Topic: Autonomy

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Other Voices: The need for an evolved supply chain in e-commerce

December 3, 2019 · Supply chains can improve customer experience by making it easy to send data up and down the chain, with real-time information delivered via APIs and automated updates.

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Autonomous Vehicles for Fulfillment and Delivery a ‘$250B revolution,’ Says IDTechEx

December 2, 2019 · Suppliers following a traditional model of equipment sales should consider "a subscription platform in their business model to offer maintenance and upgrades, especially cloud-based software updates."

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Report: Global Next-Gen Supply Chain Market to More Than Double to $75B by 2030

December 2, 2019 · Future of logistics to be driven by artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things, AR, drones, 5G and robotics.

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Robotic unit orders show growth over last year

November 21, 2019 · Robotic Industries Association (RIA) statistics report more than 5% increase

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ACT Fulfillment invests in collaborative robots

November 13, 2019 · Inflexibility motivated the 3PL to explore a collaborative solution, leading to a ROI in five months.

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How mobile robots boost productivity

November 11, 2019 · While autonomous mobile robots can reduce the labor requirement that warehouse operators often struggle to fill, in many cases, AMRs are deployed to work alongside humans—­not in place of them. Find out why a Lockheed Martin warehouse that fills orders for aviation parts deployed mobile robots, and how they're viewed as helpers by their human co-workers.

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Finding the Sweet Spot in Metal 3D Printing

November 1, 2019 · Engineers need to evaluate part complexity, design freedom and time-to-market considerations when making a business case for metal 3D printing.

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Other Voices: 10 Operational Steps to a Peak Season Home Run

October 29, 2019 · The best time to prep for holiday peaks is last year. The second best time is right now.

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Tompkins Robotics partners with PULSE Integration

October 29, 2019 · Partnership to offer fully modular robotic sortation solution ideal for retailers needing to ramp up for holiday or peak seasons.

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Introducing Ware: Automating Warehouse Inventory Tracking with Drone Technology

October 23, 2019 · At Ware, we are building technology to help warehouses increase the efficiency of their operations so they can keep up with - and even dictate - the pace at which modern supply chains are evolving.

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Shopify completes acquisition of 6 River Systems

October 21, 2019 · The transaction adds 6 River Systems' cloud-based software and fleet of collaborative mobile robots called “Chuck” to the Shopify Fulfillment Network, accelerating its growth.

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Warehouse Drones: Real-Time Inventory Tracking by Air

October 4, 2019 · Aerial robots are enabling organizations to use employees more efficiently and improve inventory accuracy in a world where consumers want everything now.

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Self-Driving Cars Will Outperform Humans Within 10 Years, ANSYS Survey Says

October 3, 2019 · ANSYS' Global Autonomous Vehicle Report uncovers consumer perceptions and expectations of autonomous vehicles.

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UPS Flight Forward Achieves FAA’s First Full Approval for Drone Airline Deliveries

October 2, 2019 · The Federal Aviation Administration last week granted approval for UPS to operate unmanned aerial vehicles to deliver parcels on university and hospital campuses.

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Research from Interact Analysis outlines potential challenges ahead for warehouse automation market

September 27, 2019 · Report predicts double-digit growth for 2019 and 2020, headwinds expected in 2021. Service, maintenance and aftermarket sales will become an increasingly important part of system integrators' business models.

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Körber Acquires Majority Stake in Cohesio Group

September 25, 2019 · The Australian-based company is a leading integrator of voice-directed and autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) solutions for logistics.

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Transportation Technologies: First Autonomous Yard Spotters, Then Autonomous Over-the-Road Trucks

September 20, 2019 · An in-depth look at how autonomous spotters and trucks will impact the supply chain over the next five to ten years.

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Deloitte/MAPI Study: Smart factories key to tripling stalled labor productivity growth rate by 2030

September 17, 2019 · More than 86% of survey respondents believe smart factory initiatives will be the main driver of manufacturing competitiveness in the next five years, though only 51% are making/have made investments.

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ANSYS 2019 R3 Expands Autonomous Vehicles Solution

September 16, 2019 · Latest release delivers innovations in sensors, virtual environments and AI simulation.

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FMI: Rapid industrial automation remains a turning point of collaborative robots market

September 11, 2019 · Global collaborative robots market anticipated to experience 26% CAGR in next 10 years due to factors such as growing adoption of automation in end-use industry and reduction in labor cost.

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