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SafeAI releases ‘first operating system purpose-built for autonomous heavy equipment’

September 9, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

SafeAI, a developer of software for autonomous heavy equipment, has released its SafeAI Autonomous Framework, which the company claims is “the first operating system built specifically for autonomous heavy equipment”.

The company says that, with the SAF, companies can use both SafeAI’s infrastructure and industry expertise to accelerate their autonomous application development and create safer, more productive job sites faster than ever.

Off-road heavy industries know they need to deploy autonomous solutions to remain competitive. However, many do not have the time, resources or in-house expertise to build the solutions they need from the ground up. [Read more…] about SafeAI releases ‘first operating system purpose-built for autonomous heavy equipment’

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: accelerate, applications, autonomous, autonomy, challenges, companies, company, development, equipment, expertise, heavy, industries, industry, mining, off-road, operating, saf, safeai, solutions, system, year, years

Geek+ and FDL implement robotic e-commerce operations for Athinaiki

September 9, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Geek+, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, has installed smart sorting robots in the warehouse of Athinaiki, a logistics and transport service provider specializing in last-mile delivery in Greece.

The solution was implemented in partnership with FDL Group, a leading integrator for supply chain solutions and the exclusive distributor of Geek+ AMR solutions in Greece and Cyprus. It marks the company’s second project in the region.

Jackson Zhang, VP of Geek+ Europe, says: “We are very excited to see our sorting robots provide Athinaiki with the speed and accuracy needed for excellent last-mile delivery services. With Geek+ and FDL, intelligent automation is easily accessible to Greek companies.” [Read more…] about Geek+ and FDL implement robotic e-commerce operations for Athinaiki

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: athinaiki, fdl, geek+, group, operations, robot, robots, solution, sorting, warehouse

ABB launches ‘FlexBuffer’ robotic work cell for e-commerce supply chain operations

September 9, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

ABB is responding to the growing consumer demand for choice and fast delivery with the launch of its FlexBuffer application cell.

FlexBuffer brings new levels of flexibility for logistics, food and beverage, healthcare, consumer packaged goods, restaurants and retailers, offering a highly adaptable multi-functional solution for handling a variety of tasks such as sequencing, buffering, storage and order consolidation.

Marc Segura, group senior vice president managing director consumer segments and service robotics at ABB, says: “The constantly changing nature of today’s consumer landscape and the explosion of e-commerce is challenging the conventional systems used for processing and delivering orders. [Read more…] about ABB launches ‘FlexBuffer’ robotic work cell for e-commerce supply chain operations

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: abb, challenges, consumer, customers, delivery, flexbuffer, flexibility, flexible, goods, item, items, mobile, operations, order, orders, range, sequencing, software, solution, storage, store

Picking the way to a better asparagus future with robotic harvesting

September 9, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

A robotic asparagus harvester project led by growers and supported by the Government is set to reinvigorate the New Zealand asparagus industry by alleviating ongoing labour challenges.

The New Zealand Asparagus Council and Tauranga-based Robotics Plus will work alongside New Zealand asparagus growers to develop a world-first commercial-scale autonomous robotic asparagus harvester to help address ongoing labour shortages in the industry and support growers to tap into high-value export markets.

The Government’s Sustainable Food and Fibre Futures fund is contributing $2.6 million to the $5.83 million project. [Read more…] about Picking the way to a better asparagus future with robotic harvesting

Filed Under: Agriculture, Features Tagged With: asparagus, farm robot, harvester, industry, new zealand, project, robotics plus, zealand

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