Topic: Robotics

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Robotics and other digitized technologies may remake 3PL industry in post-pandemic world

June 2, 2020 · For many industry thought leaders, analysts and educators, the impact made by the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to realign the current third-party logistics marketplace. But when it does, shippers may expect far greater reliance on innovative technologies requiring substantial capital investment.

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Supply Chain Startup: The evolution of a startup

May 22, 2020 · Over the last few years, IAM Robotics has scaled up from a PowerPoint startup to a commercially-viable solution provider

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Robotics Gain Ground Inside the Warehouse

April 24, 2020 · While the labor crunch and the ability of AMRs to offload manual travel are central to their success, there are other benefits to robotics in addition to reducing labor requirements.

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Transforming Material Handling Equipment into Fully-Autonomous Self-Driving Vehicles

April 23, 2020 · In this Q&A, Amanda Baier, Vecna Robotics’ Director of Marketing Communications, discusses the role of autonomous mobile robots in the logistics space.

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Self-Driving Vehicles for Bulk Materials Handling

April 21, 2020 · Vecna Robotics’ Pivotal™ technology safely transforms OEM material handling equipment into fully-autonomous self-driving vehicles, orchestrates tasks across resources for optimized workflow efficiency, and employs the power of AI to create a machine learning feedback loop for system-wide continuous improvement.

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New Warehouse Management & Execution System Offers Breakthrough Capabilities

April 21, 2020 · In this Q&A, Dan Gilmore, Softeon’s chief marketing officer, discusses the state of the supply chain automation market and shows how the company is responding to new market trends.

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Introducing IAM Robotics’ Collaborative AMR & Showcase Innovation Center

April 15, 2020 · Tom Galluzzo, founder and CEO at IAM Robotics, discusses the current state of robotics and automation in the supply chain and previews an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) that IAM will introduce later this year.

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AutoStore Provides Dense Storage that Serves Micro-Fufillment to Large Regional Hubs

April 15, 2020 · Bastian Solutions’ VP of Global Sales Greg Conner outlines the challenges that warehouse operators are facing and shows how advanced material handling technology helps them overcome these hurdles.

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Mobile Picking and Transport Robot

April 9, 2020 · Swift works like a human order picker, moving through inventory aisles, finding the right products, picking them into a tote, and then transporting that tote downstream for packaging and shipment.

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Bastian Solutions is Now a Global AutoStore Integrator

April 8, 2020 · In an ever-changing marketplace, retailers are always looking for the ‘next best thing’ to keep up with customer demands. As the leading North American AutoStore integrator—with more bots, more bins and more ports in the field—Bastian Solutions is excited to begin a new global chapter with AutoStore.

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2020 Warehouse/DC Equipment Survey: Making the right moves to offset pressures

April 7, 2020 · The percentage of respondents “holding off” on investments dropped modestly, and the overall spending outlook remains steady. The survey’s big picture has respondents staying close to the high bar for spending set in recent years, while layering in select investments to help solve for top challenges like tighter cycle times, additional customer requirements and the need to maximize available workforce.

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Software remains a top priority at Modex 2020

March 23, 2020 · As fulfillment requirements become more complex, software rises to the challenge of enabling automated systems

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DHL Supply Chain expands partnership with Locus Robotics

March 16, 2020 · The key component of this expanded partnership, according to DHL, is ten new, nationwide deployments of the Locus AMR solution, through and Expanded Multi-Site Services Agreement. Today, DHL Supply Chain has roughly 100 bots deployed in two locations, according to Jim Gehr, President, Retail, at DHL Supply Chain North America. Gehr added that with this announcement, DHL is targeting that number to be roughly 1,000 by the end of 2020.

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Robotic software takes control

March 12, 2020 · Just like WES, robot operating systems are undergoing a transformation that may change the way we manage distribution centers.

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Locus Robotics announces new international customer, CEVA Logistics

March 10, 2020 · Locus Robotics, a market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, today announced the addition of a new international client CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading asset-light based supply chain management companies.

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6 River Systems rolls out enhancements to its mobile robot platform

March 5, 2020 · Waltham, Mass.-based 6 River Systems (6RS), a provider of collaborative warehouse solutions and subsidiary of multi-channel commerce platform Shopify, said today that it has rolled out various enhancements to Chuck, its collaborative mobile robot.

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The Evolution of E-Commerce: Shaping benefits from emerging technologies

March 3, 2020 · It’s not only the growth of e-commerce, but also the ever-tightening delivery timeframes that have logistics pros eyeing emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, blockchain and the Internet of Things. The challenge is to determine which of these can alleviate concerns like spiraling transportation costs and pulling together final-mile delivery resources.

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Fetch Robotics introduces Workflow Builder for “instant”  warehouse automation

March 2, 2020 · Fetch Robotics announced the availability of Workflow Builder, the company’s new drag-and-drop development toolkit that allows shippers to implement flexible automation in existing manufacturing, distribution and fulfillment facilities.

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E-commerce demands continue to push innovation

March 2, 2020 · Logistics professionals now need to leverage diverse systems and new ways of thinking in an effort to improve carrier partnerships and increase speed and efficiency. With that in mind, the editorial staff of LM has put together a collection of features to help readers push that pace of change inside their organizations.

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Betting on NextGen Technologies

March 2, 2020 · The NextGen Technology Supply Chain Conference will recognize companies leading the way on new technologies.

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