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Cuebus announces CUEBUS backroom pilot with Nitori
- The pilot will evaluate high-density storage and the time needed to store, locate and retrieve merchandise in an existing store backroom.
- Nitori and Cuebus will assess worker workload, safety and compatibility with current store operations.
- CUEBUS uses linear-motor transport and three-dimensional storage without aisles to bring selected merchandise to a designated location.
Lawson expands TechMagic I-Robo 2 deployment to three more stores
- The new installations opened in Ebina, Yokohama and Tokyo between August 6 and September 17.
- Each I-Robo 2 prepares 13 hot-food menu variants with stated cooking times of roughly 90 seconds to two and a half minutes.
- At the initial Lawson site, sales of in-store-prepared food increased approximately 20% year over year during the preceding 12 months.
KDDI Smart Mobility announces scheduled autonomous-bus service in Tsukuba
- Kanto Railway will operate the route on a published timetable, with fares of ¥190–310.
- The bus is limited to 15 seated passengers and 40 km/h during the initial service.
- The consortium is targeting Level 4 operation in fiscal 2027 and may extend the route and frequency.
NTT Mobility and May Mobility begin Toyota City autonomous-driving trial
- The first route runs between Toyota City Station and Toyota Stadium East through February 26, 2027, with free reserved rides for up to four passengers.
- A rural Sienna phase is planned for November, followed by an e-Palette route in a suburban district in February 2027.
- The programme evaluates Level 2 driving safety, remote supervision, transport-service viability and operating practices needed for eventual Level 4 service.
Rakuten expands autonomous delivery service into Toyosu
- The expansion adds about 17,000 households and 62 delivery points in Toyosu.
- The wider service area now covers more than 50,000 households and 254 delivery points.
- Customers can order more than 9,500 products from 44 participating stores.
SoftBank Robotics installs STEAMA permanently at Spa World
- The installation began serving the general public on September 7 at the resort's second-floor bar counter.
- It is STEAMA's first permanent public-facing installation in western Japan.
- The system automates high-pressure steam cooking, with a stated cooking cycle of about 90 seconds.
Mujin deploys two mixed-container depalletizing cells at Matsuda Denki
- The production system handles about 5,000 containers and 25 tonnes of lifted material per day.
- Mujin reports that the target process moved from three workers to zero and saves 5,856 labour hours per year.
- The cells use 3D vision plus real-time grasp and collision-free path planning in MujinOS.
WHILL begins 18-unit autonomous mobility rollout at Changi Airport
- The first full-deployment phase follows a 10-unit trial fleet that operated from March 2025 through 2026.
- Airport staff remotely dispatch units to arrival gates, where they carry passengers with reduced mobility to a service lounge or onward boarding gate.
- WHILL describes Changi as its largest airport deployment to date and says its Autonomous Service now operates across 26 airports and facilities globally.
Toshiba MIX GTP goes live at Honda Suzuka logistics center
- Autonomous AGVs move the required parts shelving to workers instead of sending workers through storage aisles.
- The live installation has achieved an average 200 order lines per hour per worker.
- Toshiba engineered the site-specific system on Mushiny’s MIX GTP platform and integrated it with Honda’s existing conveyors.
ZEALS validates two D1 robots across five hospital workflows
- The two D1 units logged 35 combined operating hours from August 26 through August 28 across five hospital workflows.
- Guidance and lightweight transport used spoken instructions plus camera- and sensor-based navigation; tea preparation and tray handling used the dual arms with teleoperation for safety.
- ZEALS reported no human contacts or falls within the test scope and will use the operating data to train and evaluate Omakase Zen.
AS Mobi deploys Cerence EVD in Japanese autonomous-bus trials
- The integration uses exterior microphones to detect ambulances, police cars and fire engines and feed an appropriate vehicle response.
- Cerence describes this as its first autonomous-bus programme in Japan and its first EVD deployment using exterior microphones.
- The current activity is a field-trial deployment; commercial deployment is targeted for 2027.
MUSE begins first U.S. Armo deployment at Foodcellar Market
- Operations began in August 2026 at one Foodcellar Market location in Queens, New York.
