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6 Ways to Enhance Automation Workflow Using AI Tools

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If you’re looking to boost productivity and remain competitive in the currently both volatile and increasingly competitive market, you shouldn’t sleep on AI-powered tools.

Not only can they streamline various business processes, but they can also enhance productivity in ways traditional automation can’t match.

While traditional automation tools still have their uses, they follow strict, pre-defined rules, which naturally limit their flexibility. [Read more…] about 6 Ways to Enhance Automation Workflow Using AI Tools

Gideon to accelerate supply chain AI and automation in collaboration with Nvidia

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Gideon, a robotics and AI company specializing in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) powered by proprietary spatial AI and 3D vision technology, is collaborating with Nvidia to accelerate supply chain automation with the power of AI. 

Gideon, a first-mover in automating trailer loading and unloading processes and an early adopter of the Nvidia Isaac robotics platform, is further optimizing material handling processes in the supply chain by teaming up with Nvidia to leverage the potential of Nvidia Isaac Perceptor across AMR space.

Josip Cesic, CEO at Gideon, says: “Gideon’s collaboration with Nvidia will help address unsolved complex robotics and automation challenges in the supply chain, by combining Gideon’s AI-powered AMR technology and Nvidia’s accelerated computing.” [Read more…] about Gideon to accelerate supply chain AI and automation in collaboration with Nvidia

ABB Robotics launches global startup challenge

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ABB has launched its 2024 Robotics AI Startup Challenge, a global competition designed to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions in robotics.

The challenge is part of ABB’s ecosystem for innovation, with a previous challenge resulting in the acquisition of Sevensense in January 2024, a Swiss-based start-up and leading provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

ABB Robotics’ latest challenge will foster innovation and collaboration between ABB and pioneering startups and scaleups worldwide. [Read more…] about ABB Robotics launches global startup challenge

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.

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ABB unveils new mobile robot with Visual SLAM and AMR Studio Suite

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ABB Robotics has launched its first Flexley Tug T702 autonomous mobile robot equipped with AI-based Visual SLAM navigation technology and the new AMR Studio software, enabling first-time robot users to easily program and operate entire fleets of mobile robots.

The new capabilities simplify configuration and can reduce commissioning time by up to 20 percent, paving the way for a workplace where intelligent robots operate autonomously, amid a critical shortage of skilled labor.

Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, says: “Following our acquisition of Sevensense in January, I’m pleased to offer our first AMR with AI-based Visual SLAM technology and AMR Studio software.

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Benefits of AI in Ticketing Systems

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Are automated ticketing systems the key to improving your customer service? Utilizing AI, these systems streamline support by quickly managing tickets and accurately responding to inquiries.

This article will reveal how AI seamlessly integrates into an automated ticketing system to deliver faster support and enhance efficiency. It provides an essential tool for today’s customer service teams without overselling their capabilities or delving into needless complexity.

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Outrider granted 11th US patent for its AI-powered autonomous yard automation system

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Outrider, a developer of autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, has been issued its latest patent, US Patent No 11,927,676, for the “Systems and Methods for Determining an Articulated Trailer Angle”.

The patent – Outrider’s 11th – covers the critical task of determining where a trailer is with respect to a self-driving tractor, facilitating safe and accurate autonomous trailer movement in all weather conditions.

Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider, says: “Outrider’s patent portfolio covers the numerous inventions, innovations, and technologies our team developed to re-define the logistics yard. [Read more…] about Outrider granted 11th US patent for its AI-powered autonomous yard automation system

Mentee Robotics unveils humanoid robot that ‘integrates AI across all operational layers’

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Mentee Robotics is developing an end-to-end humanoid robot with sufficient dexterity for a wide spectrum of activities in both households and industrial warehouses.

For the first time, Mentee Robotics demonstrates a complete end-to-end cycle – from a verbal command to complex task completion including navigation, locomotion, scene understanding, object detection and localization, grasping, and natural language understanding.

The production-ready prototype expected to be deployed by Q1 2025, will be powered by camera-only sensing, proprietary electric motors that support unprecedented dexterity, and fully integrated AI. [Read more…] about Mentee Robotics unveils humanoid robot that ‘integrates AI across all operational layers’

How to Tell if an Email Was Written by AI

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As artificial intelligence comes to the forefront more often, delineating whether a human or a machine with response-generating algorithms wrote an email takes on a heightened sense of importance.

Here, the main goal is to end the myths that make each minute code and its presence easier to identify. The comparison starts with the peculiarities in the language.

It continues with a discussion on syntax, an element that is uniquely human, being impossible to simulate in artificial intelligence. [Read more…] about How to Tell if an Email Was Written by AI

Kiwibot acquires Auto Mobility Solutions

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Kiwibot, a start-up known for its AI-powered autonomous delivery robots on US college campuses, is to acquire Auto Mobility Solutions (AMS) a Taipei-based IC Chip developer for AI mobile self-driving core technology and robot cybersecurity.

This strategic collaboration marks a significant milestone in both companies’ journeys towards innovation and safeguarding privacy in the robotics industry, particularly for intelligent robots sourced from China and deployed in the Western markets.

Bringing AMS under its wing, Kiwibot gains a team renowned for its technological prowess and will have the right to use over 100 licensed patents in robotics.

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