"Outdoor robots only work in warm, dry countries." Wrong. The real problem is somewhere else, and most companies find out too late.In this episode of Automation Awakenings, host Matthias Koblitz sits down with Lasse Hansen, Chief Commercial Officer of Capra Robotics, to talk about what it really takes to move pallets and totes between buildings with mobile robots.You'll learn:→ How much snow is too much for an outdoor robot (and why falling snow matters more than snow on the ground)→ Why connectivity is the biggest challenge for outdoor robots, and why Wi-Fi alone often isn't enough→ How outdoor robots navigate: cameras near buildings, GPS far away from them→ What to sort out before your first outdoor project: yard traffic, gate control and fleet hosting→ Why a great demo is not a business case→ Where outdoor robotics is heading: urban maintenance, de-icing, weeding and parcel deliveryIf your automation stops at the warehouse door, this episode shows you what it takes to go further.🔗 More on Automation A: https://automation-a.com🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NRKD0tb1qOwAvECNJi4HN🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/automation-awakenings/id1724719427💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/automation-a#outdoorrobotics #mobilerobotics #AMR #intralogistics #logisticsautomation #AutomationAwakenings

Ten years ago, cobots showed up without anyone asking "do we need a CE mark for this?" Today, the same thing is happening with humanoid robots — except the stakes are higher.In this episode of Automation Awakenings, host Oliver Zuchowski sits down with Jens Müller, founder of M&P and safety expert (Sachverständiger) for robotic systems, to unpack why humanoid safety is still uncharted territory — and what to do about it right now.You'll learn:→ Why the classic AGV standard (ISO 3691-4) is being merged with mobile robot standards under a new "IMR" working group→ What's actually being defined in the new humanoid working groups (WG12 → WG18) — and why it takes 4-5 years to publish a single standard→ The "cobot déjà vu": why humanoids risk repeating the same mistake — skipping safety because "it's just for internal use"→ Why a humanoid is only 15% hardware — and what the other 85% actually requires (data, training, ecosystem, AI Act, Cyber Resilience Act)→ Jens' "house-building" analogy for why you need a gap analysis before you deploy — not after→ What's coming: the new Machinery Regulation in January 2027If you're evaluating a humanoid pilot — or just trying to keep up with where the safety standards are heading — this episode gives you the practical roadmap.🔗 More on Automation A: https://automation-a.com🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NRKD0tb1qOwAvECNJi4HN🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/automation-awakenings/id1724719427💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/automation-a#humanoidrobots #robotsafety #mobilerobotics #ISO3691 #logisticsautomation #intralogistics #AutomationAwakenings---00:00 Intro & guest welcome01:22 How Jens became a safety expert for robotics05:28 Does Germany need more safety oversight than others?09:17 Classic robots vs. mobile robots vs. humanoids: how safety challenges differ11:19 Inside the humanoid working groups: WG12 to WG1817:16 What rules apply to humanoids right now23:15 The cobot déjà vu: the safety mistake repeating itself30:21 Jens' golden rule: the house-building analogy

VDA 5050 just got its biggest update yet — and it finally brings AMRs into the standard. In this episode of Automation Awakenings, host Matthias Koblitz sits down with Constantin Enke from the VDA 5050 Core Team to unpack everything that changed with version 3.0.You'll learn:→ Why version 3.0 needed breaking changes after 7 years of VDA 5050→ How the new "zones" concept brings freely navigating AMRs into the same standard as classic line-guided AGVs→ Why the old "dialects" problem (different providers interpreting the standard differently) is finally getting cleaned up→ What to do right now if you're planning an AGV vs. an AMR rollout — and why the timelines differ→ Where map synchronization still isn't standardized, and what that means for your project→ What's next: non-breaking additions like manually-driven vehicle integration and semantic robot feedbackIf you're running a mobile robotics project or planning a multi-vendor fleet, this episode gives you the practical checklist for what VDA 5050 3.0 actually means for your rollout.🔗 More on Automation A: https://automation-a.com🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NRKD0tb1qOwAvECNJi4HN🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/automation-awakenings/id1724719427💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/automation-a#VDA5050 #logisticsautomation #mobilerobotics #intralogistics #AGV #AMR #fleetmanagement #AutomationAwakenings