AGV & AMR Navigation Systems: Floor-Based vs Lidar
In the rapidly evolving world of mobile automation, navigation is at the core of functionality. Whether it’s an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) or an automated guided vehicle (AGV), how a machine knows where it is and where it’s going is ...
Maximizing ROI with Mobile Automation: What the Data Shows
As labor shortages persist and pressure mounts to improve operational efficiency, many modern industrial organizations are leaning into mobile automation to future-proof their operations. Technologies like autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are helping companies bring autonomy ...
Flexibility vs. Predictability in Mobile Automation: What Facilities Should Really ...
For many operations leaders exploring automation, the question often comes down to this: Do I need the predictability of an AGV or the flexibility of an AMR? It’s a fair question—but framing it as an either-or decision can be limiting. ...
Lessons Learned from Implementing Mobile Automation
While mobile automation technologies like Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) offer substantial benefits in efficiency, productivity, and safety, they also come with challenges that can impact success if overlooked. Recognizing and preparing for these potential obstacles ...
The Evolution of AGVs and AMRs
While not new, mobile robotics are evolving rapidly. Warehousing has always been a largely manual operation, but increasingly, that landscape is changing. With rising labor costs and shortages and improved technologies, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) ...
Demystifying Robots
The machines are well suited to a variety of environments, but it’s key to understand how. There’s a good deal of buzz around robots in the warehouse, and for good reason. They can help with the labor shortage, increase efficiencies, ...
Six Ways Automation Addresses Old And New Labor Issues
Staffing distribution centers and warehouses was challenging even before COVID-19 emerged in 2020, as unemployment rates have remained historically low over the past several years while competition for scarce workers drove wages increasingly higher. With the onset of the pandemic ...