Topic: Kiva Systems

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Larisa Summers hired as Gather AI head of marketing

September 3, 2024 · Drone software provider Gather AI recently hired Larisa Summers as its new head of marketing, who brings experience from venture-funded startups turned Fortune 500 companies.

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Kiva Systems Founders Share Company’s Story at Robotics Invest Event in Boston

June 9, 2023 · Kiva Systems is considered among the biggest success stories in warehouse robotics. The founders detailed the company's origins and what led to its rise.

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MODEX 2022 Welcomes Back Attendees, as Materials Handling Robotics Cautiously Advances

April 4, 2022 · While attendees and robotics exhibitors were plentiful at MODEX 2022, innovations and partnerships raised questions about the management of heterogenous fleets.

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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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RightHand Robotics Picking Up Where Amazon’s Kiva Systems Left Off

December 19, 2018 · RightHand Robotics, a Somerville, Mass-based company founded in 2014 by Leif Jentoft and Yaro Tenzer, closed a $23 million Series B round for its RightPick robotic piece-picking technology.

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Robotics at a tipping point

March 12, 2018 · 3PL GEODIS is the latest example of how the materials handling industry is adopting robotics.

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Quiet Logistics: Robotic-enabled picking comes to the fore

May 1, 2016 · Mobile robotics reduce the travel time associated with order fulfillment.

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