Retailers around the country rely on a network of nearly 70 independent Coca-Cola bottlers to manufacture and ship cases of liquid refreshments. It's a finely tuned supply chain, and it ultimately serves customers well. But getting a consolidated view into the millions of paper-based billing and shipping documents was a major headache for the network–that is, until an innovative use of computer vision and NLP technology helped digitize it. Starting around 2007, Coca-Cola North America worked to "refranchise" its bottling and shipping operations, which spans 51 production facilities, 350 distribution centers, and involves more than 55,000 employees. The company says the goal of this refranchising effort is to "bring the heart of Coca-Cola back to the local bottler," which in some cases are multi-generational companies more than 100 year's old. A key player in all this is the Coca-Cola Bottler's Sales and Services Company.

Ripcord hosted a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) webinar on Jan 17, led by co-founder Kevin Hall, to discuss the role robotics play in digitization. Kasey Jones, BetterGrowth CEO, served as moderator. Topics discussed: -- A brief history of digitization and its evolution -- Solutions for digitizing unstructured content -- The way robotics provide flexibility in Ripcord's automation process Schedule a Ripcord demo today!

Google has backed a radical AI robot that could finally make the paperless office a reality. Ripcord, founded by ex-NASA and Apple employees, has developed a unique robotic digitization system, and today revealed a $25m funding round led by Google Ventures. It uses a combination of robotic scanners and AI to do everything from remove staples and scan images to automatically convert them into searchable text and upload them to a cloud server. Co-founded by former Apple and NASA employees, Ripcord makes a radical robotic digitization system that uses AI to do everything from removing staples to scanning and shredding. The firm's robots can scan everything from business cards to huge architectural drawings.