In “STAR WARS” movies, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi teaches a young Luke Skywalker about the power of “The Force.” Although not characters in “Star Wars,” automated guided vehicles (AGVs), just like the sci-fi franchise, are becoming “an epic force” in beverage warehouses.
Experts note that the interest and adoption of AGVs rapidly is accelerating in the face of a diminished labor pool and the fact that robotic lift trucks are designed to handle repetitive tasks while allowing labor to be redeployed to more value-added tasks.