Robotics

DoorDash buys salad-making robotics company Chowbotics

DoorDash buys salad-making robotics company Chowbotics

DoorDash (NYSE: DASH) has acquired Chowbotics, a salad-making robotics company based in Hayward, California. Terms were not disclosed.

Chowbotics uses an advanced robot called Sally to perform meal prep, primarily salads. Founded in 2014, Chowbotics has raised $20.8 million in funding across five funding rounds. Techstars and Geekdom Fund have served as lead investors.

The company offers a mobile app that debuted in 2020 to allow for contactless ordering. Users can browse the menu and place an...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/doordash-buys-salad-making-robotics-company-chowbotics

Amazon to open robotics fulfillment center in central Texas

Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced plans to open a 700,000-square-foot fulfillment center in the central Texas city of Waco. 

The new facility will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs and is expected to come online in 2021. It will be located on a 90-acre site on the city’s south side, just off of Interstate 35.

Waco, which has a population of 144,000 people, is located 100 miles north of Austin along I-35.

Seattle-based Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Waco marks the eighth facility the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-to-open-robotics-fulfillment-center-in-central-texas

The Robot Revolution is Here Changing the World

  • Machines now perform all sorts of tasks: They clean big stores, patrol borders, and help children with autism.
  • Already, in 2020, robots take inventory and clean floors in Walmart. They shelve goods and fetch them for mailing in warehouses.
  • Replacing people with robots—an idea majorities of people around the world dislike, according to polls—looks medically wise, if not essential.
  • Robots now deliver food in Milton Keynes, England, tote supplies in a Dallas hospital, disinfect patients’ rooms...

https://mfame.guru/the-robot-revolution-is-here-changing-the-world/

The Daily Dash: Electric truck mania; robotics company lands $17M; and J.B. Hunt receives landmark tractor

Volvl Trucks electric VNR tractor

The Daily Dash is a quick look at what is happening in the freight ecosystem. In today’s edition, Schneider National, Navistar and Volvo Trucks North America all announced advancements to electric vehicle testing and charging networks. Plus, a warehouse robotics company and 3D additive printing firm land investment rounds.  

Electric charge

The flurry of news surrounding electric trucks on Wednesday was nearly nonstop. In the end, three large companies — Schneider National, Navistar and Volvo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-daily-dash-electric-truck-mania-robotics-company-lands-17m-and-jb-hunt-receives-landmark-tractor

Amazon building first robotics fulfillment center in Australia

Modern Amazon warehouse in Australia.

Amazon announced on Tuesday, June 30, that it has begun construction on its first fulfillment center in Australia equipped with robots to improve the efficiency of processing online orders. 

The 2-million square-foot facility, which will house up to 11 million items and create more than 1,500 jobs, is Amazon’s second fulfillment center in western Sydney. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2021.

Amazon Australia launched in December 2017 and now has three fulfillment centers,...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/amazon-building-first-robotics-fulfillment-center-in-australia

ABB breaks ground for advanced robotics factory in Shanghai

Factory of the future strengthens ABB’s leading position in China, the world’s largest robotics market

ABB has begun construction of its new 67,000-m2 robotics manufacturing and research facility in Kangqiao, near Shanghai. Expected to open in 2021, it will be the most advanced, automated and flexible factory in the robotics industry worldwide, utilizing the latest manufacturing processes – a cutting-edge center where robots make robots.

The facility will also host a world-class research and...

https://container-news.com/abb-robotics-factory/

Geodis: innovation and customer service the key to growth

Geodis may be in talks with CMA CGM, according to some market observers, but Thomas Kraus, head of northern and central Europe for Geodis, preferred to talk about customer satisfaction and new technologies, in a recent interview with The Loadstar. 
But he did note that shareholding structures were irrelevant to the market – and that having SNCF as a shareholder gave Geodis stability.  
“Ceva is still a competitor – we are not affected …

The post Geodis: innovation and customer service the key to...

https://theloadstar.com/geodis-innovation-and-customer-service-the-key-to-growth/

Why Innovate?

Carleen Lyden – Walker

Why Innovate?

Looking Ahead with SeaAhead

It was my distinct honor yesterday to attend a Maritime Innovation Summit hosted in Boston by SHIPPINGInsight Partner, SeaAhead.  This was a gathering in an area they term the “Innovation Cluster” and, judging from the range of technologies and innovations discussed, they may well be giving Silicon Valley a run for its money!!  It was also terrific to see the range of maritime interests in attendance:  Shell, Marsoft, Moran Shipping,...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/05/01/why-innovate/

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