Cleveron 361 is an outdoor parcel locker designed for bus stops in rural areas. Cleveron 361 combines the characteristics of a bus stop and a parcel locker. Clients can receive their online-ordered parcels from the bus stop and the parcel locker can be filled by couriers or bus drivers. The bus stop/parcel locker uses solar panels, which supports… Read More »
From Robotics and Automation Apri 2020 What’s on the minds of automated research these days? This landscape – and therefore, the scope of the report – includes the following: Automated guide carts and vehicles Autonomous mobile industry vehicles (forklifts, tugs, and so on) Goods-to-person automated carts / robots Collaborative autonomous mobile robots Mobile picking robot (regular- and irregular-shaped… Read More »
Full article at WisconsinInno Apr2020 Scanalytics, the Milwaukee-based company that makes floor sensor technology to track and collect data on human movement patterns, is providing its tech to Wisconsin grocer Metcalfe’s Market free of charge to help the company with COVID-19-induced capacity at its stores. Metcalfe’s has three stores in Wisconsin, two in Madison and one in Wauwatosa. The grocer is… Read More »
From Frank Mayer blog Apr2020 As news reports detail the impact COVID-19 will have on our population and the healthcare system that serves it, many medical facilities have put systems in place to streamline services and keep frontline workers safe. Once the pandemic ends, these same procedures will remain, with clinics and hospitals looking to invest in strategies… Read More »
Updated content on kioskindustry.org providing custom kiosk design manufacturers. Retail Kiosk Manufacturers Having an unattended self-service terminal or kiosk designed for you is the path that product oriented companies such as Redbox, Coinstar and others are more likely to travel. Olea Kiosks, Inc. kiosks, custom and standard KioWare software for lockdown and remote monitoring Pyramid Computer kiosks Nanonation Interactive custom projects KIOSK… Read More »
In April we launched the Smart City Design website which features RFPs, Contracts, News, Resources and more. It is the plan to provide more focus on markets such as Smart City, Digital Signage, POS aka Point-Of-Sale markets. These are important markets for Thin Clients which typically like to think the primary market is corporate America via Dell or… Read More »
From the National Restaurant Association March 2020 Gift-card sales are a much-needed revenue source during the pandemic disruption. Cards appeal to homebound customers and play a big part in community outreach efforts. As coronavirus disrupts the U.S., restaurant owners and operators are looking for alternative ways to create much-needed revenue for their businesses. One way is promoting the… Read More »
From Protocol.com April 2020 Excerpt: The coronavirus pandemic has pushed the world into uncharted territory — and in some industries, that’s leading to an automation boom. More than 6.6 million people filed for unemployment in the U.S. last week. Experts estimate 10 million are out of work. Already, automation is filling some of the gaps. But when the dust settles, will robots… Read More »
Article on CNBC Apr 2020 on Toast Toast was valued at almost $5 billion in February, coming off a year of 109% revenue growth. A month later, states from California to New York had imposed shelter-in-place rules, forcing restaurants to close except for takeout and delivery. Toast is using a chunk of the $400 million it just raised… Read More »
Article by Tomra on reverse vending role April 2020 Truls Haug, Managing Director at TOMRA Collection Solutions, explains the role of reverse vending technology in deposit return schemes, ahead of the schemes set to be introduced in the UK over the coming years With Scotland set to bring in a deposit return scheme (DRS) in 2022 and England, Wales & Northern… Read More »