- Armo is moving carts loaded with merchandise in a live grocery-store workflow.
- MUSE described the installation as an initial deployment with expansion dependent on the evaluation results.
RentoRobot deployed more than six rented FANUC palletizing systems across Pearl Crop, using CRX…
- Pearl Crop uses more than six palletising systems supplied under RentoRobot's rental model.
- CRX cobots serve constrained lines while industrial robots handle higher-volume 50-pound cases.
DEVELOP built a compact FANUC LR Mate 200iD and M-710iC/45M packaging/palletizing cell for…
- DEVELOP built a compact FANUC LR Mate 200iD and M-710iC/45M packaging/palletizing cell for Inland Packaging; after six months it reduced staffing from two operators to one per line and beat its 4.5-second cycle target at 4.2 seconds.
- The operating scope and metrics apply to the named installation or programme rather than every product, site or customer.
Hakuou Robotics puts AutoFork into operation at Ebara Logistics
- AutoFork removes finished pallets and replenishes empty pallets for the production line.
- The connected workflow covers pallet handling between the factory and logistics centre.
- The system can continue the pallet-transfer workflow overnight.
DFA Robotics reports 330-plus annual staff hours saved by hospital W3 deployment
- The robot has operated since June 2025 across emergency, outpatient, laboratory, pharmacy and chemotherapy transport routes.
- A staff survey found about 90% of respondents reported more time or concentration for their primary clinical work.
- The hospital is considering expansion to additional departments and floors after the first year of operation.
Pixel Intelligence RoboBus trial begins at Tokyo German Village
- The compact vehicle has six seats, can travel in either direction and does not use a conventional driver position.
- The programme starts with closed night operation before daytime verification and passenger transport.
- A later phase is intended to test autonomous night-time patrol and monitoring workflows.
Plus Automation puts AirRob and t-Sort system into full operation at andST logistics centre
- +Hub coordinates AirRob PickingWall, t-Sort OPS and peripheral equipment while monitoring the operation in real time.
- The deployment increased storage efficiency to 155% and shipping efficiency to 196% of the previous operation.
- T5 handled equipment layout, mechanical design, procurement, construction and PLC integration.
Hakuou Robotics deploys AutoFork at Nippon TransCity logistics site
- The production unit picks pallets from multiple staging rows and loads them into the vertical conveyor.
- A fork-tip sensor checks whether the conveyor is occupied and holds the robot back when required.
- The site went live about one month after ordering and is Hakuou's first deployment through Logisnext Japan.
MUSE and Welcia expand Armo retail pilot to five stores
- All five stores will use Armo promotion units with digital signage for product and campaign content.
- The existing Koto-Hirano store will continue using an imaging unit for autonomous shelf capture and stockout checks.
- The expanded pilot is scheduled from August 2026 through January 2027.
RTSS integrated two FANUC LR Mate 200iD/7L robots into Thogus' helmet-drilling cell, increasing…
- Two FANUC LR Mate 200iD/7L robots operate in the Thogus helmet-drilling cell.
- The installation increased output by about 25%.
Hatake Hotoke expands Mizunigol rice-field weeding robot to 42 prefectures
- Mizunigol is a GPS-equipped autonomous paddy-field weeding robot.
- The remaining five prefectures are Osaka, Kagawa, Kochi, Nagasaki and Miyazaki.
- The company frames the expansion as growing demand from larger rice farms.
Doog Souther COALA fleet reaches 40,000 km annual operation at JR Tokai yard
- The deployment includes 16 robots and 300 dedicated docking carts at the Oi yard.
- The systems support 24-hour automated transport for Shinkansen maintenance workflows.
- Doog said the deployment is expanding to Mishima and Nagoya depots.
Complete Solution Robotics integrated a FANUC M-710iC/45M into a two-station sanding cell…
- The two-station RC Industries cell uses a FANUC M-710iC/45M.
- Sanding time fell by up to 50% and capacity increased about 33%.
TEPCO Logistics introduces MujinRCP robotic case picking in Tokyo
- The case study describes MujinOS-powered robotic case picking and mixed-case palletizing.
