Robotics

Consumer concerns about autonomous robots may give way to more favorable impressions as demand for human-free delivery grows during the coronavirus outbreak. Not so long ago, a "techlash" threatened to derail progress on autonomous transportation, and critics talked about corrective actions such...

Fetch Robotics, a cloud robotics and on-demand automation company, announced a new drag-and-drop development toolkit on March 2. The toolkit allows customers to implement flexible automation in existing warehouse facilities – without third-party assistance. "With Workflow Builder, we're making a...

Autonomous trucking startup Starsky Robotics has laid off the majority of its engineers and office personnel after its fundraising efforts and attempts to find a buyer failed, a former executive says. A skeleton crew remains at the company's headquarters in San Francisco as Starsky co-founders...

Logistics plays a significant role in keeping the world economy moving. However, what keeps logistics moving? In 2020, we're seeing new global pressures, opportunities in ecommerce markets and alliances coalescing around new technologies. Here's a look at some of the top logistics trends impacting...

Self-driving truck startup Kodiak Robotics recently celebrated six months of running commercial loads in Texas, marking a milestone for the Mountain View, California, company that was founded in 2018 by industry veterans. With a facilities center in North Texas, the company is making daily...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has won a patent for a multifaceted last-mile autonomous robot the company is calling, prosaically, a "storage compartment vehicle" (SCV), designed to deliver and retrieve items potentially from multiple customers on a single trip. The patent application, published...

Skynet might need a new pizza delivery platform as Zume shuts down its robotic pizza business to better focus on food packaging, production and delivery systems, Restaurant Business reported. Reports of Zume's shift in focus surfaced last week and took effect Monday. The five-year-old startup...

Autonomous trucking startup Starsky Robotics is in talks with potential buyers, including some with its rivals, after failing to raise new funding to stay afloat, a former employee claims. The 3-year-old startup is best known for its Level 4 autonomous trucking technology that uses truck drivers...

While Starsky Robotics says it remains committed to developing Level 4 autonomous vehicle technology, the company's over-the-road trucking fleet is not faring as well. Starsky recently decided to downsize the OTR fleet. The 3-year-old startup is best known for its fully unmanned truck trip on a 9....

On one hand, Starsky Robotics is a traditional over-the-road trucking company that relies on its 36 trucks for freight delivery and revenue. But the startup founded in 2016 by Stefan Seltz-Axmacher and Kartik Tiwari was launched to solve a problem plaguing the freight industry: the driver shortage...

Less than six months after Refraction came out of stealth mode, the robotics startup  is launching its first food delivery service, for residents of Ann Arbor, Michigan, according to a statement released on Dec. 12. Customers within the 2.5-mile delivery zone can now place lunchtime orders from...

On Wednesday, global software and mobile robotics provider GreyOrange launched the latest advancement of its fulfillment operating system. GreyOrange leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize fulfillment operations. According to a statement released by the company,...

Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT), US' largest retailer and private employer has once again confirmed it is a grocery powerhouse as it issued its latest quarter earnings on Thursday. Its strong food business brought sales gains but its success is also owed to its impressive delivery infrastructure...

In a world full of fears of robots taking jobs, Boeing Co (NYSE: BA) is the company taking jobs from robots. The robots that have been assembling the fuselage sections for Boeing’s 777 and 777X jets aren’t being laid off, but some of their work is being taken over by human...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) said Wednesday it will build a $40 million robotics research and manufacturing facility in Westborough, Massachusetts, about 30 miles southwest of Boston. The 350,000-square-foot complex, scheduled to open in 2021, will be Amazon's second robotics development and...