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Nimble picks up $106M to scale general purpose fulfillment robot

Robotics Business Review

” Founded in 2017, Nimble’s services include robotic fulfillment and transportation. Paired with the Nimble Cloud Logistics Platform, The San Francisco-based company asserted that its system will result in warehouses that are simpler, more reliable, and easier to install and scale. “By

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U.S. Marine Corps testing autonomy system for helicopters

Robotics Business Review

Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connection (ACL) program, transporting various types of cargo and serving in casualty evacuation roles, operating in both crewed and uncrewed configurations. When combined with Near Earth’s logistics mission autonomy system, it will be the centerpiece of this program.

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RBR50 Spotlight: Dexterity stacks AI, robotics for truck loading

Robotics Business Review

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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Increased appetite for last mile logistics boosts H1 returns, says CBRE

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The Logistics property sector recorded a 5.0% total return for the first half of 2017, according to figures released in the CBRE UK Logistics Index.

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2nd BME Global Pharma Supply Chain Congress 2017 in Frankfurt/Main

Manufacturing & Logistics IT

The 2nd BME Global Pharma Supply Chain Congress of the Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics (BME) at the Marriott Hotel in Frankfurt takes place from 20 to 23 March 2017. Motto of this international event is "Embracing a new supply chain culture to drive the patient-centric agenda".

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Carnegie Robotics acquires Duro positioning product line from Swift Navigation

Robotics Business Review

Initially launched in 2017 as a collaboration between Swift and Carnegie Robotics, the Duro line includes high-precision GNSS receivers and software for accurate positioning in challenging environments. Carnegie Robotics supports off-road autonomy “Since 2017, we’ve focused on off-road autonomy,” explained Embrescia.

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METRO Inc. inaugurates its automated distribution centre

Canadian Manufacturing

” The automated distribution centres feature technology provided by METRO’s automation partner, Witron, a German Company with whom METRO has been working since 2017. “The opening of METRO’s Toronto Fresh DC represents a major milestone,” said Dan Gabbard, Vice President of Logistics and Distribution, METRO Inc.