The demand for flexible, scalable warehouse robotic systems is booming, fuelled by a shortage of skilled labour and the need to cut costs. Robotics specialists, equipment makers, systems integrators, and industrial truck manufacturers are coming to LogiMAT 2023 to present their latest solutions for deploying industrial and service robots for enhanced flexibility and efficiency in intralogistics.
The demand for warehouse robotics has skyrocketed in recent years, driven by a shortage of skilled warehouse workers and the flexibility and relatively low investment costs of such systems. The trend toward industrial robots and above all autonomous mobile devices in intralogistics continues unabated. The market segment of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), shuttles, cobots, carrybots, and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) for warehouse logistics has reached a reliable level of sophistication that is fuelling demand among customers and boosting growth among the providers. The stability of the technology and the growing acceptance and performance of the devices in the workplace are also helping AMRs and AGVs evolve into fully autonomous transport devices capable even of retrieving items from boxes. “Driven by the shortage of skilled labour and the need to cut costs, coupled with the flexibility and scalability of today’s systems, demand in the intralogistics industry continues trending toward non-stationary material handling technology. AMRs and AGVs interact with forklifts, other mobile robots, and people,” explains Exhibition Director Michael Ruchty of EUROEXPO Messe- und Kongress-GmbH in Munich. The dynamic growth of warehouse robotics has inspired EUROEXPO, the organiser of LogiMAT, to devote the entire 10,500 square meters of Hall 6 to industrial and service robots, more than doubling last year’s exhibit space for this segment.
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