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Starship and Bolt launch grocery deliveries by robot

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Starship Technologies, a provider of autonomous delivery services, and mobility app Bolt, are partnering to launch a new food delivery service. 

As the first rollout of the commercial partnership agreed between the two Estonian-founded tech giants last year, this collaboration in Tallinn, Estonia, is the first of its kind in Europe.

The combination of Starship’s cutting-edge robots and Bolt’s rapid expansion into delivery tech is set to shape the future of urban mobility across Europe.

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What is the Future of AI in Logistics?

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the logistics industry, enabling companies to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance customer satisfaction.

With the integration of AI technologies, logistics companies are finding innovative ways to manage complex supply chain challenges and adapt to changing market demands.

Companies like Truxx.ai, which offer AI-powered dispatch software, are helping logistics companies optimize their operations, reduce costs, and improve overall service levels. [Read more…] about What is the Future of AI in Logistics?

Starship Technologies’ autonomous robots deliver from three University of Minnesota eateries

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University of Minnesota Twin Cities community members will see food delivery robots — powered by Starship Technologies — rolling around campus.

They are part of the first University-run food delivery service on the Twin Cities campus and are the first technology of this kind approved in Minneapolis.

Via the Starship app, students, faculty, staff and visitors can order delivery to almost anywhere on the East Bank from Panda Express, Starbucks and Erbert & Gerbert’s in Coffman Memorial Union. [Read more…] about Starship Technologies’ autonomous robots deliver from three University of Minnesota eateries

The Comprehensive Guide to Shipping Dangerous Goods

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Shipping dangerous goods can provide higher income, still, this sector of the trucking industry is challenging and a highly regulated process.

It requires strict adherence to safety protocols to ensure the well-being of drivers, property, and other traffic participants.

Whether you’re involved in transporting hazardous chemicals, explosives, or radioactive materials, you must know how to ship dangerous goods safely. It means you need to navigate a complex landscape of classifications, regulations, and safety measures. [Read more…] about The Comprehensive Guide to Shipping Dangerous Goods

Computacenter installs Exotec’s Skypod system to ‘optimise warehouse logistics’

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Warehouse robotics provider Exotec has implemented its Skypod system at Computacenter, a provider of IT services in Europe. Computacenter aims to meet the increasing demands being placed on its order processing capabilities.

Due to the ever-growing number of small orders and a sharp rise in shipments, Computacenter needed to increase the efficiency and flexibility of its internal logistics processes.

By using the warehouse automation system from Exotec, the company is able to overcome these challenges and ensure continued customer satisfaction. [Read more…] about Computacenter installs Exotec’s Skypod system to ‘optimise warehouse logistics’

Dexory secures $80 million funding to drive global expansion goals

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Dexory, the leading robotics and data intelligence company, has successfully closed an $80 million Series B funding round.

The round was led by DTCP, with participation from Latitude Ventures, Wave-X and Bootstrap Europe, along with existing investors Atomico, Lakestar, Capnamic and several angels from the logistics industry. As part of this investment, DTCP’s Michael Rager joins Dexory’s board of directors.

The new funding, made up of a mix of equity and growth debt, will support an expansion of their artificial intelligence (AI) powered features across the DexoryView platform, grow its global team and accelerate the deployment of its autonomous robots with customers like GXO, Maersk, DB Schenker and beyond. [Read more…] about Dexory secures $80 million funding to drive global expansion goals

PepsiCo automates its first warehouse in Poland with Mecalux

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The intralogistics group Mecaluxhas installed PepsiCo’s first automated warehouse in Poland. The leading global food and beverage company has operated along the Vistula River since the 1970s, opening its first factory in Michrów in 1991.

With 9,000 locations for finished goods, this space is part of the Środa Śląska factory. The plant – the multinational’s most sustainable in Europe – is responsible for distributing thousands of pallets of potatoes daily.

The facilities, which cover an area the size of seven football pitches, “produce bags of potato crisps and other snacks for the European market, primarily Germany”, says PepsiCo. [Read more…] about PepsiCo automates its first warehouse in Poland with Mecalux

How Do Modern Technologies and Software Complement Logistics?

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Today, logistics and transportation industries are popular destinations around the world that allow all of us to get our orders quickly. Just imagine the way your small parcel ordered in the online store AliExpress from China travels.

Fast delivery of goods is mostly the merit of transportation companies that have managed to establish their transportation system well, which ensures high efficiency.

No one logistics company in the world will be able to provide the best conditions and demonstrate high efficiency without special technology programs. In 2024, tailored logistics software solutions perform many functions that are simply necessary for smooth operations. [Read more…] about How Do Modern Technologies and Software Complement Logistics?

Pickommerce secures $3.4 million investment to advance robotic piece-picking technology

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Pickommerce, a warehouse automation startup, has secured $3.4 million in funding to advance the development, production and marketing of its “innovative PickoBot piece-picking robot”.

Pickommerce’s technology is poised to disrupt the warehouse automation market, which is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 53.4 percent and reach nearly $9 billion by 2029, according to research firm Mordor Intelligence.

The funding round was led by IL Ventures, a fund focused on disruptive technologies for legacy industries, and includes InNegev, Fusion VC, the Israel Innovation Authority and strategic investor ZIM Ventures, the corporate venture arm of maritime shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services. [Read more…] about Pickommerce secures $3.4 million investment to advance robotic piece-picking technology

KSP partners with Peak Technologies and Locus Robotics to install 60 robots at Minnesota site

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KSP Fulfillment, a third-party logistics company, is partnering with Peak Technologies, a provider of digital supply chain and mobile workforce solutions, and Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robot solutions for fulfillment warehouses.

KSP has deployed 60 of Locus’s autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) at its warehouse in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, with operations initiated in August 2024.

Josh Haynes, senior vice president and general manager at KSP Fulfillment, says: “Locus’s cutting-edge robotics are revolutionizing warehouse fulfillment and distribution. [Read more…] about KSP partners with Peak Technologies and Locus Robotics to install 60 robots at Minnesota site