Topic: AGVs and AMRs

Forget what you thought you knew about AGVs. Mobile robot start-ups and half-century industry veterans alike are delivering a new generation of autonomous coworkers.

New CEO believes material handling and logistics particularly susceptible to approaching "automation revolution."

Bell and Howell to service autonomous pallet trucks and tow tractors for Seegrid customers across North America.

Starting in 2018, all of Egemin's and NDC's warehouse automation solutions will be globally branded and available to the market as Dematic.

Supplier to the automotive industry automates a dull task to improve productivity and product quality.

The system can handle up to 2,500 pounds and travel more than 300 feet per minute, improving material delivery.

Declining lithiun-ion battery prices and increasing focus on AGVs identified as key trends in global industrial battery market.

In the slightly modified category "Integrated Warehouse Solution," the focus is not on the vehicles but on planning and implementation expertise.

GE Healthcare implemented self-driving vehicles to deliver repair parts and equipment in its new facility.

Modern Materials Handling Magazine sat down with Bryan Knott, Vice-chair, MHI Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems industry group (AGVS); senior global production manager, mobile automation for Dematic (a KION Company) to discuss Automatic Guided Vehicle systems

The latest upgrade of the WAMAS warehouse management software (WMS) suite was engineered to optimize waveless order fulfillment and labor management, said Lennard Koppelmann, VP of IT solutions for SSI Schaefer Systems International (Booth S3571), in a press conference on Tuesday.

Nathan Wolf, director of project execution and mobile automation, walked through the features of the new E’gv Compact mid-sized automatic guided vehicle (AGV) equipped with a straddle fork component.

Mobile robotics supplier OTTO Motors (Booth S4846) is highlighting the ease with which simplified configurations of their OTTO 1500 and OTTO 100 self-driving vehicles can be implemented within a warehousing, manufacturing or distribution facility.

Sarah Carlson, VP of AutoGuide (Booth N835), showcased the newest version of AVINU traffic management software

Event to include International Symposium on Robotics, Future of Automation Theater, and first ever U.S./China Robotics Forum.

Inventors challenged to create solutions for the ever-increasing volume of material in warehouses and distribution centers.

KION, Dematic and Egemin to leverage combined resources for AGV and warehouse automation R&D and support.

38,000-square-foot facility to house engineering, manufacturing, sales and administration.

Equipped with new sensors and smart software, automatic guided vehicles are pursuing and eliminating non-value-added movement of goods in warehouses and DCs.

Automatic guided vehicles have reduced lift truck traffic, created a safer environment and fully automated the movement of finished goods from production to storage in LEDVANCE’s Kentucky plant.