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Robots Can Help Optimize Material Handling Processes in the Supply Chain

January 1, 2022 · While most warehouses are not yet heavily automated, mobile robots and fleet management software offer several advantages over manual processes, says Meili Robots.

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Robotic Automation Can Create Efficiencies During Critical Peak Season

December 17, 2021 · Despite pandemic-aggravated supply chain and labor challenges, retail and e-commerce are growing, as is the need for quality and flexibility. Robots as a service can help.

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New SCARA Robots Offer Speed and Precision for the Next Industrial Revolution

November 23, 2021 · The global market for SCARA robots is growing, driven by the need for higher manufacturing throughput while maintaining quality. These four products offer precision and ease of use.

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3 Reasons to Think Twice Before Transitioning to Industry 4.0

October 27, 2021 · Manufacturers have many reasons to automate, but the general manager of Season Group warns that not every process is ready for Industry 4.0 initiatives.

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Automation as a Tool to Future-Proof Retail Businesses

October 17, 2021 · Retail automation, which includes everything from inventory management to service robots and mobile robots in warehouses, can help businesses respond to demands for speed and customization.

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3 Ways in Which Robots Are Helping the Supply Chain Industry

September 20, 2021 · Collaborative robot arms, automated storage and retrieval systems, and mobile robots can not only improve efficiency, but they can also affect worker safety and morale.

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How Robotic Navigation Can Assist Inspection in GPS-Denied Environments

August 15, 2021 · New technologies and techniques, including ultrasonic technology, lidar, and Indoor GPS, can help robots and drones safely navigate in hazardous environments for inspection.

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How Can Motion Planning Improve Industrial Robot Operations in Factories?

July 21, 2021 · Both industrial and collaborative robots need energy-efficient and safe motion planning, and new AI approaches and algorithms promise to improve manufacturing automation.

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Five Robotics Failures and What Developers Can Learn From Them

July 20, 2021 · Humanoid robots, fruit-picking robots, and the ongoing self-driving car race show that rather than blame luck or overestimate technology, designers can learn from past mistakes.

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Farm Robots Could Lead to a Utopian—or Dystopian—Future, Argues Researcher

July 18, 2021 · As farms of all sizes look to adopt automation, robotics developers and policymakers should take a broader view of the potential environmental impacts, says a German scientist.

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Closing the Knowledge Gap in Autonomous Mobile Robot Deployments With Equipment

July 10, 2021 · Rather than putting together accessories for autonomous mobile robots yourself, facilities operators can use safer, more economical, and easier to deploy mobile robot equipment.

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3 Types of Automation for Successful Warehouse Management

July 4, 2021 · Mobile robots, warehouse management systems, and inventory management systems are key types of warehouse automation. Learn how they can help with successful warehouse management.

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How Amazon Integrates Physical and Emerging Digital Technologies With AWS IoT

June 30, 2021 · Amazon's chief technology officer explains how Amazon's robots use AWS IoT for comprehensive device management to scale out and conduct tasks such as induction and palletizing.

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Why the U.S. Infrastructure Bill Must Respond to China’s Investment in High-Tech Manufacturing and Robotics

June 15, 2021 · China has made significant investments in technologies such as robotics, as well as in advanced manufacturing and global trade, so the U.S. needs the infrastructure bill to be competitive.

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Logistics, Manufacturing, and Robots: 5 Big Things to Know and Watch

June 1, 2021 · What are some of the key things that are driving the current push for robotics across numerous industries? How will more robotics in our workplaces change the current workforce?

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How Amazon Robotics Helps Fill Orders, Create Jobs

May 9, 2021 · From its acquisition of Kiva, now Amazon Robotics, to its construction of fulfillment centers across the U.S., Amazon.com is leading e-commerce and creating jobs.

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Disruption vs. Hype: What Is the Reality for Robotics?

April 9, 2021 · Supply chain executives agree that robotics is a source of disruption, but to adopt it, they must get past the hype, says a robotics and AI entrepreneur.

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3 Ways to Use High-Payload AMRs in Today’s Short-Staffed Facilities

March 30, 2021 · High-payload autonomous mobile robots, including lift trucks, towers, and pallet stackers, can help manufacturers and warehouse operators be safer and more productive.

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The Future of Manufacturing Is Automated and Autonomous

March 22, 2021 · Two experts in cloud computing and simulation explain how they see robotics, AI, and new supply chain thinking being essential to the future of manufacturing.

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Accelerate Automotive Design via 3D Printing

September 15, 2020 · Additive manufacturing is playing a key role in revamping automotive design workflows.

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