UWB positioning and collision avoidance
Systems that track the position of robots, forklifts and people in real time, and warn or stop the vehicle when there is a hazard.
How the system works
UWB (Ultra-Wideband) is a radio technology that measures the time of flight of a signal between devices. From this, the system calculates the position of an object in the hall.
Anchors
Fixed reference points mounted on walls or under the ceiling. They receive signals from tags and define the system's coverage.
Tags
Small transmitters mounted on robots and forklifts or worn by workers.
Positioning engine
Software that converts the measurements into positions and checks the safety zone rules.
FTM Monitor
Shows positions on the hall map, records history and displays events.
Tracking robots and forklifts
You know where every vehicle is, including those driven by people.
- Real-time position
- Robots, forklifts and workers on a single plant map.
- Route history
- Replaying trips helps explain incidents and optimise the layout of transport routes.
- Virtual zones
- When a vehicle or person enters a defined zone, the system can send a notification or limit the speed.
Traffic and work analytics
The whole warehouse in data, not just safety
The same UWB infrastructure that protects people from collisions knows the position of every tag at any moment: every employee, forklift and robot. That data shows how the warehouse really works: which routes are used most, whether workstations are staffed, how long operations take and where the process gets stuck.
Traffic across the whole warehouse
Live heatmaps and routes of people, forklifts and robots, plus a replay of any shift. Congestion, empty runs and the busiest aisles become visible.
Workstation presence
Whether a workstation is staffed, when the employee leaves it and how long it stays empty. The shift supervisor sees it on the hall plan without walking the floor.
Work and time analysis
Cycle, walking and waiting times measured automatically instead of stopwatch time studies: data for work standards, line balancing and shift staffing.
Process and layout optimisation
Spaghetti diagrams built from real routes reveal unnecessary walking. Compare before-and-after data when you move racks, workstations or drop-off areas.
Forklift fleet utilisation
Driving, stopped and idle time for every forklift. You know how many forklifts you really need, which ones sit idle and when to schedule servicing.
Zones and permissions
Zones drawn on the hall plan: an alert when someone enters a hazardous area, steps under working equipment or goes where they are not authorised.
Evacuation and assembly point
During an alarm you see immediately who has not reached the assembly point and where they were last seen in the hall.
Integration with WMS, ERP and FTM Monitor
The forklift position at the moment a pallet is set down can confirm its location in the WMS without scanning, and UWB events can trigger robot tasks in FTM Monitor.
We deploy employee monitoring in line with GDPR and Polish labour law: openly, with a defined purpose and scope of data agreed with the plant. Reports can cover zones, workstations and teams instead of individual people.
Collision avoidance: people, forklifts, robots
We define zones around each vehicle. The system continuously measures the distance to other tags and reacts before a dangerous approach occurs.
- Warning zone
- A light and sound signal for the forklift operator and for the worker.
- Stop zone
- The vehicle slows down or stops until the hazard has passed.
Operator panel
Dedicated forklift operator panel
Our dedicated panel adds light and sound signalling for the operator. The tablet with the UWB application, the lights and the speaker share one housing, so the driver is warned even when not looking at the screen.
- Light signalling that matches the zone
- The LED bar above the screen and the signal tower light up in the colour of the current alert: warning zone or stop zone.
- Sound signalling
- The built-in speaker sounds a warning on entering a danger zone, even in a noisy hall.
- Collision view on screen
- The nearest robot, forklift or pedestrian and the distance to it, just like in the UWB application.
- One housing for the cab
- Industrial housing on a ball mount, with an alert acknowledge button. Mounted in the operator's line of sight.
The application: views for operators and managers
Screenshots from the UWB positioning application running on data from the same hall shown in the visualisation above: the same forklifts, people and robots, the same routes and events.
Where UWB works best
Intersections and gates
Places with limited visibility where forklifts meet pedestrians.
Robots alongside manual forklifts
Mobile robots and operator-driven forklifts in the same area.
Picking zones
Areas where people work right next to vehicle traffic.
Restricted-access zones
Control of people and vehicles entering designated areas.
Book a robot demonstration in your warehouse
Our specialists will advise you, demonstrate all the robot's functions and answer every question.