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AMP Robotics Extends AI Capabilities to Packaging Producers, Improving Infrastructure for Plastics Recovery
Denver, Dec. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics used to recover commodities reclaimed as raw materials for the global supply chain, is extending its ability to identify and pick recyclables at the brand level by working with consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies to recover higher rates of these materials.
As the company expands its reach into other nodes of the circular economy, one of AMP’s first corporate partners is consumer beverage giant Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) in support of its introduction of recyclable K-Cup® pods. Following KDP’s conversion of its coffee pods to polypropylene, a sought-after plastic for recycled materials, the companies worked together to equip AMP’s robotics systems to properly identify and sort K-Cup pods in recycling facilities. All of the K-Cup pods KDP produces are now recyclable.
Monique Oxender, chief sustainability officer, Keurig Dr Pepper, explained, “Our move to recyclable plastic is a critical first step, but to make greater strides toward circularity, we need to improve acceptance and sortation so we can more readily incorporate recycled plastic back into our products and packaging. Recycling systems in the U.S. are diverse, and we need technology and infrastructure upgrades to improve the quality and quantity of recycled plastic available.”
AMP provides technology to help with this multifaceted challenge. The AI platform that guides AMP’s robotics systems can differentiate objects found in the waste stream by color, size, shape, opacity, brand, and more, contextualizing and storing information about each item it perceives. AI and machine learning enable the robotic sorting of material as granular as a type of plastic at a pick rate of upwards of 80 items per minute—more than two times as fast as human sorters, and with greater accuracy and consistency. This process produces a higher quantity and quality of plastic that suppliers of polypropylene resin can sell back to CPGs to create new packaging. AMP’s AI platform becomes smarter and more effective over time as the company deploys more robots; AMP can add limitless subcategories of brand-level material to meet market demand and distribute the functionality to identify and sort it across its fleet.
“Intelligent plastics sortation, powered by AI, robotics, and advanced data analytics, can have cross-value chain impact and direct benefits to plastic waste generators, sorting facilities, recyclers, and consumer packaged goods companies,” said Rob Writz, director of business development for AMP Robotics. “AI-guided sortation ensures a higher-quality end product that isn’t contaminated by other materials, and a larger volume of recycled material. Collaboration across the recycling value chain will turn product and packaging waste back into the inputs for future manufacturing while growing and strengthening our recycling system.”
In a move that demonstrates the continuous innovation of its AI capabilities, AMP has opened a new 40,000-square-foot test facility in Colorado to explore expanded applications of its technology with the goal of increasing the feedstock of recycled content for CPGs and container producers. This facility will help prototype new, economical ways to ensure recyclables are indeed recycled, even for low volumes that historically have not been economical for recovery. By lowering the cost of recycling marginal volumes, AMP aims to maximize resource recovery and quality for the manufacturing supply chain.
In July, The Recycling Partnership launched the Polypropylene Recycling Coalition to improve its recovery and recycling in the United States and further develop the end market for high-quality recycled polypropylene. The Coalition announced the first four materials recovery facilities to receive grants to fund improved sortation of polypropylene through technology like AMP’s robotics systems and support targeted consumer education efforts. KDP is a founding member of the Coalition and its largest funder; the company has committed to ongoing collaboration with industry peers and other players in the recycling ecosystem to drive meaningful change along with its financial sponsorship. The Coalition’s investments will widen total nationwide acceptance of polypropylene in curbside recycling programs by approximately 1.7% to an additional four million people, resulting in the recovery of a larger supply of polypropylene that could be made into new products.
Oxender concluded, “Investing in ways that amplify our individual actions will enable us to truly drive progress in eliminating packaging waste by improving recycling infrastructure and enhancing consumer education efforts, both of which will increase the recovery of valuable plastics.”
For more about the efforts of AMP and KDP to bring AI to the sorting process at recycling facilities to generate a higher-quality end product for reuse, see this Vox explainer. Further, at 1 p.m. ET today, GreenBiz is hosting a complimentary webcast about how innovation and collaboration is strengthening recycling with AMP Founder and CEO Matanya Horowitz, KDP’s Oxender, GFL Environmental’s Brent Hildebrand, and Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners’ Michael DeLucia.
About AMP Robotics™ Corp.
