Mobile robots are increasingly used to shuttle supplies and handle security in warehouses, factories, and hospitals. As intelligent as those machines are, they are not very flexible. They often must follow routes fixed by wires on the floor or defined by wall reflectors and ceiling beacons. Adept Technology of Pleasanton, CA, hopes to solve those problems with its new line of intelligent robots, the MT-400 for industrial use and the MT-490 for human interaction. Their vision guidance system frees them from floor wires, beacons, and reflectors, and their ability to use visual landmarks enables them to handle exceptions by automatically readjusting their routes.
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