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Robot Picking just like the real thing

Logistics Business Magazine

Autonomous, robotic picking of pieces in warehouse order fulfilment relies on sophisticated ‘hand-eye’ coordination. So, for industrial robotic picking does this reputation precede itself accurately? It can be used with various makes of robotic arm and the company collaborate with them on product development. “We

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Automated, Accelerated Pharmaceutical Picking

Logistics Business Magazine

The company in this example has tailored its fulfilment concept precisely to these demands and implemented it with state-of-the-art technology from its long-term intralogistics partner SSI Schaefer. Example contents include headache pills, nasal sprays, and adhesive bandages. Employees refill the A-Frames during lower-load periods.

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Gideon launches autonomous case picking solution

Logistics Business Magazine

Gideon , the robotics and AI solutions company, has launched Casey, an autonomous case picking and process optimisation solution. The new solution helps companies manage the severe labour shortages and surging e-Commerce demand by automating and optimising manual case picking. Gideon CTO and co-founder. CLICK HERE to watch a video.

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Robots Take Center Stage at MODEX 2024

Logistics Viewpoints

From autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to collaborative robots (cobots) to industrial robots, robots are transforming the way goods are moved, stored, picked, packed, and shipped. Here are some of the examples that caught our attention. Vision systems can also help robots to avoid obstacles and navigate in complex environments.

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Manhattan Associates Releases a Ground-breaking Supply Chain Planning Solution

Logistics Viewpoints

This allows for “the industry’s first unified business planning platform that enables bi-directional collaboration between supply chain planning and execution systems.” For example, a supply planning solution may create a model that says a plant can produce 20,000 units of a product in a week. Is this just standard PR hype?

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Shipping Freight Isn’t Tactical Anymore: 3 Areas That Require Strategic, Collaborative, & Innovative Thinking

GlobalTranz

In today's ever more complex supply chain riddled with thousands upon thousands of processes, shipping freight has moved beyond tactical prowess for those who execute well and has evolved to now include strategic, innovative, and collaborative efforts to maintain not only a competitive edge but reduce overall transportation cost footprint.

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5 Myths of Making Robots Work with People

Logistics Viewpoints

Myth #1 – Robots are well-suited for all picking styles Today there are AMR’s that can handle almost all styles of picking. Using AMRs as take-away or transport systems will eliminate some worker travel, but warehouses will still need to optimize pick rates and minimize worker travel within picking areas.