Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.13
…vendors, the company said. In addition, InOrbit supports emerging interoperability standards such as the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard, VDA 5050, and Open-RMF, as well as proprietary fleet managers from vendors including Mobile Industrial Robots, OMRON, and OTTO Motors. Users can constantly monitor robot fleets with IOWA. Source: InOrbit InOrbit joins Barcodes at ProMat InOrbit will show its new system to key business decision makers with new partner Barcodes at ProMat 2023. “As a leading technology solutions provider and systems integrator, Barcodes is well-known in the logistics industry for delivering unmatched value to customers,” said Florian Pestoni, co-founder and CEO of InOrbit.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.93
…portfolio includes a 12-robot hardware fleet, quick-to-deploy integration software, interoperability and fleet management software, and end-to-end deployment services. Businesses can hire robots for as low as $2 per hour with Barcodes Group's robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model. The company said its platform can deliver a broad range of benefits to customers, including: 20+ material handling workflows with a fleet of 12 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) Deployment of robots in hours with integration software that connects warehouse management systems (WMS) to AMRs Savings from Day 1 with monthly RaaS contracts Easy adoption and scalability of workflows with cloud-based software Increased productivity by eliminating…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.09
…it more plug and play.” Building on the MassRobotics interoperability standard In addition to its own power and fleet management software, WiBotic has participated in MassRobotics' interoperability standards efforts, which seek to enable robots from different vendors to communicate in shared environments. “Instead of one onboard charger talking to the robot it's installed on, we built Commander because of that requirement for communications at the fleet level,” Waters said. “It's hard for customers to consolidate data from multiple robots, especially in an interoperable fleet.” “WiBotic Commander is an API and user intereface to communicate and visualize a whole fleet of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.92
…in factories and warehouses, so does the need for interoperability among systems from multiple vendors in a shared environment. BlueBotics today announced that it will show at ProMat 2023 how its navigation software “will open new possibilities for advanced fleet management and interoperability.” In addition, Dr. Nicola Tomatis, CEO of BlueBotics, will host an educational seminar to help customers build the business case for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). St-Sulpice, Switzerland-based BlueBotics said it has more than 20 years of industry experience. The company provides its autonomous navigation technology (ANT) and support to help customers bring…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.32
…Roundtable discussions will address issues including engineering design changes, interoperability, standards and testing, and directions for future research. For example, robots could conduct more tasks beyond moving materials around a factory or warehouse, noted Hayes. “One Tier 1 automotive supplier has a problem: It can get materials to a station, but it still needs humans to load and unload them,” she told Robotics 24/7. “Even if AMRs are safer and provide more manageable traffic, the question is, 'Are vendors addressing it, or is it too specific so integrators have to?'” OEMs welcome to Tech Demo Day “OEMs are welcome to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.82
…particular job, as well as the growing needs for interoperability and easy ways to collect, analyze, and present data. Manifest attendance doubles in second year More than 3,000 people attended Manifest at Caesar's Forum—at least double the 1,500 attendees at last year's inaugural event, according to event organizers. Conference sessions began on Tuesday, Jan. 31, but the show floor with about 200 exhibitors wasn't open until Wednesday, Feb. 1. Attendees included Fortune 500 companies, numerous investors, and robotics startups. The first group was the most sought after by exhibitors as potential customers, but the latter two could have learned about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.23
…Robotics’ Robotics Middleware Framework, or RMF, and will have interoperability with “complex and heterogenous multi-robot systems.” “This is an important step toward enabling stronger and seamless human-machine collaboration, where mobile robots, using natural or existing infrastructure, perform autonomous movement of goods (handling, moving, and storing warehouse assets) as they work alongside humans,” the company said. OMRON working to address Asia-Pacific needs Kyoto, Japan-based OMRON said it will work with its industry partners in robotics and automation in the new center to address some of the biggest logistics challenges facing Asia Pacific, including labor scarcity, limited space, and supply chain disruptions.…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 20.92
…How robots can add resilience to distribution and fulfillment Robots as a tool for workforce recruitment and retention Integration, interoperability, and monitoring your return on investment Innovative applications, such as multifunction robots for inspection
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.87
…to adopt mobile robots, as more companies use AMRs, interoperability is increasing in importance. Businesses will need systems from multiple vendors to work well together, from large AMRs moving pallets to picking and fulfillment systems, as well as GTP robots. This trend toward heterogenous environments is giving rise to software that can manage mobile robot fleets from a mix of vendors. “At the core of our software is the ability to work with different resources or ‘agents’ that are available, and that includes people,” said Samay Kohli, CEO at GreyOrange, an AMR provider whose GreyMatter software conducts “multi-agent orchestration.” “We…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.11
…soon coexist in the same spaces. Are you following interoperability standards efforts? Molina: Functional safety is very important, so we're involved in every committee for functional safety. We want robots to be seen as companions or tools. We clean many different types of locations, like airports and retail stores. The need for interoperability is higher in manufacturing and warehouses. We don't run into other robots in a lot of our other verticals. It's still early, and there is no conclusive standards effort yet. Different groups have different requirements—for example, German automotive or in a very busy hospital. We have yet…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.47
…stock exchanges, and national health services. How important is interoperability to you? Kohli: We do heterogeneous fleets. We are hardware-agnostic. Our software supports it, but it takes time to get optimization right. One of our oldest sites in Chile has four robots and was built over four years. There are 350 AMRs, three robotic arms placing pallets, and close to 100 intralogistics systems running in manned zones. It also has one to two miles of conveyors, and 30 elevators in four stories. The elevators are completely automated, and the facility runs GreyMatter at the core. The system runs online order…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.01
…autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, vendors to work on interoperability at the Association for Advancing Automation’s first AMR Conference in Louisville, Ky. He said that either suppliers cooperate to get their robots “to play well together,” or major users such as FedEx would look elsewhere. Interoperability was once again a key topic of discussion at this year’s AMR and Logistics Week in Boston. In a session on “Standardization Efforts for Mobile Robot Interoperability,” panelists outlined the progress they have made on the MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard, which was first published in May 2021. Panelists included Tom Ryden, executive director of…