The company has invested more than $215 million in automation and robotics in the last five years.
August 8, 2019
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., created a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to help the company develop more automation and robotics for its food production plants.
JBT Corp., Chicago, introduced FTNON CoreTakr, an innovative robotic system that uses advanced 3D camera technology to remove unwanted cores from lettuce heads used in the fresh-cut and ready-to-eat segments.
After years of skepticism in an industry that’s been long underpenetrated by e-commerce, grocery retailers made strides in the rollout of curbside pickup and same-day grocery delivery.
July 15, 2019
CommonSense Robotics, Israel, released a study that analyzes some of the biggest drivers of e-commerce growth and explores factors that will pose particular challenges for grocery retailers in the future.
Kroger has committed to building 20 customer fulfillment centers (CFC), powered by Ocado, to accelerate its ability to provide customers with anything, anytime and anywhere.
July 15, 2019
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Ocado, UK, announced plans to build a new high-tech customer fulfillment center in Forest Park, Ga.
Kroger's first CFC – a 335,000-square-foot automated warehouse facility with digital and robotic capabilities, also known as a shed – is being constructed in Monroe, Ohio.
July 15, 2019
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Ocado, UK, broke ground on what is said to be the nation’s first customer fulfillment center (CFC).
BrainOS, Brain Corp.’s cloud-connected commercial operating system, empowers builders of autonomous machines and floor care robots to operate across numerous environments, including warehouses.
July 1, 2019
Brain Corp, a San Diego, Calif.-based artificial intelligence (AI) company for the robotics industry, opened its European headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
The growing retail industry across the globe is giving rise to the installation of warehouses and management in multiple regions.
June 28, 2019
The automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) market is expected to witness a CAGR of 10.18% during the forecast period 2019-2024, according to a study published by Mordor Intelligence, Boston.
Trends suggest the global stock of robots will multiply even faster in the next 20 years, reaching as many as 20 million by 2030.
June 27, 2019
The robotics revolution is rapidly accelerating, as fast-paced technological advances in automation, engineering, energy storage, artificial intelligence and machine learning converge continue to transform the capabilities of robots and their ability to take over tasks once carried out by humans.