How Standards Break Silos in Automation: The VDA 5050 Story presented by The Mobile Automation Group

🎧 Missed the live session at #MODEX2026? The recording is ready for you. Warehouse complexity isn't slowing down, and neither is the push for smarter interoperability. Moderated by Brian Keiger of Conveyco Technologies, the MAG (Mobile Automation Group) Industry Group of MHI fireside chat brought together Andrew Greene (Seegrid), Dave Gustafson (Sick Inc.), and Susanne Junghans (IDEALworks) to unpack VDA 5050: the open-source interface making it possible for mobile robots from different vendors to operate as one cohesive fleet. The panel covered how VDA 5050 is being put to work today to tackle real integration challenges, what true vendor freedom looks like when scaling a robot fleet, and why safety standards are the backbone of any automation system built to last.