Day: July 24, 2020

  • More than half of US companies are ‘planning to increase automation investments due to Covid-19’

    More than half of US companies are ‘planning to increase automation investments due to Covid-19’

    More than half of US companies are increasingly open to invest in automation to survive changing market conditions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a recent study by Honeywell Intelligrated. The 2020 Honeywell Intelligrated Automation Investment Study reveals that the e-commerce (66 percent); grocery, food and beverage (59 percent); and logistics (55 percent)…

  • How to Know What Type of Home Security System to Get

    How to Know What Type of Home Security System to Get

    Are you looking into getting a home security system for your home, but aren’t sure which type to get? Don’t worry – this is a problem many people face. There are many types of home security systems available that offer a variety of coverage.

  • Japanese construction giant to build massive dam almost entirely with robots

    Japanese construction giant to build massive dam almost entirely with robots

    The Obayashi Corporation, one of the five largest construction companies in Japan, is building a giant dam with robots, according to a report on the Nikkei Asian Review website.  The dam project is located in the Mie Prefecture, in the south-east corner of Japan’s main island, and Obayashi will be testing a variety of robotic…

  • Dexterity launches new warehouse robots

    Dexterity launches new warehouse robots

    Dexterity has launched its “full-stack, hardware-agnostic” robotic systems for warehouses. The startup company says its robots allow customers to automate repetitive pick-pack tasks, and can handle complex manipulations in unpredictable environments. It adds that the robots utilize artificial intelligence, advanced control theory, computer vision, and the sense of touch to adapt quickly, making them safe…

  • Desperate Chinese manufacturers resorting to ‘street vendor’ tactics

    Desperate Chinese manufacturers resorting to ‘street vendor’ tactics

    Desperate Chinese manufacturers are resorting to “street vendor” tactics in order to survive amid the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In the past, street vendors were targeted by the police and Communist government and shut down wherever they were found, even if they were licensed. The thinking was that street vendors were a…

  • Motor Controllers Used in Autonomous Mobile Robots

    Motor Controllers Used in Autonomous Mobile Robots

    Internal logistics is an indispensable part of the supply chain, especially in large manufacturing enterprises. However, the tasks involved can also be quite repetitive. Humans can easily do such tasks, but that’s neither cost-effective nor efficient. Why waste employee resources doing mundane and repetitive tasks when they can be automated?

  • Grenzebach contributes to award-winning intralogistics at Porsche in Leipzig

    Grenzebach contributes to award-winning intralogistics at Porsche in Leipzig

    In February of 2020, Porsche‘s production plant in Leipzig was awarded a logistics award by the German Association of the Automotive Industry.  A Grenzebach automated guided vehicle solution for automated goods transport is part of the award-winning logistics concept. In the complex sequential production for the Macan and Panamera models, 30 Grenzebach L1200S AGVs reliably…