Stöcklin's AGV EAGLE-ANT in action at Ricola's headquarters

The EAGLE-ANT is an automatically operated floor handling vehicle for pure transport assignments from picking up to setting down a load in a horizontal plane for interior applications in dry surroundings. It is technically optimized for a quick ROI (Return On Investment).
On the EAGLE-ANT, navigation is accomplished using ambient features (walls, pillars, and permanently installed equipment, etc.). Installed in the front and rear of the vehicle (except for EA0), built-in safety laser scanners provide for orientation in the specific surroundings.
They continuously monitor the motion range and identify the specific surroundings. A digital map of the operating environment, containing the route for the vehicles, is used for this purpose. Simultaneously the laser scanners are also responsible for safe monitoring of the route. When an obstacle appears, the vehicle stops or the speed is adapted to match an
obstacle in front.
This method of navigation using ambient features eliminates expensive floor work (e.g. magnets or inductive coils). This significantly reduces the costs for installation, making the whole procedure simpler and requiring less time. Moreover, it enormously increases the flexibility for changing the route or adding additional vehicles.
Travel orders can be completed manually and automatically with sensors or via an appropriate interface to a warehouse management system. All transport orders are managed by the host computer for the automated guided vehicles, which assigns the orders to the next available vehicles.
The vehicles are operated with our high efficiency Stöcklin Li-Ion power system. The vehicle batteries are recharged fully automatically at our charging stations.