AGVs and AMRs in Intralogistics

AGVs and AMRs Are Reshaping the Intralogistics Industry

Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)  and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are transforming intralogistics by enabling highly automated, flexible, and scalable material flows across warehouses, production facilities, parcel hubs, airports, and cleanroom environments. These mobile robots autonomously retrieve, transport, and organize goods, tools, and components while navigating safely through dynamic, mixed‑traffic environments. With advanced sensors, real‑time navigation, and intelligent coordination, AGVs and AMRs ensuring fast, accurate order fulfillment, optimize storage density, and significantly reduce dependence on manual labor.

Typical Applications for Autonomous Mobile Robots and Automated Guided Vehicles in Intralogistics ...

• In warehouse logistics, AMRs move goods between storage locations, picking zones, and loading areas – indoors and outdoors, adapting to changing layouts and variable inventory levels, while ensuring maximum uptime and highest throughput.
• In factory automation, AGVs, AMRs and tugger trains transport materials between production lines and buildings, synchronizing with shifting production schedules to maintain consistent throughput.
• In postal and parcel centers, autonomous robots handle high volumes, diverse parcel sizes, and rapidly changing routes, ensuring timely sorting and a smooth flow of shipments.
• In airport logistics, specialized mobile robots manage baggage, cargo, and supplies under high traffic and strict timing requirements, supporting reliable 24/7 ground operations.

• In cleanroom environments, AGVs and AMRs handle sensitive materials with extreme precision while maintaining contamination‑controlled conditions.

   

Reliable AGV and AMR Automation Starts with a Future-Ready Energy and Safety Setup

A Reliable and Intelligent Charging and Battery Solution Is Essential

Across all these applications, a reliable and intelligent charging and battery setup is essential to ensure continuous robot availability. Opportunity charging reduces battery size, weight, and cost—while minimizing the total number of AGVs and AMRs required for a given workload. Our charging solutions, including wireless inductive charging systems, contact charging, and conductor rail systems, provide efficient energy transfer, minimizing charging downtimes. Through intelligent energy management, which co-designs battery capacity with the charging strategy, robots can recharge strategically during short process pauses, integrating seamlessly into operational workflows without disrupting productivity.

Safety for Fast-Paced and High-Throughput Intralogistics

Integrated with our independent RadioSafe safety system, fleets of mobile robots like AGVs and AMRs can be safely stopped and efficiently restarted in various intralogistics environments. This ensures maximum uptime, reliable throughput, and stable production performance.

Tailored Solutions for You:

• Our embedded Inductive Floor System for continuous power transfer and our all-in-one inductive charging solution WirelessCharger 3.0 for opportunity charging ensure a reliable energy supply for high-throughput and flexible AGV/AMR operations.
• Our conductive charging solutions based on KontaktCharger series and Nano+ and Enduro+ charging contact series will cover all size of AGVs and AMRs at with fast rates
• Integrated charging solutions like 0865 ChargeLine could also be provided for a dynamic charge to reduce downtime and enhance overall system efficiency.
• BatteryBlock energy storage series with advanced cycle life and fast-charging capabilities is provided plug-and-play with our charging solutions, for a safe and highly efficient operation of all kinds of AGVs/AMRs.
• The safety stop system RadioSafe enhances the safety and availability of AGVs and AMRs through reliable fleet stops, immediate fleet restarts, and an integrated fleet battery saving mode.

Energy and Safety in Various Fields of Mobile Robots