Articles Tagged with ''robotic material handling solutions''

Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., has been pioneering new technologies to minimize the time an associate spends on repetitive tasks like cleaning floors or checking inventory on a shelf.

Takeoff, Boston, Mass., launched a new groundbreaking technology that brings innovative automation to the e-grocery industry.

No matter the approach that best fits your business, the adoption of an AS/RS offers a strong opportunity to improve speed, throughput and efficiencies.

Tompkins Robotics, a Raleigh, N.C.-based division of Tompkins International, and RightHand Robotics, Somerville, Mass., announced a collaboration that will combine t-Sort, what is dubbed to be the world’s first portable, automated sortation system, with RightPick, a robotic piece-picking system, to provide flexibility and throughput for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment.

Ocado Technology, a UK division of Ocado, revealed a new robotic system capable of picking a wide range of grocery products.

New lower-cost sensors and other improvements in technology are making equipment such as automated forklifts, autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) and mobile robotics more practical for a wider range of applications in warehousing and distribution.