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Orchestrating thousands of Ocado robots in the AWS Cloud with guaranteed ultra-low latency
Orchestrating fleets of thousands of bots in the AWS Cloud with guaranteed ultra-low latency is no small feat. Ocado’s Chief of Advanced Technology, Alex Harvey, spoke with Ronald van Loon at the AWS Summit about how to achieved this.
Amazon Halts Opening New Warehouses, Distribution Centers
Amazon officially has too much industrial space –– a hangover from spending billions from 2020 and 2022 to double its fulfillment and distribution space across the country.
Amazon looking to slow its pandemic rate of expansion
As Amazon’s consumer business grew 23% annually over the past two years, space and labor constraints led to a bottleneck that prevented Amazon from getting customers their packages quickly.
Is the metaverse the future of the internet? A Globe journalist steps inside to find out
Some analysts say we will spend much more time in the metaverse in the years ahead. But what’s the appeal? The Globe’s Joe Castaldo suits up and gets lost in the Decentraland and Horizon Worlds platforms
Tesla Flew a Drone Through Its Gigafactory in Berlin, the Footage Is Mesmerizing
Tesla’s Giga Berlin was met with some opposition at first, but it managed to finally open and start all the operations. Now the American manufacturer is showing what’s inside the plant, how a car is made from scratch, and how cool this industry is in the era of EVs.
The Challenge of Rebuilding U.S. Domestic Supply Chains
Shortages of essential medical supplies, semiconductors, and other goods and materials during the Covid-19 pandemic have dramatically exposed the vulnerabilities of global supply chains.
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport completes huge $1 billion expansion
The completion of the massive new International Arrivals Facility (IAF) will allow Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to significantly expand its international flight operations, and compete with Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR) current role as the Pacific Northwest’s dominant Trans-Pacific hub.
What e-commerce could look like in the metaverse
The metaverse consists of immersive experiences that enable people to interact in virtual worlds. It will power the next wave of innovation, including a broad range of shared experiences addressing work, gaming, e-commerce, robotics, trainings for autonomous vehicles and climate change research.
RFID’s renaissance in retail
Stores no longer play an occasional supporting role in the omnichannel shopping journey. As retailers try to shift more omnichannel fulfillment to offline channels—often the most feasible and profitable last-mile fulfillment option—stores and their supply-chain tethers are retaking center stage in the evolving customer journey.
These robotic hands can be controlled from any country
We build next-generation robot hands and systems with advanced dexterity to help solve challenging problems and provide a meaningful purpose. Whether it’s for crucial research or mission-critical work, our autonomous and teleoperated robots boldly step in.