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Mai Tao

5 steps to validate your MVP

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Releasing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is perhaps the most intelligent thing to do so you can test your business idea without spending too much too early. But building an MVP is only half the job. The real challenge is actually to test it properly.

A well-tested MVP not only tells you if your idea is feasible, but it also gives you concrete feedback to improve on in future iterations. Let’s discuss 5 practical steps in testing your MVP and ensuring you’re on the right path. [Read more…] about 5 steps to validate your MVP

How to Prep Your Factory for AI-Powered Robotics

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AI-driven robotics can revolutionize production efficiency when implemented correctly. The challenge is reaching this point without encountering one of the many obstacles that lie in your path.

To that end, here are the main strategies needed for readiness, taking you from discovery to scaled integration as seamlessly as possible. [Read more…] about How to Prep Your Factory for AI-Powered Robotics

How Wireless Connectivity Enhances IoT Device Performance

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Wireless connectivity has quickly become essential for powering the Internet of Things (IoT). However, it’s more than just a core technical component. It determines everything from range to energy efficiency.

Wireless connectivity improves the performance of IoT devices, and the secret lies in modern hardware advancements and the latest Wi-Fi standards. [Read more…] about How Wireless Connectivity Enhances IoT Device Performance

FieldAI raises more than $400 million to advance embodied AI at scale

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FieldAI, a specialist developer of physical AI and robotic autonomy, has raised $405 million in two consecutive funding rounds.

Investors include Bezos Expeditions, BHP Ventures, Canaan Partners, Emerson Collective, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, NVentures (Nvidia’s venture capital arm), Prysm, Temasek, and others. Previous investors include Gates Frontier and Samsung.

The latest round was oversubscribed, following rapid customer adoption and multiple expansion contracts for FieldAI’s general-purpose robotics intelligence, with successful testing and deployments across hundreds of complex real-world industrial environments. [Read more…] about FieldAI raises more than $400 million to advance embodied AI at scale

Swisslog launches new autonomous mobile robot with 3-ton payload

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Swisslog, a provider of warehouse automation and software, has expanded its portfolio with the introduction of its IntraMove series of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that provide a versatile, horizontal transportation for payloads up to 3,000 kg (6,613 lb) – or almost 3 tons.

The new AMRs, which leverage AI to enhance performance, are designed to offer flexibility in volatile environments and adjustability based on changing transport needs.

Thomas Balzarek, AMR solution manager, Swisslog Americas, says: “Our customers are increasingly looking for horizontal transport solutions capable of handling heavier loads and adapting to dynamic and frequently changing conditions. [Read more…] about Swisslog launches new autonomous mobile robot with 3-ton payload

SSI Schaefer provides Apotea with a fully automated warehouse

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Apotea, said to be Sweden’s largest online pharmacy, has opened its new, highly automated warehouse in Varberg, Sweden.

The facility is described as a “state-of-the-art logistics center” spanning 30,000 sq m, featuring a fully integrated automation solution from SSI Schaefer, a solution provider for all aspects of intralogistics.

The project was successfully completed on schedule and is now ready for operation. [Read more…] about SSI Schaefer provides Apotea with a fully automated warehouse

Logistics company G10 boosting productivity by ‘more than 40 percent’ by implementing Zebra’s automation system

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Zebra Technologies, a specialist provider of supply chain technologies, says its client Geneva10 Fulfillment (G10) is increase productivity by more than 40 percent” by implementing its warehouse automation and digitization systems.

G10 selected Zebra Symmetry Fulfillment, a “comprehensive” AI-powered solution combining the functions of a warehouse execution system (WES) with robot fleet management and powerful analytics, to increase productivity and reduce costs in its warehouse operations.

Using this solution along with Zebra Symmetry Connect Fulfillment AMRs, G10 expects to increase productivity by more than 40 percent, lower costs, and manage higher order volumes more effectively. [Read more…] about Logistics company G10 boosting productivity by ‘more than 40 percent’ by implementing Zebra’s automation system

Daifuku completes new AGV factory in Japan

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Daifuku, one of the world’s largest automated material handling solutions providers, has completed the construction of its new factory building for manufacturing and distribution systems at its core production base, Shiga Works (Shiga, Japan).

This new facility and the transfer of operations to it are part of a larger redevelopment initiative at Shiga Works, aimed at bolstering production capacity and distribution efficiency.

Automated guided vehicle (AGV) assembly and other operations will be transferred to the new factory building to establish a higher-productivity manufacturing environment. [Read more…] about Daifuku completes new AGV factory in Japan

MIT launches new initiative to ‘transform US manufacturing’ with AI and automation

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By Eric Bender, MIT Industrial Liaison Program

“Manufacturing is the engine of society, and it is the backbone of robust, resilient economies,” says John Hart, head of MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering (MechE) and faculty co-director of the MIT Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM).

“With manufacturing a lively topic in today’s news, there’s a renewed appreciation and understanding of the importance of manufacturing to innovation, to economic and national security, and to daily lives.”

Launched this May, INM will “help create a transformation of manufacturing through new technology, through development of talent, and through an understanding of how to scale manufacturing in a way that enables imparts higher productivity and resilience, drives adoption of new technologies, and creates good jobs,” Hart says. [Read more…] about MIT launches new initiative to ‘transform US manufacturing’ with AI and automation

How to Save for Retirement on a Low Income?

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Retirement saving may be a luxury to you when you are already struggling to make both ends meet. Rent, bills, groceries and then you are told to save money, which would be used in decades to come. Doesn’t that sound unrealistic?

But this is the reality: It is possible to save toward retirement on a low income as long as you go about it the right way. And no, it does not mean you necessarily need to win the lottery or avoid every cup of coffee you like.

It is not a matter of giving away all of your pleasures, it is incremental minor changes that add up. Now that we are ready to know how? So we can put that in doable steps. [Read more…] about How to Save for Retirement on a Low Income?