OMRON launches HD-1500 mobile robot with 1500kg payload capacity
OMRON Asia Pacific, a global leader in industrial automation solutions across Asia Pacific, has launched its new mobile robot called the HD-1500. The robot boasts of a heavy payload capacity of up to 1500kg and is the strongest and newest addition to the company’s portfolio of mobile robots. The need for autonomous material handling is becoming greater as more demanding tasks in industrial automation increase while companies face labour shortages along with challenges in implementing new social distancing requirements due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The HD-1500 comes off the heels of OMRON’s LD-250 mobile robot, which was launched globally in the fall of 2019.
OMRON’s mobile robots can automatically calculate the best route for material transportation while navigating safely around people and obstacles without the use of magnetic floor tapes or other guides. The new HD-1500 mobile robot has a 1500kg payload capacity which can be used to transport large automotive components, such as, car chassis and voluminous pallet size payloads – things that would have traditionally been moved using forklifts.
