--- title: AGV/AMR date: 2026-07-24T11:30:00+10:00 author: Sam Bottrell canonical_url: "https://celona.io/agv-amr" section: Site Content --- ![Img amg agv here 01](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Content/Solutions/Use-Cases/AGV-AMR/_2000xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/41753/img_amg_agv_here_01.webp) # **Keep every robot connected on one converged fabric** AGVs, AMRs, autonomous forklifts, and yard trucks roam the floor and the yard - private 5G and Wi-Fi under one Orchestrator keep them connected, controlled, and safe, with no dead zones and no dropped sessions. 1. [ Home ](https://celona.io/) 2. Solutions 3. By use case 4. AGV/AMR Trusted by leading enterprises ![Logo - Cargill](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Content/Logos/_400x240_letterbox_center-center_90_none/13958/cargill-logo-191-61-c.webp) ![Logo - DelConca](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Content/Logos/_400x240_letterbox_center-center_90_none/14117/delconca.webp) / Overview Robots have left the cage - AGVs, AMRs, forklifts, and vision-guided robots now work indoors and out. Each needs constant communication with its orchestration platform; a dropped packet or coverage gap stalls it into a safety-stop. Dense shelving, metal, and electromagnetic noise are where best-effort Wi-Fi struggles most. Celona Orion carries control, telemetry, and video on one converged fabric - private 5G for deterministic coverage and mobility, Wi-Fi for high-bandwidth use cases like software updates. / Why it matters Automation only pays off if the network under it never blinks - and robots are multiplying faster than the plant Wi-Fi was ever built to carry. “The worldwide market for warehouse automation is projected to grow by about **23% by 2030**.” \- MCKINSEY “Reliable connectivity is essential for the dispatch and control of AGV and AMR operations. When faced with poor connectivity, AGVs will simply stall due to safety considerations, causing disruption to factory operations costing **tens of thousands of dollars each hour**.” \- SUPPLY-CHAIN ROBOTICS MANUFACTURER (CELONA DEPLOYMENT) / Use case requirements ![Icon ai devices amr ink 512](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Icons/AI-and-Connected-Devices/Standard/512/_width1000px/icon_ai_devices_amr_ink_512.png?transformId=5176) #### **Fleet coverage everywhere robots roam** AGVs, AMRs, autonomous forklifts, and yard trucks need continuous coverage across the whole facility - every aisle, every level, indoors and out - with no dead zones. The AGV market is valued at ~$4.79B and growing ~9.7% a year, driven by productivity, labor savings, and hazardous-environment use. (MarketsandMarkets) ![Icon ai devices agv ink 512](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Icons/AI-and-Connected-Devices/Standard/512/_width1000px/icon_ai_devices_agv_ink_512.png?transformId=5173) #### **Seamless roaming at machine speed** Robots moving up to 25 mph have to hand off between access points without dropping the session that carries their control and telemetry traffic. In a 400-AGV deployment, Celona delivered >98% successful handovers - about 1/10th the failures of Wi-Fi - with handover times roughly 1/4 of Wi-Fi’s. (Celona AGV deployment data) ![Icon attributes remote management ink 512](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Icons/Attributes/Standard/512/_width1000px/icon_attributes_remote_management_ink_512.png?transformId=5172) #### **Deterministic control and safety** Dispatch, motion control, and safety loops need consistent, jitter-free latency; a spike or a dropped packet safety-stops the robot and halts the line. Unplanned downtime now costs manufacturers $125K-$260K per hour on average. (ReliaMag, Aberdeen/ABB) ![Icon attributes converged ink 512](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Icons/Attributes/Standard/512/_width1000px/icon_attributes_converged_ink_512.png?transformId=5183) #### **One fabric for robots, vision, and people** Robots, the cameras and LiDAR riding them, sensor fleets, and the people working alongside all ride one converged fabric - each with its own guaranteed class of service. Over 4.6M industrial robots are now in operation worldwide, with ~540K installed in 2024 alone. (IFR World Robotics 2025) / Converged connectivity ## Connecting robots in motion requires a different network Celona Orion is the industry’s first agentic converged wireless platform - bringing private 5G, Wi-Fi, and (as reach extends) public mobile and satellite together as one deterministic fabric, run as