AMP Robotics is modernizing the world’s recycling infrastructure by applying AI and robotics to increase recycling rates and economically recover recyclables reclaimed as raw materials for the global supply chain. The AMP Cortex™ high-speed robotics system automates the identification and sorting of recyclables from mixed material streams. The AMP Neuron™ AI platform continuously trains itself by recognizing different colors, textures, shapes, sizes, patterns, and even brand labels to identify materials and their recyclability. Neuron then guides robots to pick and place the material to be recycled. Designed to run 24/7, all of this happens at superhuman speed with extremely high accuracy. With deployments across North America, Asia, and Europe, AMP’s technology recovers recyclables from municipal waste, precious commodities from electronic waste, and high-value materials from construction and demolition debris. AMP is made in America with headquarters and manufacturing operations in Colorado.
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Universal Robots and MiR open new robotics hub in Denmark
Global robotics leaders Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), both Teradyne Robotics companies, will share headquarters to increase synergies and accelerate innovation within advanced robotics.
ODENSE, Denmark, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, and MiR, the Danish manufacturer of AMRs (autonomous mobile robots), today celebrated the Grand Opening of their new 20,000 sqm headquarters in Odense, Denmark.
Partners from UR and MiR’s global ecosystems attended the event, including NVIDIA and Siemens, with whom Teradyne Robotics and its companies have recently announced several collaborations.
“The launch of this new headquarters marks a significant milestone for Teradyne Robotics as we bring together two leading companies in robotics innovation,” says Ujjwal Kumar, Group President of Teradyne Robotics. “We will now have the optimal environment to evolve our technological capabilities, which are already in high demand.”
On the new robotics hub, Jean-Pierre Hathout, President of MiR, said:”Our new headquarters is designed to foster innovation, providing the perfect setting for our teams to develop leading-edge solutions that will revolutionize automation. MiR is committed to being a one-stop-shop for material handling, continuously advancing our technology to meet the evolving needs of our large, global customers. Our recently launched AI-powered MiR1200 Pallet Jack exemplifies this dedication. I’m thrilled to witness the transformative impact of our endeavors and to showcase MiR’s and UR’s offerings to our customers and partners at this state-of-the-art facility.”
Kim Povlsen, President of Universal Robots, added:”Since our foundation, UR has become a platform of choice for thousands of customers and hundreds of ecosystem partners. This beautiful building reflects our strong design philosophy and provides the perfect location for us to continue our mission to deliver automation for anyone, anywhere.”
Transformative power of advanced automationThe opening included a panel discussion featuring Deepu Talla, Vice President of Robotics and Edge Computing of NVIDIA, Rainer Brehm, CEO of Siemens Factory Automation, and Ujjwal Kumar, Group President of Teradyne Robotics. The panelists discussed the use of physical AI across industries, underscoring the transformative power of advanced automation for businesses and workplaces.
Photos from the Grand Opening and a recording of the panel discussion can be viewed on UR and MiR social media channels and will soon be available here.
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Mullen Coughlin LLC Adds DFIR Professional, Chris Ballod, to Incident Response Team
DEVON, Pa., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Mullen Coughlin LLC, a leading international data privacy and security law firm, proudly announces the addition of Chris Ballod to the Incident Response team as Senior Partner.
With a legal and professional career spanning over two decades where he held prominent positions within the cyber insurance ecosystem, including most recently as Associate Managing Director for a well-known cybersecurity risk management and digital forensic incident response (DFIR) firm, Chris possesses a deep understanding of the complicated and nuanced data privacy legal landscape and real-life experience in leading forensic investigations into hundreds of various types of data privacy incidents.
“It is my great honor to join the team that made the incident response community what it is today. The attorneys and staff at Mullen Coughlin are some of the best and most experienced in the field, and I am excited for us to face the future of this industry together,” says Chris about joining the Firm.
Chris’s addition reinforces Mullen Coughlin’s commitment to delivering effective and efficient legal services tailored to each organization’s unique needs – prior, during, and after a data privacy and security incident. With a proven record of success for organizations around the globe, Chris’s knowledge and experience further strengthens Mullen Coughlin’s ability to provide unmatched cybersecurity and data privacy legal counsel to organizations of all sizes and across all industry sectors.
“The addition of our friend, and now colleague, is another chapter in the Firm’s dedication to one theme – One Firm, One Focus: Cyber,” says Mullen Coughlin CEO John F. Mullen . “I’ve worked with Chris for many years, both at previous law firms and as a business partner, and know that he will make an immediate impact here and for our clients and cyber insurance partners.”
