warehouse technology

Gather AI launches new features, sees promise in indoor drone tech

Shortly after announcing its $17 million raise in March, Gather AI, an inventory management solutions provider that uses drone technology, launched two new offerings on Tuesday to elevate its ability to help warehouse operators find underutilized space.

The initial solution, location occupancy, harnesses computer vision data collected by Gather AI drones. It accurately gauges available space and promptly notifies managers when products can be consolidated, optimizing space utilization.

The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gather-ai-launches-new-features-sees-promise-in-indoor-drone-tech

GXO Direct launches in UK with plans for future European expansion

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Warehousing isn’t what it used to be. Today, vacancy rates are at historically low levels, and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gxo-direct-launches-in-uk-with-plans-for-future-european-expansion

Locus Robotics unveils solution for seamless integration of AMR models

CHICAGO — Warehouse robots are like ants. When one fails at its task, the entire colony can suffer. But unlike an ant colony, they’re often divided: Different robots typically perform different tasks and run on different systems, creating rifts in the ranks.

At ProMat 2023, Wilmington, Massachusetts-based Locus Robotics took steps to address that problem, announcing its new automation platform, LocusOne. The solution, unveiled Monday, can coordinate more than a thousand of the company’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locus-robotics-unveils-solution-for-seamless-integration-of-amr-models

Yale rebrands to Yale Lift Truck Technologies, demos technology at ProMat

CHICAGO — Kicking off what will be the first of many announcements here at ProMat 2023, materials handling firm Yale is changing its name to Yale Lift Truck Technologies to reflect the company’s doubled down focus on technology-enabled vehicles for the warehouse.

Accompanying the new brand identity were several demonstrations highlighting the latest Yale vehicles, some of which had never been seen by the public before Monday. The vehicles ranged in size and purpose, but all are fully electric...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/yale-rebrands-to-yale-lift-truck-technologies-demos-technology-at-promat

ArcBest touts system for loading, unloading trailer in one motion

ArcBest announced Wednesday the launch of warehouse freight movement technology that allows all of the freight on a trailer to be loaded or unloaded at once.

The Vaux Freight Movement System incorporates software and hardware, a 26-foot-long mobile platform and a coupler that can connect to most forklifts, to move freight on and off a trailer. Freight filling an entire trailer is positioned on the mobile platform and when unloaded to a warehouse floor it can be serviced from all sides...

GXO deploys robots and drones from Asylon for warehouse security

Aslyon drone and charging station

Robotic delivery and drone delivery are finally starting to get their moment. From ​​Santa Monica, California, to Dallas to North Carolina, driverless robot and drone pilots have been popping up all over the U.S. in recent months. 

While autonomous vehicles have become an increasingly common sight on America’s streets and in the skies, they’ve also begun to weave their way into the warehouse space. But in the latter setting they aren’t being used for deliveries.

Contract logistics provider GXO...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gxo-deploys-robots-and-drones-from-asylon-for-warehouse-security

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