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Autonomous mobile robots become next big bet in industrial operations, says GlobalData

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As automation becomes the new normal for businesses striving to achieve higher efficiencies and lower costs, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are increasingly finding applications in the mobile robotics ecosystem, according…

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