Kivnon, a firm specialising in developing innovative mobile robotics, is to embed Eurecat autonomous mobility technology in some of its fleets. This technology is designed to make factories more flexible and smarter to adapt to changes in production processes characteristic of advanced industrial environments.
The new solution involves building new sensors into Kivnon’s mobile robots consisting of 3D cameras, LiDAR and lasers which “make navigation much safer and more efficient,” says Pere Padrós, Kivnon’s Innovation Manager.
It will also feature “a higher layer of intelligence which manages the fleet based on the customer’s approach to running their factory.”
“After more than a decade doing R&D in autonomous robotics for a range of applications, we are excited to see how we can help a business like Kivnon by jointly developing smart industrial solutions for a flexible and connected factory,” comments Daniel Serrano, the director of Eurecat’s Robotics and Automation Unit.
Eurecat “has brought extensive knowhow about the technology which has greatly helped to shorten the project’s completion time,” notes Pere Padrós. “It has also provided the process knowledge which a business requires to implement it.”
“You need a lot of flexibility to be able to steer the technology towards the product you want,” explains Padrós. He underlines Eurecat’s cooperation “in transferring the technology and intellectual property” of the new solution.
Kivnon, a firm with an innovative outlook
Kivnon supports its customers on their journey towards Industry 4.0 by delivering highly technological solutions which enable flexible automation of processes in production, logistics, warehousing and other settings. To this end the company is committed to developing technically advanced products in mobile robotics which meet the challenges of industry and society.
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