Client
Robotics Hub
Web-based platform for centralized control of warehouse robots from multiple manufacturers with real-time tracking and optimization.
- Client
- European Industrial Automation Company
- Industry
- Industrial Automation
- Solution
- Custom Platform
Challenge
Modern warehouses increasingly adopt robots from different manufacturers, each with its own control system and interface - leading to major integration challenges.
- No interoperability - robots from different brands couldn't communicate effectively
- Lack of central visibility - no unified map or real-time status dashboard
- Complex operator workflows - staff had to switch between multiple control panels
- High onboarding and maintenance costs - increased training and integration complexity
- Reduced efficiency - frequent downtime and coordination issues between robots
- Operational delays, rising maintenance costs, and underutilization of automation potential
Business Goals
- Provide a single control surface for multi-vendor warehouse robots
- Give operators real-time visibility into robot positions, routes, and statuses
- Reduce idle time and collisions through automated route optimization
- Cut training time for new operators
- Enable proactive maintenance based on utilization analytics
Solution
01 Unified control interface:
- A single dashboard to monitor and control robots from different brands
- Operators can assign tasks, track progress, and adjust workflows seamlessly
02 Interactive warehouse map:
- Integrated Leaflet.js for a live warehouse map showing robot positions, routes, and statuses
- Operators gained instant visual context for all movements and task progress
03 Intelligent route optimization:
- Automatic routing and collision avoidance algorithms, reducing idle time by 35%
04 Flexible integration layer:
- Supported REST, MQTT, and WebSocket protocols for smooth communication between diverse robot systems and enterprise software
05 Monitoring and analytics:
- Chart.js dashboards to analyze robot utilization, productivity, and incident rates
- Improved efficiency tracking and proactive maintenance planning
06 Real-time alerts:
- Notification system to warn operators of potential route conflicts or mechanical issues - reducing downtime by 25%
How the Solution Works
Each robot vendor speaks a different protocol - the platform normalizes them via a flexible integration layer (REST, MQTT, WebSocket) and projects every robot onto one live Leaflet.js warehouse map. Operators assign tasks and track them from a single dashboard while route optimization and collision avoidance run automatically in the background.
Utilization, productivity, and incident metrics are continuously plotted in Chart.js dashboards, and a real-time alert system warns operators about route conflicts or mechanical issues before they cause downtime.
Results
- +35% operational efficiency - thanks to automated routing and unified control
- -25% downtime - real-time alerts prevented workflow interruptions
- Cross-brand compatibility - full interoperability between robot models
- Faster operator onboarding - training time reduced by 40%
- Future-proof architecture - modular design ready for new robot integrations
Why us
- Industrial automation expertise - deep understanding of warehouse robotics and ROS-based systems
- Full-cycle delivery - from UX design to API integration and testing
- Data-driven approach - every feature measured for efficiency impact
- Scalable architecture - designed for growth, new robot brands, and 24/7 operations
Tech Stack
- Multi-protocol integration (REST, MQTT, WebSocket)
- Leaflet.js live warehouse map
- Chart.js analytics dashboards
- Real-time alert system
