A mobile robot equipped with a robot arm is an autonomous machine able to navigate its surroundings and perform complex tasks assisted by an articulated arm.
It offers advanced perceptual capabilities, including vision and environmental sensing, for safely navigating complex and unpredictable environments. And users can equip its robot arm with various tools to perform specific tasks.
These versatile 2-in-1 robots can be helpful in a wide variety of applications, in fields ranging from agriculture and manufacturing to scientific research, exploration and surveillance, and resource extraction.
In 2019, Amazon chose to introduce some 4,000 robots among its employees at the distribution centre in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
Why? To reduce delivery times, increase productivity and relieve employees.
One example is the mobile Robo-Stow robot, which has an automated arm designed to lift and move heavy goods at Amazon’s warehouses. It can stack and unpack pallets.
By automating warehouse tasks, Amazon hopes to dispatch in 12 hours instead of 24, and ultimately deliver products to customers on the very day of ordering. The e-commerce giant is also planning to create fully automated warehouses.
They also use the Bunker Pro mobile robot by AgileX, ideal for carrying heavy loads and reducing the burden on employees:
Equipped with a robotics design office (GRLAB), Génération Robots can design solutions based on your specifications.