Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.30
April 08, 2022
…for AI-powered robotics with robots-as-a-service [RaaS]. It seems like AGV [automated guided vehicle] providers have figured out a way to scale successfully in this market. From every dimension, they have figured it out. Aaron Prather, FedEx Express Prather: Besides Boston Dynamics finally showing off Stretch, I think that Locus, Vecna, and Plus One were big winners. All three of them showed solutions that are ready—or soon will be—to go. Locus showed the diversity of its fleet after its acquisition of Waypoint. Vecna showed its expansion into pallet handling. Plus One showed depalletizing and integration into other vendors like Tompkins and…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 10.79
April 07, 2022
With the AGV market expected to grow at a 50% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the next four years, (from an already expanding value of USD $3.66 billion in 20181), it’s easy to forget that these vehicles have grown from a niche market to one of the fastest growing segments in the service robotics industry. Indeed, only a decade ago, just two main applications were common for automated guided vehicles: moving pallets in warehouses (intralogistics), and in manufacturing (primarily the production of cars). However, a number of factors, from the rising demands of e-commerce, to the potential productivity, flexibility…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.69
April 05, 2022
…out exactly what skills are needed to create an AGV, while honestly evaluating what your team is capable of. Does your team have the skills required to automate a vehicle? Even if you have all the required knowledge in-house you might still want to build out a larger team, because if you have only a single point of knowledge for your AGV project, it could grind to a halt if that team member leaves. And while your team may have all the skills to handle the complex mechatronics work involved, that does not mean they have the time to do…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.94
April 01, 2022
…are just beginning to add robots. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can relieve human workers from having to walk or push carts miles every day. They can also provide traceability and allow for the optimization of materials handling. In this roundtable our expert panelists will discuss how better management of robot fleets can benefit end users and accelerate adoption. They will also examine the following considerations for mobile robots: The role of open-source software in developing and using mobile robots How to improve ease of use for workers on the factory or warehouse floor The types…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.94
April 01, 2022
…are just beginning to add robots. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can relieve human workers from having to walk or push carts miles every day. They can also provide traceability and allow for the optimization of materials handling. In this roundtable our expert panelists will discuss how better management of robot fleets can benefit end users and accelerate adoption. They will also examine the following considerations for mobile robots: The role of open-source software in developing and using mobile robots How to improve ease of use for workers on the factory or warehouse floor The types…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.36
March 31, 2022
…to its Muratec Premex Series. The automated guided vehicle (AGV) models are customizable for a wide range of load capacities, lift heights, navigation methods, temperature ratings, and software applications, the company said. Murata partners with AGVE in North America From its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., Murata Machinery will take over and lead all North American operations in partnership with the AGVE Group, directing day-to-day North American sales, installation, service, and marketing operations. AGVE is a part of the Murata Machinery Group. Since 1985, the company has deployed more than 4,000 general vehicles and 160 custom-made ones. “Combining our AGV sales…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 0.62
March 31, 2022
…automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), automated guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), sortation, palletizing, automated case handling, robotic picking, dispensing, and warehouse management systems (WMS) software. Conveyco designs Go-Fer Bot to facilitate picking Conveyco said its Go-Fer Bot is an AMR for cost-effective order picking, replenishment, and returns handling operations at businesses of all sizes. It was among the ASRS alternatives displayed at MODEX. The system consists of robots that move beneath racks and take each order to a station with a human picker. The AMRs lift and move the racks to deliver waves of orders to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.81
March 30, 2022
…and is cost-effective. It’s compatible with autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), autonomous forklifts, mobile robots, and service robots. To date, the Saint-Sulpice, Switzerland-based company claimed that its navigation software is running on more than 3,000 vehicles. BlueBotics said its software works by using “a vehicle’s existing laser safety scanners to first identify and then match permanent features in the environment, such as walls, pillars and machines.” Additional features include fleet management, traffic control, system monitoring, mission scheduling, and mission simulation, said the company. Global AMR market may reach over $10B Henry Bouwmeester, vice president and general manager of Oceaneering Mobile Robotics,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.61
March 26, 2022
…the highest ever sold. That includes automated guided vehicles (AGVs) as well as AMRs. AMR sales strong in response to pandemic, labor shortage The rising adoption of mobile robots is in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, labor shortages, and the acceleration of online ordering, said Ash Sharma, managing director at Interact Analysis and author of the report. Because more companies are choosing to automate, “this has caused sales in mobile robots to spiral, with nearly 70% more vehicles shipped than the year before and a 36% increase in revenues, which rose to nearly $3 billion,” he wrote. “It is…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.02
March 24, 2022
…(ASRS). They will also have live automated guided vehicle (AGV) demonstrations. As integrators of intralogistics systems for industries including food and beverage, grocery, retail, medical, and automotive, both Muratec and Cimcorp said they help customers improve warehouse and distribution efficiency, sustainability, and profitability by customizing systems designed to fit their needs and specifications. Booth visitors will also see a 3D model that will demonstrate how these systems integrate. It will showcase end-to-end automation solutions that solve top warehousing and distribution challenges, the companies said. “Fresh food distribution is a race against the clock, with consumer expectations rising around product freshness…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.55
March 24, 2022
…of natural navigation technologies (sometimes called free navigation) for AGVs – scan matching and feature matching – along with their respective pros and cons. What’s the difference between scan matching and feature matching? Put simply, today’s natural navigation technologies use one of two different methodologies: scan matching (sometimes called SLAM navigation) and feature matching (used by ANT®). How scan matching works With scan matching technology, measurements from the vehicle’s laser scanners are compared (matched) to the cells of a grid-based reference map of the environment. These cells can be compared to pixels in a digital image. To position (localize) itself…
