Spanning a wall in a separate area is a large automatic storage and retrieval system that feeds multiple lasers and stores ...

Under a cooperative research and development agreement with Transbotics, a Charlotte, N.C., AGV manufacturer, NIST is developing advanced sensor processing and modeling algorithms to help robot ...

At these locations, the AGV simply drops its load in the vestibule and departs via the same door through which it entered. An operator working in the manufacturing area then opens the second door to ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing advanced sensor-processing and modeling algorithms to help robot forklifts verify the location and orientation of pallets laden ...

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Robots running amok and destroying property may be a staple in science fiction films, but they aren't welcome in factories, warehouses and other places where automatic guided vehicle (AGV) forklifts ...