a single control plane, so every robot, camera, and sensor stays on one identity and one policy. Converged. Agentic. Trusted. \_01Robots stay connected everywhere they roam Continuous coverage across every aisle, level, and outdoor yard - no dropped sessions. \_02Every control loop runs on time Deterministic, guaranteed performance so a robot never stalls on the network. \_03One network you can see and secure A single, fully-visible fabric for every robot, camera, and sensor. \_01Robots stay connected everywhere they roam Continuous coverage across every aisle, level, and outdoor yard - no dropped sessions. The challenge - Wi-Fi wasn’t built for a floor full of moving robots - AMRs and AGVs disconnect as they roam between Wi-Fi APs - the session drops and the robot safety-stops. - Dense shelving, multi-level racking, metal, and electromagnetic noise create dead spots - and adding APs only worsens co-channel interference and hidden-node problems. - Large outdoor yards and wide areas leave AGVs and yard trucks out of coverage entirely. Celona Orion - One converged fabric, coverage everywhere robots go - Deterministic private-5G coverage across floors, aisles, multiple levels, and outdoor yards from far fewer APs - higher-power radios hearing client devices down to −110 dBm. - Centrally scheduled roaming hands robots off seamlessly between APs - the session carrying control and telemetry never drops. - Celona Wi-Fi on the same subscription and control plane for docked chargers, scanners, and high-bandwidth indoor devices, at no added cost. \_02Every control loop runs on time Deterministic, guaranteed performance so a robot never stalls on the network. The challenge - Best-effort wireless can’t guarantee the control loop - Robot dispatch, motion control, and safety loops need consistent low latency; a jitter spike or dropped packet stalls the robot. - Unlicensed Wi-Fi shares spectrum with every neighboring device - interference is inevitable and unpredictable. - Vision, LiDAR, and remote-operation video compete with control traffic for the same best-effort airtime. Celona Orion - Determinism, per robot and per application - MicroSlicing™ gives each robot’s control and telemetry traffic its own guaranteed lane - bandwidth, latency, and jitter held to target so autonomous decisions never wait. - CBRS licensed / shared spectrum with priority access is centrally coordinated - free from the neighbor interference that plagues unlicensed Wi-Fi. - One fabric carries control, high-bandwidth vision/LiDAR, and remote-operation video together, each in its own class of service. - AerConnect - the on-device wireless agent - lets robots use the whole converged fabric, choosing the right radio for the moment. \_03One network you can see and secure A single, fully-visible fabric for every robot, camera, and sensor. The challenge - More robots, more networks, more to secure - Fleets mix indoor AMRs, outdoor AGVs, yard trucks, and vision systems - too many devices, radios, and policies for a lean team to juggle. - Most robots and cameras aren’t cellular; behind a gateway’s NAT they collapse into one IP, so IT can’t reach, patch, or secure each one. - Every robot has to be securely onboarded and stay connected as it moves - without manual reconfiguration. Celona Orion - One control plane, secured, per-device visibility - One agentic control plane (Orchestrator) manages the whole fabric in real time, with security architected into every layer. - Supernetting restores each device’s real IP behind a certified gateway - so IT can reach, patch, and firewall every robot and camera individually. - AerLoc SIM-based, agentless zero-trust authenticates every device once - one identity across every radio. - Beyond the fence, a single SIM extends onto public mobile and satellite\* for remote sites and yards. \* Public mobile and satellite - future capability. / Proof ## Proof - real sites, real results ### 400-AGV deployment, Wi-Fi to Celona 5G LAN 400 active AGVs and ~61,000 handovers a day: >98% successful handovers (about 1/10th the failures of Wi-Fi), handover time ~110 ms (roughly 1/4 of Wi-Fi’s ~450 ms), and ~115 ms average attach time. ### Fewer APs, faster ROI A supply-chain robotics manufacturer replaced a densely-deployed Wi-Fi + external-antenna network with Celona private 5G - significantly fewer APs, lower latency for robot telemetry and remote-control traffic, improved roaming, fewer dead spots, and less network maintenance. ### Robots across a 30-acre site AGVs and forklifts work seamlessly across Del Conca’s entire 30-acre indoor/outdoor