Palo iRobot / D’Andrea / Distrobot Systems / Kiva Systems / Tompkins Associates / ONE WAREHOUSE Kiva Systems / Seegrid / Staples / EDEN PHOTOGRAPHY/KIVA SYSTEMS / iRobot / Bain Capital / PICO ElectronicsInc. / /
Continent
Europe / /
Currency
USD / / /
Event
Company Expansion / /
Facility
Swiss Federal Institute / store Webvan / Woburn facility / North Carolina State University / Cornell University / / /
IndustryTerm
test protocols / software agents / drugstore chain / conventional warehouse technologies / human operators / onboard electronics / machinery / metal pole order-fulfillment speed / handof software / wireless module / control algorithm / hectic travel schedule / real-time parallel-processing order fulfillcommand / online format / communications module / supply giant / pensive electronics / traffic chain-technology consultancy / multiagent systems / low-selling products / metal pole / Internet grocery ful / Online Master / start-up / control software / neoprene rubber wheels / mechanical and aerospace engineering / wireless sys / control systems / metal boxes / rubber wheels / typical technology / /
NaturalFeature
Low Pr Surface Mount / /
Organization
Swiss Federal Institute / Cornell University / Harvard Business School / North Carolina State University / MIT / Standard INdustrial Military / /
Person
Dennis Polic / JOEL EDEN PHOTOGRAPHY / Andrea / Rodney Brooks / Marjolein C.H. van der Meulen / JOSHUA DALSIMER STEP UP / Craig Adkins / Peter Wurman / Scott Friedman / Mick Mountz / JOSHUA DALSIMER / Brett Anderson / / /
Position
computer scientist / president / architect / cofounder / contractor / CEO / senior mechanical engineer / professor / An engineering professor / professor of computer science / professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering / leader / entire controller / /
Product
Calif / /
ProvinceOrState
California / Illinois / Pennsylvania / Florida / Massachusetts / New York / /
PublishedMedium
IEEE SPECTRUM / /
Technology
bar code / typical technology / test protocols / conventional warehouse technologies / semiconductor / control algorithm / laser / http / /
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