- The deployment targets electricity-infrastructure logistics workflows with mixed materials and variable cases.
- The deployment places TEPCO Logistics's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling workflows beyond a lab-only setting.
TechMagic deploys I-Robo 2 at Ramen Kagetsu Arashi's Dex Tokyo Beach store
- The store uses I-Robo 2 for fried rice and stir-fried menus including vegetable stir-fry, nira-leba and ginger pork.
- The deployment is designed to reduce high-temperature cooking workload and standardize output without relying on individual experience.
- I-Robo 2 automates stirring, heating and post-cooking pan cleaning while adjusting heat, time and pan motion by recipe.
Heathrow Terminal 3 trials WHILL self-driving chairs with ABM
- Travellers select a destination on a touchscreen and the device navigates through Terminal 3.
- The chair autonomously returns to its home location after completing a passenger trip.
- WHILL reported that the Heathrow deployment brought its service network to 26 airports and facilities.
I2T integrated two FANUC SR-6iA SCARA robots into BelleFlex's automated disc-spring inspection…
- The BelleFlex inspection cell uses two FANUC SR-6iA SCARA robots.
- BelleFlex subsequently ordered two additional identical systems.
Terra Drone deploys Terra A2 interceptor in Ukraine
- The system is intended to intercept reconnaissance and attack drones while reducing reliance on more costly air-defence missiles.
- Front-line use gives Terra Drone and its Ukrainian partners operational feedback on navigation, targeting and electronic-warfare resilience.
Matsushita Memorial Hospital replaces HOSPI fleet after twelve years
- The ceremony took place on May 16, 2026 during a hospital community event.
- The retiring robots had transported medicines and specimens between hospital floors.
- The ceremony marked the replacement of a HOSPI fleet after twelve years of hospital logistics service.
Delkor installed a FANUC M-10iA, M-2iA and M-410iB/700 packaging and palletizing line at Mrs.…
- The Mrs. Gerry's line combines FANUC M-10iA, M-2iA and M-410iB/700 robots for packaging and palletising.
- The installation reached full capacity within ten days.
Komatsu commissions 1,000th autonomous ultra-class haul truck
- Komatsu commissioned its 1,000th autonomous ultra-class haul truck equipped with FrontRunner Autonomous Haulage System.
- Komatsu described the milestone as a first for autonomous ultra-class mining trucks worldwide.
- The milestone reinforces Komatsu's production-scale position in autonomous mining haulage.
ARC Engineering deployed a FANUC CRX-30iA repackaging cell at RMR Solutions, increasing daily…
- The RMR Solutions repackaging cell uses a FANUC CRX-30iA.
- Daily throughput increased from about 2,500 to 3,700 cases.
Terra Drone begins operational deployment of Terra A1 in Ukraine
- Terra Drone began operational deployment of the Terra A1 interceptor drone in Ukraine through investee company Amazing Drones.
- The first deployment was conducted at unit level, with further expansion planned based on evaluation in real operating conditions.
- Terra Drone said field feedback would support short-cycle improvement and operational validation.
The Way Automation deployed a FANUC R-2000 brake-press-tending cell at Thunder Creek and was…
- A FANUC R-2000 tends the brake press at Thunder Creek.
- The Way Automation was installing a second FANUC-powered system when the case was published.
MUSE launches RoboPro across 22 Belc stores
- The 22 stores serve as operating sites for robot-delivered in-store promotions.
- MUSE opened participation to manufacturers, wholesalers and advertising agencies.
- The companies plan to measure and optimize sales impact across stores using robot-collected data.
Anchorage airport starts WHILL service for Alaska Airlines passengers
- The service began on March 31 as the airport's first autonomous mobility-assistance programme.
- NMS staff screen and prepare passengers before transferring them to WHILL autonomous chairs.
- The service carries eligible Alaska Airlines passengers through the terminal from the assistance workflow toward their gates.
RENATUS warehouse goes live at FSM healthcare-logistics centre
- The roughly 700-tsubo installation uses 46 shuttles, seven lifts, 12 picking stations and two inbound stations.
