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Seegrid Announces Engineered Solutions, a Division of Carolina Tractor, as First Founding Distributor of Its Industrial Mobile Robots

Apr 11, 2008 - 6:36:01 AM

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PITTSBURGH, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/11/08 -- Seegrid Corporation (www.seegrid.com), thepremier provider of vision-guided mobile robots for the material handlingindustry, today announced that Engineered Solutions, a Division of CarolinaTractor, has signed on as its first Founding Distributor. As a distributorEngineered Solutions will sell, service and support Seegrid's industrialmobile robots within its regional dealership network, starting with theGT3. The GT3 tugger / tow tractor (3000 lb. capacity) is Seegrid's firstvision-guided robot designed to free up skilled employees by taking care ofnon value added work such as pulling flatbed carts and positioning suppliesin tight areas.

"Engineered Solutions has an impressive track record for its expertise andinnovative solutions in the material handling industry and for providingimpeccable customer service and support," said Joel Reed, Seegrid'sDirector of Channel Sales. "Seegrid solutions offer distribution partnersan opportunity to increase revenue and truly differentiate in the market.Our products, starting with the GT3, represent a paradigm shift in theindustry. Our robots are based on industrial mobile robotics technologywhich means they use no lasers, tape or wires. They provide unprecedentedflexibility at a considerably lower cost."

"We are always looking for new solutions that provide real value to ourcustomers," said Tom Currier, Major Accounts Manager, Engineered Solutions."Seegrid's robots not only distinguish us from our competitors but alsoopen up new applications and accounts for us. Customer response has beenimpressive and we are quickly filling our pipeline. With their flexibility,low cost and ease of use, Seegrid's solutions are going to expand the useof automation in the material handling industry."

Engineered Solutions, coupled with its sister Division, LiftOne, provides avast array of material handling products, supported by an award-winningservice group. The organization has eight branch locations in NorthCarolina, South Carolina and Virginia (headquartered in Charlotte, NC). Thecompany offers a wide range of equipment to fill customers' specific needs,including: all classes of lift trucks, representing 4 of the top 7 brandsin the world; specialty equipment, such as narrow aisle and very narrowaisle; attachments, batteries and chargers, as well as complete facilitydesign and systems integration.

About Seegrid Corporation

Seegrid (www.seegrid.com) brings a new class of affordable industrialmobile robots to the material handling industry that operate reliably andsafely in dynamic warehouse, distribution and manufacturing environments.Seegrid's robots differ from today's AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) inthat the company's IMR technology is the first to provide early-stagecapabilities of autonomous robot behavior with Sense, Move, Analyze,Interact and Repeat capabilities. The result -- AGV-like competence butwith greater flexibility at a considerably lower cost. IMR-enabled robotsprovide WalkThroughThenWork™ capabilities, providing an operator with theability to simply and easily instruct the robot along a desired path,adding behaviors such as horns and stop stations, usually in minutes.Seegrid robots literally come straight off the truck, an operator quicklyinputs the path and the robot is immediately productive.

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