Abstract
The following quote was obtained by the news editors from the background informa tion supplied bythe inventors: “Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have long been a successful solution to automaticallymove material to, from, and through manu facturing facilities, warehouses, distribution centers, and otherapplications. The AGV has evolved with new navigation technology, physical size/payload capabi lities,environments and routing abilities and are now often referred to as auto nomous mobile robots (AMR).The difference between AGVs and AMRs is one of degre e and for the purpose of this document a referenceto one shall include the othe r.”