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	NextShift Robotics Announces Interface Connection to SVT Robotics Software Platform Advanced robotic material handling integrates with full spectrum of warehouse management systems Lowell Mass, October 3rd, 2019 – NextShift Robotics announced today a new interface connection with SVT Robotics, provider of a universal software platform that minimizes the labor and expense involved in integrating robotic solutions with business systems. For NextShift, SVT Robotics software creates universal connectivity to major warehouse management systems (WMS). It provides a pre-built integration bridge between businesses of all sizes and NextShift’s autonomous mobile robots (AMR) Read More
	NextShift Robotics Expands Sales Team Industry veteran brings deep supply chain perspective to robotic materials handling Lowell Mass, September 30th 2019 – NextShift Robotics today announced it has added supply chain software industry veteran Mark Grimes to its sales team. Grimes has over twenty years’ experience matching technology solutions to the needs of enterprise manufacturing and supply chains. He brings a wealth of experience in maximizing the value-to-customer of solutions ranging from robotic devices to digital supply networks and Product Cost Management tools. Read More
	NextShift Robotics and CEO Mary Ellen Sparrow featured in Conveyco Technologies blog post about the current labor challenges in Logistics. Dealing with the Warehouse Labor Shortage: 3 Critical Tips Lowell Mass, September 23 2019 – NextShift CEO Mary Ellen Sparrow was quoted in the Conveyco blog about the impact of using Autonomous Mobile Robots to solve the current shortage of labor in warehouses. “What we often find is that labor is in short supply, hard to retain, costly to hire, and difficult to flex up to peak season,” Said Mary Ellen Sparrow, CEO of NextShift Robotics, “When NextShift presents a way to increase that labor efficiency by 50%, our clients are thrilled to be able to shift labor away from manual picking to the things that really matter to their business.” Read More
	NextShift Robotics and CEO Mary Ellen Sparrow featured in Conveyco Technologies blog post about the current labor challenges in Logistics. Dealing with the Warehouse Labor Shortage: 3 Critical Tips Lowell Mass, September 23 2019 – NextShift CEO Mary Ellen Sparrow was quoted in the Conveyco blog about the impact of using Autonomous Mobile Robots to solve the current shortage of labor in warehouses. “What we often find is that labor is in short supply, hard to retain, costly to hire, and difficult to flex up to peak season,” Said Mary Ellen Sparrow, CEO of NextShift Robotics, “When NextShift presents a way to increase that labor efficiency by 50%, our clients are thrilled to be able to shift labor away from manual picking to the things that really matter to their business.” Read More
	NextShift Robotics Receives Patent for Vertical Lift Capability as Part of Robotic Picking Process Second Patent for Next-Gen Autonomous Mobile Robotics Innovator Meets Needs of Wide Range of Warehouse and Manufacturing Configurations LOWELL, MA — March 21, 2019 — NextShift Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robot solutions for automated order fulfillment and warehouse materials management, today announced it has been granted a second patent, US10214354B2, “Method and System for Automated Transport of Items” as of February 26, 2019. The patent pertains to operating a robotic picking system in which the containers to be picked are positioned on the shelves and within picking stations. The patent covers the ability of the robot to raise itself vertically to access shelving of different heights in order to pick the appropriate container from a range of shelf heights and storage system configurations. The robot then autonomously transports the container throughout the facility and delivers it to a human or robotic pick/pack station. Thus, this patent covers an eventual unattended worker-free picking and packing operations. Both patents were filed in 2014. Read More
