AGV is the battery operated programmed vehicle, used to carry load from one location to another by following a prescribed path around the manufacturing floor. It is a driverless vehicle, which is able to select its own path to reach the destination. Human intervention is not needed for guidance, steering or control of the vehicle. Such vehicles have on-board controllers that can be programmed for complicated and varying routes as well as load and unload operations.
Applications:-
1) AGVs are extensively used in FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System)
2) AGV material handling system is very suited to computer integrated manufacturing system