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Robots as a service simplifies the automation of sorting operations

February 10, 2025 by Mark Allinson

Offering products as a service allows users to test new technologies with reduced risks. This is good news for warehouse sorting operations in the parcels, ecommerce and fulfilment sector, where operators can struggle to justify replacing traditional manual processes with robots.

To facilitate this changeover, Prime Vision is now offering robotic sorting as a service (RSaaS), allowing its customers to effortlessly implement this highly flexible solution.

Robots have revolutionised repetitive processes, delivering greater efficiency, accuracy and speed in a multitude of applications. [Read more…] about Robots as a service simplifies the automation of sorting operations

Filed Under: Features, Supply chain Tagged With: automation, materialhandling, operations, prime, RaaS, robots-as-a-service, sorting, vision, warehouse

FedEx opens new automated sorting facility at Memphis World Hub

January 4, 2025 by Mark Allinson

FedEx has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art, automated sorting facility at the Memphis World Hub.

The LEED Certified building, which is now fully operational ahead of the holiday peak season, spans 1.3 million square feet across four levels, includes 11 miles of conveyor belt, has a space dedicated to moving bulky, non-conveyable shipments, and can sort 56,000 packages per hour.

The facility alone can process more than half the volume from the primary sort, which enables quicker sort times and the ability to transport customer packages to their final delivery destination faster. [Read more…] about FedEx opens new automated sorting facility at Memphis World Hub

Filed Under: News, Supply chain Tagged With: automate, distribution, fedex, hub, logistics, sorting, world

Going the last mile with robotic parcel sorting

January 17, 2024 by Mark Allinson

Everyone has heard of going the extra mile, but for e-commerce, parcel, postal and logistics companies, the last mile is often the most challenging. To streamline how parcels arrive on the doorstep, many businesses are relying on localised or temporary facilities. For smaller sorting centres close to the customer, robots are a proven solution to optimise routes, maximise available capacity and reduce overheads.

Hans Jongebloed, Senior Postal Expert at Prime Vision, explores the possibilities.  [Read more…] about Going the last mile with robotic parcel sorting

Filed Under: Features, Logistics Tagged With: 3pl, logistics, parcel, postal, prime, robotic, robots, sorting, vision, warehouse

Boxbot raises $12 million in Series A financing round

September 29, 2023 by David Edwards

Boxbot, the vertical automation solution that sorts and stores packages for last-mile carriers, says it has raised $12 million in its Series A funding round, led by Playground Global.

Maersk Growth (the venture arm of A.P. Moller), Toyota Ventures, Pear Ventures, and Artiman Ventures also participated in the round, which brings the company’s total funding to $29.5 million.

The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s mission of enabling carriers to provide more efficient delivery experiences and bolster the team’s engineering and business operations. [Read more…] about Boxbot raises $12 million in Series A financing round

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automation, boxbot, delivery, last mile, packing, sorting, storage, warehouse

Ambi Robotics launches ‘most configurable high-speed’ robotic parcel sorting system

July 8, 2023 by David Edwards

Ambi Robotics, the industry leader in AI-powered robotic parcel sorting systems, today introduces AmbiSort B-Series, a modular parcel induction and sorting solution that redefines speed, flexibility, and scalability in the shipping logistics market.

This powerful solution empowers shippers and ecommerce companies to revolutionize their sorting operations while reducing operating costs.

AmbiSort B-Series automates the process of inducting and sorting parcels into gaylord destinations, addressing the challenges of labor-intensive manual sorting throughout high-speed supply chain operations. [Read more…] about Ambi Robotics launches ‘most configurable high-speed’ robotic parcel sorting system

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: ambi, ambisort, b-series, conveyor, induction, parcel, robotics, solution, sortation, sorting, system

Körber develops new robotic system for de-palletizing pallets to trays

March 31, 2023 by Mark Allinson

Körber Supply Chain says it has “solved” the pallet-to-tray issues many warehouses face – the company has developed a new “turnkey system solution” for de-palletizing pallets to trays.

