Robotics

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...

Robotic delivery company Starship Technologies is deploying 30 robots at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, giving more than 66,000 students, staff and faculty access to autonomous food delivery. The UW is the company's biggest U.S. campus client to date, Starship said in a statement. ...

Germany-based logistics specialist DB Schenker is using robots to automate picking and sorting tasks at its Leipzig, Germany, warehouse following a successful trial. The hi-tech robots, manufactured by Croatia-based Gideon Brothers and capable of carrying an 800-kilogram load, allow productivity...

Seeking to demonstrate its commitment to safety, self-driving truck company Ike Robotics has released a 90-page safety self-assessment report, providing a detailed description of how the startup programs and operates its autonomous vehicles.  "Today [we are] releasing an unprecedented level of...

Technological innovation is forcing the supply chain to change and adapt faster than ever before. This means adopting emerging technologies and spending money on new products. In a saturated market, it can be difficult to differentiate between a good investment and a waste of money.  Chattanooga...

Körber Logistics, the investment and logistics arm of tech conglomerate Körber of Hamburg, Germany, has acquired a majority stake in the warehouse autonomous logistics robot installer and consultancy Cohesio. FreightWaves asked Nishan Wijemanne, CEO of Cohesio, and Chad Collins, CEO of Körber...

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Robotic delivery service Starship Technologies announced it has closed $40 million in Series A funding. The company, which recently passed the 100,000 commercial delivery mark, also announced that it plans to expand its service to 100 university campuses over the next two years. Starship makes...