Do AMRs belong in the Manufacturing Plant?

A lot happens on the production floor. Manufacturing plants execute multiple critical decisions from raw material processing to assembly to shipping. Empowering the entire supply chain, factories have little room for downtime since it can cause a ripple effect of issues such as shortages and lost customers. Therefore, it is no surprise autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) have found -and earned- their place on the production floor. 

Sophisticated and adaptable, AMRs can be configured to understand their operating environment, adjusting routes for dynamic movement and efficient travel. Moreover, AMRs have been able to assist with:

• Lifting and moving materials up to 3,000lbs
• Protecting worker safety with infrared motion sensors
• Lowering repair costs with instant hazard avoidance

3 Reasons to Choose AMRs for Your Operations

1. Frictionless Deployment – Unlike AGVs, AMRs do not require extensive infrastructure changes. Entire fleets can be paired with cloud-based software to tailor travel paths and tasks for faster deployment remotely. This is extremely beneficial for expanding manufacturing plants since they can increase their fleet with less IT involvement. 
2. Designed to Empower Workers – A little over half of manufacturing plants reported struggling to find and retain experienced talent. High turnover rates have been a persistent challenge in modern supply chains. While the human workforce is irreplaceable, AMRs help empower smaller labor pools by automating repetitive or dangerous tasks, freeing up your teams to focus on more pressing tasks and decision-making.     
3. Intelligent Adaptability – AMRs can be deployed in a matter of hours, but they also continue to learn your environment after deployment to avoid obstacles. Moreover, cloud-based robotic software can interact with your WMS and databases to simplify data sharing and inventory visibility.