Mullen Coughlin Managing Member, Jennifer A. Coughlin , adds, “Chris is recognized by all in the market as having unmatched legal and forensic investigatory experience, and we are excited for him to utilize this experience to further solidify the Firm’s established reputation as the go-to law firm for data privacy and incident response legal counsel, consistently delivering on the needs of the cyber insurance industry.”
Mullen Coughlin has managed over 25,000 data privacy and security incidents on behalf of organizations of all sizes, across all industry sectors and from all geographic locations. Mullen Coughlin has over 120 experienced attorneys solely dedicated to providing bespoke counsel relating to pre-incident Advisory Compliance services and solutions; data privacy and security incident response ; regulatory investigation ; and security and privacy litigation defense. For more information, please visit www.mullen.law .
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QorusDocs’ New AI-Powered Solution, QPilot, Transforms RFP and Proposal Development
Specialized, private and secure AI features return immediate ROI to professional services firms
BELLEVUE, Wash., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — QorusDocs, an AI-powered proposal management software provider, today announced QorusDocs’ QPilot, a new secure and private AI service that exponentially simplifies the task of crafting pitches, proposals and RFP responses for professional services firms.
Core Features Ensure Security, Privacy and Immediate ROI
QorusDocs’ QPilot AI service, built on the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, offers unparalleled security and privacy for firm’s private content libraries, past RFPs, proposals and internal content.
QPilot gives users access to pre-built and customizable prompts that make it indispensable for professional services teams, who frequently work with biographies, credentials and project records in volume, and need to craft compelling written and visual presentations.
By allowing secure, targeted access to a firm’s sensitive documents and content, QPilot produces advantages for proposal creators not found in other generative AI software. This allows business development teams to focus on high-value client engagement, instead of mundane tasks.
QorusDocs AI Assistant, QPilot, brings the following benefits to users:
Accelerates research, personalization, and creation of tailored content Streamlines workflows directed towards high-value, winnable bids Integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 apps for ease of use “We developed QorusDocs’ QPilot as part of our continued focus on expanding our AI footprint to help service-based businesses revolutionize their proposal process,” said Ray Meiring, CEO and co-founder of QorusDocs. “During our testing phase, we verified common use cases for professional services teams and gathered feedback to ensure the first version of QorusDocs’ AI Assistant, QPilot, returns immediate time to value to our customers.”
The Verdict is in: Customers Love QorusDocs’ QPilot
“QorusDocs’ AI platform has brought significant efficiency gains to TRC’s proposal process”, explained Dr. Stephen R. Galati, Vice President, Strategic Proposals, TRC Companies, Inc. “Before QorusDocs’ QPilot, we would spend time searching for information and refining it into proposals. Now, with QorusDocs’ QPilot, we’ve experienced notable productivity gains, specifically planning, resource, writing, collaboration and time efficiencies, allowing our team to focus on the technical content rather than stylistic elements. QorusDocs’ seamless integration with Microsoft 365 apps provides fast access to information and gives us a strong level of confidence in data security.”
Customer and Analyst Acclaim
Known for its compelling platform, QorusDocs has received top honors by SoftwareReviews in its research analysis. In April 2024, QorusDocs was ranked #1 in product performance and Champion in Emotional Sentiment in the Proposal Management category.
In line with its existing platform, QorusDocs’ QPilot has already earned high praise from customers and analysts who have used the preview version, with 100% of users reporting productivity increases.
“Generative AI is creating exponential opportunities across the professional services industry, shared Robert Garmaise, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence Research at Info-Tech Research Group. QorusDocs is both a leader and chief catalyst in this transformation, as they streamline critical sales deliverables such as pitches, proposals and RFP responses. QorusDocs is a no-brainer for any professional services partner looking to maximize their reach while minimizing non-billable time.”
QorusDocs’ AI Assistant, QPilot will be available on June 5, 2024.
To see how QorusDocs’ QPilot can transform your proposal processes, visit QorusDocs AI Assistant | QPilot.
ABOUT QORUSDOCS QorusDocs, based in Bellevue, Wash., is a leader in AI-powered proposal management and RFP response software that automates the creation of personalized pitches, presentations, proposals, and RFP responses. QorusDocs empowers business development, sales, marketing, and proposal teams to collaborate seamlessly, optimizing billable hours and increasing client wins. The company supports enterprise revenue teams from companies like WSP, CDW, DLA Piper, Baker McKenzie, Insight and more.
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