
ABB acquires ASTI Mobile Robotics Group
ABB has announced the acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI), a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR).

ABB has announced the acquisition of ASTI Mobile Robotics Group (ASTI), a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR).

What lasts a long time, now continues
This year marks the 16th time that Continental has been the main sponsor of the StaplerCup, a B2B sporting event. The sponsorship agreement as "Presenter Partner" has now been extended for another two years.

Fetch Robotics, provider of cloud robotics, has introduced a new, integrated case-pick-to-pallet solution with Körber. The solution dynamically coordinates the movements of warehouse employees and robots.

Irish forklift truck manufacturer Combilift has reached another milestone in the company's history when the 60,000th truck left the production line at the company's headquarters in Monaghan.

Fronius chargers impress the market with an average failure rate of 0.3 percent and a life expectancy of up to 20 years. Fronius has now taken this high quality standard as an opportunity to offer a five-year warranty on its chargers.

Status quo and goals made transparent
The Aschaffenburg-based goods handling specialist Linde Material Handling (Linde MH) presents its sustainability report for 2020. It takes stock of the social, ecological and economic aspects of the company's activities and formulates targets.

The NXV narrow-aisle stacker (man-down) shows its strengths particularly in high and narrow warehouse aisles.

Self-propelled transporter for 25 t, 40 t...
With the SFX series, Hubtex is developing new platform transporters for load capacities of 25 t, 40 t and 65 t.

New concept, new date, new location
It is the undisputed highlight of the year for forklift truck drivers - but also for all fans of new vehicles, state-of-the-art technology and ingenious skill courses: this year's StaplerCup is eagerly awaited.

Safelog is revamping all models in its AGV portfolio. The new Safelog AGV M4 will be launched in summer 2021.

The decision has been made: arculus, Cargotec, idealworks, Interroll Group, Still and Volume Lagersysteme win IFOY Awards 2021.

Transport robotics specialist under a new flag
The manufacturer of transport robotics for production and warehouse logistics is repositioning itself with a sharpened brand profile, revised brand design and new company name: EK Automation has been operating as ek robotics since July 1.

ASTI Mobile Robotics is involved in the transformation of the Ford plant in Valencia. 5G technology and innovations in the fields of mobile robotics, virtual reality and artificial intelligence are being installed and validated at the Ford engine factory in Valencia.

Driving-steering system for driverless...
Omnidirectional AGV systems, driven by the new ArgoDrive driving and steering system from ebm-papst, allow any driving maneuver and transport up to two tons total weight.

Precise targeting of load carriers is the be-all and end-all for safe and fast load pick-up. The SmartTarget from Vetter offers a laser targeting aid for easy retrofitting to the forklift truck.

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) enters into a strategic partnership with Koch Industries. The US company is one of the largest conglomerates in the world.

Intelligent, flexible, robust: according to the company, the CE-certified autonomous logistics robot iw.hub from BMW subsidiary Idealworks combines unique performance and proven hardware to automate intralogistics processes in industrial environments.

Manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots
DB Schenker and Gideon Brothers have announced an investment by the global logistics provider in the Croatian start-up for robotics and AI solutions.

First model of a new generation
The ERP70-90VNL electric counterbalance truck from Yale is powered by an integrated high-capacity lithium-ion battery.

In the field of automation and heavy-duty transport, Hubtex has a new product: the electric multidirectional sideloaders from the PhoeniX modular system are all available as AGVs.