Day: December 8, 2022
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3 Tips for Successfully Integrating AI in Warehouse Automation
AI is becoming an increasingly essential tool for fulfillment or distribution warehouse operations. Most 3PLs (third-party logistics companies) and distribution centers won’t be able to meet industry standards for speed and accuracy within a few years unless they integrate AI and ML into their warehouse automation. But, like all technologies, successful AI integration depends on…
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Benefits of Using an Automated Inventory Management System
E-commerce businesses are successfully capitalizing on the interest of people, especially the ones based on products. But what is the x-factor of the success of these businesses along with their social media strategies and their online presence? Their inventory management system is the answer. With the help of technology, fresh air has been brought to…
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Amazon introduces industrial robotic arm that ‘handles millions of diverse products’
Amazon has unveiled a new industrial robotic arm that the company says is capable of handling “millions of diverse products”. The internet retail giant describes the Sparrow robot as a new intelligent robotic system that streamlines the fulfillment process by moving individual products before they get packaged – a major technological advancement to support our…
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US Army awards Kodiak Robotics $50 million contract for autonomous trucks
Kodiak Robotics, a self-driving trucking company, today announced it has been awarded a $49.9 million, 24-month United States Department of Defense (DoD) agreement to help automate future US Army ground vehicles led by the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) program. This effort will be in support of vehicles designed for reconnaissance, surveillance, and other high-risk…
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Sarcos Robotics and Changi Airport test outdoor robotic baggage handling system
Sarcos Technology and Robotics, a manufacturer of advanced robotic systems, and Changi Airport has completed a demonstration of a jointly developed outdoor-based autonomous baggage loading system prototype. In collaboration with CAG, Sarcos is developing an outdoor-based baggage loading system to automate the loading and unloading of loose passenger bags from narrow-bodied aircraft. The inaugural field…
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Reinforcing the value of simulation: Teaching dexterity to a real robot hand
Nvidia researchers show how training in simulation enables the transfer of complex manipulation skills to a robot hand with project DeXtreme The human hand is one of the most remarkable outcomes of millions of years of evolution. The ability to pick up all sorts of objects and use them as tools is a crucial differentiator…
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Motional launches first robotaxi service on the Uber network
Motional’s new all-electric IONIQ 5 robotaxis will be available on UberX and Uber Comfort Electric in select markets, contributing to Uber’s 2030 zero emissions goal. Motional and Uber today announced the launch of their public robotaxi service in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the first time ever, Uber customers are able to hail an autonomous ride…
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Smart actuators help robot valets optimize high-volume automobile storage and retrieval
Before a newly manufactured car is delivered to a dealership, it typically joins thousands of others in a large storage lot where it can sit for days or even months. Managing these lots requires many manual, time-intensive tasks: attendants must start each car, park it safely in a designated area, keep track of its location…
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Arrow partners with Recom to identify ‘optimal power supply solution’ for robots
Automating industrial processes using robots has typically been the preserve of large companies that have the resources to make the investment and see the project through to completion. Robco – the Robot Company – is now making the benefits of advanced automation more easily accessible for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) with its new approach to building…
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Formic makes robotics available to hire ‘by the hour’
Formic, a startup robotics-as-a-service company, has introduced Formic Flex, which it describes as “a unique service offering that recognizes the shifting needs and changing requirements that manufacturers face”. Formic Flex enables manufacturers to subscribe to robotic systems “by the hour” and when their needs shift, swap those systems for other systems at no cost. Allowing…