#65 VDA 5050 Unplugged: What Works, What Fails & What’s Next? | Live from Mobile Robot Mesh-Up 2025
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🤖 Plug & play or still a puzzle? Join us live from the Mobile Robot Mashup 2025, where eight vendors and ten different mobile robots came together under one roof - steered by MHP’s Fleet Executor via the VDA 5050 standard.We sit down with Katharina Grimm and Matthias Beiswenger from MHP, the masterminds behind this year’s Mesh-Up, to uncover:
✅ How they managed to onboard 8 vendors & 10 AGVs/AMRs in just 2.5 days
✅ The biggest technical challenges of connecting different fleets
✅ What’s still missing in VDA 5050 version 2.1
✅ Why version 3.0 is a game-changer for AMR integration
✅ Lessons learned about alignment, planning & communication in multi-vendor setups
✅ Their one wish for the VDA 5050 working group
From corridors vs. zones to bi-directional layout updates, this episode dives deep into the real-world pain points and future potential of fleet interoperability.
🎧 If you’re working with AMRs, AGVs, or fleet management software - this one’s for you.
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