At the 2025 Xiamen Industrial Expo, in front of Xiamen Fangguangshengshi's booth, two logistics robot forklifts were demonstrating unmanned cargo handling. Their appearance, indistinguishable from AGV logistics robots, has earned them the title of IGV logistics robots. What secrets lie behind this? Let's follow Lao Qiu's footsteps to find out!
Q: What is the difference between AGV and IGV?
AGV stands for Automated Guided Vehicle, meaning unmanned transport vehicle.
IGV stands for Intelligent Guided Vehicle, meaning intelligent guided transport vehicle.
As the names suggest, AGV emphasizes unmanned transportation, while IGV emphasizes intelligent guidance. According to the person in charge of Fangguangshengshi, the biggest functional advantage of IGV logistics robots over AGV logistics robots is their ability to organize, transport, analyze data, and provide reports. Building upon AGV's ability to transport goods unmanned from point A to point B, IGV can also transport goods based on product and customer attributes, by area and priority, and even complete timed stocking.
Q: Will intelligent development lead to layoffs and conflict?
In recent years, technological advancements have been rapid, with intelligent machinery replacing human labor, leading to job reductions, which has become a persistent concern for many workers. But can the introduction of intelligent machinery and employee layoffs be cause and effect, equating to the same thing? The person in charge of Fangguangshengshi shared a story with us—
After a packaging factory in Guangdong introduced IGV equipment, a frontline cargo handling employee's role shifted to IGV data analysis. Leveraging years of warehouse management experience, this employee discovered an issue where the goods prioritized for transport by the IGV equipment were not the goods with the highest shipment rates. Consequently, he proposed relevant planning suggestions to the factory. Under his guidance, the factory reorganized the product placement areas, further improving inbound and outbound efficiency.
"Intelligence does not mean layoffs; the saved labor can be allocated to better areas. We provide data, combine it with experienced employees, and the integrated result is what the factory desires," stated the person in charge of Fangguangshengshi.
Excellent products should not be hidden by ordinary appearances, and emerging technologies should not struggle with promotion channels. During our communication with Fangguangshengshi, we found that explaining product highlights and advantages intuitively to customers is their biggest headache. Through continuous exploration, the person in charge of Fangguangshengshi also gained insight: "Our explanations are often abstract, but with the help of 3D animation demonstrations, these abstract concepts can be visualized."
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