Effidence and Manitou teamed up in developing a range of logistics robots

By MEq July 28, 2021 12:33

The complementarity expertise of the two companies, Manitou the expertise in manufacturing forklifts, and Effidence for collaborative robotics have led to the development of a complete and innovative range of warehouse machines. This strategic business partnership allows Manitou to add robotics to its areas of expertise, and Effidence to expand its range of services to handling activities. The goal is to cover all your needs with a stand-alone robotic solution.

This new range of intralogistics equipment includes order pickers, tractors, stackers, and pallet trucks. These machines of a new kind will ensure some classic missions of handling in full autonomy in the industrial and logistic sectors: preparation of orders on pallets, feeding of production lines, automatic loading/unloading, goods conveying.

These robotic solutions have the advantage of being integrated into all work environments, without interfering with the operators and existing equipment. Reliable, simple, and safe, they are also able to analyze data in real-time.

Effidence has been developing collaborative and autonomous mobile robotic solutions to improve internal logistics flows in industry and logistics since 2016. A pioneer in “Follow-me” collaborative technology, Effidence is the creator of the EffiBOT robot, an agile and versatile solution that is optimized for preparing orders or conveying bins or boxes. EffiBOT is already being distributed to the major 3PL (Third Party Logistics) operators, car makers, and other industrial companies in Europe and abroad.

Warehouse robots are powerful solutions designed to optimize, secure and simplify your logistics operations.
– Robotic stackers can transport goods while the operator is busy picking: several tasks are performed simultaneously and safely, thanks to the emergency stop system and sensors that detect obstacles. The order pickers are assigned to value-added operations, while the autonomous stackers take care of the transport!
– Autonomous tractors are robust and versatile and move quickly. They are safe vehicles that can go anywhere, even on uneven ground and ramps of up to 10%.
– Robotic order pickers are true logistics assistants, capable of towing heavy loads. They provide substantial gains in productivity and comfort, as the order picker no longer needs to drive his truck.