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New robot created by Boston Dynamics<\/a> could change how warehouses operate<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stretch, the newest robot released by robotics company Boston Dynamics<\/a>, is designed to move boxes. The robot has a weighted square base and uses a \u201clifting arm\u201d that grips boxes using suction cups. It is a highly mobile bot and is designed to function in spaces that were not originally designed for automation.<\/p>\n

\u201cStretch can move up to 800 boxes an hour and can operate on batteries for eight consecutive hours or be plugged in. Boston Dynamics is planning to commercially deploy Stretch next year, and is currently looking for customers to pilot test the robot\u2019s truck-unloading skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

Note:<\/p>\n

One of the US partners, Steve Mulaik, stays up-to-date on robots and shares on LinkedIn. Here’s his post from this past Sunday.<\/a> Feel free to connect with Steve on LinkedIn as well.<\/p>\n

Here is a recent video by 60 Minutes about Boston Dynamics.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Traffic able to continue through the Suez Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n

After nearly a week of being blocked by the container ship Ever Given, traffic has finally been able to resume through the major global shipping channel, the Suez Canal<\/a>. During the week-long incident over 369 vessels were backed up and it is estimated that it held up $9 billion\/day is trade goods.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ever Given container vessel, leased by Evergreen Marine Corp. of Taiwan, was blown by high winds from a sandstorm, which caused it to become jammed across the 205-meter (224.2 yards) width of the channel diagonally. It was dislodged early Monday morning by tugboats after dredging and excavation work.\u201d<\/p>\n

The future of demand fulfillment depends on customer experience <\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Logistics Management, a company\u2019s value will no longer be derived solely<\/a> from the quality of the product it is offering, but rather the experience it is able to provide to its customers. The supply chain will need to adapt to a more personalized approach in order to meet customer\u2019s unique needs. They\u2019ve outlined six factors that will be critical to the shift that can be read using the link above.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn other words, an intelligent, customer-centric supply chain that transforms companies\u2019 management, distribution and transportation is needed, especially with COVID-19 rewriting the rules for how people shop today\u2014a new reality that\u2019s putting massive strain on existing supply chains.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15613,"template":"","categories":[146],"class_list":["post-15612","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supply-chain-recaps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSupply Chain and logisitcs recap - Argon & Co<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.argonandco.com\/us\/news-insights\/articles\/supply-chain-and-logisitcs-recap\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Supply Chain and logisitcs recap - Argon & Co\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New robot created by Boston Dynamics could change how warehouses operate Stretch, the newest robot released by robotics company Boston Dynamics, is designed to move boxes. 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