Honeywell has announced the creation of Honeywell Robotics, an advanced technology centre focused on innovating and developing AI, machine learning, computer vision and advanced robotics for use across supply chains.
Based in Pittsburgh, USA, Honeywell Robotics will help shape future warehouse and distribution centres of the future as companies look to automated solutions, software and robotics to deliver increased speed, accuracy and throughput in material handling environments.
The new technology centre will be led by Joseph Lui, who previously served as Amazon’s director of industrial IoT, automation technologies and robotics.
“As AI, machine learning and computer vision become commonplace, Honeywell Robotics will create innovative, breakthrough technologies to help customers alleviate skilled labor shortages, reduce safety risks and eliminate inefficient tasks,” said Lui.
“The use of technology – including advanced warehouse execution systems, 3D storage and sortation solutions to improve capacity and efficiency, and autonomous mobile robots – is just the start of the digital transformation in warehouses.”
Honeywell also is collaborating with AI researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center to develop breakthrough robotics technologies for distribution centers.
The company, through its Honeywell Ventures investment fund, has strategic investments in robotics companies, including Soft Robotics and Attabotics, to help automate complex tasks in dynamic environments to maximise productivity and labor efficiency.
