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Robotics innovation is key to reshoring the $1T apparel manufacturing industry

Robotics Business Review

Sewing machines were controlled via ROS to synchronized apparel operation with a robot. Source: ARM Institute A staggering 97% of the apparel sold and worn in the U.S. is made overseas, according to the American Apparel & Footwear Association. Not only does this mean that the U.S. However, this was no small feat.

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Locus Robotics and Geodis to introduce ‘next-generation’ warehouse robotic automation to Mexico

Robotics Automation News

Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots for fulfillment warehouses, has completed a new implementation with Geodis, a global logistics provider, to bring “high performance, next-generation robotics automation” to Mexico to fulfill e-commerce and retail orders for a major global apparel brand.

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UPS and Gap units partner to offer ‘unmatched automation and supply chain capabilities’ to apparel merchants

Robotics Automation News

Two business units from within logistics giant UPS and famous retail brand GAP are combining their expertise to offer “unmatched automation and supply chain capabilities” to apparel and footwear merchants.

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MassRobotics returns as strategic partner for 2024 Robotics Summit & Expo

Robotics Business Review

Participants in the Form & Function Robotics Challenge at the 2023 Robotics Summit & Expo. In that role, MassRobotics is providing guidance and is acting as a liaison to its network of partners, sponsors, and resident startups, as well as to the global robotics community.

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Autopicker robots from Brightpick to automate The Feed, Dr. Max warehouses

Robotics Business Review

As robots tackle more tasks, The Feed has begun installing Brightpick Autopicker systems in its new warehouse. The deployment includes a total of 48 robots, and Broomfield, Colo.-based Brightpick has also rolled out its robots to Dr. Max, a leading European pharmaceutical supplier.

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BMC selects Zebra to automate operations

Robotics Automation News

Zebra Technologies, an industrial automation company, says Bespoke Manufacturing Company, an apparel manufacturer, has selected S&H Systems and Zebra’s Fetch autonomous mobile robots and fixed industrial scanners to improve visibility and productivity.

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Bespoke Manufacturing Company (BMC) Selects Zebra’s Industrial and Robotics Automation to Increase Efficiency

Manufacturing Tomorrow

US apparel manufacturing company relies on Zebra’s Fetch robotics and fixed industrial scanning solution to fast-track workpieces in the manufacturing process and scale the business

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