Topic: Retail

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Johnson & Johnson’s Luis Roman named keynote speaker of NextGen Supply Chain Conference

June 26, 2024 · NextGen Supply Chain Conference announced that Luis Roman, global head of site & supply at Johnson & Johnson, will serve as a keynote speaker at its October 2024 event in Chicago.

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Orchestrating mobile robot fleets for success

June 25, 2024 · This edition of the Robotics 24/7 Special Focus Issue examines how business and fleet management software leads to well-performing deployments.

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AutoStore opens new U.S. headquarters in New Hampshire

June 20, 2024 · AutoStore said its new U.S. headquarters in Salem, N.H. will bring over 100 jobs to greater Boston. The facility includes its AutoStore Academy and Experience Center.

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PIT’s xBridge innovation center helps Ottonomy evaluate use cases

June 20, 2024 · At Pittsburgh International Airport’s xBridge innovation center, companies test their products in real-world environments, including Ottonomy’s autonomous delivery robots.

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Flexibility, scalability at the ‘Hub’ of Locus Robotics’ offerings

June 20, 2024 · Locus Robotics, through its LocusOne and LocusHub platforms, manage fleets of Origin and Vector AMRs for organizations across industries.

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Robust.AI raises the bar with Grace fleet management software, Carter robot

June 20, 2024 · Robust.AI’s Grace fleet management suite and Carter robot have set a high bar for collaborative efforts in the warehouse logistics space.

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NVIDIA AI, Omniverse supercharge Taiwanese electronic makers’ robotic factories

June 10, 2024 · NVIDIA announced at COMPUTEX 2024 that several major Taiwanese electronics makers are utilizing Ominverse, Metropolis and other technologies to supercharge its autonomous facilities.

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A3 President Jeff Burnstein recaps Automate 2024, turns attention to robotics market

June 4, 2024 · Jeff Burnstein, president of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) sat down to recap Automate 2024 and provide some analysis on the robot spending market with Robotics 24/7.

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Sonair exits stealth mode, debuts 3D ultrasonic sensor for autonomous mobile robots

May 29, 2024 · Sonair, a Norway-based company that has exited stealth mode, released its new 3D ultrasonic sensor for autonomous robots that looks to improve safety in industrial automation.

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S&S Activewear strengthens Korber collaboration, expands Geekplus robotics deployment

May 29, 2024 · S&S Activewear announced the expansion of its partnership with Korber Business Area Supply Chain and deployment of Geekplus robotics at three warehouse sites across the Americas.

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United Robotics Group debuts uLink series of service robots at VivaTech 2024

May 24, 2024 · United Robotics group released its uLink series of service robots, targeted at the retail, warehouse logistics and manufacturing industries, at VivaTech 2024 in Paris.

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Avidbots announces launch of Kas autonomous cleaning robot

April 10, 2024 · Avidbots announced the release of its Kas autonomous cleaning robot, a new fully autonomous floor scrubber that the company hopes will expand to new markets in robotic cleaning.

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Robot Era open-sources reinforcement learning framework Humanoid-Gym

April 1, 2024 · Beijing-based Robot Era announced it will open source its reinforcement learning framework, Humanoid-Gym, on GitHub in the hopes of speeding up progress on humanoid robots.

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Geekplus, Hy-Tek Intralogistics partner on large e-commerce project

March 27, 2024 · Geekplus and Hy-Tek Intralogistics expanded their partnership with the installation of a Shelf-to-Person system for a rural lifestyle retailer with stores in 49 states.

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Liberty Robotics launches AI-powered VPick and VPack systems

March 26, 2024 · Liberty Robotics launched VPick and Vpack, its latest offerings in robotic vision and material handling, aimed at enhancing efficiency, reliability and safety in warehouse environments.

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Humanoid robot developer Figure AI raises $675M series B

March 22, 2024 · Figure AI recently announced partnerships with OpenAI to enhance language processing and Microsoft to provide AI infrastructure for accelerating commercialization.

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MODEX 2024: Kardex launches FulfillX WES, Cutter & Buck reworks omnichannel business with system

March 15, 2024 · Kardex’s new FullfillX warehouse execution system looks to maximize the potential of automation and robotics in AutoStore’s cube storing offerings.

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MODEX 2024: Plus One updates depalletization and induction features

March 15, 2024 · Machine vision software provider Plus One Robotics announced software updates to improve depalletization of shrink-wrapped items and a new gripper with individual cup control.

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MODEX 2024: OPEX unveils sortation system with packaging station

March 12, 2024 · Automated sortation systems provider OPEX Corporation officially unveiled Sure Sort X with Xtract at MODEX 2024, which can sort larger and heavier items than predecessor systems.

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MODEX 2024: Piaggio Fast Forward announces launch of kilo mobile robot

March 8, 2024 · Piaggio Fast Forward released its kilo hands-free following mobile robot at MODEX 2024, offering flexible automation and customizable materials handling options for a variety of options.

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