Have You Considered Expanding the Functionalities of your AGV System?

AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicle) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robot) are two types of mobile robots used in industrial applications, but with significant differences in their design and operation.

AGV or AMR?

AGVs are automated guided vehicles that are used for the transport and handling of loads in industrial environments. These vehicles move on a physical guide (such as a paint line on the floor, a magnetic guide, RFID tags, SLAM technology, or a laser-based navigation system) and are controlled by a central control system.

On the other hand, AMRs are autonomous mobile robots that have the ability to move and perform tasks without human intervention. These robots are capable of navigating in an unknown environment and avoiding obstacles, and can be programmed to perform specific tasks, such as picking up and transporting objects or monitoring a specific area. AMRs use a combination of technologies, such as sensors, cameras, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, to navigate and perform tasks autonomously. AMRs can be used in a variety of applications, including logistics, warehouses, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, public services, security, and retail.

In summary, AGVs are automated guided vehicles that are used for the transport and handling of loads in industrial environments and are based on a physical guide, while AMRs are autonomous mobile robots that have the ability to move and perform tasks autonomously and are based on navigation and obstacle detection technologies.

What is the Market for Logistics Robots in the World?

The size of the global logistics robot market was estimated at USD 5,863.84 million in 2022, USD 7,695.12 million in 2023, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 34.31% to reach USD 62,127.87 million in 2030, according to a study by the consulting firm Research and Markets.

The sales of professional service robots increased by an impressive 37% in 2021. By region, the largest growth came from Europe with a market share of 38%, followed by North America with 32% and Asia with 30%. At the same time, sales of new consumer service robots grew by 9%, according to the report “World Robotics 2022 – Service Robots”, issued by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Sales of robots in the top 5 main applications for professional service robots reached around 121,000 units, more than 30% of which were for transporting goods and cargo. Most of them are used in indoor environments, for example, factories and logistics warehouses. A total of 286 companies are producing service robots in this category.

Robotization in Spain according to the International Federation of Robotics (IRF), Spain is among the 15 most robotized countries in the world and in fourth position in Europe. The world ranking is led by Asian countries.

The main benefits of warehouse robots are:

1. Collaboration with operators.
2. Greater security.
3. Increased productivity.
4. More efficiency in operations.

In recent years, warehouse robots have had a major impact on the supply chain and have been implemented in a multitude of warehouses. The reason is very clear: companies resort to technology to achieve greater flexibility, quality and increase the performance of their logistics in a sector where the speed and precision of service is one of the keys to success.

At Becolve Digital We Have some Ideas to Improve your AGV and AMR System.

Have You Thought about how to Communicate this Type of Solution?

One of the first challenges is precisely communications. In this sense, Becolve Digital offers wireless communication solutions with a wide range of products that are specifically designed for use with AGVs and AMRs, such as Ethernet Bridges, Serial, or Wireless CAN, Gateways between different wireless technologies (WiFi, Zigbee and Z-Wave), or Wireless Routers.

Are You Planning to Improve the Monitoring and Management of this Solution?

AVEVA System Platform offers a wide range of functions to monitor and control industrial processes, including the navigation and tracking of autonomous mobile robots, as it is compatible with a wide variety of devices and systems, including different brands of robots.

Our platform provides a comprehensive solution for managing and monitoring the performance of robots, including real-time tracking, data visualization, and report generation. This allows managers to quickly identify and resolve any issues that may arise, as well as make data-driven decisions on how to optimize the use of their robots.

One of the main benefits of using AMR robotics, or AGVs in combination with AVEVA System Platform is the ability to automate and optimize the movement of materials and goods within a facility. This can help increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve overall productivity.

Does it make sense to incorporate your AGV or AMR system into the plant’s monitoring system to have a centralized control system?

At Becolve Digital we offer solutions that unify and model assets and operations and drive real-time decision making by combining visualization and control. These solutions support the exploitation and analysis of data.

Becolve Digital offers a modular and scalable solution that can be easily integrated with other systems and software, such as ERP, WMS, GMAO, or MES systems. This will allow you to easily integrate robotics management with other aspects of your operations, such as inventory management or production planning.

This would also give you the possibility to use advanced AI tools, such as AVEVA InSight, to learn the behavior model of AGVs / AMRs robots. In this sense, you could use AVEVA InSight to learn the behavior model of the robots, detect patterns and perform predictive analysis to improve and optimize production. Or, you could even generate reports and analysis of the data collected, which would allow you to make informed decisions based on accurate data.

In the same way as Becolve Digital’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), for the robotics sector, the rise of RaaS is key and strategic (not to be confused with Ransomware-as-a-service), since one of the brakes on growth has always been the high initial investment required by platforms and solutions, and secondly the resistance to change, something that we already know as one of the barriers to industry 4.0 in Spain, for example.

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