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A Sneak Peek at What Awaits: The World’s First Autonomous Wheel
As a pioneer in robot technology, the Norwegian company Wheel.me is focusing on developing an efficient, cost-effective, and flexible automation with its innovative solution, Wheel.me Genius, – the world’s first autonomous wheel that transforms conventional containers or trolleys into an autonomous mobile robot with minimal effort, revolutionizing intralogistics.
“Disruptive & Innovative! Even with the current broad portfolio of AGV/AMR solutions in the global market, some very special transport use cases in our processes do not fit into these standard solutions, and customizing them to our needs is both complex as well as expensive. On that note, Wheel-me simply stood out with their cost-effective concept of just connecting four wheels to any carrying object and converting the same into an autonomous vehicle. This sets a new niche of automation potential in motion.”
wheel.me implementation in the DB SCHENKER warehouse in Dublin
In Dublin, Ireland, DB SCHENKER has developed an innovative waste disposal solution in collaboration with LSM Limited and Wheel.me. For this purpose, platforms or frames were constructed with the autonomous Wheel.me “Genius” wheels, which are specially designed to hold waste containers. These containers can be triggered via the Wheel.me app as soon as they are empty and automatically drive to the waste disposal stations.
On arrival at the disposal station, the system recognizes the presence of the container. The container is positioned, lifted, and turned over to empty its contents safely. After emptying, the container platform automatically returns to its starting station, where it is again made available for waste collection.
The solution has been deployed recently and is under the final testing phase. The successful implementation and integration of this startup’s solution in the DB SCHENKER Dublin warehouse will be a promising development. It exemplifies how innovative technologies can drive significant operational efficiencies of various processes within our warehouses.
“Working with the DB SCHENKER team on this project has been a great experience. Their innovative approach and commitment to finding creative solutions has truly showcased the flexibility of the wheel.me Genius. This is a use case that perfectly demonstrates how adaptable our technology is to diverse and dynamic operational needs and how the wheel.me Genius can be retrofitted to almost anything, such as entire manufacturing systems like the waste management platform built together with LSM Limited.”
Published: July, 2024
