Automation
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Warehouse robotics firms merge
Locus Robotics buys Waypoint Robotics
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Rapid delivery: A potential warehouse automation goldmine
The grocery sector will account for a major hike in warehouse automation annual revenues in the coming years, growing from US$2.7 billion in 2019 to $9.8 billion in 2025
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Robert investing in automated storage
Dematic ASRS will be first of its kind in Quebec
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Coles and Woolworths are moving to robot warehouses and on-demand labour as home deliveries soar
Australia’s supermarket duopoly, Coles and Woolworths, have raced to implement new technology and transform labour arrangements to keep up with the e-grocery boom
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New Kion project to develop AI-powered “swarm robotics”
Kion Group AG and the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) are joining forces to develop LoadRunner, a distributed-AI-assisted autonomous vehicle
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Automation booms after Covid
Faced with worker shortages and higher labour costs, companies are starting to automate service sector jobs that economists once considered safe
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Manufacturers increasingly ready to embrace robotics
UK manufacturers express interest in robotic automation to help address impacts of pandemic and workforce shortages
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IATA and UNCTAD step up customs automation
Extended partnership will include integration of air cargo messaging standards into UNCTAD’s automated customs management system, ASYCUDAWorld
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Production scheduling software
Nulogy has launched a production scheduling solution
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Lights-out warehouses and plants can mean savings and speed
Automating processes can offer substantial savings on labour costs, increase productivity and help companies achieve their sustainability goals
