{"id":13789,"date":"2026-08-04T15:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-fts.com\/?p=13789"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T13:39:30","slug":"guide-to-terms-in-mobile-robotics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum-fts.com\/en\/guide-to-terms-in-mobile-robotics\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Terms in Mobile Robotics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13789\" class=\"elementor elementor-13789 elementor-13788\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750429b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"750429b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e598a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e598a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8209f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8209f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Guide to Terms in Mobile Robotics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41d6066 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41d6066\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Issue: July 2026, Version 1.0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62fd5f66 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"62fd5f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1711fc15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1711fc15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2abe655b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2abe655b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New guide to the terminology of mobile robotics published<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55e4d0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55e4d0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whereas in the past there were only Automated Guided Transport Systems (AGTS) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), numerous other terms have emerged in recent times: AMR, MR, IGV and many more.<br \/>This guide aims to establish a common understanding of this terminology. The key terms in mobile robotics \u2013 ranging from mobile robotics itself, through AGVs, AMRs and ATS, to mobile robot systems (MRS) \u2013 are clearly defined and distinctly delineated from one another. The aim is both to objectify the technical discussion and to provide suppliers and users with a reliable, standardised terminology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b1d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c3b1d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forum-fts.com\/en\/community\/vdi-fa-agv\/vdi-guidelines\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FTS-Schriften<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f7f676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"48f7f676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new guide explains the key terms in mobile robotics \u2013 from FTS and AGV to AMR and MRS. 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