LogiMAT launches Mobile Robotics User Forum
FORUM AGV, a European association for the technology, will offer visitors a broad program of information and personal consultation in five categories in Hall 6.
LogiMAT takes places in Stuttgart from March 19-21, 2024. The area will cover trends in how AGV systems and AMRs are deployed. Pre-registration is requested. Mobile robotics is a topic of growing importance for those seeking efficient material flows in intralogistics. But potential users are often daunted by the prospect of running a cost-benefit analysis, choosing and implementing a system, and managing a fleet of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). That’s why LogiMAT 2024 has added a new Mobile Robotics User Forum as part of the trade show’s accompanying program. Forum AGV and the Association of German Engineers (VDI) will offer a programme throughout the day on all three days of LogiMAT.
Visitors can benefit from one-on-one consultation with subject-matter experts. Forum AGV, which organizes the user forum, brings together experts from its member businesses and partnering entities in the world of AGV systems, positioning itself as a knowledge forum for high-level information, consultation, and planning.
The programme is divided into five themed categories:
Planning: Experts talk about the proper design and structure of projects, product requirements documents, and fleet management—and about standardised communication interfaces between AGVs and controllers using the VDA 5050 standard.
Proof of concept: Experts offer insights into technical feasibility of mobile robotics concepts for intralogistics and their cost-effectiveness for each visitor’s own system.
Safety and security: Visitors learn about key aspects of running a safe facility, protecting people and property, and ensuring data security when deploying AGV systems.
Technology: Experts introduce various AGV/AMR vehicle types and designs, focusing on varying levels of autonomy and different systems of navigation, control, braking, and steering—plus an overview of different sensor technologies, drive systems, and load capacities.
Special use cases: Experts examine the unique circumstances to be considered when AGVs and AMRs are used beyond the realm of intralogistics, such as in outdoor or publicly accessible areas.
For more information, visit www.logimat-messe.de
