Topic: Components

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Perpetual pilot purgatory

October 19, 2018 · To move emerging technologies forward, the materials handling community needs to move beyond pilots and share results

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6 Ways Artificial Intelligence Technology Is Impacting Logistics and Supply Chain Management

October 15, 2018 · Artificial Intelligence is already enhancing our lives as consumers, now it is picking up momentum in supply chain management and logistics, and managers should pay close attention as more AI-enhanced solutions emerge.

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The Keys to a Future-Ready Automated Warehouse

October 1, 2018 · Dramatic changes to the warehouse are just beginning. Data-driven, flexible and robotic automation solutions help improve performance today while retaining the agility to adapt to tomorrow's changes.

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A scientific approach to warehouse automation

September 7, 2018 · Before making a large investment in automation, companies need to conduct a detailed data-driven, fact-based assessment across people, process and technology to identify the right fit.

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OnRobot gets funding from Summit Partners, acquires Purple Robotics

September 4, 2018 · The acquisition takes place two months after the OnRobot merger of three robotics companies from the United States, Hungary and Denmark that created one global player with a focus on the market for industrial robot accessories.

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While Uber Exits Self-Driving Trucks Kodiak Robotics Starts Up

August 8, 2018 · As the autonomous self-driving truck market heats up Otto/Google veteran Don Burnette and venture capitalist Paz Eshel and their start-up company Kodiak Robotics raise $40M to tackle the long-haul trucking business.

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Collaborative robot works overnight for manufacturer

August 6, 2018 · CNC machine shop and manufacturer employs cobot to automate repetitive jobs.

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Capacity partners with RightHand Robotics

July 31, 2018 · The collaboration will integrate the Massachusetts-based company's RightPick automation system into Capacity's fulfillment solution offering.

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General Motors Expands 3D Printing

July 20, 2018 · During a press tour of GM's Lansing Delta Township assembly plant, the company's director of global manufacturing integration, Dan Grieshaber, said that the company has 3D printers in most of its factories.

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Xometry Buys MakeTime, Expands On-Demand Manufacturing Provider Network

July 11, 2018 · On-demand manufacturing service provider Xometry buys MakeTime, consolidating instant quoting platforms and expanding its network.

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How robotics can fit your operation

July 9, 2018 · There is a lot to like about robotics as a means of automating DCs. The tricky questions around robotics are not will they catch on, because they are, but what types of robotics will best suit an operation, and how will they interact with traditional automation and human labor?

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North American machine vision market sets new records

June 20, 2018 · Market grows 19% in first quarter of 2018.

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Modex Software Wrap-up: Vendors Reposition on Software to Drive Improvement for Automated DCs

April 12, 2018 · The evolution of software continues to blur the lines between familiar acronyms and emerging capabilities.

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Fetch Robotics introduces two mobile robot solutions

April 10, 2018 · Fetch Robotics (Booth B4835) announced it has expanded its VirtualConveyor family of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) with the addition of CartConnect and RollerTop robots.

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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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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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Attendance soars for spring’s Pack Expo East

March 21, 2018 · Philadelphia event to welcome more than 6,000 attendees, 400 exhibitors.

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Robotics, vision and motion control industries set new growth records in 2017

February 28, 2018 · Non-automotive robot orders grew 20.5% in units and 7.3% in dollars; shipments up 29.7%.

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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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