autonomous mobile robots

Michael Schneider, der CEO von idealworks ist heute zu Gast im BVL Podcast. idealworks ist eine Ausgründung der BMW Group und baut gerade ein Robotik-Ökosystem, das den Übergang der Intralogistik von der Automatisierung zur Autonomie vorantreiben soll. Gerade hat das Unternehmen bekanntgegeben, dass es Agile Robots als Mehrheitseigner gewinnen konnte. Gemeinsam mit unserem Host Boris Felgendreher spricht Michael Schneider heute unter anderem über folgende Themen: - Die Entstehungsgeschichte von idealworks innerhalb der BMW Group - Die Meilensteine, die zum Launch des ersten Produkts von Idealworks führten - Welche Elemente zum Roboktik-Ökosystem von idealworks gehören - Die Cloud-Steuerungsplattform, AnyFleet - Der Autonomous Mobile Robot iw.hub - Das Roboterbetriebssystem iw.os - Wie idealworks Kundenprojekte verwirklicht - Der Einstieg von Agile Robots und die Zukunft der Plattform - Und vieles mehr Hilfreiche Links: Idealworks: https://idealworks.com/ Miebach Consulting, Sponsor und Unterstützer des BVL Podcasts: https://www.miebach.com/

Today’s guest on The Logistics Tribe Podcast is Prof. Roland Siegwart. Roland is director of the Autonomous Systems Lab in Switzerland, director of the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems at ETH Zurich and a world-renown robotics expert. He is one of the pioneers in the field of autonomous mobile robots, which are quickly spreading throughout warehouses and logistics operations around the world. Our host Marco Prüglmeier talked to Roland about the following topics: - Roland's work with AMRs dating back 30 years - His first book on the topic - How he got into the topic of AMRs - His early foray into mail delivery robots, 30 years ago - The history and evolution of AMRs - The main differences between AMRs and AGVs - The challenges of AMRs in logistics operations - Why AMRs will replace AGVs over time - The current state of robot technology, laser technology, camera technology, SLAM and what Roland and his teams are working on - Good and bad use cases of drones - The roles of robots on last mile delivery - Roland’s vision for the logistics of the future and the prospects of autonomous driving - Will robots eliminate logistics jobs - and more Helpful links: Prof. Roland Siegwart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roland-siegwart-85466912/ Marco Prüglmeier on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/ Our supporters GreyOrange: https://www.greyorange.com/

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Locus Robotics is globally leading provider of collaborative mobile robots and warehouse automation solutions. The founders were early adopters of robotics technology to improve warehouse productivity. We have two of those founders on today's episode of the BVL.digital Podcast: Mike Johnson, President, COO, Co-Founder and Al Dekin, Co-Founder and SVP of Locus Robotics. The US-based company has very ambitious plans for the European market. Together with our host Boris Felgendreher Mike and Al discuss the following topics: - How the founders were first inspired by early generation Kiva robots in 2008 - The early days and successes at Quiet Logistics, the tech-enabled 3PL Mike and Al founded - How Mike and Al experienced Amazon's acquisition of Kiva Systems and the consequences for their business - How the removal of Kiva from the market created the momentum for launching Locus Robotics - The evolution of collaborative robots over time - How e-commerce has evolved and created new challenges and pressures for fulfillment operations - State-of-the-art collaborative robots in 2021 - What's the special sauce, the core differentiator of Locus Robotics - The value of the data being generated in the warehouse and how it can be leveraged - The importance of robot-human interaction: How the warehouse associates interact with the collaborative robots - Integrating multiple systems inside the warehouse - Plans for the expansion into Europe - The war for talent heating up - The future outlook on collaborative robots and on Locus Robotics - and more For more information about Locus Robotics: https://locusrobotics.com/ For more information about BVL.digital: https://bvl-digital.de/ For more information about BVL: https://www.bvl.de/