December 15, 2017
The Big Picture: Navigation Gets a Reboot for ...
There’s a battle underway to win hearts and minds in the world of automatic guided vehicles (AGVs). In a word, it’s all about navigation. Not long ago, every AGV system was guided by wires buried in the floor, laser targets on the walls, tape on the ...
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December 14, 2017
Selection Criteria for a Self-Driving Industrial ...
Manufacturers are increasingly turning to automation to solve their materials handling challenges. But as many are realizing, not all self-driving industrial vehicle companies are alike. The various robotic solutions on the market have vastly ...
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November 21, 2017
A Look at Supply Chains of the Future
We're living in an age when technology never seems to slow down, and the supply chain is no exception. There's no end to new ideas and tools for streamlining the movement of goods from the plant to D.C. and on to the consumer. Just keeping up with ...
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November 14, 2017
Seegrid Partners with Bell and Howell to Expand ...
Bell and Howell has announced that it has been selected by Seegrid, a leader in connected self-driving vehicles for materials handling, for technical service and support in North America. The partnership expands Seegrid’s service capabilities as the ...
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October 31, 2017
Warehouse Technology Drives Cost Down
Warehouse efficiency has always been an integral part of business systems. As costs and competition increase and profit margins decrease, this efficiency has become essential for the continuation of a company's existence. Methods of efficiency will ...
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August 24, 2017
Self-Driving Forklift Takes the Human Factor Out ...
Robots and autonomous vehicles are taking over a growing number of domains, and jobs in warehouses are no exception to that rule. That is where self-driving industrial vehicle company Seegrid's new GP8 Series 6 forklift enters the picture. The GP8 ...
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August 23, 2017
Seegrid Rolls Out Self-Driving Pallet Truck
Seegrid has rolled out a self-driving pallet truck the Pittsburgh-based robotics company said doesn't need human intervention. The GP8 Series 6 "offers fully automated material movement to execute hands-free load exchange from pickup to dropoff," ...
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August 22, 2017
New Seegrid Offering Puts Self-Driving Vehicles ...
Automation in the supply chain increases efficiency, reduces costs, and decreases errors. Today, Seegrid, which makes connected self-driving vehicles for materials handling, has announced the GP8 Series 6 self-driving pallet truck. The truck is ...
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August 22, 2017
Seegrid Introduces Self-Driving Vision-Guided ...
Seegrid Corporation has introduced a self-driving pallet truck. The GP8 Series 6 utilizes Seegrid's Smart Platform, which combines flexible, infrastructure-free, vision-guided vehicles with fleet management, says the company. "The GP8 Series 6 ...
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August 1, 2017
Bringing Robots With Eyes to a Warehouse Near You
Seegrid is the leading provider of self-driving vehicles for materials handling, with its vehicles having driven more than 670,000 miles across factories and warehouses on behalf of companies like Amazon, GM, Whirlpool and Boeing. Chris Visnic ...
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June 27, 2017
From Steel City to Roboburgh: Pittsburgh Still ...
The story of Pittsburgh’s role in the Industrial Revolution is undisputed. So is the well-worn, late 20th-century narrative of the city’s declining manufacturing base. So it might come as a surprise that manufacturing is once again strong in Steel ...
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June 20, 2017
4 Steps On Your Journey Toward Industry 4.0
Introducing new technology can be disruptive: upending the status quo is always challenging for businesses and their employees. For manufacturers, though, the idea of the smart factory of the future is quickly becoming a reality, and even those ...
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June 6, 2017
Vision-Guided Vehicles Deliver Parts to Appliance ...
If Ohio ever needs a catch phrase to promote its manufacturing success, “five out of eight is great” would be appropriate. The reason is because Ohio is home to five of Whirlpool Corp.’s eight U.S. assembly plants. Those five factories are located ...
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June 1, 2017
As More Robots Join the Workforce, Some Say It ...
Bob Zorn's coworkers were waiting for him when he started his shift at Giant Eagle's warehouse in Pittsburgh. The two blue, autonomous pallet jacks sat idle near the receiving bays. Their stately calm was out of place in the chaos — organized chaos ...
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May 28, 2017
Turning Auto Plants Into WALL-E Worlds
While Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been laying out a futuristic vision of highly automated, human-free car factories staffed by robots, it's the legacy auto industry that's quietly putting a version of that vision into motion. Jaguar Land Rover, BMW, ...
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May 12, 2017
Embracing Automation: Preparing the Workforce to ...
Seegrid works with customers to train their frontline men and women to be the first generation of automated robotics operators, supporting the transition to a robotics-integrated workforce, which ultimately enables companies to be more productive ...
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May 3, 2017
Seegrid, Raymond Partner on Autonomous Lift Truck
Jeff Christensen, vice president of products at Seegrid, discusses its unique partnership with The Raymond Corporation in creating an automated tow tractor lift truck. Watch the video from Food Logistics. Watch Video
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April 24, 2017
Vision-Guided Robot 'Mr. Roboto' Joins Zulily's ...
Robots are changing the workflow of warehouses, and at the same time, providing a glimpse of the future workplace, as online retailer Zulily is finding out. The company, which sells clothing, home decor, toys, and gifts from up-and-coming as well as ...
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April 20, 2017
Saved by the Machines
American company Seegrid, which specialises in autonomous 3D vision navigation, uses cameras to navigate the warehouse with its “Vision Guided Vehicle.” “We take pictures in stereo – five pairs of cameras to cover the entire dome – with a 360 degree ...
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April 19, 2017
Machines on the Move
More self-guided AGVs at automotive plants are also in evidence across the Atlantic. For example, Pennsylvania-based materials handling equipment supplier Seegrid has supplied the manufacturing industry across the US with vision guided vehicles ...
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April 13, 2017
Automation Education: Training the First ...
Automation in material handling is not a new concept; in fact, automation has supported production since the early 19th century. More recently, as automation technology has become more capable, some are concerned about how this will influence ...
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March 30, 2017
Seeing is Believing: Putting Faith in Automated ...
What do you get when you combine Seegrid's unparalleled automated guided vehicle solution with the efficiency of Raymond Corp's electric lift trucks? To start with: flexibility. All the infrastructure you'll need is built onto the trucks; the ...
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February 15, 2017
Lifting the Curtain on New Lift Truck ...
The chronic shortage of qualified labor in the food and logistics industry is boosting interest in automation, including automated lift trucks, also known as automated guided vehicles (AGVs). Removing labor from the equation not only saves on costs, ...
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August 29, 2016
Seegrid Raises $25M to Expand Industrial AVs That ...
Seegrid, a robotics company that makes autonomous industrial vehicles, is expecting to double its revenue for the second year in a row. The Pittsburgh-based company just announced that it has raised $12 million of equity capital from Giant Eagle, ...
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