Building an AGV: safety system

Rokus Ottervanger August 6, 2021 robotics, safety, system architecture 0 Comments

For an industrial automation company it’s almost a matter of course to explore the possibilities of autonomous systems. Maybe you are even looking to design and produce your own AGV or autonomous mobile robot (AMR). To make this a little easier, we wrote this series of articles. Each one highlights an important part of the system design of an AMR, and we provide tips and considerations for that subsystem.

This time, we treat the safety system: an essential part of the AGV to ensure the safety of workers. But what are your options, and how do you decide what to use?

Case study: Accerion Jupiter

Rokus Ottervanger September 18, 2019 0 Comments

The postal industry is subjected to significant fluctuations in workload. To scale up during busy times such as Christmas, temporary distribution centers are set up. Automation on such short term in such a highly dynamic environment is rarely worthwhile. RUVU were given the challenge to develop a robot software application for this use case. Key was to make it easy to demonstrate the possibilities of mobile robots for someone with minimum knowledge about Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).

How to get your robot from A to B

Rokus Ottervanger August 8, 2019 0 Comments

In e-commerce, warehousing, and logistics, margins are shrinking. It’s harder and harder to come by affordable personnel for harvesting and processing greenhouse produce. The same holds for nurses in hospitals and personnel in the manufacturing industry. These developments push the demand for automation, including Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR). Many leading automation companies seem to be investing in the development of such solutions. But what should you think about when controlling such a system? How to get it from A to B?