// ROBOTICS AND SMART FACTORIES TERM
Automated Guided Vehicle
A driverless vehicle that follows predefined paths, such as lines or wires, to move materials or products within a factory or warehouse. This is the full term for AGV.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
An Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) is a mobile robot system that navigates along fixed routes using guidance technologies (e.g., magnetic tape, laser guidance) to automate material transport and logistics within industrial and warehousing operations.
BACKGROUND
Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high-tech, but it is most commonly applied to industrial design, in which raw materials from the primary sector are transformed into finished goods on a large scale. Such goods may be sold to other manufacturers for the production of other more complex products, or distributed via the tertiary sector to end users and consumers.
READ MORE ON WIKIPEDIASYNONYMS & ALIASES
- AGV
- automated cart
- guided transport vehicle
- driverless vehicle
USAGE NOTE
Primarily used for repetitive, point-to-point material handling, improving consistency and reducing labor costs.