- RENATUS reports maximum capacity of 15,633 containers and more than 60,000 SKUs, with one worker able to consolidate four orders at a station.
- The healthcare-logistics centre is also planned to test a robotic picking line for 24-hour operation while retaining maintenance access for business-continuity recovery.
Premier Automation and PushCorp integrated a FANUC M-710iC/45M and PushCorp SBS82 into Gupta…
- The Gupta Permold sanding cell combines a FANUC M-710iC/45M with a PushCorp SBS82.
- Productivity increased by at least 60%.
MUSE, Cyberlinks and MrMax start an Armo shelf digital-twin pilot
- Armo autonomously patrols the sales floor and captures high-resolution shelf images with location data.
- Cyberlinks systems analyze product presence and shelf position.
- The pilot targets faster detection of stockouts and merchandising disorder.
Sydor Optics purchased an OptiPro Revel system using a FANUC CRX-10iA/L for unattended optic…
- The OptiPro Revel system uses a FANUC CRX-10iA/L for unattended optic bevelling at Sydor Optics.
- Daily output increased by about 40%.
Asilla expands across NTT Urban Development properties
- AI Security asilla was operating at four properties in Nagoya, Sendai and Tokyo.
- The asilla BIZ product also ran at three of the buildings to support pedestrian-flow analysis and operational efficiency.
- The portfolio deployment combined security monitoring with building-operations analytics across multiple sites.
Sora-iina commercialises prescription-drug drone delivery on Fukue Island
- The service had operated since November 2025 for the Tamanoura-area nursing facility Taman’na Yuuyu.
- The commercial service delivers prescription medicines by drone in Goto City on Fukue Island.
- Sora-iina positioned the service as a way to improve medical access in ageing, sparsely populated areas and reduce workload for medical and care staff.
Unifly upgrades UTM platform deployed at Port of Antwerp-Bruges
- Terra Drone group company Unifly released a major upgrade to its UTM platform deployed at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.
- Unifly signed a formal deployment agreement with the port in 2020 and has operated the platform at full scale since then.
- The upgraded system supports low-altitude operations management at one of Europe's largest and most drone-active ports.
RTSS integrated FANUC P-50iB/10L paint robots into Regal Finishing's four-stage conveyor line…
- FANUC P-50iB/10L paint robots operate on Regal Finishing's four-stage conveyor line.
- Overall daily throughput increased by about 125%.
Automation Within Reach installed and commissioned RC-2 machine-tending cells using FANUC…
- The RC-2 cells use FANUC M-20-series robots at Northern Kentucky Machine.
- Installation and commissioning enabled longer unattended production runs.
Maxell battery modules begin industrial-robot tests at Kyocera plant
- Test operations began in December 2025 at Kyocera’s Kagoshima Sendai semiconductor-ceramic-package plant.
- The installed power modules use Maxell’s rechargeable PSB401010H all-solid-state battery in industrial robots and controllers.
- Kyocera will use the factory tests to assess wider adoption aimed at reducing battery replacement, maintenance and industrial waste.
Better Built Machines supplied three FANUC-controlled Paladin slab-cutting machines to Southern…
- Better Built Machines supplied three FANUC-controlled Paladin slab-cutting machines to Southern Stone Surfaces, replacing four legacy routers while increasing production 33% and reducing costs 15%.
- The operating scope and metrics apply to the named installation or programme rather than every product, site or customer.
Telexistence deploys TX Ghost robots in Tokyo 7-Eleven stores
- • Telexistence Inc. expanded its beverage shelf-stocking service by deploying TX Ghost robots in select 7-Eleven stores in Tokyo.
- • The pilot operations began in October 2025, automating the restocking of beverage shelves.
- • This deployment aimed to free up store employees for other tasks.
Nabtesco starts onboard verification of TELEGRAPH AGENT and Pythia on NYK VLCC
- Nabtesco completed installation of TELEGRAPH AGENT on the 300,000-ton class tanker TSUGARU operated by NYK Line.
