ek robotics and OTTO Motors Announce International Know-how Partnership

Transport robots from ek robotics mixed with software program from OTTO Motors increase the vary of companies for autonomous materials dealing with within the international intralogistics market

STUTTGART, Germany — ek robotics, the world’s main producer and system integrator of modern high-tech automated guided automobiles (AGVs) for manufacturing and warehouse logistics, right this moment introduced its international know-how partnership with OTTO Motors, the main developer of versatile and clever autonomous cell robots (AMR), at LogiMAT in Stuttgart, the worldwide exhibition for intralogistics options and course of administration. The 2 corporations mix their core competencies to supply the very best mixture of AGV {hardware} and AMR software program to clients within the manufacturing and warehousing industries worldwide.

For 59 years now, ek robotics has been growing, manufacturing and integrating turnkey AGV techniques and offering service all through their complete life cycle, which often lasts for many years. With over 10.000 delivered transport robots and greater than 1.000 put in AGV techniques, ek robotics is thought worldwide for its broad portfolio of AGV options in addition to its declare to the best requirements of security, high quality and repair.

“Our declare is to at all times have the ability to supply our clients probably the most highly effective, most secure and most dependable answer,” says Andreas Böttner, CEO of ek robotics. He continues: “AMR know-how has developed quickly in recent times and, above all, to a stage that’s now appropriate for industrial use, which is why we at the moment are increasing our vary of companies to incorporate this know-how. We’ve got analyzed the AMR market very totally to search out the really finest accomplice with probably the most conductive know-how. At the moment, we’re happy and proud to announce our strategic know-how partnership with OTTO Motors, enabling us to supply our clients absolutely the main AMR know-how in our merchandise any longer.”

OTTO Motors is a pioneer within the AMR business, specializing in giant, mission-critical AMR installations for the world’s largest corporations. With greater than 10 years of expertise in autonomous driving, OTTO Motors has developed clever, protected and dependable management software program for autonomous materials dealing with. Transport robots geared up with OTTO software program can navigate flexibly and responsively in fast-changing industrial environments with out infrastructure, identical to a human-guided automobile.

“ek robotics is the undisputed AGV market chief. We’re pleased with our partnership that permits us to supply our clients with probably the most highly effective and complete materials dealing with automobile {hardware} capabilities managed by OTTO Motors’ autonomy software program,” says Matt Rendall, CEO of OTTO Motors, and continues: “The result’s an answer that permits industrial corporations and warehouse operators to extend their competitiveness in an extremely difficult financial setting.”

The mixed AGV and AMR market is estimated by business specialists to exceed $18 billion by 2027. Collectively, ek robotics and OTTO Motors are increasing their attain globally to supply clients probably the most complete and superior AMR portfolio within the business. ek robotics is now providing the X MOVE 150 and X MOVE 2000 AMR transport platforms. The 300-, 600- and 1200-kilogram payload variants are at the moment solely accessible as AGVs and also will be accessible as AMRs in early 2023. With the X MOVE transport platform, clients can select between AMR and AGV know-how relying on their wants. ek robotics and OTTO Motors are already engaged on additionally with the ability to supply the VARIO MOVE forklift automobiles as AMR as shortly as attainable to have the ability to equip all ek robotics transport robots with OTTO know-how within the subsequent step.

Clients are additionally satisfied by the partnership and the brand new AMR answer from ek robotics. “The primary AMR from the collaboration between ek robotics and OTTO Motors is a milestone on the best way to a brand new stage of autonomy. As a buyer, we hope it’s going to scale back the commissioning and adaptation effort, which right this moment accounts for a major a part of the TCO,” stated Gerald Röhner, Head of Manufacturing Logistics on the well-known automotive provider worldwide, Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG.

Along with OTTO Motors, ek robotics is presenting its new AGV and AMR product sequence X MOVE on the LogiMAT exhibition from right this moment to June 2, 2022 in Stuttgart, Germany, in Corridor 2, Sales space B05. Go to ek robotics at LogiMAT or contact them by cellphone or electronic mail to be taught extra concerning the partnership and the way AMR and AGVs can enhance your intralogistics. For extra info, go to https://ek-robotics.com/

About ek robotics

ek robotics is the world’s main producer and system integrator of modern high-tech transport robotics for manufacturing and warehouse logistics. At 5 places in Europe (Rosengarten, Germany, headquarters), Reutlingen (Germany), Milan (Italy), Prague (Czech Republic) and Buckingham (UK), the transport robotics specialist with greater than 300 workers creates clever, networked and versatile transport options for the totally automated, in-plant materials stream of its international clients. With greater than 59 years of expertise in design, growth, manufacturing, integration, turnkey supply and help all through your entire lifecycle of automated guided automobiles (AGVs), ek robotics is among the many technical elite on this fast-growing business of the longer term. ek-robotics.com

About OTTO Motors

OTTO Motors supplies autonomous cell robots for materials dealing with inside manufacturing amenities and warehouses. With over three million hours of driving expertise, OTTO is trusted for mission-critical deliveries in probably the most demanding of business environments. Seventy p.c of OTTO’s clients are Fortune 500 corporations and embrace a few of the world’s most acknowledged manufacturers, together with GE and Toyota. For extra info, go to www.ottomotors.com.