Tag: operations
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Role of Robotic Devices in Greenhouse Farming
Greenhouse farming brings with it the promise of greater yields and produce quality through a controlled and optimized cultivation environment. However, it also poses unique challenges in efficiently managing various farming operations within the greenhouse facility. This is where robotic technology comes into play, complementing human effort in automating critical tasks.
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Osaro and Fanuc collaborate to enhance capabilities of robotic warehouse automation solutions
Osaro, a specialist in machine-learning-enabled robotics for e-commerce, is partnering with Fanuc America, the leading supplier of CNCs, robotics and RoboMachines, to expand the capabilities of Fanuc’s robotic automation solutions optimized for warehousing and e-commerce fulfillment. The two companies will collaborate on go-to-market strategies, commencing with the installation of an advanced piece-picking demonstration robot at…
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Reduced Liability and Efficient Operations: Benefits of Age Verification Systems for Businesses
In today’s digital landscape, businesses must adapt to an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Now more than ever, companies across sectors face growing liability risks if they fail to verify the age of customers accessing age-restricted products and services. Implementing reliable age verification systems has become a necessity to reduce legal exposure. However, the benefits extend…
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Brain Corp launches ‘Site Maps’ to advance automated robotic operations and fleet management
Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence (AI) company creating transformative core technology in robotics, has released “Site Maps”, the latest feature of its BrainOS software for autonomous robots. The update is available to all its customers. The Site Maps feature empowers facility managers using BrainOS-powered automated robots to gain advanced insights into their site operations, ensuring…
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Simbe Robotics raises $28 million in Series B funding
Simbe Robotics, the company leveraging AI and robotics to elevate the performance of retailers with real-time insights into inventory and operations, has closed a Series B equity financing round of $28 million, led by Eclipse. As one of the premier venture firms specializing in the digital transformation of essential physical industries that impact daily life,…
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BlueBotics takes indoor robots outside
Swiss autonomous robot navigation company BlueBotics has launched ANT everywhere, a new product extension for its ANT navigation products that widen the scope of AGV and AMR operations by enabling outdoor operations. Outdoor use has traditionally been a challenge for producers of automated vehicles. This is because there are typically few permanent “features” visible outdoors,…
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Summer Berry Company partners with Tortuga AgTech
Cibus Capital says one of its portfolio companies, UK berry grower The Summer Berry Company (TSBCo), has extended its partnership with Tortuga AgTech, a provider of commercial harvesting robot fleet. TSBCo has deployed 52 Tortuga robots in its 26 ha of glasshouses and 140 ha of polytunnels in Southwest England to harvest strawberries, provide forecasting…
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PickNik Robotics secures two new NASA contracts
PickNik Robotics, a leading provider of advanced robotic solutions, is pleased to announce its success in securing two Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contracts with NASA. These prestigious contracts highlight PickNik Robotics’ continued expertise in developing cutting-edge technologies for autonomous robotic manipulation, utilization, and maintenance, as well as integrated mission planning and execution for space…
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Autonomous electric truck startup Fernride raises $31 million in Series A funding
Fernride, a German autonomous, electric trucking company, has secured $31 million in Series A funding to accelerate the transition towards automated and sustainable logistics by creating the world’s leading human-machine collaboration technology. Fernride’s unique approach has already convinced leading industry players such as Volkswagen, DB Schenker, BSH, and HHLA. The company has integrated automated trucks…
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Figure raises $70 million Series A to support commercialization of Figure 01 humanoid robot
A robotics startup called Figure, an AI Robotics company building general purpose humanoid robots, has raised $70 million in its Series A funding round. The company says the new funding will be used to accelerate the development of Figure 01, which is the company’s autonomous humanoid robot, build out Figure’s AI data pipeline for autonomous…