Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) increase efficiency and productivity in manufacturing warehouses by working on repetitive tasks and allowing workers to focus on more involved tasks. AMRs must be able to operate in a dynamic environment and react to changes in this environment in real-time. A major disadvantage of AMRs is that they must be tested in the environment to evaluate performance. This testing affects operations and leads to downtime for the warehouse. Digital twins provide a virtual environment to evaluate AMR performance before deployment in the real world. CTOs and automation engineers can look to digital twins to deploy AMRs efficiently and save time and money during this process.
Improving AMRs with Digital Twins
A digital twin is a virtual model that accurately resembles a physical object or process. The digital twin is continuously updated through sensor data to reflect changes in the physical twin. Simulations can also be run with the …