Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) by Zebra

Integrating the new technology with mobile robots for material handling and many other processes in logistics and industry is easier than you might think.
With just a few steps, the entire supply chain, from warehouses to fulfilment and distribution, can be made more efficient with autonomous mobile robots. Moreover, the robots work boundless and in collaboration with employees. Through sensors, they can navigate flexibly and recognise people and obstacles independently.
Here you find a step-by-step guide to integrating mobile Zebra mobile robots:

1. Unpack and connect
   First, the robots need to be unpacked and connected to your Wi-Fi network via the FetchCore software.

2. Create map
   A map must be created in the software. Here you also have the option of setting up preferred routes, speed limits and restricted zones. The map can either be uploaded as an existing file or created by a robot using a sensor. Charging stations, stopping positions and loading zones can also be drawn on the map for the AMR.
   

3. Set up tasks
   The workflows can be easily set up in the FetchCore software using drag-and-drop. The robots can be used for different tasks as required. Predefined task modules can be customised with position specifications, action triggers and conditions. In addition, schedules can be created and thus entire workflows can be defined in advance.
   

4. Start robot
   Once you have assigned the work processes to the robots, they can be started. You can assign new processes to the robots or change them at any time.
   

Production

Delivery to production line

According to Aberdeen Research, 82% of companies experienced unplanned production stops from 2020 to 2023 due to stalled material supply. Here, goods were transported manually with material trolleys or with forklift trucks. Both require manpower and are a health and safety issue and require trained employees. The industrial robots deliver the goods directly to the production line, saving time and human resources and minimising risk factors.

Container picking (Pick-to-tote)

Motorised conveyor systems are often installed for a high throughput rate of material. This is time consuming and costly, the anchored conveyor system takes up a lot of space and the conveyor chain is difficult to adapt to changing operational requirements. AMRs offer a flexible and cost-effective conveyor mode and are customisable according to workload and production line, while retaining tote picking.

Fullfilment/Distribution

Transporting goods for dispatch

Due to the increasing demand and variety of consumer goods, the time pressure on distribution companies to deliver more and more goods quickly is growing. This increases the need for personnel, the amount of transport equipment such as forklift trucks and pallet lifters, and the coordination effort. AMRs improve time planning and save personnel and operating costs.

Picking processes

Due to increasing throughput figures in warehouse operations, the efficiency of the processes must be increased. Human-robot collaboration makes picking processes faster, more accurate and makes optimal use of human resources. The routes from the shelves to the packing stations are covered exclusively by the AMRs, the logistics robots are already waiting at the right storage location and show the position of the corresponding item with LEDs.

Cross-sectoral

Transport of material- & recycling boxes

In industry, logistics or warehousing in general, there is always waste that needs to be disposed or recycled. Industrial robots in the form of AMRs can take over the removal of material residues or cardboard boxes and move them autonomously through defined points on the map to recycling stations.