Mobile robot fleets over VDA 5050 with DigiOS.
One control system sends jobs to mobile robots from different makers, and shows their position, battery and progress.
What moves each way
- Orders: Out of DigiOS
- Instant actions: Out of DigiOS
- State: Into DigiOS
- Connection and capability: Into DigiOS
- Visualization: Into DigiOS
| What | Direction | Documents and data | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orders | Out | A path of nodes and edges with actions at each, such as pick, drop or charge | When the floor releases a move |
| Instant actions | Out | Actions that apply at once: cancel an order, pause, resume, or stop | When a supervisor asks |
| State | In | Position, battery, order progress, loads, safety state and errors | On every state change, and on a set interval |
| Connection and capability | In | Whether a robot is online, and what it can do, from its factsheet | When a robot connects |
| Visualization | In | A robot's position for the floor view | On a set interval |
On your floor
| Task | What | Assigned | State | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick T-5601 | 3 × TO-3302 at B-07-01 | Amir | In progress | |
| Move T-5602 | Pallet P-20944, door 3 to staging | AMR 07 | In progress | |
| Putaway T-5603 | 60 × FH-2088 to A-15-05 | AMR 03 | In progress | Re-routed around zone C |
| Putaway T-5604 | 96 × OB-1180 to C-03-02 | Forklift A | Waiting | Zone C is closed to vehicles until 11:20 |
| Move T-5605 | 2 pallets OB-1204, B-09 to door 5 | Luis | Handed over | Handed over from AMR 05 |
| Count T-5606 | Zone C, aisle C-04 | Nadia | In progress | |
| Move T-5607 | Cartons, line 2 lane 1 to door 5 | AGV 2 | Queued | After charging |
A pallet is sticking out into the aisle, so AMR 05 cannot pass and has stopped. Its task now belongs to Luis.
Handed to LuisTomasz can clear itOpen B-09Closed Nadia is counting here until 11:20.
- AMR 03 to A-15-05 now goes by the gap between zones
- AMR 07 to staging keeps to zone D
How DigiOS works with Mobile robot fleets over VDA 5050
DigiOS acts as the master control for robots that speak VDA 5050. It publishes an order to a robot's topic, follows the robot's state, and sends instant actions such as pausing or cancelling. Robots from different makers can take jobs from the same queue.
- Where it stands
- Designed1 Nov 2026
- About Mobile robot fleets over VDA 5050
- VDA 5050 is an interface standard from the German automotive industry for communication between driverless vehicles and a master control, over MQTT.
- Your account
- The devices, printers and controllers stay yours, on your network. DigiOS reaches them through an edge unit in your building, or from the browser.
- If a document is rejected
- A scan, a label or a command that fails shows on the device and in the exceptions list with its reason, and nothing is sent again on a guess.
Questions about Mobile robot fleets over VDA 5050
Which robots work?
Robots, or fleet software, that speak VDA 5050. We don't list makers. Tell us yours and we confirm the version.
Do we need a fleet manager as well?
Not necessarily. If your robots plan their own routes from an order, DigiOS can send them directly. Most sites keep the fleet software they have.
What happens when an aisle closes?
DigiOS sends the affected robots a new order, and shows the closed aisle on the floor view.
Can robots and people share a queue?
Yes. The job goes to whichever fits: a robot, a person with a handheld, or a machine.
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