Italian Vespa maker Piaggio launches AI-driven factory robot
12/03/2024 07:47
March 12 (Reuters) - Vespa maker Piaggio PIA.MI
launched on Tuesday a factory robot which uses artificial
intelligence to move autonomously on pre-set routes and which
can carry up to 130 kilograms.
The Italian company said it would use the robot on the
production lines of its motorbike brand Moto Guzzi in Italy, and
later in other factories in Italy, India, Vietnam and Indonesia.
The device, named "kilo" and developed by the group's U.S.
robotic mobility unit Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), can follow its
operator, move on up to 100 pre-recorded routes or move
autonomously, Piaggio said.
Kilo robots can "move safely with and around workers in
complex environments", and would be suitable for use by "any
sector that relies on the repetitive movement of goods", PFF
chief executive Greg Lynn said in a statement.
(Reporting by Alessandro Parodi, editing by Alvise Armellini)
((Alessandro.Parodi@thomsonreuters.com;))