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NextShift Robotics receives patent for vertical lift capability in robotic picking

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NextShift Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robot solutions for automated order fulfilment and warehouse materials management, has been granted a second patent, US10214354B2, “Method and System for Automated Transport of Items”.

The patent pertains to operating a robotic picking system in which the containers to be picked are positioned on the shelves and within picking stations.

The patent covers the ability of the robot to raise itself vertically to access shelving of different heights in order to pick the appropriate container from a range of shelf heights and storage system configurations.

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Komatsu establishes ‘center of excellence’ for its autonomous haulage trucks

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Mining vehicles giant Komatsu has created what it describes as a “center of excellence” for its massive autonomous haulage trucks.

The company says the new facility brings together product, technology and service experts from across the company.

The official name of the facility Center of Excellence for Autonomous Haulage Systems, its driverless trucks.  [Read more…] about Komatsu establishes ‘center of excellence’ for its autonomous haulage trucks

Montratec unveils ‘revolutionary and sensational’ automation technology at ProMAT

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Montratec has unveiled what it describes as “revolutionary and sensational automation technology” at this year’s Automate Show. 

At the automation technology trade fair, the US-positioned German company demonstrated several new product developments of their future-oriented automation and transport system “montrac”.

In particular, the innovative features of the new transport shuttle-generation “MSH5” are setting the next milestone in the field of intra-logistics and process automation.  [Read more…] about Montratec unveils ‘revolutionary and sensational’ automation technology at ProMAT

Geek Plus Robotics looks set to expand into the multibillion-dollar forklift truck market

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Geek Plus Robotics says it is receiving high levels of interest from heavy industry for its supply chain automation technologies, which are currently being showcased at ProMAT, in Chicago. 

A spokesperson for the company says the specific products generating the interest are its autonomous forklift truck as well as its M1000, which, as the name suggests, is a warehouse mobile robot with a payload of 1,000 kg. The driverless forklift’s payload is 1.6 tons.

“We are getting a lot of inquiries about all our products, but the forklift and M1000 are of particular interest because there are not many companies that can supply these kinds of machines,” says the spokesperson.  [Read more…] about Geek Plus Robotics looks set to expand into the multibillion-dollar forklift truck market

Starship Technologies celebrates 50,000 autonomous deliveries with its robots

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Starship says its autonomous delivery robots have now travelled over 200,000 miles – the equivalent of driving around the world more than eight times

Starship Technologies, the world’s leading provider of autonomous delivery services, today announced that it has passed the major milestone of 50,000 commercial deliveries.

The company’s robots have travelled in over 100 cities around the world, operating commercially every day in local neighbourhoods and university and corporate campuses across five different time zones.

Today, Starship celebrates its one year anniversary of operation in Milton Keynes, in the UK, having seen the number of houses served in the town grow by 450 percent in the last year.  [Read more…] about Starship Technologies celebrates 50,000 autonomous deliveries with its robots

RightHand Robotics system surpasses 10 million picks with RightPick platform

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RightHand Robotics, a provider of autonomous robotic piece-picking solutions, has released its RightPick2 solution, the company’s next-generation, integrated software and hardware product platform.

The launch was made at the ongoing ProMat Show in Chicago, a major showcase for material handling automation for supply chain, distribution and manufacturing.

RightPick2 is an autonomous piece-picking platform that handles the core task of picking and placing individual items as part of a wide range of warehouse workflows and processes.  [Read more…] about RightHand Robotics system surpasses 10 million picks with RightPick platform

inVia Robotics expands partnership with Rakuten to multiple new warehouses across the US

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inVia Robotics, a provider of warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce, has expanded the application of its Picker robots in additional Rakuten Super Logistics warehouses across the United States.

Following the success of an initial installation in 2018, RSL will roll out inVia’s automation technology for picking across its fulfillment network.

Rakuten Super Logistics is a national leader in e-commerce order fulfillment as a third-party logistics provider.  [Read more…] about inVia Robotics expands partnership with Rakuten to multiple new warehouses across the US

Otto Motors launches new self-driving vehicle for material handling

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Otto Motors, a division of Clearpath Robotics, has launched “Otto 750”, which it claims to be “the first self-driving vehicle for material handling with a payload of 750 kg”.

Otto 750 is a mid-range self-driving vehicle designed to move pallet-scale loads which would otherwise be manually moved by a pump truck or tugger.

Otto says the 750-kg payload is important because of how factories typically transport materials.  [Read more…] about Otto Motors launches new self-driving vehicle for material handling

Mobile Industrial Robots to supply AMRs to Faurecia

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Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), the industry first mover and market leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), has announced a global strategic collaboration with one of the world’s leading companies within automotive technology, Faurecia, to deploy AMRs in its manufacturing plants worldwide.

Faurecia has investigated and tested different solutions for automating its in-house transportation for years in order to optimise productivity and internal workflows.

The company has now partnered with MiR to rethink the internal logistics in its production sites globally and make their logistics processes more efficient using autonomous mobile robots.

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RightHand Robotics integrates ‘first put wall capability’ in Capacity fulfillment center

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Integrated put wall system with latest RightPick solution to be demonstrated at ProMat

RightHand Robotics, a provider of integrated robotic piece-picking solutions, has launched its first put wall integration with Capacity, an order fulfillment and e-commerce solutions company.

RightHand’s newest RightPick product platform will be integrated with existing warehouse material handling systems from Lightning Pick, a provider of light-directed and advanced order fulfillment systems.

RightPick is an autonomous robotic piece-picking platform that handles the core task of picking and placing individual items as part of a wide range of workflows and processes in warehouse fulfillment operations.  [Read more…] about RightHand Robotics integrates ‘first put wall capability’ in Capacity fulfillment center