AGVS Primer 5th Edition – German
The 5th edition of this well-known “FTS-Fibel” will be available from 20 March 2026.
More up-to-date and comprehensive than ever before, this specialist publication provides a comprehensive overview of the technology and planning of automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems.
53rd AGV Talk: Cybersecurity with and without AI in practice
Thursday, 30 April 2026, 4–5 p.m.: AGV-Talk No. 53 Moderator: Dr Günter Ullrich, Head of Forum-FTS and VDI FA FTSGuests: Dr Maja Ullrich and Regina Stoiber Things are starting to get serious. The deadlines for the entry into force of several European regulations are drawing nearer. For example, the Machinery Regulation (MVO), the Cyber Resilience […]
51st FTS Talk: Predictable or not? Simulation in the age of autonomous mobile robots
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 4–5 p.m.: AGV-Talk No. 52 with Dr Franziska Schloz, MHP Management and IT Consulting, and Jörg Kemper, Simplan The more autonomous mobile robots become, the more difficult it is to simulate them realistically. Decision-making logic, learning mechanisms and situation-dependent behaviour can only be predicted to a limited extent. In the 51st […]
Podcast: ‘40 Years of Mobile Robotics’
40 years of AGVs: In the Automation Awakenings podcast, Günter Ullrich discusses hype, AMR vs. AGV, and successful AGV organisation.
Expert forum at LogiMAT 2026
25 March 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. LogiMAT 2026 Expert Forum in the atrium / in the LogiMAT Arena Topic: Safety vs. low cost in mobile robotics Mobile robotics is taking the world by storm. New technologies and applications are causing the different safety requirements of the continents to compete with each other. What […]
51st FTS Talk: Predictable or not? Simulation in the age of autonomous mobile robots
AGV-Talk #46: Implosion or explosion? The market for mobile robotics is under pressure. In this issue, experts discuss current developments, challenges and possible future scenarios for a much-hyped area of technology.
For reference: Lecture – Safety of mobile robots – an operational necessity
AGV-Talk #46: Implosion or explosion? The market for mobile robotics is under pressure. In this issue, experts discuss current developments, challenges and possible future scenarios for a much-hyped area of technology.
50th FTS Talk: The future of European safety: Is our ‘yellow fever’ a curse or a blessing?
AGV-Talk #46: Implosion or explosion? The market for mobile robotics is under pressure. In this issue, experts discuss current developments, challenges and possible future scenarios for a much-hyped area of technology.
New name, new management team: VDI Technical Committee FA309 becomes ‘Mobile Robotics’
The VDI Technical Committee FA309 is now called ‘Mobile Robotics’.
New at the helm: Dr Günter Ullrich and Peter Stoiber are leading the committee into the future.
5 myths about mobile robotics in intralogistics
AGV-Talk #46: Implosion or explosion? The market for mobile robotics is under pressure. In this issue, experts discuss current developments, challenges and possible future scenarios for a much-hyped area of technology.