Pickr.AI has put a robot on a rail to offer an alternative to robotic bin picking that works with existing workers and automated storage systems.
Körber sees robotics R&D as differentiator, plus signs of a market rebound
Ananta Islam, new CEO and region president, Americas, for the parcel logistics division of Korber’s Business Area Supply Chain, discusses the drive to digitalization.
Kiwibot buys AUTO Mobility Solutions, adding cybersecurity to delivery robots
Kiwibot said its acquisition of AUTO will add proprietary data protection to delivery robots and use the best of Chinese and Western innovation.
Trimble offers precision for autonomous navigation, launches AGCO joint venture
As Trimble closes on its $2 billion joint venture for precision agriculture, an exec discusses how its technology can enable the autonomy ecosystem.
OmniOn says new approaches to power, networking needed for mobile robots
OmniOn Power specializes in energy management hardware and software and sees shifting demand in mobile robots.
Mobile Industrial Robots launches MiR1200 autonomous pallet jack
Mobile Industrial Robots has applied NVIDIA AI for pallet detection and obstacle avoidance in the MiR1200 Pallet Jack.
SVT Robotics expands SOFTBOT, offers single dashboard to monitor warehouse systems
SVT Robotics has expanded its SOFTBOT Platform for reporting and troubleshooting across warehouse technologies.
5 questions about the new RightPick 4 picking system with RightHand Robotics
RightPick 4 includes enhancements to handle larger items and improve piece-picking autonomy, according to RightHand Robotics.
GXO tests Dexterity robots and AI for depalletizing, labeling, and repalletizing
GXO Logistics is testing AI to analyze real-time data and enhance robot performance for a beauty brand.
Lane Automotive chooses Exotec Skypod automation for varied SKUs
Lane Automation, which integrated Exotec’s Skypod automated storage and retrieval system, expects 600% improvement in throughput.
Service robot market to have healthy growth in 2024, says Pudu CEO
Pudu has developed robots for cleaning offices and delivering food, and its CEO predicts the U.S. market to start catching up to Asia in 2024.
RightHand Robotics sees AI aiding piece picking in the automated warehouse
RightHand Robotics is seeing the labor crunch, AI’s popularity, and improving integration helping robot picking adoption, says exec.
Locus Robotics lays off staffers, but CEO says outlook is still bright
Locus Robotics has reduced its go-to-market team in the wake of post-pandemic slowdowns, but the company is still growing globally.
Fabric automated storage patent reflects focus on flexibility, says exec
Fabric says its newly patented automated storage and retrieval system is ready for a variety of items and customers.
ABB acquires Sevensense to incorporate VSLAM into more mobile robots
ABB has acquired navigation technology startup Sevensense as it adds autonomy capabilities to its mobile robot fleet.
InOrbit to use NVIDIA Isaac Sim to bring RobOps to robot simulations
InOrbit has partnered with NVIDIA, Ekumen, and Clearpath to enable switching between reality and simulation to help robotics customers anticipate problems.
Interact Analysis managing director discusses robotics trends for 2023, 2024
Interact Analysis reported that the mobile robot market grew in the face of economic headwinds in 2022 and 2023, and it expects that to continue.
RobotLAB service robot franchise and use cases grow across the U.S.
RobotLAB is bringing cleaning, customer-service, and educational robots to more sites with partners including LG and United Robotics Group.
AutoStore marks 50,000 robot milestone in ASRS deployments
AutoStore has deployed its automated storage and retrieval systems and robots at more than 1,350 sites worldwide.
Mujin raises total of $104M in Series C funding for logistics robot development
Mujin, which offers the MujinController to developers of logistics robots, is continuing its global expansion.
DHL Supply Chain and AutoStore discuss burgeoning partnership
As DHL Supply Chain deploys AutoStore systems across more facilities, the partners described their approach and objectives.
Amazon’s new Titan mobile robot designed to handle heavy payloads
Amazon.com Inc. is an e-commerce heavyweight, and it has been developing and deploying robots to help carry that weight. The Seattle-based company today introduced its Titan mobile robot, which can lift up to 2,500 lb. (1,133.9 kg). Titan is designed to safely and efficiently carry products across Amazon’s fulfillment centers, it said. “Titan builds off…
Boston Dynamics talks about its big year and acquisition by Hyundai
In the final Robot Report Podcast for 2020, learn about Boston Dynamics’ plans for its legged robots after its acquisition by Hyundai Motor, as well as the DARPA Subterranean Challenge.
FedEx’s Aaron Prather on AMR standards, Boston Dynamics sale rumors; looking at AV fundings
In the latest episode of The Robot Report Podcast, we speak with Aaron Prather, senior advisor for technology, research, and planning at FedEx, about robotics opportunities in logistics, as well as about recent autonomous vehicle deals.
Analyzing the Bossa Nova-Walmart separation; autonomous yard trucks with Outrider
In Episode 23 of The Robot Report Podcast, our editors discuss robotics in retail with the CEO of Simbe Robotics, autonomous vehicles in shipping yards with Outrider’s CEO, and some of the latest applications of the Spot quadruped.