Topic: OTTO Motors

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10 Companies Riding the Mobile Robot Wave

March 26, 2022 · Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are fast becoming more common in warehouses and manufacturing facilitates. Here is a look at some of the most interesting players in the space.

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Honeywell Collaborates With OTTO Motors to Improve Facility Safety, Productivity

March 25, 2022 · Honeywell said it's working with OTTO Motors to add mobile robots to other warehouse automation, improving speed, accuracy, and safety. They will both be at MODEX 2022.

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OTTO Motors Launches OTTO Lifter Autonomous Forklift, to Demo at MODEX 2022

March 25, 2022 · OTTO Motors says its OTTO Lifter can navigate dynamic environments, improve safety, and autonomously handle pallets. It will show the lift truck alongside its mobile robots at MODEX.

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Webinar: Overcoming Material Handling Challenges with AMRs For 2022 and Beyond

January 27, 2022 · In this webinar, Jay Judkowitz, VP Product, and Neil Datt, Director of Product Marketing at OTTO Motors, will discuss overcoming material handling challenges with AMRs

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OTTO Motors Names Co-Presidents With Automotive Experience, Focuses on TCO

December 15, 2021 · OTTO Motors, which supplies mobile robots for factories and warehouses, says its industry expertise, reliable systems, and emphasis on providing long-term value set it apart.

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Danfoss Power Solutions Implements OTTO AMRs for Large Payloads

October 18, 2021 · Danfoss Power Solutions says autonomous mobile robots from OTTO Motors have enabled its workers to focus on high-value production tasks in the manufacturing of hydraulics.

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OTTO Motors Partners With Siemens to Implement Mobile Robots for Material Handling

October 6, 2021 · With new Siemens controllers, OTTO Motors says its autonomous mobile robots will improve performance without compromising safety, as well as add asset tracking ability.

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OTTO Motors Announces Global Partners, Mobile Robot Safety Standards Compliance

June 24, 2021 · OTTO Motors has partnered for global availability of its autonomous mobile robots and software. It also complies with international safety standards and will exhibit at Automatica.

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OTTO Motors Launches Next Generation of OTTO 1500 as Heavy-Class Mobile Robots Pass 1M Production Hours

April 6, 2021 · OTTO Motors said its updated OTTO 1500 includes off-the-shelf components, higher speeds, and fleet management software.

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Boston Dynamics, OTTO Motors partner on warehouse automation

March 3, 2020 · In a video released today, Boston Dynamics's logistics robot, Handle, can be seen picking boxes and building pallets on top of OTTO AMRs in a distribution center testbed.

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OTTO Motors expands in Japan

February 11, 2020 · Partnership with Altech Co. Ltd. serves growing market and demand in Japan

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Truckers Prepare For Era of Self-Driving Autonomous Trucks

November 22, 2018 · There is a lot of work being done behind the scenes involving some of the biggest names in and out of transportation, when it comes to driverless cars and trucks.

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Columbia Machine announces partnership with OTTO Motors

January 31, 2018 · Manufacturer and integrator of robotic palletizers and load transfer station partners with supplier of autonomous vehicles.

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The Big Picture: Adaptability as King

June 8, 2017 · Traditionally, warehouse automation has been about bringing optimal efficiency to specific processes in warehouses. Learn why new technologies like mobile robots and AR glasses promise breakthroughs in adaptability, even as more conventional systems become more modular and flexible.

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Fate of Uber and Otto’s Autonomous Vehicles

March 17, 2017 · Google's Waymo autonomous tech lawsuit against Uber and specifically against Anthony Levandowski, a former Waymo employee who left the company to start autonomous truck driving firm Otto, which Uber purchased for nearly $700 million, looks really bad for Uber.

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OTTO Motors to Supply Toyota Motor Manufacturing with Flexible Automation

February 16, 2017 · Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi will use the OTTO 1500 self-driving vehicle for tire delivery in its assembly plant.

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Uber’s Otto Self-Driving Autonomous Truck Makes It’s First (Budweiser Beer) Run

October 27, 2016 · The world's first shipment by a self-driving truck included 51,744 cans of Budweiser beer, with a tractor-trailer outfitted with Otto's self-driving kit hauling the beer 120 miles along Colorado's Interstate 25 on Oct. 20.

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