Agility Robotics has selected UK battery technology developer Nyobolt to supply the fast-charging power system for Digit 5, its next-generation industrial humanoid robot. Announced October 15, the partnership addresses one of the practical limits on robot utilization in warehouses and manufacturing plants: how much time a machine spends charging rather than working. Based in Salem, […]
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Warehouse Robots Show the Payback at Kimball Midwest
Warehouse robotics promises are easy to find. Hard operating numbers are more useful. Kimball Midwest says a three-site deployment of Locus AMRs has lifted picking productivity by about 45% while more than doubling putaway productivity. Warehouse automation has spread rapidly, but warehouse operators still face a straightforward question before signing a purchase order: what does […]
Jungheinrich installs semi-automated forklift and AGV system at Ritter chocolate warehouse
Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG has implemented a semi-automated forklift and mobile robot solution from Jungheinrich at its external warehouse in Dettenhausen, Germany, automating the majority of internal ground transport while maintaining manual forklift flexibility. The Dettenhausen warehouse supplies raw materials and packaging components to Ritter’s production facility in Waldenbuch. To meet higher requirements […]
ROSSMANN Advances Warehouse Automation with Linde’s New RoCaP Robot
Linde Material Handling and European drugstore retailer ROSSMANN have taken a significant step forward in warehouse automation. Their new Linde Robotic Case Picker (RoCaP) was showcased during the Linde Automation Summit in Aschaffenburg on November 12–13, marking its first major public demonstration after ROSSMANN completed extensive real-world testing. The RoCaP targets one of intralogistics’ most […]
TechnoAlpin Adds Autonomous SOTO Robots to Boost Production Logistics
TechnoAlpin expands automation with Jungheinrich subsidiary Magazino’s SOTO robot, integrating small load carrier transport into its advanced intralogistics system. Bolzano, Italy – TechnoAlpin, the global leader in snowmaking systems, is stepping up efficiency in its production logistics with the integration of the autonomous mobile robot SOTO. Developed by Magazino, a Jungheinrich subsidiary, SOTO will automate […]
FoxBot Autonomous Trailer Loader/Unloader Exceeds 2.5 Million Pulls
AUSTIN, Texas – Fox Robotics has announced that its installed base of FoxBot autonomous trailer loader/unloaders (ATL) has unloaded over 2.5 million pallets since the company introduced it in 2019. Fox Robotics nearly tripled its annual recurring revenue (ARR) from 2022 to 2023 and in the last 12 months, doubled its installed fleet of FoxBot autonomous forklifts. “We created […]
