Topic: Retail

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Locus Robotics Passes 2B Units Picked, Less Than a Year After 1B Milestone

August 22, 2023 · Locus Robotics celebrated its 2 billionth pick only 11 months after its 1 billionth pick, and its CEO explained how it is scaling to serve global demand for robot-aided fulfillment.

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Indxx Licenses Global Robotics and AI Thematic Index for Korean ETF

August 21, 2023 · Indxx explained why it has licensed its Indxx Global Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Thematic Index to Mirae Asset Global Investments and the opportunities in Korean robotics.

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Macy’s Looks at Electrification, Worker Safety as Parts of Sustainability

August 20, 2023 · Macy's has been modernizing its supply chain, and one priority is sustainability. The retailer is pursuing this goal through reducing energy consumption and packaging and educating its workforce.

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Macy’s Reinvents Retail With a Focus on Visibility, Predictability, and Flexibility

August 19, 2023 · Macy's is working to keep up with today's retail shoppers through inventory productivity, which includes reinventing its supply chain with automated storage and retrieval.

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Robotics Applications Conference Opens Registration for 2023 Virtual Event

August 18, 2023 · The second annual Robotics Applications Conference, to be held online on Oct. 18, offers an opportunity to learn from technology users, integrators, and suppliers about real-world deployments.

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Wakefern to Deploy Simbe Inventory Robots to More ShopRite Grocery Stores

August 18, 2023 · Wakefern Food Corp. conducted a successful pilot with Simbe Robotics' Tally mobile robots and cloud-based data platform in 20 grocery stores and plans to add more inventory systems.

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DFI to Show Smart Factory Systems for the First Time at India Automation Expo

August 16, 2023 · DFI, which supplies embedded computing for systems including industrial automation, mobile robots, and medical devices, is growing in South Asia.

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Locus Robotics Makes Inc. 5000 List for Third Year in a Row

August 15, 2023 · Locus Robotics has again been named one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. by Inc., reflecting warehouse demand for its mobile robots and data analytics software.

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Brenton to Demonstrate New XCP Series Case Picker at PACK EXPO

August 14, 2023 · Brenton said its new XCP Series continuous motion case picker can handle up to 70 cases per minute and is part of its integrated line.

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‘Elegant Robotics’ Is the Future of Warehouse Automation, Says Exotec

August 13, 2023 · 'Elegant robotics' means designing automated storage systems with simplicity, generality, and creative solutions to warehouse problems in mind, claimed Exotec.

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Serve Robotics to Go Public in Reverse Merger, Finds $30M in Funding for Robot Deliveries

August 10, 2023 · Serve Robotics has raised more than $56 million since 2021 and plans to use its latest financing to scale up to provide robotic deliveries in more cities across the U.S.

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McCoy’s Building Supply Uses Badger Robots to Verify Availability, Pricing of Retail Hardware Products

August 10, 2023 · McCoy's is deploying more autonomous robots from Badger Technologies after a pilot demonstrated that they can detect out-of-stock and incorrectly priced items.

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SLAM Line Automation Can Optimize ‘Last 100 Feet’ of the Warehouse, Says enVista

August 9, 2023 · SLAM line automation, which includes robots for the 'scan, label, apply, and manifest' process warehouses, can yield useful data and increase productivity, according to enVista.

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Sereact Raises Seed Funding for PickGPT AI to Make Warehouse Robots More Accessible

August 9, 2023 · Sereact has raised seed funding to continue developing its PickGPT software, which uses large language models to allow users to communicate with robots through speech or text.

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Exotec Expands Robotics Presence in Eastern Europe and South Korea

August 3, 2023 · Exotec has partnered for its first warehouse automation project in Poland, and South Korea is the second Asian country to adopt its Skypod system.

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ProMach Integrated Packaging to Show Strengths of Texwrap, Quest, and Serpa at PACK EXPO

August 2, 2023 · ProMach will show in Las Vegas how some of its 46 brands can collaborate to develop integrated, automated systems for packaging.

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Dexterity Announces Release 3.0 of Palletizing and Depalletizing Automation

August 2, 2023 · Dexterity Palletizing and Depalletizing 3.0 includes several features to improve throughput, ease installation and integration, and add flexibility for warehouses.

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Autonomous Robots and Drones Rise in Warehouses

July 29, 2023 · Autonomous robots and drones are becoming more capable, thanks to advances in sensing, navigation, swarm coordination, and charging schemes, according to InvenSense.

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Hyundai Elevator Signs Pact With LG Electronics, KT to Coordinate Elevators and Robots

July 28, 2023 · Hyundai Elevator last year released an open API to enable its elevators to communicate with service robots, and its new agreement intends to promote more connected systems.

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Maersk Chooses Berkshire Grey Robotic Shuttle Put Wall for 2023 Deployment

July 27, 2023 · Maersk said it will use Berkshire Grey's RSPW system for maximum SKU coverage across customer use cases.

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