{"id":13439,"date":"2021-03-09T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/autonomous-mobile-robots-a-resilient-system\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:29:54","slug":"autonomous-mobile-robots-a-resilient-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/autonomous-mobile-robots-a-resilient-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Autonomous mobile robots, a resilient system"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13439\" class=\"elementor elementor-13439 elementor-4407\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21d419d0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21d419d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16cb0bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autonomous mobile robots, <br>a resilient system<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b926d6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7b926d6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-e6e93aa elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item 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tab-stops: 100.8pt;\">Etymologically, resilience is linked to the Anglo-Saxon word resilience, which designates the psychological resilience of an individual to rebuild after a shock. In physical science, the word refers to the ability of a material to withstand shocks. By analogy, resilience in robotics is the ability of the mobile robotic solution to withstand hazards\/unforeseen events and to continue its activity. <\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; tab-stops: 100.8pt;\">The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the need to rethink the way we work, as well as the use of new technologies. Businesses have faced the challenge of staying efficient while tackling productivity issues resulting from the outbreak. Indeed, the resilience of new technologies, in particular autonomous mobile robotics (AMR) is more than ever necessary to face current challenges.<\/p><p>In this article, Fabien Benoteau, Technical and Operations Director at Meanwhile, explains why autonomous mobile robots are resilient systems.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19591813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19591813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fbed2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78fbed2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Individual AMR resilience<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e416e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e416e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autonomous and adaptable<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f3614f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f3614f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45380a4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45380a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile mobile robots are equipped with an artificial intelligence specialized in indoor navigation (SLAM). SLAM, Simultaneous Localization And Mapping, allows the robot to construct its environment and modify its behavior according to unmapped obstacles while locating itself in real time. In order to move autonomously and without a predefined trajectory, the robot will combine its own information with information from its environment (returned by its lasers and sensors).<\/p><p>In the event of an obstacle (operators, pallets, forklifts, etc.) obstructing its passage, the mobile robot circumvents it in complete safety, determining an alternative trajectory. Productivity is optimized because supply deadlines are more easily met.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766a02e9 elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"766a02e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/?p=13328\">\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\">Learn more about AMR Autonomous Navigation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a3d667 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0a3d667\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c514fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c514fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autonomous recharging<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e82678 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7e82678\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acd7506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4acd7506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Equipped with a charging station, Meanwhile mobile robots are able to charge independently. In order to maximize their availability, it is possible to customize the AMR reloading strategy:<\/p><p> <strong> Depending on the robot&#8217;s battery charge level <\/strong>: &#8220;This corresponds to the basic recharging process. For example, when the mobile robot reaches a charge level below 20%, it will stop working, go to its charging station and start the recharging process to regain an &#8220;acceptable&#8221; charge level to return to its missions. The acceptable charge level is set according to the application&#8221;.<\/p><p> <strong> Depending on the rate of robot inactivity<\/strong>: &#8220;This process corresponds to opportunistic loading. In other words, once the mobile robot has been inactive for a certain period of time, it is considered to be available. It will therefore take advantage of this time to recharge, even if its charge level is high.<\/p><p> <strong> Depending on the constant load rate of the <\/strong><strong>robot fleet<\/strong>: &#8220;This process can be used when the application requires the robot fleet to operate 24\/7. This parameter consists of specifying a sufficient number of robots in the fleet so that a percentage of the fleet is always under load and able to easily replace a robot approaching the end of its discharge cycle.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7678b97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7678b97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54c2c599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54c2c599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collective resilience of AMRs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e1de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e1de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robots communicate with each other to move<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cbdc2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"22cbdc2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40dfe130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40dfe130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Mobile robots are equipped with a collective intelligence linked to the <strong>fleet manager<\/strong>, which manages and coordinates robots in their environment. Thanks to the fleet manager, mobile robots will share their trajectory with all robots present in a 10 m radius zone. These trajectories are considered as dynamic obstacles, enabling robots to avoid each other and cohabit in restricted environments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1f8f561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df59a3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df59a3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Self-healing system<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64c3a247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"64c3a247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73e6c5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73e6c5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Autonomous mobile robots are able to compensate for their own failures. Unlike a traditional industrial machine which, if it breaks down, blocks the production line. In other words, if I have a mobile robot that breaks down my deliveries will not be penalized. Indeed, it is the other mobile robots that will come to replace it. <\/p><p><em><u>Example<\/u><\/em>: Imagine that in a fleet of 10 robots, there is a robot that breaks down. Each robot has an autonomy of 10 hours. The fleet will then become under capacity by 10%, that is to say that for 4 days the robot fleet will continue to work without stopping production. Meanwhile, the maintenance team can intervene on the breakdown of the robot. