Industrial
Omron’s next-generation LD mobile robots took center stage in Episode 264 of The Robot Report Podcast, where host Mike Oitzman interviewed Miguel Garcés Moreno, product marketing manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) for mobile robots at OMRON Industrial Automation Europe. The discussion centers on how Omron is positioning its LD line of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for modern factory floors.
Garcés Moreno leads product strategy across autonomous mobile robots, industrial automation, and force- and power-limited or collaborative robots. He holds an industrial engineering degree and a Master’s in Industry 4.0, with technical and market expertise spanning AI vision, motion control, and PLCs. His current focus is helping manufacturers transform factory floors with flexible, space-efficient, and fully automated intralogistics systems.
Garcés Moreno leads product strategy across autonomous mobile robots, industrial automation, and force- and power-limited or collaborative robots.
The podcast episode places the Omron segment at the 19:53 mark, following a news block at 9:10. The news of the week covered Boston Dynamics dropping pinkie on a new humanoid hand, Flourish One — a Raspberry Pi-powered humanoid built for busy parents — and Amazon’s plan to invest $100 million in a new Indiana manufacturing facility. The episode was sponsored by WiBotic, which provides wireless charging and fleet energy management for autonomous robots and other battery-powered systems.
The source material does not disclose specific specifications for the next-generation LD robots, such as payload, reach, speed, or pricing. The episode frames Omron’s LD mobile robots within the broader push toward flexible, space-efficient intralogistics automation, but detailed deployment timelines or ROI figures were not included in the available text.
Source: The Robot Report