Category: BlueBotics

  • BlueBotics to showcase ANT navigation with full AGV fleet demo at Modex

    BlueBotics to showcase ANT navigation with full AGV fleet demo at Modex

    Autonomous navigation systems developer BlueBotics, which was recently acquired by ZAPI, is heading to Modex 2022 to showcase a unique multi-brand fleet demo of vehicles driven by its ANT technology. The company’s booth will feature several different brands of vehicles, spanning automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from across the ANT navigation ecosystem.…

  • BlueBotics acquired by Zapi Group

    BlueBotics acquired by Zapi Group

    BlueBotics, a developer of navigation systems for automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots, has been acquired by Zapi Group. Zapi is a global provider of electrification and manufacturer of electronic speed controllers, electric motors, battery chargers, and associated products for electric and hybrid vehicles. Zapi’s acquisition includes the shares held by investor Forestay Capital.…

  • BlueBotics to give digital demonstration of path to mobile robot development

    BlueBotics to give digital demonstration of path to mobile robot development

    BlueBotics, a provider of autonomous navigation technology, is attending this year’s ProMat Digital Experience (DX) event to highlight how it can help smooth the path to successful automated guided vehicle and mobile robot development, installation and operation. During the digital event, which runs from April 12 to 16, BlueBotics will explain and fully demonstrate the…

  • BlueBotics’ ANT navigation drives autonomous vehicles over 10 million kilometers

    BlueBotics’ ANT navigation drives autonomous vehicles over 10 million kilometers

    BlueBotics’ ANT navigation software for warehouse vehicles  is now estimated to have driven automated guided vehicles and autonomous mobile robots over 10 million kilometers. ANT stands for “automation navigation technology” and has been installed in vehicles used for applications ranging from warehousing and manufacturing to commercial cleaning services, ultra-violet disinfection and more. Dr Nicola Tomatis,…

  • BlueBotics signs up South Korean distributor

    BlueBotics signs up South Korean distributor

    BlueBotics, the global reference in natural feature navigation for automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), has further strengthened its footprint in Asia by announcing a new distribution agreement with South Korean motion and control pioneer MacPion. BlueBotics’ Autonomous Navigation Technology (ANT) is being integrated by an ever-growing number of industrial vehicle original…

  • BlueBotics marks 10 years of its AGV operating system

    BlueBotics marks 10 years of its AGV operating system

    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’…

  • BlueBotics says 1,750 AGVs worldwide now use its Ant navigation system

    BlueBotics says 1,750 AGVs worldwide now use its Ant navigation system

    Just over a year after supplying its 1,000th ANT navigation unit to Swiss customer Cleanfix, BlueBotics says it has now surpassed 1,750 ANT-driven AGVs in operation. ANT stands for “Autonomous Navigation Technology” and is a hardware-plus-software solution offered by BlueBotics in a variety of configurations. Nicola Tomatis, CEO of BlueBotics, says: “As we close in…

  • BlueBotics teams up with Forestay Capital in pursuit of new international growth surge

    BlueBotics teams up with Forestay Capital in pursuit of new international growth surge

    BlueBotics, a provider of navigation systems for robots, has teamed up with Forestay Capital in pursuit of new international growth surge. BlueBotics says Forestay Capital, a tech fund that launched earlier this year, has acquired capital in the company, providing the “impetus for international expansion”. BlueBotics, which is based in St Sulpice, Switzerland, develops and…

  • BlueBotics says its autonomous vehicle guidance system is finding new customers

    BlueBotics says its autonomous vehicle guidance system is finding new customers

    BlueBotics says it is finding new customers for its autonomous vehicle guidance systems from various parts of the world.  Most of the vehicles are used in logistics, and include small mobile platforms as well as driverless forklifts. (See video below.) In total, says the company, more than 500 autonomous vehicles now use the BlueBotics guidance…

  • Bodacious BlueBotics sells hundreds of Ant systems around the world

    Bodacious BlueBotics sells hundreds of Ant systems around the world

    Autonomous logistics robotics and autonomous systems made by BlueBotics are totally selling well Hollywood film star Keanu Reeves may not like to remember one of the phrases that made him famous, but for Dr Nicola Tomatis, it’s a phrase he seems to enjoy using. “Excellent!” Tomatis is CEO of BlueBotics, a Switzerland-based maker of autonomous…