automated warehousing

Lab0: Robotics system first to fully automate inbound warehouse ops

Ridgefield, Washington, industrial automation company Lab0 announced on Tuesday morning the launch of the first industrial humanoid-inspired system designed to fully automate inbound warehouse operations.

According to a news release emailed to FreightWaves, Lab0 has emerged after two years of secret development on the RoboGlide system to integrate multiple stages of warehouse logistics. RoboGlide is a flexible and modular system that can unload shipping containers, identify products, detect...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lab0-robotics-system-first-to-fully-automate-inbound-warehouse-ops

New regulations will drive further automation in and beyond the warehouse yard

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By Bart De Muynck

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

The busy U.S. warehouse yards, where trucks dance a metallic ballet loading and unloading vital goods, are poised for a major shift in 2024. A wave of new regulations — from environmental mandates to labor reform — is set to reshape yard operations and demands strategic adaptation and innovative solutions. These regulatory forces are driving...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-regulations-will-drive-further-automation-in-and-beyond-the-warehouse-yard

Plus One Robotics raises $50M for AI-powered parcel handling

Plus One Robotics announced Tuesday that it has raised $50 million in series C funding.

With the most recent funding round, the AI-powered parcel handling robotics platform’s total funding to date is nearly $100 million.

Company officials said they will use the additional capital to increase capacity and rapidly scale deployment of its AI software-powered robots, as well as expand sales and marketing efforts in North America and internationally.

“The growth of e-commerce has placed tremendous...

DoorDash has an automation arm: DoorDash Labs

DoorDash adds a new robotics and automation arm, DoorDash Labs

In the wake of supply chain disruptions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and a host of other factors, companies have learned that technology and logistics are now essential to running a business. Larger companies like Amazon and Walmart have set a new precedent, establishing their own technology and logistics arms to keep up with the rapidly changing world of commerce.

Add DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) to that group. The food delivery platform announced on Thursday a project that it’s kept behind...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doordash-has-an-automation-arm-doordash-labs

Berkshire Grey struggles in first quarter as public company

Berkshire Grey releases Q3 earnings and misses on analyst expectations

AI-powered robotics and supply chain automation company Berkshire Grey reported its first earnings as a publicly traded company Thursday morning before the bell, revealing some early struggles for the business.

While Berkshire Grey’s revenue of $18.8 million in Q3 2021 was magnitudes greater than its $2.2 million in Q3 2020 and its $4.5 million in Q2 2021, it still missed on analyst expectations of around $21.7 million.

At the same time, the Bedford, Massachusetts-based company more than tripled...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/berkshire-grey-struggles-in-first-quarter-as-public-company

FreezPak Logistics announces 2nd fully automated distribution facility

Cold chain solutions provider FreezPak Logistics announced plans to open its second fully automated facility by the end of 2022.

The 267,575-square-foot cold storage development will be located in Woodbridge, New Jersey, and aims to serve the logistics market in the Northeast.

It will be minutes from the New Jersey Turnpike, near Newark Liberty International Airport, along with the ports of New York and New Jersey.

“FreezPak is going to new heights with the power of automation,” said Mike Saoud,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freezpak-logistics-announces-2nd-fully-automated-distribution-facility

Honeywell launches robot to reduce warehouse injuries, boost efficiency

Honeywell launches a new robot to automate case pickind and reduce warehouse injuries while boosting efficiency

One of the unfortunate realities of the warehousing industry is that it isn’t particularly safe. Of the 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2019, approximately 8% came from the warehousing industry, with injuries occurring at a rate of 4.8 for every 100 full-time workers. According to a report from Liberty Mutual, nonfatal industries in warehousing and transportation cost companies more than $84 billion per week in 2018 – that’s around $240,000 per year for each of the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/honeywell-launches-robot-to-reduce-warehouse-injuries-boost-efficiency

Not all logistics providers walk the visibility and tailored-solutions talk

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Considering COVID-19’s revolutionizing effect on consumer buying habits, it’s no surprise that e-commerce sales between the second quarter of 2019 and the second quarter of 2020 jumped from 10.8% to 16.1% of total national retail sales. For decades, e-commerce spending has shown about 1% growth each year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The significant leap from 2020, whether a new normal or a temporary, pandemic-inspired shift, is causing both shippers and logistics providers to quickly...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/not-all-logistics-providers-walk-the-visibility-and-tailored-solutions-talk

Hands off: Automated unloads, storage coming to Canadian distribution center

Groupe Robert is investing CA$150 million in an automated distribution center.

Imagine a distribution center that only requires the push of a button and waiting a few minutes to unload a truck. Then, a conveyor belt automatically moves pallets into a cold storage tower with no human interaction.

An automated distribution center with these features and capacity for 60,000 pallets of fresh and frozen foods is coming to Varennes, Quebec, in early 2023.

Groupe Robert, one of Canada’s largest trucking and logistics companies, is investing CA$150 million ($120 million) in just...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hands-off-automated-unloads-storage-coming-to-canadian-distribution-center

Chuck helps 6 River Systems land in FreightTech 25

6 River Systems ranked No. 23 in the FreightTech 25 this year.

Warehouse automation provider 6 River Systems’ first product, Chuck, is a collaborative mobile robot built to improve picking speed and accuracy. That innovation helped 6 River Systems garner the No. 23 spot in FreightWaves’ FreightTech 25. 

6 River Systems has since expanded its range of products, now offering wall-to-wall fulfillment solutions for warehouses.

In the middle of the year, amid lockdowns due to the pandemic, 6 River Systems gained customers that needed its technology solutions in...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/chuck-helps-6-river-systems-land-in-freighttech-25

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