Robotnik is a medium-sized robotics company based in Valencia, Spain, specializing in mobile platforms and autonomous navigation. They manufacture AGVs and AMRs using ROS technology, serving logistics, research, and industrial applications. 

Customer Objectives: 

• Develop a new generation of AGVs based on Siemens PLC and industrial components.
• Expand beyond ROS-based systems to address the needs of highly regulated, industrial environments.
• Establish a dual business model: maintaining innovation with ROS-based AGVs while entering new markets with SIMOVE-based industrial AGVs.
• Leverage Siemens technology and support to deliver reliable, scalable, and standardized AGV solutions for industry.

Project Type: Integration of Siemens SIMOVE platform into Robotnik’s AGV portfolio.  
Scope: Robotnik, a leader in ROS-based mobile robotics, is implementing SIMOVE to develop a second line of AGVs — fully industrial and PLC-based — allowing them to address new customer demands in sectors requiring industrial-grade control, safety, and scalability. For this the following Siemens solutions were used: 

• SIMOVE Carrier Control: Provides industrial-grade motion and safety control for AGVs, replacing custom ROS-based logic with standardized, certified automation. 
• SIMATIC S7-1500 PLC: High-performance PLC enabling deterministic control, modular architecture, and compliance with industrial safety norms.
• SCALANCE Network Components: Robust industrial communication infrastructure ensuring secure and real-time connectivity across AGVs and plant systems.
• Siemens Support & Training: Accompaniment through knowledge transfer and co-engineering to accelerate adoption of the new control architecture.
• SINAMICS Micro-Drives: Compact 0.05–7.5 kW drives with integrated safety (STO, SS1) and PROFINET/PROFIsafe connectivity for precise, energy-efficient control of AGV axes.