Tag: unloading
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Boston Dynamics gives new powers to truck-unloading robot
Boston Dynamics says it has introduced “a major advancement” in its robotic truck-unloading system. The system, which is built around Boston Dynamics’ Stretch robot, can now pick and place multiple boxes at the same time – “currently up to four at once”. The company calls this new feature “multipick”.
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Dexterity AI and FedEx unveil ‘first-of-its-kind’ robotics trailer loading technology
Dexterity AI has agreed a collaboration with FedEx to leverage AI-powered robotic technology to load boxes into trucks and trailers. Truck loading has long been considered one of the most challenging tasks in parcel hubs. Manual loading is taxing and previous technology approaches have not been able to handle the complex decision making required to…
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Pickle Robot raises $26 million to develop robotics for unloading trucks
Pickle Robot, a startup developing robotic automation systems that unload trucks, says it has “live pilot implementations” which are unloading tens-of-thousands of packages per month at customer sites in the greater Los Angeles area. The company says it has also raised $26 million in series A funding led by Ranpak, JS Capital, Schusterman Family Investments,…
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NFI places $10 million order for material handling robots from Boston Dynamics
NFI Industries, a supply chain solutions provider, has signed a $10 million agreement to deploy Boston Dynamics’ newest robot, Stretch, across its US warehousing operations. The mobile robot will begin unloading trucks and containers as a pilot program at NFI’s Savannah, GA facility in 2023, with plans to outfit additional warehouse locations across North America…
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Gideon launches autonomous forklift for trailer loading and unloading
Gideon, the robotics and AI solutions company, has launched what it describes as “a pioneering new solution” – Trey, an autonomous forklift for truck trailer loading and unloading operations. Trey loads and unloads pallets entirely autonomously, saving more than 80 percent of a worker’s time. It operates safely, consistently, and reliably in dynamic environments, working…
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Boston Dynamics unveils new robot for warehouse automation
Boston Dynamics, a developer of mobile robotics, has revealed Stretch, its new box-moving robot designed to support the growing demand for flexible automation solutions in the logistics industry. This debut marks the company’s official entrance into warehouse automation, a fast-growing market fueled by increased demand in e-commerce. Stretch is Boston Dynamics’ first commercial robot specifically…
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Trapo unveils automated truck loading and unloading system
Trapo has unveiled an automated truck loading and unloading system – the Trapo TLS 3600. The Trapo loading system (TLS) is a fully automated logistics solution for the efficient, inexpensive and safe loading and unloading of trucks and containers with pallets. With the cross-sector solution, Trapo closes the gap between the warehouse and loading ramp…
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The Benefits of Automatic Truck Loading Systems: Reduce loading and unloading times to a few minutes
By Jack Smylie, North America sales manager, Ancra Systems As 3PLs (third-party logistics) companies, distribution centers, and warehouses all get ready for the all-important holiday picking, packing, and shipping season there is a fundamental flaw in how space utilization is conceived. Most warehouse managers are sure if they had double the number of loading and…
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Honeywell unveils automated robotic unloader for distribution centres
Honeywell has announced a new automated robotic solution for unloading packages from truck trailers and shipping containers at distribution centres. The robotic unloader uses artificial intelligence to operate fully autonomously inside of a trailer, which significantly reduces the manual effort required to operate receiving docks for retail merchandise and parcel distribution centres. It drives into…