- The company started onboard verification to determine optimal settings for VLCC fuel-efficiency and emissions-reduction use cases.
- DeepSea's Pythia route and speed planning solution was scheduled for trial installation alongside TELEGRAPH AGENT.
Munich Airport begins WHILL gate-navigation service in Terminal 2
- The service began in the satellite building of Terminal 2 in early August 2025.
- Aicher Airport Services supports boarding while passengers select their gate on the chair touchscreen.
- The chair navigates to the gate and autonomously returns to its starting point after the trip.
Yaskawa deploys GP12 and GP35L packaging robots at Orion in Salo
- Both robots use vacuum plate grippers and YRC1000 controllers.
- GP12 fills cartons, while GP35L handles carton blanks, labels and palletizing.
- The cell connects to Orion’s information system and supports product aggregation and serialization.
APT Manufacturing and FlexPAC deployed a FANUC R-2000iC/125L, 3DV Vision and AI Box Locator…
- APT Manufacturing and FlexPAC deployed a FANUC R-2000iC/125L, 3DV Vision and AI Box Locator mixed-case depalletizing system at Lakeside Book, processing more than nine cases per minute and eliminating manual handling of more than 45 million pounds annually.
- The operating scope and metrics apply to the named installation or programme rather than every product, site or customer.
T2 launches commercial autonomous-truck trunk haul for five customers
- Initial customers were Sagawa Express, Seino Transportation, Japan Post, Fukuyama Transporting and Mitsui-Soko Logistics.
- The driver-supervised service began on routes of up to roughly 500 kilometres.
- T2 planned to increase combined commercial and test operations to about five days per week while preparing for driverless Level 4 service.
Fukuoka Prefecture uses ACSL drones in disaster-damage survey training
- Fukuoka Prefecture used ACSL drones during training for rapid disaster-damage assessment of roads and rivers.
- The training used ACSL-PF2 and a fixed-wing drone to photograph a roughly 3 km sabo-river section and transmit aerial imagery to the prefectural office in real time.
- The event shows ACSL's PF2 family being used in public-sector disaster-response workflows.
Keio University Hospital begins operation of Kawasaki FORRO delivery robot service
- Keio University Hospital and Kawasaki Heavy Industries began operating an automated delivery service using Kawasaki's FORRO indoor delivery robot.
- The service began inside the hospital on April 1, 2025 and supports healthcare professionals with internal transport tasks.
- The deployment gives Kawasaki a live healthcare-service robotics reference beyond its industrial robot arm business.
Kudan-backed NexMOV-2 AMR enters live factory operations in Taiwan
- The deployment used an integrated Kudan Visual SLAM and NVIDIA Isaac Perceptor package.
- Kudan said NexAIoT planned to expand deployments across additional customer facilities after operational validation.
- The deployment places Kudan-backed NexMOV-2 AMR's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling workflows beyond a lab-only setting.
Acme Manufacturing deployed a two-FANUC-M-10 robotic padlock-polishing system at Wilson…
- Acme Manufacturing deployed a two-FANUC-M-10 robotic padlock-polishing system at Wilson Bohannan, increasing output from 1,500–1,800 to more than 5,000 locks per eight-hour shift.
- The operating scope and metrics apply to the named installation or programme rather than every product, site or customer.
Nabtesco demonstrates TELEGRAPH AGENT and Cassandra on Eastern Car Liner vessel
- Nabtesco installed TELEGRAPH AGENT on the car carrier Malaysia Grace, owned by Eastern Car Liner and managed by ECL Ship Management.
- Cassandra, an AI monitoring system from DeepSea, was installed alongside TELEGRAPH AGENT to support fuel-consumption optimization.
- Nabtesco reported a 3.4% fuel-consumption optimization result and said it received new orders for TELEGRAPH AGENT and Cassandra from Eastern Car Liner.
Serra Laser integrated a FANUC CRX with IPG LightWELD for Great Lakes Stainless, reducing an…
- The cell combines a FANUC CRX with IPG LightWELD at Great Lakes Stainless.
- Cycle time for the escalator-part welding process fell from about three hours to 15 minutes.