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2437f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2437f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52033426 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52033426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Situational Resilience of AMRs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd07da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcd07da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborative interoperability of Meanwhile mobile robots<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-698617b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"698617b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f4739bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f4739bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cAt Meanwhile, our main objective is to transform the complex industrial environment into an intelligent industrial environment, meeting our customers&#8217; need for flexibility. We want to allow our customers to integrate our mobile robotic solutions in a simple and economical way, while bringing a dimension of safety, traceability and flexibility to their process. Thanks to the peri-robotic ecosystem developed by Meanwhile, our customers are able to use complex ultra-connected processes in a very intuitive way, thus facilitating their task and increasing their productivity. \u00bb<\/p><p>To illustrate Fabien Benoteau&#8217;s words, we can highlight the Omnibox developed by Meanwhile. The Omnibox is an electronic box that allows Meanwhile mobile robots to interface with any equipment present at the customer&#8217;s premises (elevators, racks, doors, conveyors, production machinery, etc.). Thanks to this box, the mobile robots are installed plug and play in the customer&#8217;s existing environment and interact with it natively. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeca513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aeca513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28a5ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a28a5ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adaptable to the demand for robotic labor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d60fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7d60fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb33ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb33ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Any new robot introduced into the customer installation has the ability to integrate its environment as well as all other robots. Thanks to the fleet manager, when a new robot is introduced into the environment, it takes about two minutes to join its fleet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e401202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e401202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2414006 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2414006\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adaptable to production needs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4430f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ad4430f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a69b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a69b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Autonomous mobile robots adapt very easily to agile production systems on sites of all sizes. If production cells are moved or new cells or processes are added, a new building plan can be easily and quickly transferred.<\/p><p><em><u>Example<\/u><\/em>: My production plant is equipped with a fleet of ten robots. Five robots are responsible for delivery to the production lines and five other robots are in charge of store deliveries. Thanks to Meanwhile&#8217;s Mw\u00b2 software, I will manage my production peaks by sending, automatically or manually, two robots from the store mission to assist those in charge of the &#8220;production lines&#8221; mission.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414013d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"414013d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94047a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94047a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Adaptability of the robot's mission assignment strategy<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e2e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98e2e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5decfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5decfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on the need, autonomous mobile robots can choose how they will carry out their mission:<\/p><ul><li><strong>The First in first out (Fifo) strategy:<\/strong> the first mission that is created is assigned to the nearest robot and so on. In this case, the missions are carried out in order of priority.<\/li><li><strong>The Non Fifo strategy<\/strong>: This strategy aims to optimize the distance covered and, consequently, the energy expended by the robots.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0b355a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c0b355a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087640f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087640f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Thanks to the resilience of Meanwhile autonomous mobile robots, companies avoid costly changes to their infrastructure and downtime when they have to rearrange the site. Companies are able to adapt to the changes imposed by the current situation by reorganizing their operational processes at lower costs, while optimizing their efficiency and competitiveness.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c6ee7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"44c6ee7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ca3665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28ca3665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ebb763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"18ebb763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b171c6 elementor-posts--align-left elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"79b171c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-13328 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-expertise-en entry has-media\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/what-are-the-characteristics-of-an-autonomous-mobile-robot\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MEV-12-300x190.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-22179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MEV-12-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MEV-12-350x221.jpg 350w, https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MEV-12.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Expertise<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/what-are-the-characteristics-of-an-autonomous-mobile-robot\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhat are the characteristics of an Autonomous Mobile Robot?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile&#8217;s mobile robots are completely autonomous. 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