Dematic, a leading global supplier of integrated automated technology, software and services to optimize the supply chain, has released a new white paper that provides a technology update regarding Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). The white paper, Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) vs. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs): Debunking the Myths, describes and clarifies the capabilities of both technologies.
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) have long been recognized as the efficient mobile automation solution to move raw materials, work-in-process materials and finished goods in manufacturing operations as well as supporting order fulfillment functions in warehouses and distribution centers. Recently, a new variation of mobile automation has appeared: Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR). The producers of AMRs have defined this technology as a completely new category of automation. The reality is that AMRs are a subset of AGVs focused on a specific navigation technology, physical size/payload capabilities, environment, and routing abilities.
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