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Segway showcases new robots to ‘revolutionise lawncare’

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Segway Navimow, the robotic lawn mower arm of Segway, is showcasing its latest flagship, the Segway Navimow X3 Series, at the ongoing CES event in Las Vegas,  until January 12, 2025. 

The new premium model robot mowers, coming to market in spring 2025, are designed to maintain up to 2.5-acre lawns with unparalleled efficiency and expanded functionality, no matter the size or complexity of the yard.

The Segway Navimow X3 Series redefines efficiency with innovative improvements, featuring a larger cutting width and accelerated mowing speed for faster, more precise maintenance of a broader range of lawn sizes – up to 2.5 acres. [Read more…] about Segway showcases new robots to ‘revolutionise lawncare’

Delivery robot company Coco launches new model in partnership with Segway

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Coco, the robot based delivery service, has launched Coco 1, a larger, more advanced version of its signature pink bot.

The Coco 1 is a first of its kind delivery robot designed and manufactured in partnership with the largest micro mobility hardware manufacturer, Segway.

Coco is currently implementing 1,000s of Coco 1 robots to serve local merchants in multiple cities, over the next few months. With its increased carrying capacity, the Coco 1 will deliver larger orders for a wider range of merchants, further eliminating the need for car-based delivery. [Read more…] about Delivery robot company Coco launches new model in partnership with Segway

Kiwibot to provide new delivery robots to Chick-fil-A, Segway and Knight Foundation

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Kiwibot, a robotic delivery service that has completed over 150,000 food deliveries with semi-autonomous robots, is launching its next-generation Kiwibot 4.0. 

The robots are already cruising the streets of Santa Monica, and by the beginning of May 2021, for those who order through local Shopify-powered portals, the service will extend across Los Angeles, San Jose, Miami, Pittsburg, and Detroit.  [Read more…] about Kiwibot to provide new delivery robots to Chick-fil-A, Segway and Knight Foundation

Segway Robotics showcases its delivery robot Loomo

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Segway Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Segway-Ninebot Group, has showcased Loomo Go, its autonomous delivery robot for the enterprise market.

It also demonstrated the consumer edition of Loomo, a smart machine that toggles between a fully functional hoverboard and an intelligent robot companion.

The company made the presentations at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, held earlier this month.  [Read more…] about Segway Robotics showcases its delivery robot Loomo

Segway Robotics raises more than $1 million on Indiegogo for new vehicle

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Segway Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Segway-Ninebot Group, concluded what it says was a “successful” Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign this week, having raised $1.1 million in 50 days from 952 backers.

The initial goal of $100,000 was achieved less than 33 minutes after Segway Robotics started its crowdfunding campaign for Loomo, a smart machine that toggles between a mini personal transporter and mobile robot sidekick.

Loomo begins shipping to Indiegogo backers in late May and this will continue through the summer, with hundreds of Loomos to be shipped every week.  [Read more…] about Segway Robotics raises more than $1 million on Indiegogo for new vehicle

DTAC consortium demonstrates AI and autonomous robots at Munich Airport

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In front of an audience of numerous high-ranking representatives from politics, industry, administration and the media, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML demonstrated the initial results of the “Digital Testbed Air Cargo” (DTAC) research project at Munich Airport last week – a groundbreaking presentation of solutions that will make optimal use of the potential of digital technologies and actively shape the future of air cargo.

A “robot dog” patroling autonomously through the warehouse looking for free storage locations, a highly dynamic transport robot that automatically moves pallets to their storage locations and a very flexible “segway robot” that places parcels from Euro-pallets onto a conveyor belt: Sounds like science fiction? But it’s not, as researchers from Fraunhofer IML have now demonstrated to the public for the first time at Munich Airport.

[Read more…] about DTAC consortium demonstrates AI and autonomous robots at Munich Airport

Winners of the Robotics and Automation News Awards 2021-22

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The votes are counted and decisions made, so… Congratulations to all the winners of the Robotics and Automation News Awards 2021-22, in association with SICK Sensor Intelligence. 

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The awful coronavirus pandemic has changed many people’s lives forever. Many have lost loved ones and many more have suffered illness and inconvenience to their lives and livelihoods.

For businesses in many sectors, it has been extremely difficult to keep going through lockdowns which reduced their income to zero or thereabouts. And despite previously unimaginable levels of government support, they were forced to wind down, perhaps to fight another day sometime in the future. [Read more…] about Winners of the Robotics and Automation News Awards 2021-22

The Role of Robotics and Automation in Industry 4.0

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As the global manufacturing industry enters its fourth revolution, innovations such as robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are set to take over. (1)

The number of active industrial robots worldwide is increasing by approximately 14% year on year, and automation continues to create new types of robots with improved utility and function. [Read more…] about The Role of Robotics and Automation in Industry 4.0

FedEx unveils ‘SameDay Bot’ for future home deliveries

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Logistics giant FedEx is developing what it describes as “cutting-edge delivery solutions” to meet the rapidly changing needs of consumers.

As part of that development, the company has unveiled the FedEx SameDay Bot – an autonomous delivery device prototype designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. (See video below.)

With the bot, retailers will be able to accept orders from nearby customers and deliver them by bot directly to customers’ homes or businesses the same day.  [Read more…] about FedEx unveils ‘SameDay Bot’ for future home deliveries

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Published features

Automotive
ZF acquires automotive division of Romanian engineering services provider BeeSpeedRead
Denso takes a stake in semiconductor processor startup quadric.ioRead
BMW Group sales of electric hybrid vehicles up 38 percent in 2018Read
Groupe PSA to starts autonomous driving tests on open roads in ChinaRead
Continental concludes Kathrein Automotive acquisitionRead

Delivery robots
US politicians debating rules for autonomous delivery robotsRead
Market trend: Grocery e-commerce investments could lead to global invasion by delivery robotsRead
Segway Robotics showcases its delivery robot LoomoRead
Top 20 autonomous delivery robots: Ready to take over the streetsRead
Solving the tricky last-mile: Delivery robots to rescue e-commerceRead

Industrial robots
Universal Robots partners with Bharat Fritz Werner in IndiaRead
Epson signs FPE Automation as distributor in USRead
Technical insight: Safe robotics – collaboration without incidentRead
Industrial robotics: 5 trends in 2019 and beyondRead
New algorithms for heavy industrial robot-human collaborationRead

Warehouse robots
Zalando to use GreyOrange warehouse robots in its newest fulfillment centerRead
Schenker to build automated warehouse for ApohemRead
GreyOrange to launch new warehouse automation products at LogiMATRead
Autostore introduces ‘Black Line’ warehouse robotsRead
Geek Plus Robotics to showcase advanced warehousing robotic solutions at LogiMATRead