With the launch of a new de-palletization system, Körber Supply Chain claims it has become “the first supplier of automated logistics solutions to offer a total turnkey solution for the separation of goods from pallet to tray”.

Körber says its goal is to fully automate and eliminate risks and sudden downtime in the sorting process. [Read more…] about Körber develops new robotic system for de-palletizing pallets to trays

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automated, chain, companies, de-palletizing, distribution, downstream, downtime, items, körber, logistics, pallet, pallets, process, products, solution, solutions, sorting, sudden, supply, system, tray, trays, turnkey

Ambi Robotics unveils fleet management and business intelligence platform

March 21, 2023 by Mark Allinson

Ambi Robotics, a provider of AI-powered robotic parcel sorting systems, has unveiled AmbiAccess, the company’s cloud-based business intelligence platform designed to enable customers to get “even more out of their Robots-as-a-Service investment”.

AmbiAccess provides advanced fleet management capabilities and real-time analytics to optimize operations and maximize efficiency so global shippers and logistics companies can gain visibility into their entire operation.

Jeff Mahler, co-founder and CTO of Ambi Robotics, says: “We built the AmbiAccess platform with a suite of operation-enhancing applications to make our customers’ lives easier. [Read more…] about Ambi Robotics unveils fleet management and business intelligence platform

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: access, advanced, ai-powered, ambi, ambiaccess, analytics, business, customers, data, fleet, gain, insights, intelligence, operations, platform, real-time, robotic, robotics, sorting, systems, visibility

Indian startup Unbox Robotics launches sortation robots in the US

March 17, 2023 by Mark Allinson

Unbox Robotics, an India-based robotics technology company for intralogistics, plans to expand its footprint in the international markets starting with the United States.

With proven success within the domestic 3PL industry, the company is looking to make its tech available to meet the current demand for innovative plug and play automation solutions in the US.

Unbox Robotics currently supports several leading e-commerce, retail and logistics companies across the globe to automate their fulfilment operations through its UnboxSort system. [Read more…] about Indian startup Unbox Robotics launches sortation robots in the US

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: automation, companies, company, customers, demand, e-commerce, expand, footprint, helps, industry, international, intralogistics, markets, operations, percent, promat, robotics, sortation, sorting, system, tech, technology, unbox, unboxsort

Ambi Robotics and OSM partner to automate parcel sortation systems

March 14, 2023 by Mark Allinson

Ambi Robotics, a provider of AI-powered robotic solutions for parcel sorting operations, has agreed a commercial partnership with OSM Worldwide, a global parcel and logistics services company.

Under the partnership, Ambi Robotics will deploy its flagship AmbiSort A-Series system to OSM Worldwide’s warehouse locations in Atlanta, Chicago, and Las Vegas in a minimum four-year Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) agreement.

The AmbiSort A-Series system helps global shippers like OSM Worldwide accelerate parcel sortation to last-mile delivery providers while enabling ecommerce customers to benefit from cost-savings, order accuracy, and predictable performance. [Read more…] about Ambi Robotics and OSM partner to automate parcel sortation systems

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: a-series, ai-powered, ambi, ambisort, associates, company, customer, osm, parcel, parcels, partner, robotic, robotics, solutions, sorting, system, systems, technology, warehouse, worldwide

Recycleye raises additional $17 million in Series A funding

February 2, 2023 by Mark Allinson

Recycleye, provider of what it claims is “the most adapted and robust AI-driven solution for sorting dry mixed recycling”, has closed a $17 million Series A financing round, led by deep-tech venture capital firm DCVC.

Recycleye uses AI-powered waste-picking robots to lower the cost of sorting materials. This ground-breaking technology is turning the world’s waste into resource and delivering data essential for dynamic decision-making in a Material Recovery Facility (MRF).

The new investment will be used to further improve the uncommon accuracy of Recycleye’s sorting. [Read more…] about Recycleye raises additional $17 million in Series A funding

Filed Under: Environment, News Tagged With: dcvc, investment, management, material, materials, recycleye, robot, robotics, sorting, technology, waste

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