Delkor Systems installed multiple FANUC M-10-series automated packaging lines at Kenny's Candy…
- Kenny's Candy operates multiple FANUC M-10-series automated packaging lines from Delkor.
- The lines reach 60–70 packages per minute.
Belc expands Armo deployment to ten stores
- Two stores had operated Armo since June 2024.
- Operations at the remaining eight stores were scheduled to begin from February 2025.
- Belc said Armo was primarily used for shelf-stocking work at that stage.
Innovair Automation deployed FANUC M-710-series signature-handling robots at Friesens and was…
- FANUC M-710-series robots handle signatures in the deployed Friesens system.
- Friesens subsequently engaged Innovair to develop similar collaborative systems for roughly twelve additional floor areas.
3M and Inovision jointly developed and deployed a FANUC-based robotic paint-inspection and…
- The FANUC-based system performs paint inspection and repair on a moving General Motors top-coat line.
- 3M and Inovision jointly developed the operating cell.
Rapyuta Robotics delivers PA-AMR system to IKO International
- PA-AMR calculates efficient picking routes, coordinates multiple robots and guides warehouse associates through each assignment.
- IKO adopted the system to improve order-fulfilment productivity while reducing non-productive walking in its warehouse.
HarvestX announces first commercial implementation of its automated strawberry cultivation solution at Hamamatsu Farm
- HarvestX announced that Shunkado would implement HarvestX as the world's first commercial application at Hamamatsu Farm.
- The company said the pilot plant had been established in May 2024 with support from Hamamatsu City and Hamamatsu Iwata Shinkin Bank.
- HarvestX framed the site as a foothold for sales expansion to plant factories struggling with strawberry production and companies entering the category.
Aso Kumamoto Airport puts AI Security asilla into full operation
- The airport had tested the system in live security operations from March 2024.
- The evaluation found that AI monitoring supported stronger security, improved operating quality and more efficient on-site work.
- Full operation extended behaviour-recognition monitoring to an active airport environment.
Sapporo Stellar Place moves AI Security asilla into full operation
- The production deployment followed the security demonstration announced at the commercial complex in November 2023.
- AI monitoring was used to detect falls, violence and other incidents or warning signs in camera footage.
- The transition from trial to operation established Asilla's system in a major station-connected shopping facility.
Rakuten launches autonomous delivery service in Harumi
- The launch offered more than 5,300 products from Starbucks, supermarket Bunkado and Yoshinoya for delivery to 62 locations.
- Customers could book 15-minute delivery windows from 10:00 to 21:00, with service available daily including at night and in rain except during severe weather.
- The Cartken Model C robots operated autonomously with remote monitoring and a maximum speed of 5.4 kilometres per hour.
Shimizu adopts Nabtesco RVW AGV/AMR drive units for Stage-Scaffold Movable Cart
- Shimizu selected Nabtesco's RVW Series AGV/AMR drive units for its newly developed Stage-Scaffold Movable Cart.
- The RVW Series uses an in-wheel structure with Nabtesco Precision Reduction Gears RV inside a mecanum wheel.
- The cart supports a maximum load of three tons and is designed to move scaffolding within construction work floors without repeated assembly and disassembly.
Belc begins regular Armo operation at two stores
- Belc had been validating in-store operation since December 2023.
- Regular operation began sequentially at two Saitama stores from June 2024.
- The disclosed workflows included shelf-stocking transport and broader in-store operations.
MISUMI meviy adopted for Archax and other robot-development programs
- Tsubame Industries used meviy to procure parts for the Archax human-piloted robot.
- Expanded service capabilities enabled production of thick sheet-metal parts for the robot's cockpit hatch.
- Adoption across other robot developers supports shorter design and procurement cycles.
Keikyu deploys AI Security asilla at Byobugaura Station
- The full deployment followed a demonstration that had run at the station since May 2023.
- The system used behaviour-recognition AI to identify incidents and safety concerns in and around the station.
- Asilla and Keikyu adopted the system after evaluating its contribution to safer station operations.
