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Slip Robotics picks up $28M for trailer loading/unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

Source: Slip Robotics For more than a century, truck trailers have been loaded and unloaded in the same way, leading to wasted time for drivers and dangerous bursts of activity for forklift operators. Slip Robotics is driving a level of change in the supply chain industry not seen since the containerization of sea freight.

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Pickle Robot gets orders for over 30 unloading systems plus $50M in funding

Robotics Business Review

Source: Pickle Robot Robotic truck unloading fits the classic definition of dull, dirty, or dangerous jobs worth automating. Pickle Robot Co. Founded in 2018, Pickle Robot said its robots are designed to autonomously unload trucks, trailers, and import containers at human-scale or better performance.

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Robotic Innovation and Entegra clear span design propels Truss Manufacturing to new heights

Manufacturer's Monthly

A regional Queensland manufacturer is proving that strategic infrastructure investment and automation can level the playing fieldeven against national competitors. Now we make 15 houses per day with the same amount of staffall thanks to robotics and smart facility design. Why does this matter?

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Sojo Industries raises $40M to scale mobile manufacturing lines

Robotics Business Review

. | Source: Sojo Industries Sojo Industries, which specializes in advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing, and modular packaging systems, this week said it has raised $40 million. ” Founded in 2021, Sojo Industries delivers advanced robotics, mobile manufacturing, and modular packaging solutions for the food and beverage industry. .

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Hyundai and Plus AI to roll out hydrogen-powered autonomous trucks across US freight routes

Robotics Automation News

Hyundai and Plus AI have unveiled a shared vision at the recent Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim, California, outlining their collaboration on autonomous hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks and their aims to accelerate the development of a hydrogen-powered freight network in the United States.

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Contoro picks up $12M to scale container unloading robots

Robotics Business Review

States Logistics in California was an early user of Contoros truck-unloading robot. Unloading trailers and containers is a labor-intensive task that has been difficult to automate, but a number of companies have made progress. Contoro is a spinoff from Harmonic Bionics, he told The Robot Report.

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Kodiak Robotics expands autonomous freight service to Florida with USPS partner

Robotics Automation News

Kodiak Robotics, a self-driving trucking company, has expanded its autonomous freight service to Florida with 10 Roads Express, a provider of time sensitive surface transportation for the US Postal Service. A Kodiak autonomous truck carried 10 […].

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