WiFi for AMRs, AGVs & Connected Automation
Unreliable WiFi, poor roaming and connection dropouts can disrupt AMR and AGV operations, causing delays and costly downtime.
DTE provides specialist WiFi solutions for AMRs and AGVs to support reliable connectivity and automation, including:
🔹 AMR and AGV WiFi surveys and heatmaps
🔹 Wireless network design and optimisation
🔹 Wi-Fi access point installation
🔹 Seamless roaming and connectivity optimisation
🔹 Wireless troubleshooting and interference analysis
🔹 Network validation and ongoing support
Your AGV/AMR WiFi solutions
Our wireless accreditations
Surveys that keep automation moving
Automation performance depends on consistent wireless connectivity across every operational route. High racking, machinery, changing stock and interference can create coverage gaps that disrupt communication between robots and connected systems.
DTE uses professional WiFi surveys to assess:
🔹 Robot route coverage – Identify weak signals and dead zones
🔹 AMR & AGV roaming – Investigate connectivity between APs
🔹 Wireless interference – Detect RF congestion and signal disruption
🔹 Network latency – Assess communication delays and packet loss
🔹 Device capacity – Evaluate support for growing automation fleets
🔹 AP placement – Assess positioning and wireless coverage
Our wireless partners
Designed for movement. Built for reliability.
Unlike traditional warehouse devices, AMRs and AGVs can move continuously between wireless access points. Poor network design can interrupt communication, affect robot performance and limit automation efficiency.
DTE designs industrial WiFi networks around your automation requirements, considering:
🔹 Wireless architecture – Design around robot routes and workflows
🔹 AP positioning – Optimise coverage across operational areas
🔹 Antenna selection – Choose hardware suited to industrial environments
🔹 Seamless roaming – Support connectivity between access points
🔹 Network capacity – Plan for expanding fleets and connected devices
🔹 Future scalability – Accommodate additional automation and site changes
DTE & Omron AMR masterclass
In this 10-minute masterclass, specialists from DTE and OMRON discuss how wireless network readiness can influence robot connectivity, deployment success and operational performance.
Featuring:
🔹 Mitchell Rutherford – Wireless Technical Director, DTE
🔹 George Brown – OMRON Robotics
🔹 Anthony Dowling – OMRON Robotics
The right access points. Every robot route.
Reliable automation WiFi requires more than installing additional access points. Hardware selection, antenna patterns and positioning all influence connectivity as robots move throughout warehouses and manufacturing facilities.
DTE designs and installs wireless access points around your operational environment, considering:
🔹 AP positioning – Optimise coverage along robot travel routes
🔹 Antenna selection – Match signal patterns to industrial layouts
🔹 High racking – Address obstructions and signal reflections
🔹 Industrial conditions – Select hardware suited to dust, moisture and temperature
🔹 Roaming performance – Support reliable transitions between access points
🔹 RF interference – Minimise channel congestion and signal disruption
Here to solve your frustrations
AMRs stopping unexpectedly
AGVs losing communication
Production delays
Reduced warehouse throughput
Increased operational risk
Poor application performance
How we work
01
Discovery
We assess your facility, automation workflows, robot specifications and existing network infrastructure to establish wireless requirements.
02
Survey
Our engineers conduct predictive or onsite RF assessments to identify coverage gaps, interference and potential roaming problems.
03
Design
We develop an industrial wireless design covering access point placement, antenna selection, capacity and configuration.
04
Install
DTE deploys wireless infrastructure around operational requirements, coordinating installation to minimise disruption.
05
Validation
We assess network performance against agreed requirements and recommend adjustments to support reliable automation connectivity.
Why choose DTE?
Wireless Specialists
Our engineers combine wireless expertise with Ekahau AI Pro and Sidekick 2 to assess, design and optimise networks for demanding industrial environments.
Vendor Neutral
We recommend wireless hardware and infrastructure around your automation requirements, rather than relying on a single manufacturer’s solution.
25+ Years Experience
More than 380,000 AMRs operate on wireless networks designed by DTE engineers, demonstrating our experience supporting large-scale automation infrastructure.
FAQ
AMRs and AGVs rely on continuous wireless communication to receive instructions, report their location and interact with warehouse management systems. Poor WiFi coverage or unreliable roaming can lead to delays, reduced productivity and unexpected downtime.
Yes. A professional WiFi survey identifies coverage gaps, interference and capacity issues before deployment. This ensures your wireless network can support automation systems reliably and reduces the risk of costly changes after installation.
We design wireless networks for a wide range of automation technologies, including AMRs, AGVs, ASRS systems, barcode scanners, RFID readers, industrial handheld devices, voice picking, IoT sensors, PLC-connected equipment and other connected manufacturing and warehouse technologies.
Absolutely. Many existing wireless networks were originally designed for office users rather than mobile automation. We can assess your current infrastructure, identify limitations and recommend improvements to support your automation requirements.
Our wireless networks are designed with seamless roaming in mind, ensuring AMRs, AGVs and other mobile devices can move between access points with minimal interruption. We optimise access point placement, RF coverage and network configuration to deliver reliable performance.
Yes. DTE offers a complete service, including WiFi surveys, network design, installation, validation and ongoing managed support. We can manage the entire project from initial assessment through to long-term optimisation.
Yes. We design wireless networks with scalability in mind, allowing your infrastructure to support additional robots, IoT devices, warehouse expansion and future automation technologies without requiring a complete redesign.
Speak to a Specialist
Provide your details below, email info@dteuro.com or call +44 (0) 845 658 8810.