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BlueBotics CEO: Mobile Robot Project Risks Mostly in Pre-Deployment Decisions
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BlueBotics CEO Nicola Tomatis said that key decisions for mobile robot projects—such as fleet size, routes, charging points, and pick-and-place locations—are already determined before deployment, and that the highest-risk automation decisions occur at this stage; simulation can validate these assumptions in advance. He said that in simulation tests, the team found that after accurately modeling pick-and-place behavior, similar vehicle configurations required about 30% different numbers of vehicles to complete the same task; adding just 1 second of delay at each intersection also significantly affects system performance. Once a project reaches about 5 to 10 vehicles, the value of simulation rises rapidly.
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- BlueBotics CEO: The highest-risk automation decisions happen before deployment
BlueBotics CEO Nicola Tomatis points out that key decisions in mobile robot projects—such as fleet size, routes, charging points, and pick/drop locations—are already fixed before deployment, and simulation can verify these assumptions in advance. In simulation tests, his team found that after accurately modeling pick/drop behavior, similar vehicle configurations required about 30% different numbers of vehicles to complete the same task; adding just 1 second of delay at each intersection also significantly affected system performance. Once a project reaches about 5 to 10 vehicles, the value of simulation rises rapidly.
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