Automating cart transportation! Autonomous mobile robot "ORV" cart transportation type now available for sale.
オカムラ 物流システム事業本部
Okamura Corporation will start selling the autonomous mobile robot "ORV," which automates the transportation and alignment of cart trolleys, from September 2022. The ORV is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) capable of transporting cart trolleys in production sites and logistics warehouses. It generates its own routes and operates without guides, allowing for installation without extensive floor modifications, thereby improving productivity and reducing labor. It automatically recognizes and retrieves cart trolleys, lifts one side of the trolley, and transports it to the destination while avoiding obstacles. Since it is not a towing system, it can turn in place with the trolley and can also move backward, allowing for precise alignment of trolleys even in tight spaces, such as next to EVs or vertical conveyors. The ORV addresses demands for automation without changing the existing operations using cart trolleys, eliminating workplace accidents related to cart trolleys, and solving nighttime labor shortages. It can be utilized for parts supply and transportation between processes within factories using cart trolleys.
