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Clever claims ‘first’ autonomous unmanned vehicle delivery in Europe

May 13, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Cleveron Mobility, a company developing the technology for driverless autonomous vehicles, and the parcel delivery company DPD Eesti, claim to have become the first in Europe to deliver a package to a customer with a driverless autonomous vehicle.

Cleveron says that, thanks to its flexible cargo capacity and the capability of driving on public roads, it’s able to offer a “good alternative to fossil fuel vans”.

The driverless autonomous vehicle, manufactured by Cleveron Mobility, is developed as a robotic courier with the aim to deliver goods and equipment in a more efficient, flexible and environmentally friendly way for both people and businesses. [Read more…] about Clever claims ‘first’ autonomous unmanned vehicle delivery in Europe

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, cleveron, company, couriers, deliver, delivery, dpd, driverless, environmentally, europe, friendly, mobility, parcel, public, robot, robotic, vans, vehicle

Pitney Bowes and Ambi Robotics sign $23 million deal to optimize last-mile sorting across US hubs

April 23, 2022 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Pitney Bowes, a global logistics company, and Ambi Robotics, a developer of robotic sorting systems for supply chain operations, have agreed a $23 million implementation expansion of AmbiSort systems in Pitney Bowes’ e-commerce hubs across the US.

The AI-powered robotics will help Pitney Bowes speed parcel sortation to last-mile delivery providers, while improving productivity, accuracy and worker safety as the company’s shipping and e-commerce businesses surpass 50 percent of total revenue.

Pitney Bowes will make the investment in Robot as a Service (RaaS) fees over the next four years. [Read more…] about Pitney Bowes and Ambi Robotics sign $23 million deal to optimize last-mile sorting across US hubs

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: ambi, ambisort, bowes, company, e-commerce, global, last mile, logistics, parcel, pitney, robot, robotics, systems

Ambi Robotics raises $26 million in Series A funding led by Tiger Global

September 18, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Ambi Robotics, a developer of AI for highly-dexterous robotics, has closed a $26 million Series A funding round. The investment is led by new investor, Tiger Global Management, and builds on participation from existing investors Bow Capital, Vertex Ventures US and The House Fund.

The new funding comes at a time of significant customer growth and expansions just five months after the company emerged from stealth.

The funding round enables Ambi Robotics to scale the team and operations to support rapid deployments of AI-powered robotic systems throughout US supply chain operations. [Read more…] about Ambi Robotics raises $26 million in Series A funding led by Tiger Global

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, News Tagged With: ai, ai-powered, ambi, associates, billion, bowes, company, customer, funding, global, growth, operations, parcel, pitney, robotic, robotics, series, support, systems, tiger, warehouse

Cleveron unveils new unmanned semi-autonomous last mile delivery vehicle

April 15, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Cleveron, one of the world’s leading parcel delivery robotics companies, today unveiled its new unmanned semi-autonomous last mile delivery vehicle, the Cleveron 701. (See video below.)

Designed for retailers and logistics companies looking to boost last mile delivery solutions and efficiencies, Cleveron 701 enables businesses to meet the growing demand for same-day delivery driven by the recent acceleration of e-commerce and rapidly changing retail landscape.

As the first company in Europe granted a pilot license to operate unmanned semi-autonomous vehicles in public streets across the country, Cleveron has piloted Cleveron 701 for the last six months in Estonia. The Company is scheduled to begin mass production in 2023. [Read more…] about Cleveron unveils new unmanned semi-autonomous last mile delivery vehicle

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: cleveron, company, delivery, mile, parcel, semi-autonomous, store, unmanned, vehicle

Robotic last-mile deliveries to generate almost $50 billion in revenue by 2030

March 13, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

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Robotic last-mile deliveries are forecast to generate almost $50 billion in revenue by 2030, according to a new report by Lux Research.

Automated parcel delivery technologies, such as small mobile delivery robots, are growing due to the rise in consumer demand for faster deliveries.

The rise in e-commerce is fueling rapid growth in parcel delivery volumes, a market expected to grow to $665 billion by 2030. Consumers are increasingly expecting parcels to be delivered quickly. [Read more…] about Robotic last-mile deliveries to generate almost $50 billion in revenue by 2030

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automated, autonomous, billion, companies, deliveries, delivery, drones, e-commerce, expected, last mile, lux, market, parcel, revenue, robotic, robots, technologies, vehicles

Nokia provides venue to showcase 5G technology for last-mile delivery robots

December 10, 2019 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

Engineers attending this year’s 5G Days at Nokia’s Paris-Saclay campus were likely to stumble into an unusual gofer rambling the streets of the 4,000 employees’ facility: a small autonomous delivery robot, with parcel lockers, delivering goods without human intervention or guidance. 

The robot was part of a one-shot demonstration for Nokia customers and partners, but it could soon become the default option for the delivery of small parcels across the campus.

Jean-Philippe Bellaiche, of EIT Digital, says: “Campus facility manager Sodexo, together with Nokia have decided not to deliver parcel below 5 kilos to the personnel on the campus anymore. [Read more…] about Nokia provides venue to showcase 5G technology for last-mile delivery robots

Filed Under: Features, Logistics Tagged With: adrs, areas, autonomous, bellaiche, campus, customers, delivery, facility, lmad, lockers, nokia, parcel, platform, robots, small, year

Cleveron launches its ‘most compact’ robotic parcel store

November 28, 2019 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Cleveron has launched the new Cleveron 403, a compact parcel robot specifically designed for smaller format stores.

The compact size and affordable price make the robotics-based click and collect solution an effective alternative to manual parcel handout and to traditional parcel lockers.

Cleveron 403 saves expensive store space – the smallest model holds 157 parcels on just 6 sq m. It acts as a self-service pickup, issuing a parcel to the client in 10 seconds. [Read more…] about Cleveron launches its ‘most compact’ robotic parcel store

Filed Under: Design, News Tagged With: cleveron, parcel, parcels, smaller

Cleveron delivery robot wins award

October 8, 2019 by David Edwards

Cleveron’s self-driving robot courier won the prestigious “Last Mile Delivery Innovation – The Journey” prize in the Parcel and Postal Technology International Awards 2019 at Parcel+Post Expo in Amsterdam.

This award recognizes companies who are leading the way in improving last mile delivery. Parcel and Postal Technology International is a recognised magazine in the postal technology sector and hosts the awards.

The nominated companies represent the most innovative companies in the post and parcel delivery market. [Read more…] about Cleveron delivery robot wins award

Filed Under: News Tagged With: award, awards, cleveron, companies, courier, deliveries, delivery, innovation, international, mile, nominated, parcel, postal, robot, self-driving, technology, year

Cleveron robots go to work at Decathlon

July 9, 2019 by Anna

Retail click-and-collect company Cleveron’s lockers and parcel robots have been deployed by Decathlon in Hungary.

According to Decathlon Hungary’s Online Marketing Director Gergely Román, the total number of parcels ordered via their online store has grown by 40 per cent in one year.

Decathlon uses Cleveron 402 and two Cleveron 301’s to hand out online orders. Customers who have placed an online order come to the store, insert their order code at the parcel robot and retrieve their parcel.

[Read more…] about Cleveron robots go to work at Decathlon

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