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BlueBotics marks 10 years of its AGV operating system

November 14, 2019 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

BlueBotics has marked 10 years of its Autonomous Navigation Technology operating system for automated guided vehicles.

BlueBotics chose the recent CeMAT event in China as the platform to celebrate ANT’s 10-year milestone, since the first vehicle driven by its ANT went into commercial operation.

The company also showcased its ANT lite+ and ANT localization+ products’ new support for omnidirectional vehicle movements at the show.

The first ANT driven vehicle to go into commercial operation was an Esatroll general-purpose Paquito AGV. This was installed at Dal Colle (Barilla Group) in Italy in 2009.

Since then, as of October 2019, over 1,750 ANT driven industrial vehicles have been commissioned at sites around the world.

These installations span five continents and numerous commercial applications, ranging from shop floors and warehouses to cleanrooms, hospitals and data centers.

Nicola Tomatis, CEO of BlueBotics, says: “A primary reason for our success is the robustness of our ANT navigation solution. As customers often tell us when choosing to partner with BlueBotics, the platform just works.

“AGV makers – including several of those at CeMAT Asia – also appreciate the close, professional integration support we offer.

“This is crucial to the success of a project, whether a customer is developing a brand new AGV, upgrading an existing AGV’s navigation or automating a manual vehicle.”

Also driving the company’s continuing growth, Tomatis adds, is the fact that BlueBotics’ guidance technology suits virtually every type of AGV, environment and application.

He says: “We have modules such as ANT lite+ integrated in 100 kilogram AMRs for cleanroom applications, while other customers are using ANT to guide huge vehicles that regularly move loads of 25 tons or more.”

Omnidirectional movement

At CeMAT Asia, BlueBotics’ team also showcased its ANT platform’s newly-expanded support for omnidirectional vehicle movements.

Previously available within the company’s ANT localization solution, omnidirectional movement is now supported by BlueBotics’ entire range of navigation products, including ANT lite+ and ANT localization+.

Tomatis says: “In most cases our customers develop vehicles based on tricycle or differential drive kinematics. For these models, ANT lite+ is typically the optimal solution.

“However, there are exceptions – sites where omnidirectional movement makes all the difference – such as ultra-complex environments or older sites that cannot easily be optimized for AGV use.

“That’s why, as always, we’ve listened closely to our customers and expanded our platform’s omnidirectional support.

“With the latest version of our ANT software, manufacturers can reap all of the space-saving benefits that omnidirectional AGVs can bring, programming these movements simply and efficiently at the click of a button.”

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