While robot wrangler sounds like a good job description, the ratio of people to growing robot fleets matters, says Vecna Robotics’ chief commercial officer.
BYD deploys ForwardX mobile robots, forklifts in battery production line
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.
Autotec releases Random Case Palletizer to streamline mixed case palletizing
Autotec equipped its RCP with algorithms and vision systems so it can stack cases of varying sizes and shapes without manual pre-sorting.
Festo introduces heavy duty gantry system for palletizing
Festo is offering its new Cartesian robot with design tools, components, and ready-to-assemble kits to hasten deployment and reduce overhead.
Mujin demonstrates new Robotic Case Picking system alongside TruckBot
Mujin says its new system tackles the case pick workflow within the order-fulfillment process, usually a highly manual process.
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.
Movu Robotics partners with DMW&H for pallet, case picking
DMW&H is using its experience with warehouse integration to expand the partner channel for Movu Robotics pallet and case-picking systems.
PickPallet autonomous pallet jack joins Tompkins Robotics portfolio
Tompkins Robotics has introduced PickPallet, an autonomous mobile robot for moving pallets with a capacity of 3,300 lb.
Kawasaki Robotics and Olis Robotics team up to offer remote monitoring, control
Kawasaki and Olis plan to show at MODEX 2024 how Kawasaki’s robots and Olis’ error recovery can reduce unplanned downtime.
OSARO debuts AI-powered robotics for mixed-case depalletization
OSARO said its Robotic Depalletization System automates inventory process, improves efficiency, and reduces labor costs by combining OSARO SightWorks Perception with robotics hardware.
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.
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.
European wholesaler selects Exotec ASRS to increase productivity
Eltra selected a Skypod ASRS from Exotec that is 39 feet high, features 20,400 storage bins, and can pick 600 bins per hour.
Fetch Robotics Partners with Honeywell In Launch Of PalletTransport1500
Fetch Robotics launches a new AMR for pallet transport with the PalletTransport1500. The AMR will utilize Honeywell Intelligrated’s Momentum warehouse execution system software, known as Momentum WES, to manage the workflow.