Automated Parking may be the answer to LA’s parking problems

The fully-automated parking garage could soon be the wave of the future for a city where there is a premium on parking spaces. City Councilman Paul Krekorian and City Controller Wendy Greuel were among several city officials on hand Wednesday [February 20, 2013] to celebrate the opening of AutoParkiT, the first automated parking system of […]

West Hollywood moves forward with plans for ‘robo-garage’ while opposition launches petition

West Hollywood City Council voted to go forward with the design phase of the automated parking garage planned for behind city hall at their July meeting.  The robo-garage, which the City Council first unanimously voted to build at its May 2, 2011 meeting, will offer a valet-like experience where people leave their cars and the […]

New medical office building includes fully automated parking system

A new 50,000-square foot medical office building has opened for business on the Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center campus at 1223 16th St., Santa Monica.  According to UCLA Health System, the building features the West Coast’s first fully automated parking system, which automatically parks and retrieves visitors’ cars while they wait in a nearby parking lobby. […]

How Robots in Parking Garages Can Advance New Urbanism

Robotics and information technology are migrating off the factory floor and appearing in the most remarkable places. Boomerang Systems, an exhibitor at the Congress for the New Urbanism conference last week, outfits garages with automated parking systems. In projects where construction costs are high or land is valuable, it can make economic sense for property […]

Robot Valets Make This The Coolest Parking Garage Ever

A condo building under construction in Miami just might threaten the city’s infamous army of valets — with glowing robots that summon cars by text message. In true over-the-top Miami fashion, the Brickell House condo — which breaks ground this summer — will contain a $6.5 million automated parking garage with Roomba-like robot platforms moving […]

Robots score a victory in the world of e-commerce.

In the battle between man and machine, the robots just scored a victory in the world of e-commerce. Amazon.com Inc. said Monday it is buying Kiva Systems Inc., which makes robots used in shipping centers. The $775 million acquisition comes as Amazon continues its heavy spending on fulfillment centers to help fuel its business.

Boomerang Systems’ Robotic Valet chosen for the Old Capital Green redevelopment

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boomerang Systems, Inc., (OTCQB: BMER) a leading designer and manufacturer of fully automated robotic parking and self-storage systems, today announces that they have been chosen to provide a 480-space automated parking garage as part of the initial phase of the Old Capitol Green redevelopment project located in Jackson, MS. […]

CRDA approves land use which includes a robotic parking garage

The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved land use application Tuesday for the construction of a high rise condominium near Revel. Lazocean Development will build 124 units, with boardwalk retail, indoor and outdoor swimming and state of the art robotic parking, among many other features between Metropolitan and Rhode Island Avenues. Officials say the construction in […]

Innovative RoboticValet(TM) Parking System to be used at the Grand Hotel in Hollywood Beach, Florida.

Development on the Grand Hotel in Hollywood, FL has just restarted after a long hiatus during which the property’s current owner, Liberty Sites, Ltd., purchased the site out of foreclosure.  Moses Bensusan, CEO of Liberty Sites which is a leading Canadian real estate developer, stated, “Our overall project concept is very contemporary, progressive, and forward […]

Boardwalk condo complex and robotic parking garage proposed next to Revel casino project

Developer Chip Pressman wants to build South Jersey’s first automated parking garage as part of a proposed 30-story condominium complex overlooking the Boardwalk in the resort’s South Inlet neighborhood. The Metropolitan project would consist of 124 condominiums, a robot-operated parking system [Boomerang System’s RoboticValet™] and 4,400 square feet of retail space opening onto the Boardwalk […]