by Meghan Hennessey | Mar 7, 2016 | In the News |
A swarm of robots will soon be overtaking John Deere’s Horicon, Wis., plant. Sometime this year, a fleet of new-generation AGVs will begin zipping through the lanes of the company’s assembly line, hauling parts and materials across the plant in an efficient, automated...
by Meghan Hennessey | Jan 13, 2016 | In the News |
Consumer demands are driving massive change in manufacturing and distribution. As some companies work to bring or keep operations stateside to improve service levels, they face a more expensive and shallower labor pool. Automation in manufacturing continues to hunt...
by Meghan Hennessey | Dec 14, 2015 | In the News |
Modern factories and warehouses need to be reconfigurable, responsive and efficient to survive. To ensure this survival, Clearpath Robotics, a Kitchener, ON-based manufacturer of field and service robotics, has now introduced its first self-driving warehouse robot:...
by Meghan Hennessey | Dec 2, 2015 | In the News |
Matthew Rendall started his robotics company six years ago with a $50 investment and a huge dream. Then came the “blood, sweat, tears and blind ambition” needed to get the enterprise off the ground, remembers Rendall… Read More. ...
by Meghan Hennessey | Dec 2, 2015 | In the News |
Distribution centre managers know the challenges of managing a temporary or part-time workforce. Some of those challenges are unique to this “not-full-time” subset of employees. Read...
by Meghan Hennessey | Oct 15, 2015 | In the News |
Clearpath Robotics, a Canadian maker of field and service robots, has a new self-driving car named OTTO. But it’s not for the road. The moving platform is designed for heavy-load transport in industrial environments like factories and warehouses. Read...
