At LogiMAT, Safelog will be presenting its new mobile transport robot (MTR) for the efficient transport of load carriers, for example in automated small parts warehouses. The robot, model XS1, is specially designed for fulfilment requirements and minimises transport times between pick port and packing station thanks to its speed.
The momentum in e-commerce continues unabated. In order to cope with the rising number of orders and the associated increase in storage units, more and more online retailers are relying on modern automated small parts warehouses (AKL) such as the Autostore system. However, even though this goods-to-person picking system can achieve significant increases in efficiency, transporting the picked goods to the packing stations is a bottleneck. Because this is often done manually. The process is slow and error-prone. With the new mobile robot XS1, Safelog offers an automation solution that increases productivity, reduces the error rate and is extremely robust.
Compact and fast - even on inclines
The mobile robot is available in two model variants. Depending on the application scenario, the XS1 Available with or without safety laser scanner be. The model without a scanner can only be used in closed areas without mixed traffic.
The mobile robot is equipped with a Maximum speed of up to 4 m/s in a straight line, making it one of the fastest goods-to-person robots available on the market. As the chassis is mounted on an oscillating bearing, the XS1 can also negotiate ramps with a gradient of up to 17 per cent. A differential drive enables it to turn on the spot, even on inclined planes. Depending on whether the mobile robot is to operate on inclined planes or not, the maximum top load is 50 kg including the load handling attachment on the incline and 85 kg if the mobile robot only moves horizontally.
In practice, the employees pick the customer orders at the miniload and place the goods in the picking containers mounted on the XS1. The items in a container are clearly assigned to a customer order via a barcode, which the employee scans when picking. The mobile robot then automatically moves the goods to the packaging. This system makes it possible to Almost impossible for the wrong product to be removed and dispatched.
Downtime excluded
The XS1 robot model does not require a higher-level, cost-intensive control centre for control, but has an agent-based control system for communication between the MTR and its environment. This enables the efficient operation of a few robots up to fleets of several hundred vehicles. The individual devices in the swarm communicate with each other via the software and intelligently coordinate route and task distribution. Decentralised control not only increases efficiency, but also process reliability. In the event of a malfunction, only the affected vehicle breaks down - the rest of the swarm continues to fulfil its tasks.
Source: Safelog
Safelog at LogiMAT 2024: Hall 5, Stand 5C29
