Topic: Retail

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Kiwibot Launches Version 4.0 of Its Food-Delivery Robot, Partners With Segway

April 13, 2021 · Kiwibot 4.0 includes new sensors, user-interface features, and semi-autonomous capabilities, and Kiwibot is working with partners like Segway and Shopify.

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Tompkins Robotics, GreyOrange Partner for ‘Zero Walk’ Automated Fulfillment

April 13, 2021 · The combination of Tompkins' tSort and GreyOrange's Ranger is intended to eliminate walking by human pickers and increase e-commerce order fulfillment.

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RightPick 3 Includes Numerous Picking Enhancements From RightHand Robotics

April 12, 2021 · RightPick 3 features dual-GPU architecture to enable denser, damage-free picking and placing, says RightHand Robotics.

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SoftBank Spends $2.8B to Acquire 40% of Automated Storage Provider AutoStore

April 6, 2021 · AutoStore, which makes automated storage and retrieval systems, plans to use the investment from SoftBank to accelerate its expansion in the Asia-Pacific market.

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H Mart Partners With AutoStore, Bastian Solutions to Deploy Automated Micro-Fulfillment Center

March 30, 2021 · H Mart, the largest Asian-American food retailer in the U.S., is working with AutoStore and integrator Bastian Solutions to open an automated micro-fulfillment center for its online grocery operations.

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Flytrex Obtains $9.3M With Venture Financing and Innovation Grant for Drone Deliveries

March 21, 2021 · Flytrex, an on-demand drone delivery provider for food and retail, has announced the closing of financing to expand its U.S. presence and scale up production and R&D capabilities.

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AutoStore Unveils Innovation Hub to Test and Replicate Supply Chain Environments

March 18, 2021 · Norwegian robot company AutoStore has opened its Innovation Hub in Karmøy, Norway, to test automation and replicate a range of in-store and warehouse environments.

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Gap Inc. to Build Texas Distribution Center to Meet Digital Shopping Demand

February 24, 2021 · Gap to build new distribution center in Longview, Texas, to meet demand for digital shopping.

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Robotics Company Berkshire Grey to Merge With Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp.

February 24, 2021 · Robotics company Berkshire Grey has announced a business combination with Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. The planned merger with the special-purpose acquisition company or SPAC will lead to a publicly listed robotics and automation solutions company.

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Amazon’s Last-Mile MIT CTL Routing Research Challenge

February 22, 2021 · The primary goal of the Last Mile Routing Research Challenge is to encourage participants to develop innovative approaches leveraging artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and other non-conventional methods to produce solutions to the route sequencing problem.

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Supply Chain Leaders Learn From Today’s Ecommerce Challenges to Provide Future Innovation and Growth

February 19, 2021 · The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated ecommerce demands to levels that weren't expected until 2025, so how can supply chain leaders get up to speed, and fast?

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Ahold Delhaize USA Expands Micro-Fulfillment Capabilities

February 16, 2021 · Ahold Delhaize USA companies, including Peapod Digital Labs, tap Swisslog solution and AutoStore technology in new pilot of micro-fulfillment automation solution

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Warehouse Mobility Makes a Move

February 10, 2021 · Mobile devices are getting significant upgrades that will improve point-of-use and enterprise productivity. Advances range from the move to Android systems to a consolidation of form factors while trying out some new ones, and the debut of platforms that make the link to enterprise systems.

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Kindred partners with S&H Systems on ecommerce fulfillment efficiencies

February 3, 2021 · Kindred and S&H Systems will partner to integrate Kindred's SORT robotics with S&H Systems' material handling and software product portfolio

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Attabotics and FoodX Technologies Partner on Joint Micro-fulfillment Solution for E-Grocery

January 26, 2021 · Attabotics and FoodX Technologies partner on joint micro-fulfillment solution for e-grocery.

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Cool Tech for the New Normal at CES 2021 Virtual

January 18, 2021 · AMD delivers keynote touting new mobile processor, virtual CES highlight cool techs for the new normal

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AMD Debuts Mobile Processors at CES 2021 Keynote

January 15, 2021 · AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO Processors, designed for demanding professional workloads, coming to retail channel.

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SDI and Kindred Partner to Automate Retail Fulfillment and Augment Human Labor

January 13, 2021 · Partnership will integrate SDI's materials handling systems and technology with Kindred's pick and place robotic solutions.

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Tompkins Robotics Appoints Mike Futch as CEO

January 12, 2021 · Futch, who has served as the company's president since 2017, will retain that position and continue to lead the design and forward movement of Tompkins Robotics and its core system, the t-Sort autonomous mobile robot solution

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Micro-Fulfillment Centers Bring the Supply Chain to the Consumer

January 12, 2021 · Over the past few years, as e-commerce sales have increased and customer expectations have shifted, there has been a steady race to move fulfillment closer to the customer.

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