Automated Guided Vehicles

Automated Guided Vehicles or AGV are robots that use the guidance of wires or tapes to perform tasks in factories. These are most helpful because they can do jobs that humans can't and they are not hard to maintain. They mostly deliver items but they can be put to other uses too like assembling parts. They follow one specific path and they trace wires or tape. The wires are put about an inch underground and emits a radio frequency that is very low but high enough for the AGV to hear. The AGV then just follows the wire until it reaches its target. The other way an AGV can get to its target is by following the tape. The tape can be magnetic or colored.A sensor just detects the magnetism or color in the tape and just follows it. This tape system is similar to the robot we saw with the Lego RCX brick. The tape system is preferred more than the wired because if needed, the tape can be easily removed and placed elsewhere.