Tag: vecna robotics
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Vecna Robotics launches fifth generation Pallet Jack
Vecna Robotics (Vecna) has unveiled its latest product in fifth generation autonomous pallet handling. The new Pallet Jack will be the first self-driving vehicle to include autonomous pallet identification, lifting, and pickup. The model also features an OEM agnostic base. The enhanced software delivers faster, smoother pickups across a broader variety of pallets and goods, including…
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Vecna Robotics co-founder Daniel Theobald to make keynote presentation at Automate Show
Vecna Robotics co-founder Daniel Theobald will make a key presentation on the subject of collective industrial workflows at the Automate Show in Chicago, Illinois on April 11 at 11 am. This presentation will feature the importance of combining the individual strengths of humans and robots in sustainable workflows. It will also introduce the concepts that…
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Robots and Humans: Better Together
By Daniel Theobald, CIO and co-founder of Vecna Robotics This paper discusses the opportunities discovered through technological innovation, and how robots and humans working together create critical economic benefits. This is the conclusion of a four-part series focused on robotic integration in the material handling value stream. A recent study by Baylor University found…
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Decreased Risks and Increased Benefits Make Autonomous Solutions the Right Choice
By Daniel Theobald, CIO and co-founder of Vecna Robotics Mobile automation was once considered a high-risk investment due to high costs, intrusive implementation processes, and few success stories. This article shows why autonomous solutions are now a more affordable, smarter, and better investment than ever before. This is part three of a four-part series focused…
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Driving Agility and Flexibility in Material Handling Workflows
By Daniel Theobald, CIO and co-founder of Vecna Robotics Self-driving vehicles and their systems are driving agility and flexibility in a time of unprecedented business and labor demands. This is part two of a four-part series focused on robotic integration in the material handling value stream. Increased customer expectations are affecting every part of…
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Vecna Robotics raises new investment and launches in new direction
Vecna Robotics now a standalone company, separates from Vecna Technologies Vecna Robotics, a developer of autonomous material handling technologies including warehouse robots, has separated from Vecna Technologies, creating two distinct companies. As a standalone business, Vecna Robotics plans to play a major role in the coming transformation of industrial automation and robotics. Powering this transformation,…
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Vecna Robotics partners with RightHand Robotics to ‘streamline’ intralogistics and material handling
Vecna Robotics, a maker of mobile robots for logistics, and RightHand Robotics, a developer of robotic picking solutions, have agreed on a collaboration that they say will improve the performance of e-commerce order fulfillment. Together, the companies say they can offer “best-in-class solutions” to simplify intralogistics and material handling challenges. John Hayes, vice president of…
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Vecna Robotics and Topper Industrial partner on cart delivery solutions
Vecna Robotics, a player in next-generation robotics and autonomous fleet vehicles, is teaming up with Topper Industrial, a manufacturer in fork truck free cart delivery equipment and material handling solutions. Together, the two companies can bundle and offer advanced and cost-effective tuggers with cart delivery solutions. John Hayes, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of…
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New CEO at Vecna Robotics
Vecna Robotics, a provider of robotic material handling autonomous ground vehicles, has appointed Dr Daniel Patt as its CEO. Dr Patt served as Deputy Director for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Strategic Technology Office (STO) prior to his new position. “Dan’s proven leadership abilities and diverse technology experience will further drive our rapid…
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Vecna Robotics wins DHL logistics automation competition
Vecna Robotics, a provider of robotic material handling autonomous ground vehicles, has been awarded first place in the DHL and Dell Robotics Mobile Picking Challenge 2017. The event was held last week at the DHL Innovation Center in Troisdorf, Germany. The challenge required a mobile robot capable of navigating traditional warehouse shelves, and picking boxes…