Positioning of mobile robots
Bosch Rexroth and Geek+ cooperate
Robot developer Geek+ plans to use Bosch Rexroth's Locator orientation software for its logistics solutions in future.
The Locator determines the position and orientation of mobile robots in any environment without any infrastructure measures. The two companies have now announced their cooperation. Geek+ was founded in 2015 and has since sold more than 10,000 robots in logistics applications.
As a software component, the locator is independent of the hardware. It can be integrated into control systems as an encapsulated function block and supports a wide range of laser sensors, including safety lasers. "We checked the technical parameters and were impressed by the industrial maturity, the openness for different hardware configurations and, above all, the ease of commissioning of the Rexroth solutions," says Yong Zheng, founder and CEO of Geek+. The Beijing-based company intends to market further intralogistics solutions using the software as part of its mobile robots.
Open to partnerships worldwide
"For innovative software solutions, we combine maximum flexibility at start-up level with intensive research and extensive application knowledge in the field of autonomous driving within the Bosch Group," affirms Jörg Heckel, Project Director Intralogistics Robotics at Bosch Rexroth. "We are open to collaborations with partners of all sizes, worldwide."
The "Intralogistics Robotics" project is developing a wide range of software and hardware solutions for the use of intelligent robots. To commission the locator, all you need to do is press a button and teach the vehicle with a one-off orientation drive. The software generates a dynamic map that is stored either locally on the vehicle or on a server. All vehicles in the fleet access this map. The map automatically adapts to changes in the environment. The Locator software component is already being used by various manufacturers of Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs).
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