Technology

How our software
makes robots work.

A robot is a machine with wheels, sensors and a computer. Without the right software, it does not know where it is or where to go. That software is what we make.

01

SLAM navigation

Map. Navigate. Coordinate. Operate.

Our software uses SLAM, the technology that lets a robot build a map and know where it is on it. The robot plans its own route, slows down or goes around people and objects, and does the tasks you set.

  • Map: The robot scans the space and builds a map of it. This uses SLAM, the technology that lets a robot build a map and know where it is on it.
  • Navigate: The robot plans its own route to where it needs to go. If something is in the way, it goes around or waits.
  • Coordinate: When you have many robots, Movel FMS decides which robot does which job, keeps them from colliding, and calls lifts so they can change floors.
  • Operate: Your team sets tasks and schedules and watches progress from a tablet or laptop, through an interface made for non-engineers.
02

Open-RMF

Robots from different makers, sharing one building

We work with Open-RMF, an open-source system that lets robots from different makers share lifts, doors and corridors.

  • Movel FMS with Open-RMF runs about 25 patrol robots as one fleet for Concorde Security
  • At Changi Airport Group, 3 robot brands share KONE lifts across 5 floors on one platform built on Open-RMF
  • Reusable robot and lift connectors that can be used again at other sites
03

ROS

The software toolkit most robot developers use

Movel RNS and Movel FMS run on robots from any manufacturer. ROS (Robot Operating System) is also what we teach: students and working adults learn robot programming with ROS on real four-legged robots.

  • Processor: Intel Core i5 (10th generation), or at least 2 cores and 4 threads at 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB DDR4 RAM
  • Storage: 127 GB solid-state drive
  • Operating system: Ubuntu 20.04
  • Connection: Internet over WiFi (dongle or built-in antenna)
04

Lifts, doors and your systems

So robots can cover a whole building, not one room

Robots are only useful if they can get around. We connect them to lifts and doors from many manufacturers, so they can change floors and pass through by themselves. Our lift plugin for Movel FMS is KONE-certified through KONE's Cloud API integration testing, and our Otis integration is in progress. On the door side, we connect to access-control systems such as SALTO and to many other automatic doors.

  • We link robots to the software you already use: your WMS (warehouse management system, the software that tracks your stock), RFID tags, alarms and other systems through APIs.
  • Custom: WMS connections
  • Custom: Dispatch systems that send out robot jobs
  • Custom: Custom screens for your team

Have a technical question?

Tell us what you want robots to do, and we will tell you plainly whether we can help and how.

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