{"id":15955,"date":"2021-09-03T15:31:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T13:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sprint-project.com\/?p=15955"},"modified":"2023-08-22T09:35:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T07:35:55","slug":"sherpa-smart-industries-entrepots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sprint-project.com\/en\/techno\/2021\/09\/sherpa-smart-industries-entrepots\/","title":{"rendered":"SHERPA\u00ae: it\u2019s SMART for industries but also for warehouses"},"content":{"rendered":"

To be SMART, a solution must be simple to implement and operate, easy to integrate, scalable and easily accepted... this is exactly what characterizes our AMR SHERPA\u00ae, but not only that.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Autonomous mobile robots generally make it possible to eliminate arduous work and automate the transfer of parts. But given the technology used which is also evolving, we are at the start of a new era both in the field of Factories 4.0 and in that of the digitalized Supply Chain. Indeed, we are talking about a real Transformation of ways of doing things and we will be able to give free rein to our imagination to format applications that will each be more agile than the other.<\/p>\n

Indeed, technological developments play an absolutely CAPITAL role: this is evolving rapidly both at the level of sensors which are becoming more and more precise and intelligent as well as the logic and software routines to process all this data.<\/p>\n

Let's remember: the arrival of forklifts decades ago then the arrival of AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicle<\/em>) more than 20 years ago. AGVs have dedicated trajectories and require major infrastructure changes which become incompatible with our companies' need for agility.<\/p>\n

AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robot<\/em>) have non-dedicated trajectories. But we must also distinguish what I call \u201cdedicated\u201d mobile robotics from \u201cnon-dedicated\u201d mobile robotics. SHERPA\u00ae is in the second category.<\/p>\n

The \u201cdedicated\u201d is the one which is very application like the solutions covered by the robots of EXOTEC or SCALLOG to name only the French. The applications are fenced, there are no humans inside, the robot technology has nothing to do with those of SHERPA\u00ae which circulate among the operators, in the areas where they work. The logic is not the same. In one case, the efforts on software are very application-oriented, they focus on \u201cMiddleware\u201d, that is to say the layer which is above the one which allows the robot to locate itself or to move. Location and movement are almost incidental.<\/p>\n

For SHERPA\u00ae it is different: the efforts are obviously great on localization but they are enormous in terms of SAFETY (because they circulate among operators) but also and above all NAVIGATION. And as for \u201cMiddleware\u201d which is also called supervision, SMR relies on specialized integrators whenever necessary.<\/p>\n

SHERPA\u00ae has both a high level of security since it complies in every respect with the new ISO 3691-4 standard and it also has a very high level in terms of NAVIGATION and AUTONOMY.<\/p>\n

I focus on these two aspects which seem absolutely fundamental to me.<\/p>\n

Security is in fact covered by this new ISO 3691-4 standard which appeared in the middle of last year. For SHERPA, this led to a complete reconsideration of the entire electromechanical architecture, options included. Everything that is installed above the rolling base must be integrated into the safety loops and this is the case with all the options that are developed by SMR according to Customer applications.<\/p>\n

As for NAVIGATION and AUTONOMY: SHERPA has, on the one hand, an already very proven SLAM (more than 10 years) to find its way in all types of buildings, and on the other hand, software loops which allow it to navigate in a perfectly fluid manner, which is key for Customers: if the robot freezes at the slightest annoyance, it will lack reliability and this will be unbearable for the user. This aspect was worked on a lot by our software teams.<\/p>\n

Another key aspect of navigation is Fleet Management: it also involves managing a fleet of several dozen robots to be sure to send the right robot to carry out the right mission depending on the context. The associated user interfaces must also be simple and intuitive, which is not an easy task either.<\/p>\n

Last element of navigation that should not be neglected: data communication. Data must also flow smoothly in correctly formatted packets and this through Client installations which are all different from each other and in a context where CYBERSAFETY also takes a crucial place.<\/p>\n

All this being said and done for the SHERPA\u00ae range which, I remind you, is in the family of \u201cnon-dedicated\u201d robots, another key is its degree of autonomy. SMR is the inventor of the combination of tracking and autonomous modes. You can take a robot in follower mode, take it anywhere to prepare orders and switch it directly to autonomous mode wherever you are. We usually say that SHERPA\u00ae goes from any point A to any point B... admit that it opens up an infinite number of perspectives for you.<\/p>\n

SMR is also developing a complete range of autonomous mobile robots: we have one, the SHERPA-B, for moving bins weighing up to 200 kg, another, the SHERPA-P, for moving pallets weighing up to one tonne. We have two others in development: one, the SHERPA-T, to move rolling bases supporting bins of which there are thousands in factories, and another, multi-use, the SHERPA-M, to carry loads from one building to another.<\/p>\n

Our AMRs can thus intervene both in \u201csimple\u201d missions such as order preparation in a warehouse or preparation of kits to be taken to the line in a factory, as well as in more complex and global automation concepts, in interfacing with peripherals such as conveyors, production lines, integrated islands, or workstations, and with fleets of several dozen robots.<\/p>\n

These autonomous trolleys thus eliminate the difficulty and risks in transporting loads. They allow more fluidity, space and flexibility by tending towards \u201cone piece-flow\u201d. They bring productivity gains through the drastic reduction of low value-added tasks. Finally, they respond to the lack of labor and enable the real transformation towards Factories 4.0 and the digitalization of logistics warehouses.<\/p>\n

The use of these \u201cnon-dedicated\u201d robots completes the range of dedicated solutions such as those I mentioned previously, rather reserved for specific spaces in large logistics centers\u2026 and everything remains to be invented. We therefore work on global and agile solutions with major industry integrators such as ENGIE Solutions, CLEMESSY, ACTEMIUM, the distribution networks of TOYOTA MATERIAL HANDLING, LINDE (like SUFFEL in Germany for example) and many others, and also with major logistics integrators such as HUB-ONE with whom we have just signed a partnership contract.<\/p>\n

And in this context, everyone has their own profession and expertise: we are focused on the architecture of our robots which includes security, localization, navigation, communication, Cybersecurity, fleet management, and our partners complete the picture with the expertise they bring to us in the profession in which they find themselves.<\/p>\n

All this to say: overall, there is a huge amount of TECHNOLOGY concentrated in these machines which are revolutionizing the world of industry and logistics... and this is also what excites us.<\/p>\n

The autonomous mobile robot is therefore the symbol of new generation industrial and logistical mobility, and I hope that I have succeeded in convincing you of all the perspectives that it opens up. Do you have part transfers and flows to rethink? contact us!<\/p>\n

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