Utilizing IoT to Speed up Robotic Mobility Options with Versatile micro e-Mobility Platform idea
Soracom, Inc., a worldwide IoT platform supplier with full MVNO functionality, and Suzuki Motor Company, a multinational mobility producer, have launched a proof-of-concept (PoC) utilizing IoT to commercialize Suzuki’s “Versatile micro e-Mobility Platform concept,” which applies electrical wheelchair know-how to supply mobility options for numerous robots.
The Versatile micro e-Mobility Platform idea has been developed by Suzuki to function a platform for industrial robots by leveraging mobility know-how cultivated over time of electrical wheelchair improvement for improved stability and maneuverability. By combining autonomous driving, AI, and different associate applied sciences with this mobility platform, the initiative goals to deal with challenges in numerous fields, reminiscent of logistics, snow removing, civil engineering and development, and measurement and monitoring.
The Versatile micro e-Mobility Platform idea will leverage the Soracom IoT platform in addition to a communication module to allow real-time cloud connectivity for car operation standing updates and GPS-based location monitoring. By observing how the Versatile micro e-Mobility Platform idea is utilized throughout totally different functions, the PoC goals to supply invaluable insights for future product improvement and probably discover customer-centric companies reminiscent of help and upkeep.
The launch of the PoC follows an settlement Soracom and Suzuki signed on February 20, 2024, to advertise superior IoT applied sciences in mobility functions, and collaborate to create companies that may function the infrastructure for enterprise and every day life with a watch towards a extra sustainable future.