Where Innovation Meets Imagination
Today’s conveyor systems offer so many innovations that increase material handling efficiency that it’s worth the time to rethink your current systems.
How do today’s most efficient manufacturers move bulky materials within their facilities?
Engineers at Ultimation Industries, a leader in conveyor technology and automation for nearly 30 years, point to five growing trends in the conveyor industry. [Read more…] about Ultimation forecasts 5 conveyor design trends for 2019
Autonomous delivery robots are being discussed in the US state of Washington by local politicians who want to draw up regulations for the gray area of mobile machines moving along pavements in the country.
More and more companies are developing autonomous delivery robots and they are finding customers and creating a burgeoning market.
However, while they are currently mostly to be found within one organization’s grounds – such as a university, for example – the prospect of large numbers of autonomous delivery robots on the roads and streets, mingling with pedestrians, is something that is said to be a unclear area in terms of legislation. [Read more…] about US politicians debating rules for autonomous delivery robots
With investment in grocery e-commerce growing at an alarming rate, a massive number of delivery robots of all shapes and sizes are plotting to take over the world
Being able to order your groceries online and have it delivered to your home is not new, of course. Maybe these days, an increasing proportion of shoppers use their mobile devices rather than their desktop computers, but other than that, it’s about the same as it’s always been – or for almost two decades anyway.
But behind the scenes, or screens, a lot of things are changing.
From the moment a customer clicks “Buy” and pays through their device, almost everything is different. From the artificial intelligence-driven digital platform, through the highly automated logistics and supply chain, right up to home delivery by a robot, a huge amount of innovation is taking place. [Read more…] about Market trend: Grocery e-commerce investments could lead to global invasion by delivery robots
Segway Robotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Segway-Ninebot Group, has showcased Loomo Go, its autonomous delivery robot for the enterprise market.
It also demonstrated the consumer edition of Loomo, a smart machine that toggles between a fully functional hoverboard and an intelligent robot companion.
The company made the presentations at the recent Consumer Electronics Show, held earlier this month. [Read more…] about Segway Robotics showcases its delivery robot Loomo
Despite some occasional antipathy towards them, autonomous delivery robots are gaining ground in urban landscapes.
While some local authorities are unsure about allowing machines to roam free on city streets, most people probably accept that it’s only a matter of time before regulations accommodate the new technology.
Universities, meanwhile, as well as other organizations such as hotels, airports and large companies with extensive grounds of their own, have the opportunity to allow relatively large numbers of these autonomous mobile robots to deliver such things as snacks and maybe books, documents, and other items to students, guests and staff. [Read more…] about Top 20 autonomous delivery robots: Ready to take over the streets
Logistics companies refer to it as the “last mile” – the final stage of dispatch, when the item goes from the local depot to the customer’s address.
The last mile is often the most complex part of the journey, and probably the least cost-effective, for obvious reasons:
These factors, and many other difficulties, are why a lot of companies have been researching and developing a wide variety of interesting solutions for that tricky last mile. And with e-commerce growing so fast, the solutions can’t come fast enough.
[Read more…] about Solving the tricky last-mile: Delivery robots to rescue e-commerce
Apohem, an online pharmacy launched by Axfood, Novax and the e-commerce entrepreneurs behind LensOn, has selected DB Schenker’s automated warehouse solution.
Apohem chose the solution because it offers a more effective picking and packing process than in a standard shelf warehouse, says DB Schenker. It will also allow Apohem to scale up volumes based on the company’s expected growth.
DB Schenker’s automated warehouse management solution is ideally suited to Apohem, which has a wide range of products and the goal of delivering orders to customers in less than the time it would take them to get to a physical chemist.
[Read more…] about Schenker to build automated warehouse for Apohem
Amazon is “field testing” a small delivery robot as part of its premium service, Amazon Prime. (See video below.)
The robot, called Amazon Scout, is a “fully-electric delivery system” designed to safely get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices, says the company in its blog.
These devices were created by Amazon, are the size of a small cooler, and roll along sidewalks at a walking pace. [Read more…] about Amazon ‘field testing’ delivery robot as part of premium service
The automated storage and retrieval systems market is expected to grow at an annual growth rate of 7.6 percent during the period 2018-2028, according to a report by Fact.MR.
North America is likely to maintain its lucrativeness in the automated storage and retrieval systems market, accounting for nearly 30 percent revenue share of the global market in 2018.
The report opines that opportunities will not be limited to developed regions alone; the automated storage and retrieval systems market in Asia Pacific excluding Japan is likely to register the highest annual growth throughout the forecast period. [Read more…] about Automated storage and retrieval systems market forecast to see significant growth
Leading international express services provider DHL Express will make its largest ever investment in Denmark and the Nordic countries with a new hub at Copenhagen Airport.
The hub will significantly improve the speed and quality of DHL Express’ activities in the region.
With new state-of-the-art automated systems, DHL will be able to handle nearly 37,000 packages per hour, 24 hours a day, in the 26,172 m2 building, which also includes offices. The company therefore expects to add 100 new jobs.
[Read more…] about DHL to build new automated hub at Copenhagen airport
