Navigation Technology for the Most Challenging Environments

Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are revolutionizing business operations across industries like logistics, manufacturing, and distribution by bringing unprecedented levels of efficiency, flexibility, and automation. Their true effectiveness lies in their advanced navigation technologies, which enable them to move autonomously and precisely within dynamic and often unpredictable industrial and commercial environments.

Using sophisticated systems like Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), LiDAR sensors, and advanced vision-based algorithms, AMRs can map their surroundings in real-time, avoid obstacles, and adjust their paths without the need for fixed infrastructure. This adaptability makes them ideal for fast-paced environments where layout changes are frequent and safety is paramount.

Moreover, AMRs leverage intelligent path planning and traffic management software to ensure optimal route selection, minimizing downtime and maximizing throughput. These capabilities empower businesses to streamline material handling, reduce operational costs, and enhance productivity, even in the most complex and demanding environments.

Natural Navigation (Slam)

This technology uses laser sensors to map the environment and create a map in real time, allowing the robot to identify obstacles and follow predefined routes with high precision. It is ideal for dynamic and changing environments.

Reflector Navigation

The principle behind laser reflector navigation is based on the use of optical sensors (LIDAR) and reflectors placed at strategic points in the environment. AMRs equipped with these sensors emit a signal (typically a laser or infrared light) that is reflected by reflectors installed on the walls, ceilings or floor of the workspace, allowing to the AMR to calculate his position using a multi-lateration algorithm similar to GPS technology.

Magnetic Guiding

Many AMRs follow pre-established routes using magnetic fields. This technology is reliable, economical and widely adopted in the manufacturing industry for more than 60 years, although less adaptable to changes in space layout.

RFID Tags Guiding

Guiding AMR robots using RFID tags is one of the most innovative and necessary technologies used for autonomous navigation in industrial and commercial environments. This technology takes advantage of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and RFID readers installed on robots to enable precise guidance, without the need for complex physical structures.

QR Codes Guiding

Guiding AMR robots using RFID tags is one of the most innovative and necessary technologies used for autonomous navigation in industrial and commercial environments. This technology takes advantage of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags and RFID readers installed on robots to enable precise guidance, without the need for complex physical structures such as magnetic lines or reflectors.

Multi Navigation

Multi navigation technology offers an effective solution for complicated environments where none of the existing technologies can cover 100% of the navigation requirement of an application. Laser navigation (SLAM) is usually used to navigate in the 95% area of a layout and is combined with magnetic navigation for the 5% of areas where greater positioning precision is needed.