AGV and AMR Misconceptions
Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) and Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) technology can be huge assets to warehouse operations. However, the adoption curve is relatively slow in implementing them, this is largely due to misconceptions about the types of contributions they can ...
Robots in Logistics Pt. 1
Talk of robotics in logistics is everywhere, and for good reason—they can deliver significant value. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS), industrial robots, and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) all can take on significant workload, especially those ...
Podcast: Sensors Revolutionizing Automated Material Movement: Efficiency and Safety Enhanced
Are you ready to dive into the future of material handling and logistics? In our latest podcast episode, we explore the fascinating world of fully automated material movement and the pivotal role of sensors in this revolution. Join us as ...
Powering Tomorrow’s Mobile Automation
Adoption of mobile automation vehicles (MAVs) in warehouses continues to expand, especially as technology continues to mature—it’s been deployed in warehouses for several years now. Mobile automation is constantly proving its value, picking up repetitive, low-value tasks – freeing human ...
The Unexpected (Soft) Benefits of Mobile Automation
There are myriad valid reasons why organizations consider mobile automation vehicles (MAV), like automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), for their operations. Most of these benefits are obvious and easy to use as justification for the expenditure. ...
When Flooring Takes Center Stage in Robotics
Technology like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are proliferating in the warehousing arena. In the next 15 years, in fact, operations without robots will become the minority. There are many reasons why robots are a smart ...
Navigating the Mobile Automation Landscape
Enterprises in every sector, including logistics, use digital technology to enhance their supply chain systems’ environmental and economic sustainability. This is called the next-gen supply chain market. The worldwide next-gen supply chain market generated roughly $32 billion in 2019 and ...
Podcast: MAG – How To Get Started with Mobile Automation
In this episode, MAG (Mobile Automation Group) Members Noe van Bergen, Director of Automated Solutions with Linde Material Handling a division of KION North America and Brian Markison, Senior Director of AGV Sales with Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas discuss the topic ...
Flexible Automation Control
Today’s retailers, parcel companies and manufacturers are often working in rapidly evolving environments. Processes and operations that work today may not tomorrow. Systems must include the ability to pivot to something new and do it on short notice. This includes ...
AGVs and AMRs in One Facility
In the midst of a historic labor shortage, more and more companies are turning to mobile vehicles to assist in operations. These can take on two main forms, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Each has its ...