	At ProMat2019 NextShift Robotics Demonstrates Breakthrough “No-Leading, Following or Waiting” Materials Handling Robots LOWELL, MA — February 21, 2019 — NextShift Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robot solutions for automated order fulfillment and warehouse materials management, will be demonstrating its unique No Following / No Waiting robotic workflow solution in Booth S4675 at ProMat 2019, to be held April 8-11, 2019 at Chicago's McCormick Place. NextShift recently released a Promat welcome one-minute video highlighting some of the innovations they will be demonstrating at Promat 2019. Read More
	NextShift Robotics Signs Reseller Agreement with Hy-Tek Material Handling, Inc. LOWELL, MA — December 19, 2018 — NextShift Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robot solutions for automated order fulfillment and warehouse materials management, today announced a reseller agreement with Hy-Tek Material Handling, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio. Read More
	NextShift Robotics identified as a company to watch by Forbes August 30, 2018 \| NextShiftRobotics.com In this exciting and insightful article Steve Banker notes the advanced and differentiated NextShift solution. Read More
	NextShift Robotics Unveils New Robotics System For eCommerce Order Fulfillment and Cellular Manufacturing at MODEX 2018 Conference April 9, 2018 \| GlobeNewswire As manufacturing and supply chain industry leaders gather this week at MODEX 2018, the largest manufacturing and supply chain expo of the year, NextShift Robotics (Booth #C2363) is unveiling their new robotics system for use in eCommerce warehouses and cellular manufacturing. Read More
	NextShift Celebrates Move to Lowell March 13, 2018 \| MASS TLC MassTLC helped member company NextShift Robotics celebrate their relocation to Lowell with a robot-assisted ribbon cutting ceremony on February 28 at the new headquarters. Read More
	Cresa Manages Corporate Relocation for NextShift Robotics March 1, 2018 The Boston office of Cresa, the world's largest tenant-only commercial real estate firm, announced today that it has successfully structured a five-year lease agreement for 22,450 SF at the Cross River Center in Lowell, Massachusetts for NextShift Robotics, a provider of robotics systems for eCommerce order fulfillment and cellular manufacturing. Read More
	Meet Mary Ellen Sparrow of NextShift Robotics January 30, 2018 \| Boston Voyager Interview with NextShift Robotics Co-Founder and CEO Marry Ellen Sparrow Read More
	NextShift was Featured at State House Innovation Day January 29, 2018 \| State House NextShift was excited to demonstrate their autonomous robotic technology at the Massachusetts TechHUB Caucus’s 3rd Innovation Day in January. Read More
	Spotlight: Mary Ellen Sparrow Wants To Make It Easier For People To Work With Robotics January 18, 2018 \| Lioness Magazine Mary Ellen Sparrow, a Massachusetts native, spent most of her childhood outdoors. These days, the robotics entrepreneur spends most of her days in her Lowell robotics test center— and she loves it. Her mission is to make it easier for people to work with robots. Read More
	Mary Ellen Sparrow of NextShift Robotics Dec 28, 2017 \| Radio Entrepreneurs Mary Ellen Sparrow of NextShift Robotics speaks with Jeffrey Davis on the Radio Entrepreneurs show. Watch the Video
	Logistics robots: NextShift’s ‘unique workflow’ increases productivity and efficiency Exclusive interview with NextShift Robotics CEO December 18, 2017 The robotics and automation industry has always held a fascination for many people – for seasoned professionals and even passing observers alike. And it’s been particularly interesting in the past couple of years, for several reasons. One reason is the advancements in computing – both hardware and software, perhaps most importantly in networking. Read More
	Lead(H)er - Mary Ellen Sparrow, CEO & Co-Founder at NextShift Robotics November 15, 2017 \| Brianne Shelley \| VentureFizz “Boston is a great city for being a robotics startup. The Boston community has been tremendous. I think the marriage of entrepreneurship with robotics has really helped move us forward,” said Mary Ellen Sparrow, Co-founder and CEO of NextShift Robotics. Read More
	NextShift Robotics Granted Patent for Materials Handling Workflow November 17, 2017 \| NextShift Robotics \| GlobeNewswire NextShift Robotics, a provider of robotics systems for ecommerce order fulfillment and cellular manufacturing, today announced that it was granted Patent # US9694977 B2 by the United States Patent Office for its materials handling workflow. Read More