Robotics
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Warehouse robotics firms merge
Locus Robotics buys Waypoint Robotics
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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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Robot orders spike in the first quarter
Worker shortages in manufacturing and warehousing are a significant factor in the current expansion of robot use
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Walmart to use Symbotic warehouse automation
After a trial in a Florida DC, Walmart will be deploying Symbotic warehouse automation systems at 25 of its 42 regional distribution centres
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Pick-to-pallet robotics
Fetch Robotics and Körber have a new integrated case pick-to-pallet product
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MHS launches robotics division
Group will develop technologies in-house and work with external collaborators
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Amazon to open DC in Edmonton area
Parkland County, Alberta, facility will use Amazon robotics
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AI-powered mobile robots
Berkshire Grey has launched a new generation of Intelligent Enterprise Robotic (IER) picking and mobility solutions