tile factory on 8 indoor and 4 outdoor APs, with eSIM smartphones and tablets on the same network. ### Autonomous yard fleet at campus scale 18 APs cover a 1.5-square-mile campus where 20+ autonomous yard trucks feed just-in-time manufacturing. / Testimonials ### **Supply-chain robotics manufacturer (unnamed)** AMRs moving through warehouse stacks at up to 25 mph stayed in constant communication with the orchestration platform on a Celona private LTE/5G network - with a major reduction in telemetry and remote-control latency, improved roaming between APs, fewer dead spots, and fewer APs to deploy and maintain than the legacy Wi-Fi design. ### **inVia Robotics** Joined Celona to show supply-chain leaders how private cellular solves AMR roaming between indoor APs, coverage for outdoor AGVs, and inconsistent latency - at a fraction of the cost of traditional connectivity options. ### **Del Conca USA** AGVs and forklifts work seamlessly across the entire 30-acre indoor/outdoor tile factory on one converged network. ### **Supply-chain robotics manufacturer (unnamed)** AMRs moving through warehouse stacks at up to 25 mph stayed in constant communication with the orchestration platform on a Celona private LTE/5G network - with a major reduction in telemetry and remote-control latency, improved roaming between APs, fewer dead spots, and fewer APs to deploy and maintain than the legacy Wi-Fi design. ### **inVia Robotics** Joined Celona to show supply-chain leaders how private cellular solves AMR roaming between indoor APs, coverage for outdoor AGVs, and inconsistent latency - at a fraction of the cost of traditional connectivity options. ### **Del Conca USA** AGVs and forklifts work seamlessly across the entire 30-acre indoor/outdoor tile factory on one converged network. / Certified devices Robots, gateways, and edge devices certified on Celona through interoperability testing - bringing AGVs, AMRs, and their cameras and sensors onto the converged fabric. ![Icon ai devices iot gateway ink 512](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Icons/AI-and-Connected-Devices/Standard/512/_240x240_crop_center-center_90_none/20900/icon_ai_devices_iot_gateway_ink_512.webp) ### Cellular gateways & routers Digi (IX30/IX40), Sierra Wireless (RV55), and others bridge non-cellular robots, PLCs, and cameras onto the fabric, with Supernetting keeping each individually visible. ![Icon ai devices ruggedized tablet ink 512](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Icons/AI-and-Connected-Devices/Standard/512/_240x240_crop_center-center_90_none/20907/icon_ai_devices_ruggedized_tablet_ink_512.webp) ### Ruggedized handhelds & tablets Scanners and eSIM tablets built for the floor and yard. ![Icon ai devices smartphone ink 512](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Icons/AI-and-Connected-Devices/Standard/512/_240x240_crop_center-center_90_none/22428/icon_ai_devices_smartphone_ink_512.webp) ### Consumer smartphones & tablets eSIM-connected on the private network (as in the Del Conca deployment). Digi Sierra Wireless Zebra Apple Samsung [ See all certified devices ](https://celona.io/5g-lan-device-certification) / Resources ## Go deeper on robotics and private 5G [ ![Resource default product documentation](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Resource-Defaults/_800x450_crop_center-center_75_none/47333/resource-default-product-documentation.webp) Product Documentation NEW ### Solution Brief: AerLoc One identity, one security model across every radio, security built into the converged wireless fabric. Aug 2026 ](https://celona.io/resources/solution-brief-aerloc) [ ![Resource default product documentation](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Resource-Defaults/_800x450_crop_center-center_75_none/47333/resource-default-product-documentation.webp) Product Documentation NEW ### Solution Brief: Robotics OEM Give any robot or edge AI device intelligent, multi-network wireless - without building a wireless team. Manufacturing · Aug 2026 ](https://celona.io/resources/solution-brief-robotics-oem) [ ![Resource default product documentation](https://celona.io/volumes/images/Resource-Defaults/_800x450_crop_center-center_75_none/47333/resource-default-product-documentation.webp) Product Documentation NEW ### Solution Brief: Orchestrator AI Unify private 5G, Wi-Fi, public cellular and satellite into one agentic operations fabric - where engineers and AI agents work side by side. Aug 2026 ](https://celona.io/resources/solution-brief-orchestrator-ai) [Access all Resources ](https://celona.io/resources)