European robot upheaval as French developer raises $90m
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Exotec将其3D Skypod机器人系统提供给包括在法国的家乐福包括家乐福的零售商，并且自2015年开始以来曾提高2100万美元。从83北和戴尔技术的90米的支持将用于每年向4,000个机器人提升到2021年。
The company competes with the Tharsus Group in the UK and AutoStore in Norway. Autostore is suing Tharsus and its supermarket partner Ocado for patent infringement on the robot technology. AutoStore is asking the US International Trade Commission for an exclusion order preventing the importation of Ocado’s infringing products into the United States, and an injunction barring the manufacture, sale, and use of Ocado’s infringing products in the UK. The case also cites Printed Motor Works in Hampshire, UK as an Ocado supplier.
“Since 1996, AutoStore has developed and pioneered technology that has revolutionized retail storage and order fulfillment, and is driving the growth of online retail,” said Karl Johan Lier, CEO and President of AutoStore. “Our ownership of the technology at the heart of Ocado’s warehousing system is clear. We will not tolerate Ocado’s continued infringement of our intellectual property rights in its effort to boost its growth and attempt to transform itself into a global technology company.”
仓库机器人市场预计每年增长45％（CAGR），而全球自动化市场的CAGR也不断增长10％至15％。
Exotec’s Skypod autonomous robot system quadruples warehouse productivity and increases the storage capacity by 5x by using a three-dimensional pattern at a speed of 4m/s.
“There is a global need for robotics solutions in warehouses, but logisticians are often concerned about investing in traditional fixed automation in this fast-changing world. This $50bn market should be supplied with flexible and efficient solutions to fulfill customers’ needs and new shopping timelines. We offer a new generation of warehouse robotics and have the largest deployed and operational systems across three continents,” said Romain Moulin, Co-founder and CEO of Exotec.
Exotec收入在2020年增加了一倍，因为有几家新的国际客户，包括家乐福和快速零售，其中一部分在日本的Uniqlo集团，在关键仓库中采用了他们的技术。在北美，Exotec签署了与高度经验丰富的美国集成商等伙伴关系，如AHS，S＆H系统和传送科，目前正在招聘员工。
“品牌和零售商看到巨大的激增in e-commerce, accelerated by the current pandemic. They must now transform their supply chain to gain competitive advantage. Exotec is addressing this challenge and is the leading player in scalable robotics systems,” said Rudi Lueg, Managing Director of North America at Exotec.
快速零售的交易在日本两家仓库中看到了1000多个Skypods。
“83North has invested in many teams and companies enabling the future of e-commerce. In our opinion, Exotec is one of those special companies, where the founders’ backgrounds, company culture, outstanding technology, delighted customers and a rapidly changing market make it a very unique investment,” said Laurel Bowden, Partner at 83North.
Scott Darling, President of Dell Technologies Capital, added: “Exotec is revolutionizing the adoption of robotics through its innovative and unique technology. Having relied heavily on world-class R&D skills aligned with solid industrial processes, Exotec is at the forefront of this burgeoning market and clearly the leader in the field.”
在AutoStore系统中，存储箱垂直地堆叠在网格中并存储在立方结构中，并且通过在结构顶部的机器人检索的机器人检索的箱子。AutoStore目前支持30多个国家的500多个安装和18,000个机器人，为杂货和医疗保健提供市场，为客户提供分销商Avnet，德州乐器，英国超市Asda，德国最佳购买的德克萨斯州仪器，德国和德国汉斯班萨斯的顾客。
Ocado也是一名自动驾驶客户，在2012年首次购买了自动化技术，这是Autostore Cites作为知识产权的侵权行为的交易。挪威的法院已经发现，自动驾驶有权享有其涵盖机器人中央技术的专利的所有权。
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