With the increasing application of mobile robots in the market, people pay more and more attention to and cognition of AGV\AMR robots. Here, the editor will explain the four stages of mobile robot development.
Stage 1: Magnetic Stripe Navigation
The second stage: QR code navigation
The third stage: slam laser navigation
The fourth stage: visual navigation + lidar
AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle), that is, an automatic guided vehicle, from the perspective of the existing product system on the market, mobile robots that use magnetic stripe navigation and QR code navigation can generally be considered as AGV robots;
AMR (Automated Mobile Robot) is an autonomous mobile robot. AMR can be simply understood as an intelligent AGV robot capable of autonomous navigation and intelligent scheduling. Now most mobile robots that use laser SLAM and visual navigation + lidar solutions can generally be considered as AMR robot.
However, in fact, there is no clear boundary between the two in terms of navigation technology. For example, a mobile robot using laser SLAM technology, some people say it is an AGV, and some people say it is an AMR. The real difference between the two is whether it is not transforming the environment. able to "navigate autonomously" without
Looking back at the development history of navigation technology, mobile robots with magnetic stripe navigation and two-dimensional code navigation have been mass-produced and applied, and mobile robots with laser SLAM and visual navigation + lidar solutions are gradually becoming mature and mass-produced. stage.
