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Xwing and U.S. Air Force demonstrate fully autonomous cargo aircraft

Robotics Business Review

has demonstrated fixed-wing cargo-carrying capability in a point-to-point flight between two airbases using a specially modified Cessna 208B Grand Caravan. In modern conflict, it’s axiomatic that logistics wins wars. In air freight alone, just under 16 million metric tons of cargo was flown worldwide in 2023. kg) payload.

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Maersk and iB Cargo install Dexory’s robotics and AI technology in Bucharest distribution centre

Robotics Automation News

Dexory says its partnership with international shipping line Maersk is expanding into the Maersk and iB Cargo managed site in Romania, a distribution centre for a top home furnishing brand globally. The Bucharest deployment is the first of many outside of the UK to go live with the innovative technology, as part of the company’s […]

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Italian port Livorno provides Comau exoskeletons to cargo handlers

Robotics Automation News

The logistics and cargo handling activities carried out in the port environment are largely managed manually by workers in order to ensure the required operational standards.

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Stratom demonstrates new autonomous pallet loader vehicle

Robotics Automation News

Stratom, a developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robotic systems for logistics and operational applications, says it has successfully completed field demonstration of its patent-pending ATLAS vehicle, Stratom’s advanced autonomous pallet loader.

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AMRs and AMVs Create Safer Surroundings and Adjust Workflows Quickly

Fabricating & Metal Work

The integration of AI into autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provides room to maneuver when it comes to transporting components and products between the different stages of production. Earlier this year, ABB’s (Ann Arbor, MI) Marc Segura, who is president of the ABB Robotics Division, commented on the new frontiers for robotics and AI in 2024.

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Leading UK-based Robotics Company BotsAndUs Rebrands as Dexory

i4.0 today

The cutting-edge intelligence and robotics company previously known as BotsAndUs will from hereon be known as Dexory it was announced today. Dexory is the provider of real-time data insights using autonomous robots that measure, track and find goods across warehouses without manual intervention. “ Today Magazine.

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‘Drones are better for the planet than traditional means of transport’: Alex Landowski, Medical Logistics

E&T

The co-founder and managing director of Medical Logistics isn’t just talking about the day-to-day frustrations of getting across town by car for anything as routine as a business meeting. Medical Logistics has been instrumental in the first UAV flight-corridor trial in the UK for delivering time-critical medical cargo to an NHS hospital.