Company: OTTO Motors, Kitchener, Ontario
Company Description: At OTTO Motors, we believe material handling is one of the most dangerous and unproductive parts of manufacturing and warehouse operations. Our mission is to create safer, more productive and more fulfilling workplaces with autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). With over four million production hours, OTTO delivers the productivity in mission-critical environments for the world's largest brands.
Nomination Category: Product & Service Categories - Business Technology Solutions
Nomination Sub Category: Manufacturing Solution
 Nomination Title: OTTO Fleet Manager autonomous mobile robot (AMR) fleet management software
- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes in length about the the nominated new or new-version product or service, OR written answers to the questions for this category? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
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- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this first question: If this is a brand-new product, state the date on which it was released. If this is a new version of an existing product, state the date on which the update was released:
The version described below was released in February 2024.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this second question: Describe the features, functions, and benefits of the nominated product or service (up to 350 words):
Total 339 words used.
AMR efficiency is impossible to achieve without great fleet management software. OTTO Fleet Manager is designed to—and constantly innovating to—help manufacturers achieve next-level efficiency in their mission-critical operations. Delivered through an easy-to-use platform, OTTO Fleet Manager helps manufacturers:
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Set traffic rules for every OTTO AMR in the facility through a singular map.
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Seamlessly transfer materials between robots and facility equipment by centrally integrating OTTO AMRs with existing ERP, WMS, or MES systems.
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Intelligently pair job requests with the right robot to ensure the right part gets to the right place at the right time.
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Provide comprehensive fleet analytics so that customers can discover trends and identify optimization efforts.
AMRs reach next-level efficiency when their fleet management software can independently maintain optimal battery levels, proactively avoid blockages, and assign jobs based on minimized idle time. OTTO unlocks this level of sophistication and can uniquely operate at a 100-robot scale without productivity losses.
Recently, OTTO unveiled version 2.30, releasing features that effectively address three major challenges manufacturers face:
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Optimizing floor space by decreasing the space needed for dedicated AMR parking by up to 50%: Floor space is at a premium in most facilities, but typically, AMRs would have dedicated endpoints for material transfer, parking, and charging. Now, the same endpoint used for material transfer or charging can be used for parking as well, enabling manufacturers to repurpose the physical space that was previously dedicated to parking.
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Expanding interoperability capabilities for enhanced integration: Having multiple AGV/AMR solutions in one facility can lower productivity without proper communication between them. Manufacturers can now integrate AMRs into their existing automation infrastructure with greater ease and efficiency, while reducing costs associated with custom integrations.
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Enabling easier commissioning that saves users 50% of the time needed to create and edit facility maps and workflows: Software that is complicated to use can lead to errors and increase training requirements. Now, manufacturers have a list of endpoint templates they could add to their facility with a single click, including pickup and dropoff stands, pallets, chargers, and parking spots.
- If you are providing written answers for your submission, you must provide an answer to this third question: Outline the market performance, critical reception, and customer satisfaction with the product or service to date. State monetary or unit sales figures to date, if possible, and how they compare to expectations or past performance. Provide links to laudatory product or service reviews. Include some customer testimonials, if applicable (up to 350 words):
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OTTO Fleet Manager is the captain of OTTO’s material handling solution, enabling our customers to run 24/7 mission-critical operations. The software gets smarter and more sophisticated with each semi-annual update. Manufacturers buying AMR solutions do consider the robots themselves—the hardware—but the software is truly where AMR providers differentiate themselves, and OTTO Fleet Manager is a key reason why Fortune 500 manufacturers continue to choose OTTO.
Stephen Hines, Manufacturing Engineer at Danfoss Power Solutions, describes OTTO Fleet Manager as the “gold standard in software solutions” that is “head and shoulders above the competition.” Additionally, Joe Germait, Manufacturing Technician at GE HealthCare, says that “with every software update, it just keeps getting better and better.” [REDACTED FOR PUBLICATION] Worldwide, OTTO Fleet Manager has powered more than 5 million production hours inside manufacturing facilities across the globe.
OTTO Fleet Manager was one of the core capabilities that caught the eye of Fortune 500 company Rockwell Automation, who acquired OTTO in October 2023. OTTO Fleet Manager will now be part of an end-to-end ecosystem of solutions that can optimize operations across an entire facility, creating a truly connected factory.
- You have the option to answer this final question: Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
Total 38 words used.
OTTO Fleet Manager webpage
OTTO Fleet Manager brochure
Version 2.30 press release
Version 2.30 blog
Danfoss case study
GE Healthcare case study
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Rockwell acquisition press release
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