Start-up power in the ARENA2036 ecosystem: How collaboration accelerates technological innovation

Start-ups are key drivers of technological innovation – provided they find an environment that enables development, testing, and scaling in equal measure. This is precisely where the ARENA2036 ecosystem comes in. As a research campus, ARENA2036 brings start-ups, industry partners, and science together in one place, creating ideal conditions for collaborative innovation.

The effectiveness of this collaboration is demonstrated by current partnerships involving the start-up NAiSE, whose intralogistics platform has been specifically expanded in recent months through several partnerships within the ARENA2036 environment. Close cooperation in terms of location and content has made it possible to quickly integrate new technologies and develop them further directly in industrial scenarios.

 

NAiSE and NODE Robotics: Real-time transparency for manual vehicles

Together with NODE Robotics, NAiSE has integrated the LiDAR-based real-time localization system NODE.tracking into the NAiSE Intralogistics Platform and the Forklift Guidance System. This makes it possible for the first time to locate manually operated vehicles such as forklifts and tugger trains precisely and in real time without the need for infrastructure.

Integration is entirely software-based and VDA 5050-compliant. Position data is seamlessly integrated into central fleet, traffic, and order management. The result is a uniform digital view of mixed fleets consisting of autonomous and manually controlled vehicles. Processes become more transparent, decisions can be made in real time, and intralogistics processes can be made significantly more efficient.

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NAiSE and Waveye: A new dimension of perception on the shop floor

Another milestone is the collaboration with Waveye. Their high-resolution 3D imaging radar technology adds an additional infrastructure-based perception layer to the NAiSE platform. The wall-mounted radar sensors detect movements on the shop floor regardless of lighting conditions or visual obstructions.

People, AMRs, AGVs, and robots are detected, classified, and visualized in real time with centimeter-level precision. The NAiSE platform thus creates a transparent image of all intralogistics participants. Safety, coordination, and collision avoidance are sustainably improved—a decisive factor for highly dynamic production and logistics environments.

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NAiSE and Delta Electronics: Flexible robotics for mixed fleets

The cooperation between NAiSE and Delta Electronics also underscores the collaborative approach of the ARENA2036 ecosystem. The seamless integration of the D-Bot MAR autonomous transport robots and the Dynamic Duo into the NAiSE Intralogistics Platform enables companies to centrally control autonomous transport and collaborative robot systems.

The combination of VDA 5050-compatible AMRs, collaborative robotics, and manufacturer-independent fleet management enables flexible, scalable material flow concepts. Existing systems can be expanded without major integration effort, and new automation steps can be implemented gradually.

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ARENA2036 as an enabler for joint innovation

These three collaborations are prime examples of how the ARENA2036 ecosystem accelerates innovation. The physical proximity, shared understanding of open interfaces, and focus on practical applications create an environment in which ideas are transformed into marketable solutions.

ARENA2036 is convinced that innovation comes from collaboration. When start-ups, industry, and research share their knowledge and develop it together, they achieve more than they could on their own.