AiQ robotics P.S.A., in collaboration with Arendai

AiQ robotics P.S.A., in collaboration with Arendai, implemented a transportation application using the KV800 AMR for OPTOMER sp. j., a leader in fiber optic cables production.
This endeavor provided an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the capabilities of our Harmony solution, along with its state-of-the-art fleet manager module.

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Arendai and AiQ robotics Announce New Partnership to Provide a Single-Point Solution of Heterogenous Orchestration and Robotics

SAN DIEGO, May 25, 2023 (Newswire.com) - The partnership will enable the companies to expand their services into the rapidly growing industry 4.0. By combining Arendai's cutting-edge solution, Harmony, with mobile robotics from AiQ robotics, the partnership will develop advanced and intelligent solutions for a diverse range of use cases, giving a significant competitive advantage in the market.

"We are excited to announce our new partnership with leading robotics company, AiQ robotics," said Walter Buga, CEO of Arendai. "We believe that the combination of simulation, AI and robotics has the potential to revolutionize operations for many verticals, and we are thrilled to be at the forefront of this innovation."

In the field of robotics solutions and automation, nearly every application is characterized by individual and unique conditions. A strength of the new partnership is the ability to provide a joint customizable, flexible, and interoperable solution to any use-case. The partnership between Arendai and AiQ robotics is expected to have a significant impact on logistics and smart manufacturing.

"I am convinced that AiQ robotics' products and extensive experience, completed by Arendai's Harmony software integration capabilities, gives a great and innovative boost to the autonomous intralogistics market," said Przemysław Degórski, Founder of AiQ robotics. "Customers will be able to take advantage of a complete robotic integration solution. Our target is to deliver an easily deployed system for production and warehousing good transportation."

The companies aim to leverage their expertise in artificial intelligence in the optimization of intralogistics processes and in collaboration with human intelligence.

Arendai and AiQ robotics will have a joint exhibit at the MODERNLOG fair in Poznan, Poland, from May 30-June 2. The partners will demonstrate the integration of Arendai's software orchestration solution and a mobile robot from AiQ robotics with game-changing navigation capabilities, including the use of QR codes and SLAM.

LEXXPLUSS AND ARENDAI ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AIMED AT IMPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF AUTONOMOUS INTRALOGISTICS FOR INDUSTRY 4.0

Collaborative partnership leveraging Robotics, AI, and Edge Computing to drive innovation and efficiency in intralogistics plans joint appearance at Automate Show 2023 in Detroit on May 22-25, 2023 LexxPluss Inc. and Arendai Inc. have entered a strategic partnership that would accelerate the development and deployment of autonomous intralogistics solutions for Industry 4.0 enabled by autonomous mobile robotics systems from LexxPluss and Arendai’s innovative software solution for the orchestration of intralogistics operations.

The partnership intends to leverage their respective capacities to expand their reach in the automotive industry, increase competitiveness, enhance innovation, and improve productivity, flexibility, and worker safety by integrating complementary technologies. By combining LexxPluss’s AMR capabilities with Arendai’s Harmony solution, the partnership establishes a system that optimizes operations and incorporates predictive analytics with Artificial Intelligence.

“It is our honor to announce the partnership with Arendai, a company that shares `Transparency` as a key common value proposition,” explained Rizo Itakura, CEO of LexxPluss US, Inc. “Arendai’s digital twin solution will deliver absolute operational visibility to our end users, which reduces uncertainties while pursuing operational automation.” The partnership agreement will allow the two companies to extend their market presence in key regions such as the USA, Japan, and Europe. This will enable them to offer comprehensive solutions to multinational companies seeking to address their diverse needs. Speaking about the benefits of the partnership, Walter Buga, CEO of Arendai had this to say, “At Arendai, we believe that collaboration is key to unlocking the full potential of autonomous logistics and intralogistics operations. By combining our cutting-edge software solution, Harmony, with advanced robotics systems from LexxPluss, we can develop new and innovative ways to optimize intralogistics processes and drive business growth for our customers.” LexxPluss and Arendai will be displaying the integration of their solutions at the Automate Show, one of the largest automations showcase in North America. They can be found at booths #7013 and #7014. In addition, attendees will have the chance to witness live demonstrations of LexxPluss’s latest AMR technology up close and personal at Booth #450 on May 23 and 25.

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Arendai Announces Harmony 1.0 Solution for Autonomous Logistics

AMRs built for logistics and warehouses automation are a change agent for companies pursuing Industry 4.0. They bring clear ROI, efficiency, and OPEX savings. However, a big challenge is having a software framework for logistics and warehouse automation, specifically one that leverages edge computing potential while providing interoperability among diverse AMR products from different vendors with heterogenous capabilities. This challenge impacts the deployment scalability and cost, hindering AMR application providers from bringing new solutions to the ecosystem.

Arendai's Harmony 1.0 is a software solution for the automation of logistics and warehouse operations. It enables management of AMRs from different vendors, introduces expanded AI capabilities to AMRs using edge computing, implements digital twin for predictive maintenance and operations optimization, and creates a safe environment for AMRs and humans collaboration.

