ProMat / Automate Mobile Robot Show Guide

Are you going to ProMat / Automate next week? We’ve done all of the homework for you and built the definitive list of mobile robot vendors to visit while you’re at the show AND we’ll be live blogging from the show all week with the latest news.

NOTE: This guide is optimized for your mobile device, so that you can reference it during the show! Be sure to bookmark this page on your phone.

It’s going to be a record setting event next week at the 2019 Automate and ProMat shows in Chicago with over 35 companies displaying some form of mobile robotics in their booths. The mobile robot market is exploding, and this will be your best chance to see live demonstrations of the latest technology.

At ProMat 2019 you’ll have the opportunity to see a variety of autonomous mobile solutions: everything from AGV’s to autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to the latest autonomous fork truck solutions. The core technology embedded in these vehicles have made them smarter and more powerful than ever before. As collaborative robots, most of the systems are safe to operate around humans (note: there are are still some solutions which are designed to operate in in enclosed spaces while moving shelving to human pack out stations). Unlike AGV’s, which are restricted to pre-defined operational lanes in the factory or warehouse, AMR’s can operate safely in aisle-ways crowded with humans, fork-trucks, tuggers and other AMR’s.

So put on your walking shoes, zero your pedometer and get ready to hustle through the aisles at the two largest, co-located shows for industrial automation and material handling in North America.

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Are you in the market for a mobile robot solution?

In addition, our founder and editor, Mike Oitzman, will be presenting a session on “How to select a mobile robot”, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 11 AM (CT). If you’re in the market for a mobile robot, this is one of the must see sessions at the show. Mike will be on stage along with Ash Sharma of Interact Analysis. Ash will be presenting his latest research on the mobile robot market. Mike will outline how to prioritize your needs for mobile material handling and build a credible selection process as you shop for the right mobile robotics solution partner.

Presentations

There are a bunch of other great presentations happening with a some of the leading industry experts. Check the official AUTOMATE 2019 CONFERENCE GUIDE for room information.

Day / Time	Session Title	Speaker
Monday, 9:00 am – 10:00 am	Automating Warehousing & Logistics with Cloud Robotics	Melonee Wise, CEO, Fetch Robotics
Tuesday, 9:00 am – 10:00 am	Lights-Out, Greenfield and Other Myths: How to Build a Business Case for Automation in the Real World	Jeff Christensen, VP, Product, Seegrid
Tuesday, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Cleaner Floors, Happier Janitors: The Rise of Self-Driving Floor-Scrubbing Robots	Pablo Molina, Chairman, CTO, and Co-Founder, Avidbots
Wednesday, 8:00 am – 9:00 am	PANEL: Autonomous Mobile Robots Support a Lean Approach to Business Operations	John Santagate, Research Director, IDCSilas Robertson, Sr. Vice President, Olympus ControlsEd Mullen, VP Sales – Americas, MiR – Mobile Industrial RobotsBrandon Coats, Sr Research & Development Engineer, MHS
Wednesday, 9:00 am – 10:00 am	Using Mobile Picking Robots to Help Retail Distribution	John Cameron, Chief Software Engineer, IAM Robotics
Wednesday, 10:00 am – 11:00 am	The Future of Automation: Robots that can Adapt to New Environments	Lior Elazary, CEO, InVia
Wednesday, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Selecting a Mobile Robot & the Future of Mobile Robots	Mike Oitzman, Founder and Publisher, The Mobile Robot GuideAsh Sharma, Research Director Interact Analysis
Wednesday, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	How Ease of Use Will Enable Workforce Adoption and Unleash Company Growth	Jason Walker, CEO and Co-Founder, Waypoint Robotics
Wednesday, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm	Intelligent Robotics for Flexible Supply Chain Automation	Andreas Hofmann, Director and Head – Boston R&D Labs, GreyOrange
Thursday, 11 AM – 12 PM	The Collective Workflow: Benefits of the human, robot and AI Integration	Daniel Theobald, CIO, Vecna Robotics

Mobile Robot Vendor Guide

Here’s our “short list” of vendors who are displaying the latest in mobile robot technology for a variety of material handling and ecommerce logistics and warehousing applications. Company names are hyperlinked to their websites, so you can easily research them before (or during) the show.

And check back often during the show as we’ll add live content during the event as we discover (and announce) new product releases. 

You can also follow the live updates from the show on our Twitter feed: 

@TheRobotGuide

Mobile Robot Vendors at ProMat and Automate 2019:

Company	Booth #	Product(s)
6 River Systems	Promat S3983	Chuck
Autoguide Mobile Robots	Promat S2059	Max N10 Pallet Stacker, Max N10 Tugger
Badger Technologies	Promat N6124  (Electrovaya booth)	BADGER™
Balyo	Promat N6951	Driven by Balyo software
Berkshire Grey	Promat S3341	FlexBots
Bluebotics	Promat N6915	ANT
Boston Dynamics	Promat S337b	Handle
Brain Corp	Promat N6751	BrainOS
Comau	Automate 7561	Agile1500
Fellow Robotics	Promat N6559	NAVii
Fetch Robotics	Promat S4841	HMIShelf, CartConnect, RollerTop, Freight500, Freight1500
Geek Plus	Promat N6327	Geek Robot
Grenzebach Corporation	Promat S3641	L600, l1200S, FL1200S, MR10S, Tugger, Forklift
GreyOrange	Promat S3275	Butler, Flexo(tm)
Guidance Automation	Automate 6074	troNnik, iNcaart, briNgbot, AMRCore-100
Honeywell Intelligrated	Promat S618A	<TBA>
HRG Robotics	Automate 7132	<TBA>
IAM Robotics	Promat S4679	Swift
InVia Robotics	Promat S3684	InVia Picker
Jtec Industries	Promat S1684	<TBA>
KUKA	Automate 7556	iiwa, Quantec, flexFELLOW
Locus Robotics	Promat S3212	LocusBots
Magazino Gmbh	Promat S2897	Toru
Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)	Automate 7368	MiR500, MiR100, MiR200, MiRHook100, MiRHook200
NextShift Robotics	Promat S4675	TM-100
OMRON / Adept Technology	Automate 8737	LD-100, LD Cart Transporter
OTTO Motors	Promat S3441	OTTO 100, OTTO 1500, OMEGA
ROEQ	Automate 8459	TR500 RollerTop for MiR
SeeGrid	Promat N6354	Seegrid Smart Platform, GT10, GP8
SnapFulFIll	Promat N6139	1 Piece
Staubli Robotics	Automate 7150	Helmo Mobile robot system
Swisslog	Promat S1212	AutoStore, CarryPick
Tompkins Robotics	Promat S4250	t-Sort
Transbotics	Promat S3644	<TBA>
Vecna Robotics	Promat S4583	Pallet Jack, Conveyor, Tugger, Retriever, pivot.al,
Waypoint Robotics	Promat S3588	Vector, Delta
Zhejiang Guozi Robotics Co	Promat S2393	Star System, Laser Forklift, Mini AGV, Grace