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  "card_url": "https://itha.ai/c/idealworks.com/card.json",
  "status": "unclaimed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-28",
  "revision": 2,
  "provenance_url": "https://itha.ai/c/idealworks.com/provenance.json",
  "card": {
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      "use_cases": [
        "Tugger-train replacement",
        "Pallet transport",
        "Mixed-traffic brownfield retrofit"
      ],
      "industries": [
        "Automotive and mobility manufacturing",
        "Industrial manufacturing",
        "Intralogistics and material handling",
        "Logistics and fulfillment",
        "Agricultural and heavy machinery production"
      ]
    },
    "itha": "0.2",
    "proof": {
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        {
          "name": "BMW Group"
        },
        {
          "name": "CLAAS"
        },
        {
          "name": "DRÄXLMAIER Group"
        },
        {
          "name": "MoldTecs"
        },
        {
          "name": "Noerpel"
        },
        {
          "name": "Shape Corp."
        },
        {
          "name": "Zalando"
        }
      ]
    },
    "company": {
      "hq": {
        "city": "Munich",
        "region": "Bavaria",
        "country": "DE"
      },
      "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en",
      "name": "Idealworks",
      "domain": "idealworks.com",
      "founded": 2020,
      "same_as": [
        "https://www.linkedin.com/company/idealworks-gmbh/"
      ],
      "employees": {
        "min": 140
      },
      "legal_name": "IDEALworks GmbH",
      "description": "Idealworks develops autonomous mobile robots for pallet and dolly transport, the Idealworks OS fleet orchestration software, and the iw.sim simulation platform for intralogistics. Founded in 2020 as a BMW Group subsidiary; fully acquired by Agile Robots SE in September 2025.",
      "identifiers": {
        "vat_id": "DE336030800"
      }
    },
    "offerings": [
      {
        "id": "iw-hub",
        "icp": {
          "use_cases": [
            "Replenishment",
            "Line feeding",
            "Return-to-stock",
            "Scrap handling",
            "Material staging"
          ]
        },
        "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en/robotics/iw-hub",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "iw.hub",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Autonomous underride robot that moves dollies and pallets in mixed-traffic production and logistics areas. Carries up to 1,000 kg at up to 2.2 m/s.",
        "category": "amr",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "amr",
            "mounting": [
              "mobile"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 1000
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
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          }
        },
        "certifications": [
          {
            "id": "ce",
            "status": "self_declared"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "floor-to-floor-pallet-transport",
        "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en/robotics/floortofloor",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Floor-to-Floor Pallet Transport",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Compact omnidirectional pallet transport robot for production, warehouse and cross-dock operations. Carries up to 1,200 kg with pallet, dolly or custom rack at up to 1.5 m/s.",
        "category": "amr",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "amr",
            "mounting": [
              "mobile"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 1200
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.2"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "floor-to-station-pallet-transport",
        "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en/robotics/floortostation",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Floor-to-Station Pallet Transport",
        "role": "manufacturer",
        "summary": "Omnidirectional pallet robot that carries up to 1,300 kg and lifts pallets up to 800 mm to shelves, stations or conveyors. Navigates by SLAM lidar.",
        "category": "amr",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "amr",
            "mounting": [
              "mobile"
            ],
            "payload_kg": {
              "max": 1300
            },
            "applications": [
              "material_handling"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.2"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "idealworks-os",
        "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en/idealworks-os",
        "kind": "software",
        "name": "Idealworks OS",
        "role": "software_vendor",
        "summary": "Fleet orchestration software that coordinates mixed fleets of AMRs, AGVs, robotic cells, cobots and peripheral devices. Connects to ERP, WMS, MES and WCS systems.",
        "category": "robot_software",
        "extensions": {
          "robotics": {
            "category": "robot_software",
            "protocols": [
              "vda5050",
              "mqtt",
              "http",
              "rest_api"
            ],
            "applications": [
              "fleet_management"
            ],
            "spec_version": "0.2"
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "id": "iw-sim",
        "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en/automation-infrastructure/iw-sim",
        "kind": "software",
        "name": "iw.sim",
        "role": "software_vendor",
        "summary": "Digital twin simulation platform built on the NVIDIA Omniverse Mega Blueprint. Tests robot configurations, fleet behavior and logistics processes before live deployment on Idealworks OS.",
        "category": "robot_software"
      },
      {
        "id": "peripherals",
        "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en/automation-infrastructure/sensors-peripherals",
        "kind": "hardware",
        "name": "Peripherals",
        "summary": "Sensing, safety and location devices that connect facilities to Idealworks OS: an I/O sensing gateway, LoRaWAN field devices supplied through IDENTYTEC, and an RTLS for manual vehicles.",
        "category": "sensing_identification"
      }
    ],
    "engagement": {
      "url": "https://www.idealworks.com/en/contact",
      "email": "sales@idealworks.com",
      "phone": "+49 89 262008381",
      "methods": [
        "demo"
      ]
    },
    "extensions": {
      "robotics": {
        "roles": [
          "robot_manufacturer",
          "software_vendor"
        ],
        "spec_version": "0.2"
      }
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28"
  }
}