Cost and efficiency pressures demand a lot from modern production. With the ReBeLMove Pro, igus is launching a modular Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) that can be easily customized according to the building block principle – from KLT transport to robotic solutions. It can be integrated into company processes without any prior experience. The ReBeLMove Pro is available from €39,800, making it about 25 percent cheaper than most competitive models.
The base of the ReBeLMove Pro is a compact, rectangular transport robot on four wheels with electric drive. The AMR is 795 mm long, 560 mm wide, 195 mm high, weighs 60 kg, and is painted black with igus's typical orange accents. The robot can navigate autonomously at speeds of up to 2 m/s and can carry up to 250 kg or pull up to 900 kg in intralogistics. A single battery charge lasts for a full eight-hour workday. The ReBeLMove Pro can be customized with attachments for various intralogistical tasks. These can include height-adjustable conveyor belts and a cobot articulated arm robot for assembly workplaces, a trailer for material transport, or a shelf with light signals for more productive picking. The new robot can also be used outdoors. 'igus itself is already using the ReBeLMove Pro as a shuttle to transport products from injection molding machines in production,' says Sebastian Thorwarth-Kienbaum, expert in low-cost automation at igus. 'These are exhausting intralogistical routine tasks that companies find it hard to motivate people for.' For example, within just two months, a fully automated container transport system, including interface integration from conception to implementation, was realized in igus production. Ball bearing components are transported from the injection molding machine to the assembly automation without any manual intervention.
Return on Investment after just 12 months
However, companies save not only on the purchase of the AMR but also on commissioning and control. 'Here, system integrators and software licenses often incur high follow-up costs that lead companies to frustratingly put automation on hold again,' says Sebastian Thorwarth-Kienbaum. 'We have therefore placed great value on ensuring that the ReBeLMove Pro can be integrated and operated without external help and automation experience.' During a simple round trip, the robot automatically creates a 3D digital map of the space. It uses LIDAR sensors, 3D sensors, and a RealSense camera for this. In just under three minutes, a room of 200 square meters can be mapped. Subsequently, the robot can move autonomously without the need for elaborate guiding lines or tracks on the floor. Programming is also quick and intuitive: users can create movements with software in just 15 minutes and without programming knowledge. Integration into existing IT landscapes with open interfaces such as IoT, VDA 5050, REST, SAP, or ERP is equally straightforward. Furthermore, the ReBeLMove Pro is compatible with external fleet management solutions such as Fleetexecuter, Kinexon, or Naise. 'Thanks to the low investment costs and the uncomplicated commissioning and operation, the average return on investment for a ReBeLMove Pro is twelve months. The costs for the ReBeLMove Pro are only €38,900, which is about 25 percent lower than market-standard solutions that typically start at €50,000 – without having to make functional compromises,' summarizes Sebastian Thorwarth-Kienbaum.
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