ForwardX Robotics Launches Flex 60-SW for Precise Mobile Robot Picking
ForwardX Robotics this week launched the Flex 60-SW at Logistic-Tech Tokyo 2023—The Third Innovation Expo. Its latest vision-based autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, includes automatic weighing scales and an interactive touchscreen to improve picking accuracy in the warehouse. “The introduction of Flex 60-SW marks an exciting milestone for ForwardX Robotics,” stated Nicholas Chee, CEO of […]
Chery Implements AMRs to Automate Assembly Processes
A manufacturing plant operated by carmaker Chery has introduced autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to enhance the site’s advanced manufacturing capabilities and streamline intralogistics operations. The carmaker hopes the AMRs will enable improved efficiency in the assembly of vehicles, with this ‘super factory’ being one of the company’s first sites to adopt vision-based AMRs for automated material […]
Chery Automotive’s deployment of AMRs from ForwardX Robotics tops 100 robots
Chery Automobile Co. and ForwardX Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), have announced the deployment of an AMR solution that handles line-side replenishment of materials at Chery’s Super One Factory in Wuhu, China. Chery is using vision-based AMRs for automated material movement in the assembly workshop. In this first stage of deployment, as the ForwardX […]
Chery Automotive Deploys Over 100 ForwardX Mobile Robots in Super Factory Phase 1
Chery Automobile Co. and ForwardX Technology Co. said they are collaborating to implement mobile robots to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and enhance automated assembly at the Chery Super One Factory in Wuhu, China. Chery is one of the first automakers to use vision-based autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in production. In the first deployment stage, Chery […]
ForwardX Robotics Flex 60-T: New Towing and Docking AMR for Cage Trollies
ForwardX Robotics has announced the Flex 60-T, a new AMR capable of moving carts and cage trollies up to 300kg to help with safety and efficiency for automated logistics operations. Autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, are essentially complete robotic cells on wheels. They are usually fully autonomous and can navigate through warehouses without the need for worker […]
ForwardX Robotics Names Richmond Rolling Solutions Exclusive Distribution Partner for Mobile Robots
“Our exclusive partnership with ForwardX represents a unique opportunity for businesses to invest in the latest equipment to improve their processes and transform the way they operate,” said Breon Winslow-Moore, CEO of Richmond Rolling Solutions, in a release. “It’s an exciting time for our team, and we can’t wait to deliver these AMR products to companies throughout Australia […]
Richmond Rolling Solutions Named ForwardX Dealer
Richmond Rolling Solutions has been named the exclusive distributor of ForwardX autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) in Australia and New Zealand. The rolling products specialist plans to set up an AMR demonstration in Victoria to showcase the ForwardX range. Winslow-Moore says ForwardX’s Pick2Go robots are already revolutionising warehouse fulfilment centres in Asia, Europe and North America. […]
Top 10 Noteworthy Robotic Systems at Automate 2023
Automate 2023 could very well have been the Association for Advancing Automation’s most-packed trade show yet. There were several interesting developments, including product launches, new collaborations, and insights into where robotics is heading in the next few years. More than 30,000 people registered for this year’s event, with 757 exhibitors on the show floor, according to the […]
ForwardX Robotics Releases Lynx AMR for the Automotive Industry at AUTOMATE 2023
ForwardX Robotics, a global autonomous mobile robot (AMR) and warehouse and manufacturing solutions provider, introduces its latest AMR: Lynx. Lynx is made its North American debut at AUTOMATE 2023 in Detroit where attendees were among the first to get hands on experience with the AMR. The new AMR is a “tugger” robot built with the […]
ForwardX Launches Heavy-Duty AMR for North American Market at Automate 2023
At Automate this year, ForwardX Robotics is showcasing for the first time in North America its new AMR designed with the automotive industry in mind. The Lynx AMR tugger has a payload capacity of 3,306 lb. (1,499 kg.) and can complete heavy-duty rack towing tasks. “The Lynx series is designed to solve pain points in […]