Automatic Guided Vehicles

On Tuesday, Fetch Robotics (Booth 9011) introduced and demoed its CartConnect500—an addition to the CartConnect lineup of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), which is the industry’s first (and so far only) autonomous cart transport solution for numerous payloads.

Seegrid (Booth 10012), a leader in infrastructure-free, self-driving vehicles for materials handling, today announced the launch of GT10 Series 7 Plus, the first vision guided vehicle (VGV) to feature auto-charge integration and an enhanced sensing technology, further advancing automated material movement for manufacturing, distribution and e-commerce companies.

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The way automation technology is deployed, orders are batched, schedules are planned and the way people are managed and skilled are the keys to realizing the potential of automation.

New and returning industry professionals pledge to guide and support the robotics industry in a time of rapid growth.

Partnership with Altech Co. Ltd. serves growing market and demand in Japan

The Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS) Industry Group of MHI has rebranded as the Mobile Automation Group (MAG).

Study suggests impending innovations like 5G wearables, quantum computing and self-driving trucks likely won't be ready in time for next Christmas.

AutoGuide provides autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material transport of payloads up to 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) for the manufacturing, warehouse and logistics markets.

This growth is significantly driven by the expansion of logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, and other end-use industries.

AHS (Advanced Handling Systems) has formed a partnership with Exotec Solutions—a French-based goods-to-person picking system provider based on mobile robots named Skypod.

Partnerships follow enhanced U.S. presence with the opening of a research and development lab in Boston and the buildout of U.S. headquarters in Atlanta.

Muratec will adapt and sell Alphabot's technology to support applications beyond Alert Innovation's focus on transforming grocery retail.

Carlos Milan, Manager of Business Development for MHI member company Oceaneering, will be serving as the new chair for the group.

Whether they're looking for hard or soft ROIs, forklift users are evaluating and adopting technology that seemed far-fetched just a few years ago.