Robotics

FreightTech will be even more important and pervasive in 2020. Learn about some of the expanding trends in FreightTech.

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Warehouses are under pressure to increase product picking efficiency in a time of expedited e-commerce. Automation and robotics can help.

Amazon to build second robotics development complex in Massachusetts

Warehouse robotics market expanding quickly

An artificial intelligence expert says we need to do a better job socializing delivery robots.

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While retirement communities have provided a controlled baseline to deploy their services, Voyage does not plan to stop there.

The Road Ahead: Why Logistics Providers Are Automating Costly Manual Processes

How Robotic Process Automation Drives Efficiencies and Improves Operations

In logistics, the pressure to stay competitive and grow your business is fierce. Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can give your business the extra boost it needs by automating repetitive, manual tasks so workers are free to focus on more strategic tasks. Read this eBook to learn how RPA eliminates manual tasks and increases efficiency in three of your essential business areas: shipment and scheduling; invoicing and credit collections; and capturing, researching and closing outloads.

Furniture-makers may face long slog in adjusting to tariffs on Chinese imports; Autonomous freight trains to be tested

Did you know that logistics accounts for 9% of the global gross domestic product (GDP)? It’s one of the largest and most productive industries in the world. But, the competition is fierce and outdated systems and manual processes can hinder business growth. Thankfully, there’s an emerging technology – robotic process automation (RPA) – that can automate repetitive, manual tasks and free up workers for more strategic work. Read this eBook to learn how RPA boosts efficiency and productivity while helping you improve customer satisfaction.

Amazon to retrain 1/3 of its workforce to meet challenges of securing high-skilled labor. Transport and logistics skills will also be elevated

Ohio raises diesel and gasoline taxes; YRC’s rank and file get their hands on a new collective bargaining agreement; Uber’s IPO approaches; warehouse automation growing rapidly; Vietnam’s logistics growing 14-16% CAGR.

Plus One Robotics helps warehousing robots get scene perception, allowing them to identify and pick parcels from a cluttered pile.

Autobon AI is building an aftermarket autonomous vehicle system that would allow any commercial truck to be turned into an autonomous truck.

After an unprecedented acquisition spree, XPO Logistics focused on IT. Here, robots move smartphones in an XPO facility.

As machines become more intelligent over time, it is important to look into how powerful the systems can get and the things that could go wrong under such circumstances.

UPS is planning to add 50 plug-in electric vehicles from Workhorse this year for testing with plans to add more units in 2019.

Manufacturers surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers have been slow to implement autonomous, mobile robotics in their operations–they’re waiting for proven ROI. But they may be too focused on driverless trucks, overlooking other technologies that are closer to commercial viability.

Automation and digitization continue to infiltrate the shipper and 3PL markets, even as those industries lag in investment, according to a study conducted by Infosys Consulting and presented during a Stifel conference call on Tuesday.