BYD is responding to surging demands for EV batteries by transforming its production process with ForwardX’s AMRs and autonomous forklifts.
Walmart announces multiyear agreement, investment with Fox Robotics
Walmart is becoming a stakeholder in Fox Robotics after rolling out 19 FoxBot autonomous forklifts at a Florida distribution center.
Contactless charging is better than mere wireless robot charging, says Meredot
Contactless wireless charging offers advantages over wired or contact-based charging, according to Meredot’s CEO.
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.
VisionNav demonstrates VNST20 PRO trailer loading/unloading at MODEX 2024
VisionNav said its VNST20 lift truck, combined with the Robot Control System and 3D lidar SLAM, can automate materials handling tasks in truck trailers.
Autonomous container unloading systems come to the dock
Until recently, container unloading has been an elusive application for warehouse automation. Now multiple competing systems are coming to market.
ArcBest launches Vaux Smart Autonomy to unlock supply chain efficiencies
ArcBest said its suite combines autonomous forklifts and reach trucks, teleoperation, a mobile platform, and software to meet logistics challenges.
Fox Robotics pulls more than 2.5M pallets with FoxBot autonomous trailer loader and unloader
The FoxBot autonomous forklift for trailer unloading will be at Manifest and MODEX 2024.
Cyngn adds autonomous vehicle driving system to its patent family
Cyngn has secured 16 patents since the start of 2023, with its latest addition covering detection and notification of autonomous driving problems.
Hy-Tek Intralogistics to offer K.Hartwall automation for logistics customers
The companies plan to combine Hy-Tek Intralogistics’ enterprise logistics platform with K.Hartwall’s A-MATE system.
Hankook Engineering, Twinny to jointly develop and deploy mobile robots
Hankook Engineering Works, which provides high-end machinery and smart systems, and Twinny, a logistics robotics provider, announced that they have entered into a strategic business agreement. The two companies said they will jointly develop autonomous robots. The partners celebrated the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) agreement last week at Twinny’s headquarters in Daejeon, South Korea. Hankook…
Chery Automotive deploys 100+ ForwardX AMRs in super one factory
Chery Automobile deployed over 100 ForwardX autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from three ForwardX families: Apex, Flex, and Lynx.
MOV.AI, Hikrobot collaborate on autonomous pallet-movers
Hikrobot, a product supplier specializing in machine vision and AMRs, has implemented MOV.AI Robotics Engine Platform in its F4-1000 pallet mover.
Cyngn announces DriveMod-enabled forklift
Cyngn Inc. develops an autonomous forklift using DriveMod technology, partnering with BYD for flexible pallet detection, safety, and load capacity. To be launched in 2024, it eliminates safety risks and delays in manual pallet transport.
PODCAST: Autonomous trailer unloading and robotic dry wall finishing
This week we recap the 2023 Robotics Summit event and interview Fox Robotics’ new CEO Marin Tchakarov and Canvas Robotics’ CEO and co-founder Kevin Albert.
Big Joe Forklifts launches autonomous division
Big Joe Forklifts announced that it created an autonomous division to better serve its customers as manufacturing environments.
Oceaneering launches 3 AMRs at MODEX
Oceaneering introduced the UniMover D 100, UniMover O 600 and MaxMover CB D 2000 at MODEX 2022 earlier this week.
MiR is building autonomous pallet jacks
MiR and Logitran are building both a fully autonomous pallet jack and a semi autonomous pallet jack. The pallet jacks will combine MiR’s autonomous navigation and software with Logitran’s electric pallet jacks.
Geek+ and WSR Solutions launch Smart Palletizing Solution
Smart Mixed Case palletizing combines Geek+ AMRs and WSR’s intelligent palletizing algorithm to process multiple outbound orders
Vecna Robotics partners with Alta Material Handling on AMRs
Alta MH will spec, sell and service Vecna’s full range of pallet handling solutions, including self-driving forklifts, pallet trucks and tuggers.
Mobile Robot Standards
Want to learn about all of the various international standards that might impact an autonomous mobile robot?
Seegrid Doubles Revenue in 2020
Seegrid announces that they doubled their revenue in 2020 and had record adoption of material handling solutions last year.
Podcast Episode – Jeff Christensen
This week, Mike’s guest is Seegrid’s VP of Product Jeff Christensen. They discuss the latest in material handling robots.
Podcast Episode 7 – AutoGuide Mobile Robots
This week, host Mike Oitzman interviews AutoGuide Mobile Robots CEO Rob Sullivan. AutoGuide recently launched a new high-bay autonomous pallet handling mobile robot. This AMR is capable of autonomously acquiring and placing a full pallet onto high shelves.
Vecna Launches A New Counterbalanced AMR
Vecna Robotics launches the first AMR in the company’s Silverback Series of counterbalanced fork trucks, this next-generation AMR offers a vertical lift of up to 72”.