AMR

Big Joe Forklifts, in partnership with Thoro.ai, has added new features on their flagship AMR and invest in key staff to help deliver automation for their customers. This week at Pack Expo visitors can see the latest Big Joe Pallet Mover AMR first-hand, including several new features such as dynamic on-the-fly rerouting, onboard viewable maps and configurable zone rules to further enhance productivity, ease of operation and control for users.

OTTO Motors and Kollmorgen have announced a strategic technical collaboration on autonomous material handling. They will jointly develop self-driving vehicle applications to OEMs and System Integrators that deliver material handling solutions to end-users globally.

Yesterday Teradyne CEO Greg Smith addressed the audience at ERF 2023 in a keynote, highlighting the role robotics companies Universal Robots and MiR, both acquired by Teradyne in recent years, play in the strategy of the US-based technology company. With currently 11 million cobots that could be sold, the potential market for cobots is around $500 billion.

Teradyne companies Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and AutoGuide Mobile Robots have merged to become a single supplier of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), one of the fastest growing segments in automation today.

Aspina, a US-based manufacturer of motors and modules in fields such as industrial equipment, home appliances, housing, automobiles and medical care has announced the development of an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) for transportation in manufacturing plants.

Zebra Technologies introduced three new autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) – FlexShelf, FlexShelf Guide, and RollerTop Guide – and a new FetchCore fulfillment software package for order or batch picking.

myEnso, a German-based online grocer, is going to work in its DC with the Geek+ robotics solution. Having received governmental support and financing, the robotics-driven e-commerce platform will enable regional producers, startups, as well as well-known brands to connect and serve online shoppers all over Germany.