Topic: Retail

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Berkshire Grey Reports $14M in New Supply Chain Orders Since November

February 1, 2022 · Berkshire Grey, which released new products over the past year to automate supply chain functions, has responded to strong demand from new and existing customers.

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Starship Technologies Agrees to European Investment Bank Funding for Delivery Robot R &D

January 29, 2022 · Starship Technologies, which already provides autonomous robot deliveries in Europe and the U.S., plans to use its latest financing to expand development in Estonia.

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Sam’s Club to Deploy Brain Corp, Tennant Inventory Scan Accessory for Robot Floor Scrubbers

January 28, 2022 · Sam's Club, a division of Walmart, is adding Inventory Scan towers to nearly 600 BrainOS-powered autonomous floor scrubbers from Tennant Co. across warehouses nationwide.

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Decathlon Deploys Geek+ Mobile Robots in European E-Commerce Expansion

January 28, 2022 · Building on their partnership in Asia, Decathlon has deployed hundreds of autonomous mobile robots from Geek+ in modernized warehouses in France, Poland, and Italy.

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Latest Lidar Sensors Enable New, Safe Robotics Applications, Says Velodyne

January 28, 2022 · Nandita Aggarwal, senior lidar architect at Velodyne describes how the company's latest sensors can enable robots in loading docks, last-mile deliveries, and other uses.

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Starship Technologies Adds SMU to Campuses Served by Robotic Deliveries

January 24, 2022 · Southern Methodist University in Dallas is the latest campus to add Starship Technologies' robots for on-demand deliveries of food and other goods to students.

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Starship Robotics to Deliver Age Restricted Items in the U.K. With Veriff Authentication

January 20, 2022 · Veriff is providing AI-driven biometric authentication and re-verification of identity to Starship's delivery robots, allowing for the delivery of age-restricted items.

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Addverb Technologies Receives $132M From Reliance Retail to Grow Indian Robotics

January 19, 2022 · Addverb, which supplies mobile robots, picking systems, and automated storage, plans to use its funding to expand manufacturing in India and operations in the U.S. and Europe.

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7bridges Obtains Series A Funding to Transform Supply Chains With AI

January 18, 2022 · 7bridges, which has developed the LEO platform to provide logistics visibility, plans to use its $17 million round to improve supply chain efficiency and resilience.

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Exotec Raises $335M Series D for Robots to Improve Supply Chain Resilience for Global Retailers

January 17, 2022 · Exotec, which has developed the Skypod rack-climbing robots and Skypicker robot arm, is now worth $2 billion as it expands in North America and worldwide.

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Doosan Robotics Discusses NINA Cobot, CES 2022, and Growing Service Applications

January 16, 2022 · From prosumer camera work to food and restaurant service, Doosan Robotics is developing collaborative robots for non-manufacturing applications worldwide.

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HDS Global Launches Technology Center Using Robots, AI for the Future of E-Commerce

January 14, 2022 · HDS Global says its fully automated Technology Center for e-commerce order fulfillment has attracted investors and industry leaders as it moves toward commercial release.

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Geek+ and Körber Digitize and Automate Ariat Apparel Supply Chain

January 14, 2022 · Apparel and footwear brand Ariat International needed to increase throughput at its central warehouse in Texas, so Körber Supply Chain implemented 88 Geek+ mobile robots.

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Serve Robotics Launches Level 4 Autonomous Robots for Sidewalk Deliveries

January 13, 2022 · With technology from partners including NVIDIA and Ouster, Serve Robotics says its next-generation delivery robots mark a milestone for commercial autonomous vehicles.

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BrainOS Mobile App From Brain Corp Gives Operators Remote Access to Robot Fleets

January 12, 2022 · Brain Corp has developed BrainOS Mobile, an app to provide managers and facilities operators a more seamless way to interact with fleets of cleaning robots.

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Nuro Unveils Third-Generation Vehicle; Plans to Scale Autonomous Delivery to Millions

January 12, 2022 · Nuro's third-generation autonomous delivery vehicle includes enhanced safety, storage, and sustainability features, as it expands manufacturing and U.S. deployments.

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Berkshire Grey Releases System Designed Specifically for Reverse Logistics

January 12, 2022 · Berkshire Grey's automated Reverse Logistics system is designed to help e-commerce retailers and 3PLs accelerate resale of returns by reducing processing time by up to 25%.

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Verity Gets Swiss Government Accreditation for Inventory Drones as Cleantech

January 11, 2022 · Verity, which has developed an inventory tracking system using autonomous indoor drones, has received accreditation and funding from the Swiss government for sustainability.

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HAI Robotics Joins Greek Intralogistics Provider to Offer Smart Warehousing in Eastern Europe

January 10, 2022 · HAI Robotics made its third distribution agreement in Europe as it secures more footholds in the global intralogistics market with its HAIPICK autonomous case-handling system.

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Brain Corp and Tennant Launch Inventory Scan Accessory for Autonomous Floor Cleaning Robots

January 10, 2022 · Brain Corp and Tennant have developed the Inventory Scan accessory to add data-capture functions to autonomous mobile robots for commercial floor cleaning.

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