Mobile Industrial Robots MiR1350 autonomous mobile robot

Konica Minolta Australia has announced the MiR1350 from Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR). It is said to be the most powerful autonomous mobile robot (AMR) to be developed by MiR to date, offering a high payload (up to 1350 kg) for transportation of heavy items, a robust design for long-term serviceability and smooth navigation. It is the first MiR AMR with an IP52 rating, with enhanced and protected components to withstand dust particles and fluids, and is designed based on ISO3691-4 safety standards.

The robot has specially designed pallet lifters giving it the ability to automatically lift, transport and deliver pallets. This provides a safe alternative to traditional pallet lifters and trucks that require humans to operate them. The product safely manoeuvres around obstacles including humans. Its technology and software also mean it can navigate autonomously and choose the most efficient route. The AMR is equipped with laser-scanner technology and has 360° vision, along with two 3D cameras in the front to see from 30 to 2000 mm above the floor, and two sensors in each corner to see pallets and other obstacles that are so low that they are usually difficult for robots to detect.