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PalTac selects RightHand Robotics to further automate supply chain operations

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RightHand Robotics, a provider of robotic piece-picking solutions, has partnered with PalTac, Japan’s largest wholesaler of consumer packaged goods.

The collaboration will introduce RightHand’s newest piece-picking solution to the Japanese market, with multiple workstations to be installed in PalTac’s newest facility, RDC Saitama, opening later in 2019 in Sugito, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Japan represents a huge and growing market for automation as the world’s second-largest retail sector, with annual sales exceeding $1.3 trillion.  [Read more…] about PalTac selects RightHand Robotics to further automate supply chain operations

RightHand Robotics raises $23 million in Series B funding

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RightHand Robotics, a provider of integrated robotic piece-picking solutions, has secured $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures, an active investor in the robotics sector.

GV, formerly Google Ventures, also joined this round along with existing investors, including Dream Incubator, Matrix Partners, and Playground Global.

RHR intends to use the funds to expand business and technical teams and broaden its suite of product applications in support of the company’s growing customer base.  [Read more…] about RightHand Robotics raises $23 million in Series B funding

RightHand Robotics claims automated piece-picking ‘world record’

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RightHand Robotics, a provider of robotic piece-picking solutions, claims that a team of its automation partners have set a world record at the recent Modex supply chain event.

RightPick workcells successfully picked and placed 131,072 items over the duration of the show at the Georgia World Congress Center, says the company.

The workcells were featured in five exhibitor booths at the show, enabling partner companies to showcase how robotic piece-picking increases the value of their respective solutions for e-commerce fulfillment and intralogistics. [Read more…] about RightHand Robotics claims automated piece-picking ‘world record’