Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and carts (AGCs) provide a more flexible system than conventional conveyor belts for many applications. Still, the current crop of AGV/AGC systems has limitations. On ...

It’s always great fun to build your own robot. Sometimes, though, if you’re doing various projects or research, it’s easier to buy an existing robot and then use it to get down to business. That was ...

Clearpath's OTTO can transport supplies along the same plant and warehouse paths populated by workers and equipment. A swarm of robots are overtaking John Deere's Horicon, Wis., plant. Sometime this ...

Two major industrial automation companies—Mitsubishi Electric and Rockwell Automation—have announced strategic investments in independent robotics suppliers over the past few months. Mitsubishi ...

Waterloo-based robotic vehicle manufacturer Clearpath Robotics is the first robotics company to sign on with the Campaign To Stop Killer Robots, "an international coalition of non-governmental ...

A mobile robot that moves materials throughout factories, warehouses, and distribution centers without direct human supervision is called an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV). AGVs transport cargo ...