Tag: shelf
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ABB launches new, ‘fastest’ five-axis Delta robot
ABB has launched a new five-axis Delta robot which it claims is “the fastest for lightweight product picking, packing and reorientation”. The new machine is part of the FlexPicker Delta robot portfolio and is called the IRB 365. With five axis and 1.5 kg payload, the IRB 365 is both flexible and the fastest in…
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Ocean Aero partners with KAUST and Shelf Subsea to advance maritime research in Red Sea
Ocean Aero, a manufacturer and service provider of ocean-going Autonomous Underwater and Surface Vehicles (AUSVs), has agreed a partnership with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), one of Saudi Arabia’s preeminent centers of academia, research, and development, and Saudi Shelf Subsea, part of the Shelf Subsea Group of companies headquartered in Perth, Australia…
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Geek+ reinforces goods-to-person safety and efficiency with new picking station
Geek+, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots, has upgraded its flagship goods-to-person system with a new picking station compatible with P-series robots carrying mobile shelves and racks. Kai Liu, Geek+ co-founder and head of smart warehouses, says: “We want to make picking operations safer and less strenuous for warehouse employees. Our robots are there to…
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Badger Technologies launches retail automation pilot program
Badger Technologies, a product division of Jabil and leader in retail automation, has launched a pilot program with Busy Beaver Building Centers, operator of 24 full-line home improvement centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. As part of the pilot, which is taking place at Busy Beaver’s store in Irwin, Pennsylvania, Badger Technologies multipurpose autonomous…
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Simbe unveils new version of its shop inventory robot
Simbe Robotics, a provider of retail service robots, has launched Tally 3.0 – the latest design iteration of its autonomous inventory robot, Tally. Simbe says its “unique, human-centered approach to design” has set Tally apart from competitors since its initial debut in 2015. The company adds in its press release: “With enhancements to the robot’s…
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Want to know how safe your warehouse job is? There’s an app for that
In 2017 there were nearly 350,000 incidents of workers taking sick leave due to injuries affecting muscles, nerves, ligaments or tendons – like carpal tunnel syndrome – according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Among the workers with the highest number of incidents: people who work in factories and warehouses. Musculoskeletal disorders happen at…
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NextShift Robotics receives patent for vertical lift capability in robotic picking
NextShift Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robot solutions for automated order fulfilment and warehouse materials management, has been granted a second patent, US10214354B2, “Method and System for Automated Transport of Items”. The patent pertains to operating a robotic picking system in which the containers to be picked are positioned on the shelves and within…