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Fraunhofer IML (Institut für Materialfluss und Logistik)
Germany
IML sits at the junction the Atlas tracks between AMR fleets and data: its swarm work prefigures the fleet-learning loops that make warehouse robotics a data business.
AffiliationFraunhofer-Gesellschaft
CountryDE
TypePublic research
Research areaslogistics robotics, AMR swarms, warehouse automation, drones for inventory
Flagship contributionDeveloped the evoBOT self-balancing transport robot and the LoadRunner high-speed AMR swarm, both demonstrated with industrial partners; Europe's reference lab for intralogistics robotics.
Key peopleMichael ten Hompel (directeur, chaire de logistique TU Dortmund)
Open outputsDémonstrateurs evoBOT et LoadRunner, publications, projets avec DHL et l'écosystème logistique allemand.
CityDortmund
Sources : Fraunhofer IML (2026-07-10)
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