Topic: Food And Beverage

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United Natural Foods Inc. to Use Symbotic Case-Handling Robotic Systems at Five Distribution Centers

September 27, 2022 · Aiming to lower costs and increase storage space, United Natural Foods Inc. has decided to invest in Symbotic’s multilayered case-handing system.

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MAXXgrip Promises to Advance Material Handling Robotics Performance

September 22, 2022 · The Gripper Co. said its new MAXXgrip robotic gripper combines compliance with suction for hybrid grasping with speed and gentleness for e-commerce.

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Attabotics Introduces Re-engineered Attabot 2022 Robot to Increase Warehouse Efficiency

September 19, 2022 · Attabotics spent six years moving from thousands of prototypes to the commercial version of its Attabot 2022 robotic shuttle for dense storage.

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Soft Robotics to Showcase Food-Picking Grippers at the International Baking Industry Exposition

September 15, 2022 · Soft Robotics is heading to Las Vegas to showcase its compliant grippers at the International Baking Industry Exposition.

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A Domino’s Pizza in Berlin is Piloting a Picnic Works Pizza Station

September 10, 2022 · Picnic Works said it has been working with Domino's since 2021 to secure a pilot.

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Pan Pacific Pet to Use Attabotics Automated Storage and Retrieval to Modernize Fulfillment

September 9, 2022 · Pan Pacific Pet, a leading pet specialty distributor in Canada, plans to use Attabotics' robotic storage system at its new, 120,000-sq.-ft. warehouse.

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North American Robot Sales Reach New Records for Third Quarter in a Row, Says A3

August 31, 2022 · North American robot sales continued to set records for year-over-year growth, according to the Association for Advancing Automation. FANUC also saw strong demand.

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MHS Lift Launches New Integrator Program

August 30, 2022 · MHS has expanded its warehouse optimization and automation offerings as it opens its new West Coast branch in Costa Mesa, Calif.

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How to Break Through Barriers to Material Handling Automation, According to Vecna Robotics

August 29, 2022 · Vecna Robotics is aware of the challenges facing newcomers to material handling automation and has described five steps to deploying and scaling mobile robot fleets.

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Kawasaki Robotics to Unveil Scalable Automation at PACK EXPO International

August 24, 2022 · Kawasaki Robotics plans to show a range of packaging and palletizing workcells for a range of applications, company sizes, and industries at PACK EXPO International.

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Yale Materials Handling Keeps Tight Focus on Customers With Robotic Lift Trucks

August 23, 2022 · Yale Materials Handling explains its approach to automating vertical and horizontal lift truck applications in warehousing and logistics operations.

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Driverless Lift Truck Saves Time and Stress in Danish Fish Plant Logistics

August 21, 2022 · A driverless lift trucks from BILA is helping employees at A. Espersen, a major McDonald's supplier, overcome production bottlenecks at its plant in Denmark.

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Ally Robotics Files Provisional Patent for Its Modular Robotic Arm

August 4, 2022 · The Flippy 2 by Miso Robotics is using Ally Robotics' modular robotic arm.

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AHS and Hy-Tek Partner With Tompkins Robotics to Expand Automated Material Handling

August 3, 2022 · AHS, formerly Advanced Handling Systems and now a unit of Hy-Tek Material Handling, will offer Tompkins Robotics' modular and scalable tSort to its integrated supply chain offerings.

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Ottonomy Closes Seed Round and Launches Ottobot 2.0 Autonomous Delivery Robot

August 2, 2022 · Ottonomy has raised $3 million to scale its Ottobot 2.0 for fully autonomous deliveries both indoors and outdoors. The modular robots are designed for the retail, hospitality, and food industries.

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5 Interesting Ice Cream Robot Makers to Follow

July 30, 2022 · As we enter into the third month of summer, here are some robot makers designing systems to serve up ice cream and more.

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FANUC America Again Expands Michigan Campus to Accommodate Automation Demand

July 29, 2022 · FANUC America said its expanded campus in Auburn Hills, Mich., will include robotics production, research, and training facilities, with a total of nearly 2 million sq. ft.

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Flytrex Receives FAA Approval to Double Drone Delivery Radius to Two Nautical Miles

July 28, 2022 · Flytrex, which is conducting drone deliveries in North Carolina and Texas, said its latest FAA approval will enable it to serve more than 100,000 customers.

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Blendid by Jamba Robotic Smoothie Kiosk to be Installed at UCLA Campus

July 26, 2022 · With its foodOS, Blendid is trying to shake up the food industry through the use of software and robotics. UCLA is the latest college campus to see the company's smoothie machine in action.

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Chipotle Cultivate Next Fund Invests in Hyphen, Developer of Makeline Kitchen Robotics

July 22, 2022 · Chipotle's $50 million Cultivate Next venture fund has invested in its first cohort of companies, including Hyphen, whose Makeline automation assembles digital restaurant orders.

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