Harmony uses the Intel® Edge Insights for Autonomous Mobile Robots (EI for AMR) on the AMR platforms and Intel® Smart Edge on the edge platforms for deploying edge computing applications and global management and orchestration services for AMRs in an environment.

"Our Harmony product is critical for scalable growth and increased ROI for the logistics centers of the future, as it provides holistic optimization from a fully integrated solution while eliminating paperwork and human errors. Intel EI for AMR and Smart Edge enables Harmony to accelerate deployment of customer applications, using pre-validated, and pre-integrated solutions by reducing implementation and development time," said Walter Buga, Arendai CEO.

"The edge plays an essential role in converging the AI inference from AMRs, global trajectory planning, and predictive maintenance," said Christine Boles, Vice President and General Manager of Federal and Industrial Solutions at the Intel Corporation. "This collaboration enables a software framework for AMR control and orchestration through the edge, providing interoperability and orchestration across diverse AMR products. Intel Smart Edge and the Edge Insights for Autonomous Mobile Robots are providing the Arendai solution with an edge-native platform for managing microservices, as well as a software stack for building mobile robot applications — all optimized on Intel hardware."

Intel Smart Edge is an edge-native distributed computing platform that enables deployment and management of container-based workloads with cloud-like ease, resiliency and security at the edge. Edge Insights for AMR is a software development kit for building and deploying end-to-end mobile robot applications based on the open-source Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2).

The Harmony 1.0 Solution

Harmony demonstrates the advantages of edge computing by offloading the computation-intensive tasks from AMRs to the edge, with very low latency. Arendai's Harmony solution enables AMRs and logistics applications to be implemented and deployed on multiple heterogenous robotic solution compatible with VDA 5050 and other interoperability standards. The Intel Edge Insights for AMR and Intel Smart Edge enable Harmony to accelerate deployment of customer applications, using pre-validated, and pre-integrated solutions by reducing implementation and development time.

About Harmony

Arendai's Harmony is an orchestration software solution that delivers optimal management, control, and coordination of humans and AMRs for more successful autonomous logistics center operations.

Our Harmony product is critical for scalable growth and increased ROI for the logistics centers of the future, as it provides holistic optimization from a fully integrated solution while eliminating paperwork and human errors.

Arendai Sponsoring and Exhibiting at A3's Autonomous Mobile Robots & Logistics Week

From the Warehouse to the Factory Floor and Beyond

Walter Buga, CEO of Arendai, will be speaking in the round table panel discussion "From the Warehouse to the Factory Floor and Beyond: Trends in Mobile Robotics and Automation." Dr. Buga will be sharing his valuable insights on the industry and the future of automation.

Arendai will be exhibiting its innovative software product Harmony on the conference floor with a product presentation and demos of:

Harmony 1.0 features four major modules:

• A Digital Twin of a sample warehouse
• AMRs and autonomous forklift orchestration
• AMRs for products pickup
• Forklifts for pallets transportation
• Fleet orchestration backend

About Harmony

Arendai's Harmony is an orchestration software solution that delivers optimal management, control, and coordination of humans and AMRs for more successful autonomous logistics center operations.

Our Harmony product is critical for scalable growth and increased ROI for the logistics centers of the future, as it provides holistic optimization from a fully integrated solution while eliminating paperwork and human errors.

Arendai Releases Harmony 1.0

Logistics automation enabled by Robotics, AI & Edge Computing

Arendai's Harmony 1.0 is an orchestration software solution that delivers optimal management, control, and coordination of humans and AMRs for more successful autonomous logistics center operations.

Harmony's Overall Customer Benefits

Our Harmony product is critical for scalable growth and increased ROI for the logistics centers of the future, as it provides holistic optimization from a fully integrated solution, while eliminating paperwork and human errors.

Harmony 1.0 features four major modules:

• Digital Twin (TwinsSync ™)
• Simulation
• Task Planner
• Fleet Orchestration

Harmony uses a digital twin to simulate, plan, and manage the logistic center real- time operations. TwinsSync unifies operational data to enable a holistic view for logistics center operations, and allows for continuous monitoring and optimization of operation, while reducing inefficiencies.

Simulation focuses on critical operational KPIs improvements. Creating simulations of multiple optimization scenarios before implementing automation reduces the risks, cost, and time for a final optimized solution.

The Task Planner ensures the optimal execution plan, for humans and robots, while optimizing throughput, operational efficiency and KPIs. Updates are reported to ERP and WMS/WES in real-time. Advanced AI/ML based algorithms and edge computing are the core enablers for this reliable and scalable solution.

Fleet Orchestration enables a unified view for continuous robotics fleet management, while optimizing robotics applications and workflow design. The traffic is managed and optimized in real-time using AI. Fleet orchestration and fleet management enable heterogeneous solutions and system wide optimization, with no single vendor dependencies, by eliminating silo solutions.