Special Session Organized by

Peter Detzner, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, Germany, Sven Franke, TU Dortmund University, Germany, Jana Jost, Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, Germany, and Steffen Bondorf, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

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Focus

In recent years, global disruptions like pandemics and shipping route blockages have exposed supply chain vulnerabilities, while customers increasingly demand personalized products, rapid availability, and sustainability. These challenges place significant pressure on the manufacturing and logistics industries to adapt and innovate. A key solution lies in adopting automated systems such as AGVs and AMRs, which improve agility, efficiency, and resilience in operations. These technologies are used across manufacturing, warehousing, and hospitals, enabling autonomous operations in dynamic environments. The focus is on practical applications of AGVs and AMRs to enhance transparency, meet customer demands, and ensure sustainable, future-ready warehouse logistics systems.

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Topics under this session include:

Orchestration of AMRs and Fleet Management Systems

Practical applications of AGV and AMR systems

Simulation based AI AMR development and applications

Machine Learning on the Edge for AMRs

Large-scale AGV and AMR systems

Path planning (online, dynamic and decentralized)

Dynamic task allocation and resource optimization

Real-time decision-making through edge AI

Control decentralization level/ autonomy of decision making

Interface for communication between automated guided vehicles (AGVs), AMRs and intralogistics systems in the AGV/AMR environment

(Trustworthy) Human-Robot-Interaction in warehousing