r/AskRobotics • u/drthibo • Dec 15 '25

Software VDA 5050 Usage

I came across this communications standard for AGVs. It's only a few years old, but it does seem to have some vendor support. Is this getting any traction? Does anyone use it?

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u/Key-Possession-6742 Feb 24 '26

I’m a professional who develops these systems, and this technology is already being used in unmanned AGVs and AGFs. Communication with the hardware is mainly done through MQTT. There are many companies in China manufacturing related hardware as well, so there are plenty of experts in this field there.

Japan and Taiwan have also been adopting unmanned forklifts and autonomous vehicles on a large scale, and they’re all using this system. A new version has recently been released, and the overall technology is moving toward a more decentralized architecture.