Matthews’ experts present ProMat educational seminar
Free, on-show-floor presentation explains ways to combine traditional material handling automation with emerging robotic technologies for optimized order fulfillment On Wednesday, April 10, three experts from Matthews Automation Solutions will present a free, on-show-floor educational seminar, “Using Proven Material Handling Automation and Emerging Bot Technologies to Optimize Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Order Fulfillment.” The session...
Robot Programming Demystified
For years, a large part of the feedback I’ve received from manufacturers has revolved around the need for a holistic, easy-to-use solution for robotic automation and robot programming, and with nearly two million jobs on the verge of going unfilled due to talent shortage1, the necessity has never been greater. Moreover, nearly 100% of the manufacturers I encounter stress the need for intuitive high-performance robotic technology with...
Nord Modules launches in US with top modules for MiR, other AMRs
Nord Modules, launched by Bruno Hansen, a co-founder of Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), has announced its entry into the U.S. market with a new series of flexible material-moving modules that efficiently connect production lines and internal logistics using autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The safe, ready-to-use and industrial-quality modules enhance automated heavy-payload transportation between production lines and storage systems...
Honeywell Intelligrated displays new robotic solutions at ProMat/AUTOMATE
At this year’s AUTOMATE and ProMat events, Honeywell Intelligrated will display a new robotic solution for unloading trucks, trailers and shipping containers at general merchandise or parcel distribution centers. The fully automated unloader will significantly reduce the manual effort required to operate the receiving dock and does not require an operator. This will help warehouses and fulfillment centers improve workplace safety,...
Tompkins Robotics adds new product to parcel sortation suite
Tompkins Robotics adds the t-Sort system to its sortation suite and has applications for both unit and parcel sortation. The company calls the t-Sort automated sortation system “revolutionary and innovative”, and says it consists of autonomous robots. It adds that the technology is “solving distribution and order fulfillment problems of leading retailers as they adapt to the realities of unichannel customer demands with unmatched...
Delivering the Future: FedEx unveils Autonomous Delivery Robot
FedEx Corp. announced today a development in cutting-edge delivery solutions to meet the rapidly changing needs of consumers — the FedEx SameDay Bot — an autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers make same-day and last-mile deliveries to their customers. With the bot, retailers will be able to accept orders from nearby customers and deliver them by bot directly to customers’ homes or businesses the same day. FedEx is...
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