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Archives for September 11, 2019

DHL installs floor-cleaning robots from Avidbots in its warehouses

September 11, 2019 by David Edwards

Logistics giant DHL has installed a number of floor-cleaning robots at its warehouses in North America.

The machines are made and supplied by a company called Avidbots, which says it is working with DHL Supply Chain to integrate its “Neo” floor-scrubbing robots in select warehouses it manages in North America.

Faizan Sheikh, CEO, and co-founder of Avidbots, says: “Avidbots Neo will bring the most advanced robotic floor cleaning to several warehouses managed by DHL Supply Chain North America. [Read more…] about DHL installs floor-cleaning robots from Avidbots in its warehouses

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: america, avidbots, dhl, environment, floor, floor-cleaning, neo, north, robots, warehouses

Indian government to replace sewage workers with robots by 2020

September 11, 2019 by Mai Tao

An Indian company called GenRobotics has developed a range of robots to undertake work down manholes and in sewage environments, and has been receiving orders from a number of states in its home country as well as many places abroad. 

GenRobotics was launched in relatively quiet circumstances in 2015, but then, last year, the prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, was in attendance at the launch of the company’s second-generation robots.

Malaysia and the UAE are among the outside nations from which orders have been received for GenRobotics machines, and they join Indian states such as Tamil Nadu, in the south, and Haryana, in the north of the massive country of more than 1 billion people. [Read more…] about Indian government to replace sewage workers with robots by 2020

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: authority, company, country, designed, environments, genrobotics, indian, inside, local, manhole, manholes, manual, minister, number, orders, people, provide, range, rashid, robots, scavenging, sewage, states, suit, work, workers

The Future of Auto Transportation

September 11, 2019 by Liv

We live in a world of automation. Our worlds are in the palm of our hands, thanks to mobile technology. We have more access to everything, faster, and drones are already delivering parcels. Self-driving cars are fast approaching the next stage after experimentation.

But what does this mean for the future of the auto transportation industry?

Freight demand continues to grow, placing significant strain on freeways. In fact, the Department of Transport estimates that “… by 2040, nearly 30,000 miles of our busiest highways will be clogged on a daily basis. Truck congestion will waste $27 billion in time and fuel economy annually”. [Read more…] about The Future of Auto Transportation

Filed Under: Features, Promoted, Transportation Tagged With: auto, autonomous, based, benefit, cars, department, developed, drivers, fact, fuel, future, improve, industry, innovation, majority, people, self-driving, service, technologies, technology, traffic, transport, transportation, truck, trucks, trust, vehicle, vehicles, workers

Mercedes-Benz makes its mobile SDK available to developers

September 11, 2019 by David Edwards

Mercedes-Benz is making its mobile software development kit available to developers. The automotive giant says it is one of the first in its market to do so.

Mercedes-Benz says the opening of the SDK is intended to “enrich the Mercedes me offering” with additional external services to create an even better customer experience.

Merceded me is a range of online services accessible via mobile, tablet or PC. It can be used to manage maintenance and support. [Read more…] about Mercedes-Benz makes its mobile SDK available to developers

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: access, data, developers, development, mercedes, mercedes-benz, mobile, sdk, security, services, software, vehicle

Yamaha looking to invest in vertical farming companies

September 11, 2019 by Abdul Montaqim

Yamaha’s agricultural technology investments leader says he is observing the vertical farming market with a view to backing startups in the sector. (See video below.)

In a wide-ranging interview with Robotics and Automation News, Nolan Paul, partner, global agricultural technology lead at Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, says he finds vertical farming

“Vertical farming is one of those technologies which has the ability to transform the way food is grown and consumed,” says Paul. [Read more…] about Yamaha looking to invest in vertical farming companies

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: ability, advanced, agricultural, farm, farming, interview, invest, investment, nolan, sector, side, startup, successful, team, technologies, technology, vertical, yamaha

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