WHILL and Envoy deploy autonomous mobility service at LAX and MIA
- Autonomous chairs began taking American Airlines customers to gates at LAX and MIA.
- Envoy and WHILL moved from trials begun in 2022 to the first commercial U.S. airport installations.
- Passengers select a gate on the touchscreen and the chair autonomously transports them through the terminal.
Eight Knot installs AI CAPTAIN on WAKKA tourist boat
- The installation was the first deployment of the platform on a tourism-dedicated vessel.
- The vessel supports WAKKA sea-taxi and Sunset Cruise services around Omishima.
- Eight Knot and WAKKA held public ride demonstrations in Imabari on February 27 and 28, 2024.
Nidec motors used in Skydio X10 drone platform
- Skydio X10 includes Nidec motor components within its propulsion system.
- The platform uses these motors for flight control and endurance in enterprise drone operations.
- The case links Nidec motor hardware to a named enterprise drone platform with public-safety and inspection use cases.
MujinRobot Depalletizer reaches 1,000 cases per hour at Kyowa Shiko
- Kyowa Shiko deployed two MujinRobot Depalletizers at Logistics Center No. 2 to automate shipping-case unloading.
- The systems processed more than 1,000 cases per hour using masterless multi-pick control.
- Kyowa Shiko reported a 70% increase in shipping capacity after the deployment.
Grupo Antolin deploys OMRON mobile and collaborative robots
- LD-250 autonomous mobile robots handle internal material movement.
- TM12 collaborative arms support manufacturing handling tasks.
- The combined system operates in automotive-component production.
T&W Operations deploys OMRON warehouse AMRs
- The deployment combines LD-250 and HD-1500 autonomous mobile robots.
- The two models cover different warehouse payload requirements.
- The fleet automates internal material movement in the facility.
Telexistence deploys AI-powered TX SCARA restocking robots across FamilyMart stores in Japan
- Deployment scaled to ~300 convenience stores for beverage restocking
- Robots use vision systems to detect out-of-stock items and restock shelves
- Represents one of the largest real-world retail manipulation deployments
Toyota Tsusho and Zipline launch autonomous medical deliveries in Japan
- Toyota Tsusho and Zipline launched autonomous, on-demand deliveries of medical supplies in Japan on April 21, 2022.
- Toyota Tsusho uses Zipline's instant logistics system to serve the Goto Islands in Nagasaki Prefecture.
- The deployment gives Toyota Tsusho a direct operating role in regional medical drone logistics.
Sora-iina launches routine medical drone delivery in Japan's Goto Islands
- Toyota Tsusho subsidiary Sora-iina began a regular Zipline-powered delivery service for pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies across the Goto Islands.
- The service began regular operations after trial deliveries in late 2021.
- Sora-iina operated the network locally using Zipline's autonomous delivery system.
Leica Geosystems automates tray handling to eliminate operator exposure
- At Leica Geosystems’ Odense facility, an OMRON TM12 collaborative robot retrieves trays and positions them beneath epoxy dispensers.
- The system combines cobot-guided tray transfers with OMRON NX/NXIO machine control and vision technology, automating the full movement and filling sequence.
- After deployment, operator presence in hazardous areas fell to zero while tray movement and epoxy filling continued through unattended robotic operation.
AM-Flow integrates OMRON LD-60 into additive manufacturing
- The LD-60 moves parts through AM-Flow’s automated production workflow.
- The mobile robot links otherwise separate additive-manufacturing stages.
- The integration extends automation beyond individual printing machines.
Škoda Auto deploys OMRON LD robot for material transport
- The mobile robot completes about 120 material-delivery trips per day.
- Daily travel is approximately 35 kilometres inside the plant.
- The LD platform moves production materials without fixed guidance infrastructure.
Prodrone PD6B-Type3 completes 14 km Level 3 island-delivery trial
- The route crossed the sea from Kowa Port to Shinojima and was flown under Japan’s Level 3 framework.
- The scenario followed online medical consultation and prescription guidance, then modelled delivery of medicines and other supplies to the island.
- KDDI mobile communications supported remote flight monitoring and control for the demonstration.