Population
Define robot types, software versions, sites and inclusion rules.
Scope boundary · 20
Fleet count is not comparable value
Separate deployed, active, available and task-capable robots, then bind counts to work, time and site definitions.
Evidence statusDeployment decision framework · site and workflow validation requiredLast reviewed: 14 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
A large installed-base number cannot establish utilisation, throughput, safety or customer value.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Activity
Report scheduled, operating, available and productive time.
Outcome
Connect units to comparable completed work and service levels.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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What exactly is counted?
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Over what period was it active?
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Are robot families and tasks comparable?
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What outcome did the fleet produce?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Population and inclusion definition
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Evidence package 2
Availability and utilisation distribution
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Evidence package 3
Comparable work and service record
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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Vendor fleet disclosures may combine different robots, sites, definitions and time windows.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
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Read standards scope, measurement evidence and application conclusions separately.
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VDA / VDMA · Version 3.0.0 · 2026-03-17
↗02VDA 5050 — Mobile robot communication interface
Defines exchange of order and status data between a central master control and mobile robots in intralogistics.
MassRobotics · Version 1.0 published 2021-05 · explainer 2023-06-19
↗MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard
Enables AMRs from different vendors to share basic capability, location and operating-status information in a common environment.