Tag: boxes
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The Benefits of Sustainable Packaging for Your Business
Businesses aren’t going green for the first time. Sustainable packaging is becoming more common among companies in recent years. The trend has not yet caught on with everyone if that is the right term to use. There are many ways firms can be eco-conscious, but they are often overlooked. A simple change in business practices…
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DHL becomes first to install Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot to unload trucks
DHL Supply Chain, the world’s biggest logistics company and part of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has become the first company to install Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot developed for carton unloading of trucks. The successful deployment of the robot comes just one year after DHL Supply Chain announced its $15 million investment in robotics solutions from…
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Beyond Imagination receives order for 1,000 humanoid robots
Robotics innovator Beyond Imagination has entered into an agreement with SELF Labs to provide at least 1,000 humanoid robots for use in agricultural “grow boxes”. This is believed to be the largest deal of its kind. SELF and Beyond are announcing a partnership to develop automated off-the-grid grow boxes. Each box will be equipped with…
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ABB launches new robotic depalletizer to ‘reduce complexity and improve efficiency’
ABB has launched the “ABB Robotic Depalletizer”, a solution for handling complex depalletizing tasks in the logistics, e-commerce, healthcare, and consumer packaged goods industries. Using machine vision software, ABB’s new solution can quickly assess a wide variety of box types, enabling customers to efficiently process assorted loads with very little engineering effort and short set-up…
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Ambi Robotics launches ‘multi-robot kitting system’ aimed at e-commerce operations
Ambi Robotics, a developer of robotics systems, has launched AmbiKit, which the company says is “the industry’s first multi-robot kitting system that leverages AI data collection to expedite e-commerce kitting operations”. AmbiKit automates product bundling for faster delivery, increasing order accuracy and reducing operating costs. The new kitting system includes a five-robot picking line, currently…
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Ranpak launches ‘completely automated packaging solution’ in North America
Ranpak, a provider of paper-based packaging solutions for e-commerce and industrial supply chains, has launched its AutoFill solution in North America. AutoFill is described as a “next-generation, fully automated end-of-line packaging solution that enhances throughput, reduces labor costs, and ensures the optimal amount of void fill in each package”. Ranpak’s proprietary solution uses smart sensors…
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Robots who goof: Can we trust them again?
When robots make mistakes – and they do from time to time – re-establishing trust with human co-workers depends on how the machines own up to the errors and how human-like they appear, according to University of Michigan research. In a study that examined multiple trust repair strategies – apologies, denials, explanations or promises –…
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Japan Post and Yamato to test delivery robots in Tokyo
Logistics and snail-mail delivery giant Japan Post is partnering with Yamato, one of Japan’s largest door-to-door delivery service companies, to test delivery robots on the streets of Tokyo, according to Nikkei. The robot the two companies are using was built by a local company called ZMP, which appears to specialise in autonomous mobile vehicles, be…
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Robotic surgery: Catheter navigation proving to be the fastest growing sector
IDTechEx reports that the robotic surgery market will reach over $12 billion by 2030. Within this industry, catheter navigation is an emerging, but lesser known application, that is rapidly gaining traction. IDTechEx’s findings are detailed in the recently published report Innovations in Robotic Surgery 2020-2030: Technologies, Players & Markets. Catheters are widely used to conduct…
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Boston Scientific introduces ‘touchless distribution’ at its distribution center
Boston Scientific has offices in more than 100 countries and says it is committed to changing lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world. At the distribution center in Kerkrade, Boston Scientific began automating its distribution center in 2013. The aim of the manufacturer and distributor of medical products…