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VDMA Cleaning Systems Association at CMS Berlin 2025
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A US proposal for an interoperability standard for mobile robots at ISO level is causing many question marks and criticism among European providers of mobile robots.
The solutions that intelligent automation and robotics offer for the challenges of the future were impressively demonstrated at the leading trade fair automatica in Munich from June 24 to 27, 2025.
For the showcase "Mobile Robots in Production: Mesh-Up" and for the "Service Robotics Arena" there will be daily moderated live demonstrations for the trade fair audience. Details and dates can be found here.
The automatica showcase "Mobile Robots in Production: Mesh-Up" is all about the automation of production logistics with mobile robots. The team from the M2X research project will be presenting the first interim results of its interface development.
Mobile robots are a prime example of networked systems. For them, as for other products in intralogistics, it is imperative to deal with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Non-compliance will result in the CE marking being refused.
Anyone thinking about an automation project with mobile robots may also be concerned with the VDA 5050 communication interface. All relevant questions for users and operators are answered here.
The demand for robots for transport and logistics is increasing. The VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association presents the annual global market data for the mobile robot sector.
The trade association has published a supplementary format for the VDA 5050 communication interface (version 2.0.0), which can be used to transfer a course layout from the vehicle to a third-party control system in an automated and standardized manner.
As of August 1, 2025, new mandatory cybersecurity requirements apply to radio equipment when being placed on the EU internal market.
The services of the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Association - compact and clearly arranged.
A new brochure is designed to give manufacturers, dealers and operators more certainty about placing automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and transport systems on the market and the associated responsibilities.
VDA 5050 is not the only interface being developed for automated guided vehicles. KIT has created a comparison with the MassRobotics Interoperability Standard for us.
