Brianna Wessling

1 week ago | automatedwarehouseonline.com | Brianna Wessling

AutoStore Holdings Ltd. last week said it it has surpassed 300 installations across North America. The company also promoted Mike Dickson as president of the Americas to lead its next phase of growth. Dickson gave Automated Warehouse insight into AutoStore’s latest automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS) deployment, its customer-focused approach, and more. The milestone installation was at Medline’s new site in Aurora, Colo., with its longtime integration partner, Swisslog.

2 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

DETROIT — Unlike other automation, humanoid robots aren’t yet ready for widespread usage in manufacturing, said Ujjwal Kumar, ME, the group president of Teradyne Robotics, in his keynote at Automate 2025. Teradyne is the parent company of Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots. Kumar gave his presentation, “Tech hype versus industrial need: Separating science fiction from scalable solutions,” at the annual trade show and conference of the Association for Advancing Automation’s (A3).

3 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

DETROIT — With more than 40,000 attendees and 800 exhibitors, Automate 2025 this week was a prime place to see and learn about the latest industrial automation. With the event came an avalanche of announcements about new products, partnerships, and applications. Here are some of the latest enabling technologies for manufacturing and logistics as part of our ongoing Automate coverage.

3 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

Waymo recalled 1,212 robotaxis to address risks of collisions with chains, gates, and other roadway barriers. The company said it resolved the underlying software issue through a November 2024 update that reduced the likelihood of these types of events. The recall does not impact its operations or any vehicles currently on the road, the company said. U.S. auto safety investigators from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened a probe into the issue last year.

3 weeks ago | therobotreport.com | Brianna Wessling

Universal Robots unveiled its fastest collaborative robot (cobot) yet today. The UR15 has a maximum TCP speed of 5 m/s to reduce cycle times, increase productivity, and reduce costs across applications and industries. For pick-and-place applications, the company said the UR15 delivers up to 30% cycle time improvements compared to other UR models. At the same time, it maintains the characteristics UR cobots are known for, such as a lightweight design and small footprint.