A customisable AMR for education, light logistics, and innovation
HELKO brings autonomous mobile robotics into the world of advanced education and applied research. From university campuses to industrial labs, HELKO integrates seamlessly as a teaching tool, indoor logistics support, and a hands-on demonstration of Industry 5.0 technologies.
Designed to move autonomously in dynamic environments, HELKO is ideal for transporting materials between labs, archives, and offices, while also serving as a real-world case study for courses in automation, robotics, logistics, AI, and cyber-physical systems.
Thanks to its NAVARCO software platform, HELKO enables mission programming, fleet management, logistics flow simulation, and direct interaction with operators. It is a complete platform for teaching, prototyping, and demonstration.
Customised AMR applications for
Education & Applied Research
- Concrete demonstration of Industry 5.0 technologies in training programmes
- Light, automated logistics between laboratories, offices and archives
- Integration into educational projects and experimental testbeds
- Flexibility for temporary or reconfigurable environments
- Support for events, conferences and seminars with automated transport
Logistics between departments and laboratories
- Automatic transport of biological samples, research materials, documents or instruments between departments and laboratories.
- Movement of light materials across different areas of the campus or building: archives, offices, technical rooms, common areas.
Active learning and demonstrations
- Use in university courses on robotics, automation, AI, logistics and smart manufacturing.
- Live demonstration of Industry 5.0 technologies with human-machine interaction.
- Emulation of logistic flows and AMR mission programming through the NAVARCO software platform.
Support for academic and outreach events
- Autonomous indoor logistics during conferences, seminars and open days.
- Transport of informational materials, kits, equipment and audiovisual devices between rooms and exhibition areas via AMR.
- Customisation of the robot with specific functions, graphics or content.
How HELKO works in the educational context
HELKO is equipped with a comprehensive software platform, which allows students and researchers to fully interact with the system:
- Mission programming: creation of routes, objectives and operational cycles;
- Simulation and testing: design and validation of complex logistic flows with a single AMR or entire fleets;
- AMR fleet management: control and coordination of multiple robots in shared environments;
- Integrated Map Editor: creation and modification of indoor navigation maps;
- REST APIs: integration of the AMR system with external applications, machinery, instruments and databases.
These features enable HELKO to be used not only as a logistics system but also as a teaching and technical experimentation environment for STEM courses, interdisciplinary laboratories, rapid prototyping and public demonstrations.
Would you like to bring HELKO to your campus or research centre?
Speak with one of our technicians: together we will assess the AMR technology best suited to your needs.
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