Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) and the Croatian company Gideon signed a strategic investment agreement for the development and production of new automated solutions, Gideon announced on Thursday. Technology company Gideon develops and offers leading technologies for controlling autonomous mobile robots (AMR) and application solutions for automating specific processes in warehouse and production environments.
For TICO, this represents a strategic partnership and investment that will enable the optimization of automated vehicle systems through standardization, reduction of implementation time, and increased flexibility, adaptability and scalability. TICO’s global software house for autonomous vehicles, T-Hive, will play a leading role in the application and use of Gideon’s technology within specific areas of TICO’s global portfolio of automated vehicles.
Gideon’s modern software architecture, as well as their artificial intelligence algorithms, will further strengthen TICO’s capabilities in vehicle automation. Collaborative solution for unloading and loading trucks, and ordering goods in retail, are examples of specialized applications of technology that Gideon currently offers to its customers, according to the press release.
This investment enables Gideon to take advantage of Toyota’s global leading expertise in production, broad market access and a global service network.
– Toyota’s long-standing tradition as a champion of “lean” production methodologies, guided by a complete commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability, supports their expertise in the field of equipment for manual and automated material management. Their superior production capacities, together with a robust sales and service network combined with Gideon’s leading technology, create revolutionary value for the warehouse and production automation sector – says Josip Ćesić, CEO of Gideon.
– Gideon has developed impressive software and cameras for visual perception that enable flexible, intelligent autonomous behavior and ease of use and implementation, which will provide added value to our customers for years to come. TICO već has a strong position in automated vehicles, but this strategic investment underscores our commitment to providing market-leading mobile automation – said Norio Wakabayashi, senior executive from Toyota.