Bots & Business

SLAMcore, provider of spatial intelligence software for robots and other autonomous machines, announced a strategic partnership with SYNAOS, developer of smart intralogistics software solutions for logistics and factories. Together the two companies are announcing SYNA.OS VIEW, a low-cost, real time, spatial intelligence system for manually guided intralogistics vehicles (e.g., forklifts and warehouse vehicles).

Gary Flood reports from the opening day of the RPA giant’s latest global non-virtual user conference, FORWARD IV—its first since the end of 2019

UiPath and CrowdStrike announced that the companies have partnered to deliver security protection and visibility with the UiPath Robotic Process Automation (RPA) platform and the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.

ROEQ, provider of mobile robotic equipment (MRE), has launched two new modules and accompanying accessories designed to boost the payload and lifting capabilities of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). The new ROEQ TMS-C1500 allows MiR AMRs to transport up to 1500 kg for the first time.

RPA has been around for a relatively long time in manufacturing to emulate repetitive, mundane human tasks. But now new possibilities arise with the introduction of analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and software automation. Manufacturers can now use this advanced technology across the entire manufacturing value chain to improve productivity and growth.

UiPath at its user conference, FORWARD IV previewed new features arriving in its next platform update. The capabilities in UiPath 2021.10 help customers tackle some of the most common issues in the enterprise such as sprawling and disparate applications; applying artificial intelligence (AI) to every facet of work; helping IT with scaling, maintaining, and securing automation; and making it easier for developers to build automations.

Mobile Industrial Robots A/S (MiR) today announced a new integration partnership with CSi palletising, a Netherlands-based company that provides full end-of-line palletizing solutions to some of the world’s largest consumer packaged goods (CPG)/fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies.

Over the next two years, visual configuration, digital wallets, customer identity and access management (CIAM) and virtual customer assistants (VCAs) will have high impact on digital commerce as mainstream adoption of these technologies increases, according to the 2021 Gartner Hype Cycle for Digital Commerce.

Asensus Surgical announced Sapporo Medical University Hospital, located in Hokkaido, Japan, has entered into an agreement to lease and utilize a Senhance Surgical System.

Salesforce rolled out three new Einstein Automate products to help every Salesforce customer, regardless of technical background, use low-code tools to automate time-consuming, manual processes and integrate data across systems right from their digital HQ.