo Corporation and Dexterity previously announced a partnership to deliver 1,500 Dexterity-powered robots by 2026, including 500 truck loading robots for Japanese warehouses. Sumitomo Corporation also invested in Dexterity in 2020 through Presidio Ventures Inc., Sumitomo…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.97
…“Specifically, in the realm of automated trailer loading and unloading, the last remaining piece of the end-to-end warehouse automation puzzle, Fox Robotics stands out by far as the dominant leader with the most robust AI/ML algorithms, tech stack, and deployed robot fleet we’ve ever seen. “We are delighted to announce our collaboration with Fox Robotics to launch this groundbreaking product in the U.S. market,” Dawley added. “This partnership signifies a major leap forward in our commitment to enhancing efficiency, safety, and reliability in our customers' operations.” Fox Robotics completes 3 million pallet pulls The FoxBot autonomous forklift is a Class…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.36
…offering to improve the safety and efficiency of loading, unloading, handling and throughout of passenger cargo. The creation of Journey Robotics was sparked by the founder’s participation in the Aviation and Robotics Summit in April 2023. Reclamation Factory: Automated, modular plastics recycling machines producing high-quality and manufacture-ready source materials from disposed plastics. Since graduation, members of the inaugural cohort made notable accomplishments. CellX Technologies closed over $6 million in Seed Stage funding Voaige has raised $2 million in pre-seed led by Draper Associates and Boost VC Aquatonomy secured $20,000 and first place at the Duquesne New Venture Challenge Velo AI…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 2.94
…in this direction. He also sees significant opportunity in the area of automated trailer and ocean container loading and unloading, which has fairly high potential in the fast-paced, high-volume food and beverage distribution space. “There are some companies focusing on this area right now,” Rickard adds, “including a few startups that have received venture capital funding.”
Found in LM News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 5.50
…packing processes (36%), sorting (32%) and truck loading and unloading (28%) are all processes that are ripe for improvement. Twenty-four percent of companies see robotic picking as being extremely important, while 24% want to improve replenishment processes, and an equal number want better than 24% order consolidation processes. The top priorities for robotics right now include robotic picking (32%), cycle-counting and data collection (32%), sorting (28%), replenishment (28%), and truck loading and unloading (28%). Other companies want to use robotics for order/case picking (24%), packing (24%), unit load/heavy payload transport (20%) and order consolidation (20%). Looking out over the next…
Found in LM News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 5.13
…loading on another container chassis; transporting to DC for unloading; staging product on DC racks; responding to customer order (picked, packed, and shipped); and transporting product to store or end-use customer. AI-based solutions will undoubtedly help solidify a more stable and accurate supply chain from a data management, data-integrity and visibility standpoint, but it won’t be easy, nor will it be fast. To date, Command Center/Control Tower concepts have not delivered on the promise of their vision. In fact, we’re planning a deeper dive in the near future, delving into the problems, issues and potential solutions for this critical aspect…
Found in MMH News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 5.87
…conduct repetitive put-away and shunting activities, such as trailer unloading/loading and moving pallets from one part of a warehouse to another. Fleets will become an increasing blend of automation and manual operation alongside growing investment in telematics systems to support safety and management. Significant opportunities exist for all three sides of the market (OEMs, aftermarket telematics, and robotics providers) with several partnerships and new players expected in the coming years,” concludes Wiggin. These findings are from ABI Research’s Industrial Lift Truck Market: Key Trends and Expanding Automation report. This report is part of the company’s Supply Chain Management and Logistics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.45
…their demos at trade shows, they usually have Digit unloading a conveyor or doing another specific task… But one of the one of the things that interests me is the automotive space. We talk about the logistics space, but three of the pilots that I'm aware of are in automotive. You've got BMW and Mercedes and of course Tesla doing whatever it is they're doing. You have three automotive companies basically testing these out and then Magna being involved with one of the companies. That's interesting, because as someone who saw the development of the industrial robot industry, automotive was…
Found in LM News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 2.63
…are spent performing other non-driving tasks such as loading, unloading, inspections, paperwork and yard movements. Safety key to private fleet value proposition By far the most effective strategy employed by private fleets continues to be an aggressive management of safety. For 2023, private fleets reported 0.47 DOT recordable accidents per million miles, the third-best performance in the history of the survey. For five of the last six years, this crash rate has come in at 0.5 accidents per million miles of travel. Private fleet managers say that they continue to aggressively manage safety through improved driver hiring and screening drivers,…
Found in 247 News & Content, with a score of 0.88
…the Port of Virginia for further work and cargo unloading. Meanwhile, a safety zone remains in effect within a 2,000-yard radius of the collapsed bridge to ensure the protection of personnel, vessels, and the marine environment. Maryland officials plan to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge with a new span by fall 2028, with an estimated project cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion. Related Article How Much Will it Cost to Repair Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge? It will take just over four years and up to $1.9 billion to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was…
Found in LM News, Blogs & Content, with a score of 3.35
…the need for faster and faster delivery. Automated truck unloading is a field that is challenged now by few players and soon to be solved by many. Cobots will be increasingly used for lighter weight tasks, replacing some industrial robots for certain applications. Comau has a perfect product to do both, industrial robotics and cobotics. The Cobot Racer5 shown at this show, able to work in industrial robot mode but also able to switch to Cobot mode, perfectly safe at any time through a sensor based solution, without the need to build fences around the robot, which saves space again.…