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RBR50 Spotlight: Dexterity stacks AI, robotics for truck loading

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Website: [link] Year Founded: 2017 Number of Employees: 101-500 Innovation Class: Application & Market Loading trucks and trailers is a thankless task, requiring workers to repeatedly move boxes of all sizes. Organization: Dexterity Country: U.S. Dexterity Inc. has been working with FedEx Corp. and Sagawa Express Co.,

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Outrider obtains 11th U.S. patent for yard automation

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Outrider ’s patent portfolio covers the numerous inventions, innovations, and technologies our team developed to re-define the logistics yard,” stated Andrew Smith, founder and CEO of Outrider. “In In 2017, we recognized that autonomously moving 50,000-lb. -based company.

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Groupe CAT in major fleet renewal with 60 Scania car transporters

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Automotive logistics giant Groupe CAT is renewing its fleet with a significant investment of 60 Scania car transporters. Supplied by local dealer TruckEast Limited, the order consists of 57 420 P low-roof rigids and 3 420 G 4×2 highline tractor units. Each truck is powered by a 13-litre Super engine and all-new driveline.

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Volvo launches VNL Autonomous truck equipped with Aurora software

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Chris Urmson, Sterling Anderson, and Drew Bagnell founded Aurora in 2017. The unit of the Volvo Group offers customers tailored transport as a service (TaaS) with autonomous vehicles, required infrastructure, operational and uptime support, and cloud-based management of logistics flows.

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Boston Dynamics debuts electric version of Atlas humanoid robot

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In the meantime, the company itself changed owners, from Google in 2013 to SoftBank in 2017 and most recently to Hyundai in 2020. ” In the new video below, the previous version of Atlas handles automotive parts and real products weighing up to 25 lb. “We’re beginning in their factory,” he told The Robot Report.

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Adapta Robotics execs explain development strategies for testing and inventory robots

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In 2017, rinf.tech developed with European Union support the first prototype of MATT , a delta robot for device testing. ” Then, we slowly saw similar needs in other industries like automotive manufacturing. Adapta’s model includes a one-time robot purchase fee, plus annual license and maintenance fees.

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Chinese AV developer WeRide brings in $458.5M from IPO, private placement

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” Established in 2017, WeRide provides autonomous driving systems ranging from SAE Level 2 to Level 4. It said application scenarios span smart mobility, smart logistics, and smart sanitation. So far, WeRide has conducted road testing for this vehicle, which it claimed can offer a variety of logistics products and services.