There has been no shortage of challenges for the logistics industry this year. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 ground industries across the world to a halt. But, as the world began to open up this year, businesses were faced with new problems: crippling supply shortages, from materials …
Read More »Net Zero Meetups launches first climate positive, AI technology matching service to help businesses connect in a green and sustainable manner
Net Zero Meetups helps businesses connect with the people they want to meet the most by deploying a smart matching technology and decreasing environmental impact Net Zero Meetups, a digitally native events, and matchmaking company, today announces the launch of the first-ever fully climate positive and sustainable events platform for …
Read More »Magazino extends robot fleet at Zalando
Autonomous picking and transporting of shoeboxes in fulfillment centers 20 more TORU robots from Magazino will be deployed at Zalando’s logistics center in Lahr Part of the fleet is already actively supporting Zalando’s logistics center for Cyber Week The mobile robot TORU picks shoe boxes fully autonomously and supports employees …
Read More »Port of Gothenburg set to introduce Berth Planner for smart calls
A new digital tool will make calls at the Port of Gothenburg more time-efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally smart. Berth Planner, developed by the Gothenburg Port Authority in partnership with the Finnish company Awake.AI, is due to be launched after the summer. It is a unique initiative that will provide shipbrokers, …
Read More »Inefficient scheduling could be costing businesses up to 40% of income, international report finds
Companies managing deskless workers cite mounting staffing costs, poor compliance, and lack of scheduling software as a financial burden Introducing an AI-driven workforce management solution into business operations could recover up to 40% of much-needed lost income for cash-strapped UK companies, one international study has shown. In its ‘Cost …
Read More »Why cybersecurity is important for the construction equipment business
As construction companies digitize more of their operations and take advantage of the many benefits this brings, cybersecurity becomes an increasingly effective support. Guy Dulberger, Vice President of Information Security at Ritchie Bros., explains why the topic is so important and outlines some of the steps businesses can take to …
Read More »Harnessing AI to protect workers from injury must be a priority as online shopping booms says Stanley
An extraordinary rise in work related injuries to warehouse and delivery staff, as a result of the UK’s biggest spike in online retailing, poses a threat to economic recovery unless there’s an evolution in materials handling practices. That’s the prediction of Luton-based Stanley, which is advocating the use of artificial …
Read More »AGILOX Autonomous Mobile Robots are substantially saving costs by applying Artificial Swarm Intelligence
Swarm Intelligence (SI) and bio-inspired computing have attracted great interest in almost every area of science and engineering, including robotics, over the last two decades. Being an innovative manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), AGILOX directs most of its effort into developing one of the most unique robotic material handling …
Read More »Hyundai Construction Equipment partner with KT to advance smart logistics solutions
Hyundai Construction Equipment was the first company in Korea to develop driverless autonomous forklift trucks – HCE is now planning to progress its smart logistics solutions using KT’s (Korea Telecom) 5G communication network and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Hyundai CE announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with …
Read More »Smart Manufacturing with AI Inside by Stephan Romeder, VP Global Business Development, Magic Software
Stephan Romeder, VP Global Business Development, Magic Software – Already deployed in autonomous trucks, chatbots providing customer service, and drone trains, artificial intelligence (AI) is also making huge boosts to manufacturers’ productivity. Creating insights to enable manufacturers to produce higher quality products faster and more efficiently, AI solutions also provide …
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