BlueBotics and Dürr Systems Sign Exclusive Agreement
BIETIGHEIM-BISSINGEN, Germany/ST-SULPICE, Switzerland — Autonomous navigation leader BlueBotics SA has signed an exclusive agreement with Dürr Systems AG to create innovative autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) that will help to improve paint shop efficiency, safety and flexibility. The three-year collaboration will see future generations of Dürr’s EcoProFleet vehicle, the first AGV designed specifically for paint shops, being built upon BlueBotics’ ANT® natural feature navigation technology — providing Dürr’s automotive customers with flexible, accurate and fleet-ready AGV technology.
Stefano Bell, Product Manager at Dürr, said, “A successful AGV within a paint shop environment has to be robust, safe, reliable and adaptable to changing conditions. Our EcoProFleet combined with ANT® navigation technology meets all these requirements. The performance of ANT® and BlueBotics’ excellent support make the company the perfect development partner for us to meet the logistical requirements in Dürr’s ‘paint shop of the future.’”