Topic: Artificial Intelligence

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ABI Research outlines eight technologies that will transform manufacturing

June 20, 2018 · Research identifies vendor challenges and solutions for 'new-future' technologies including robotics, blockchain, AI and edge analytics.

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Big Picture: A Peek at the Future

June 8, 2018 · Five views on how materials handling and other activities within the four walls are changing right in front of us.

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Plus One Robotics announces integrated 3D vision solution for generating robot picks

May 22, 2018 · Developer of robot perception solutions sets to release commercial product

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Robotic piece-picking gets smarter with new AI software at RightHand Robotics

April 10, 2018 · Just one year after its debut, the stationary piece-picking robots from RightHand Robotics (Booth B4087) for warehousing and fulfillment centers continue to evolve to address the individual unit handling needs of e-commerce and omni-channel retailers.

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Augmented Reality Maintenance for Distribution Centers

April 10, 2018 · Real-time audio-visual connection to off-site support helps customers decrease unplanned downtime and reduce service costs.

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Tompkins Robotics, a division of Tompkins International, partners with RightHand Robotics

April 10, 2018 · Tompkins Robotics (Booth B727), a division of Tompkins International, and RightHand Robotics (Booth B4087), a leader in robotic piece-picking solutions, announced today a collaboration that will combine the world's first portable, automated sortation system, t-Sort, with RightPick, robotic piece-picking systems, providing unmatched flexibility and throughput for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment.

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Vecna Robotics Partners With RightHand Robotics

April 3, 2018 · At MIDEX 2018, the companies will showcase collaborative solutions to streamline intralogistics and material handling processes.

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60 Seconds with Pieter Abbeel, professor at University of California Berkeley

March 9, 2018 · Modern Materials Handling staff sat down with Pieter Abbeel to discuss the state of the robotics industry.

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Advanced Robotics Developments Produce Game-Changing Innovations for Material Handling Industry

February 6, 2018 · Coupling the advances in computer vision with the increase in computing power and adding the advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence, robotic systems are becoming more capable every day especially in material handling.

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Columbia Machine announces partnership with OTTO Motors

January 31, 2018 · Manufacturer and integrator of robotic palletizers and load transfer station partners with supplier of autonomous vehicles.

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Vecna Robotics names CEO Daniel Patt, former head of DARPA Autonomy

January 17, 2018 · New CEO believes material handling and logistics particularly susceptible to approaching "automation revolution."

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Self-Driving Technology for Commercial Trucking

November 19, 2017 · Embark is working to make the self-driving future a reality, and while most of the spectacle has been around passenger vehicles, Embark believes that commercial trucking, the backbone of the U.S. economy, stands to reap untold benefits by deploying autonomous trucks, particularly during the “long haul” stretches.

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Randstad Report: 76% of U.S. workers do not fear automation

August 18, 2017 · Only 14% of worry automation will take their job, nearly one-third (30%) say they think automation will make their job better.

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Australian team wins Grand Championship at 2017 Amazon Robotics Challenge

August 1, 2017 · Contestants were awarded $270,000 in prizes to support continued innovation within the robotics and automation community.

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New report examines impact of artificial intelligence on manufacturing

June 1, 2017 · Partnership, collaboration, and technology investment crucial for growth opportunities, finds Frost & Sullivan's Industrial Automation and Process Control team.

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Robotic Picking and the Beauty of Human Hand-Eye Coordination

April 24, 2017 · The human hand still beats the robot when it comes to picking, but the gap is closing fast... learn how robots are tackling this complex challenge and how close we are to commercial viability of robots that can pick any object from any place.

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Harnessing Automation for a Future That Works

April 17, 2017 · Automation is happening, and it will bring substantial benefits to businesses and economies worldwide, but it won't arrive overnight, a new McKinsey Global Institute report finds realizing automation's full potential requires people and technology to work hand in hand.

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RightHand Robotics unveils innovative piece-picking solution

April 4, 2017 · RightHand Robotics (Booth S1891) is demonstrating RightPick, a combined hardware and software solution that handles the key task of picking individual items or “piece-picking.”

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Fate of Uber and Otto’s Autonomous Vehicles

March 17, 2017 · Google's Waymo autonomous tech lawsuit against Uber and specifically against Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo employee who left the company to start autonomous truck driving firm Otto, which Uber purchased for nearly $700 million, looks really bad for Uber.

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A3 announces finalists in Automate Launch Pad Startup Competition

March 8, 2017 · Winner will be announced at Automate 2017 and will recieve $10,000 cash prize.

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