Accelerating AMR development with new reference platform. 27 June 2026 Arrow Electronics, together with its engineering services subsidiary eInfochips, has worked with STMicroelectronics (ST) to unveil a new industrial autonomous mobile robot (AMR) reference platform, designed to shorten the path from concept to deployment for professional service robots. Autonomous mobile robots are rapidly transforming factories, laboratories, warehouses, and logistics centres. These robots must safely navigate dynamic environments, localise accurately indoors, manage energy efficiently, and integrate advanced perception and artificial intelligence, while meeting demanding reliability and time-to-market requirements. Many robotics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and integrators struggle to assemble, validate, and industrialise these complex subsystems independently. To address this challenge, Arrow and eInfochips worked with ST to deliver a fully functional AMR kit built on a complete ST bill of materials, tightly integrated with an NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano-based compute platform and NVIDIA ROS 2 software stack. Arrow and eInfochips contribute their proven Rover mechanical platform and system integration expertise, while ST provides a comprehensive portfolio of industrial-grade components and reference designs. The new AMR reference kit combines the following features: * Robust power and battery management for 24V operation, with a pre-validated path to 48V architectures * STM32-based real-time controller board, acting as a powerful interface between the NVIDIA platform and the robot's sensors and actuators * Advanced motion control, including dual BLDC motor drives based on STSPIN32 and STDRIVE devices for precise, smooth navigation * Rich sensing for perception and safety, using ST MEMS IMUs, magnetometers, and environmental sensors, complemented by lidar and vision inputs for SLAM-based mapping and navigation * Industrial ROS 2 software integration, enabling mapping, localization, and autonomous navigation with standard tools such as Cartographer, NAV2, and RViz ROS 2 The new platform offers a robust, pretested system-level design that significantly reduces development risk, integration effort, and time to market. Robot manufacturers and system integrators can start from a working, realistic AMR - including chassis, electronics, and software - and then rely on engineering services from Arrow and eInfochips to customise mechanics, features, and cost-optimised designs, while ST provides a one-stop, complete bill-of-materials solution with long-term product support. This cooperation enables the AMR ecosystem to move faster from prototype to production, helping customers deliver safer, smarter, and more efficient mobile robots for industrial and commercial environments worldwide. "This solution brings together the performance, flexibility, and pre-validated integration robotics customers need to move faster from development to deployment, while giving them a scalable foundation that can address a broad range of industrial and commercial robotics applications," said Shelby Schnurrenberger, Vice President Supplier Management, Global Semiconductor, Arrow Electronics. "ST's broad industrial portfolio is a natural fit for autonomous mobile robot applications, where reliability, performance, and scalability are essential. By combining our technologies with Arrow's engineering services, we are helping customers turn innovative robotic concepts into industrial-ready solutions. Together, we can accelerate the development of the next generation of AMRs for the market," said Allan Lagasca, Application Director - Robotics Segment Strategic Program (SSP), Smart Industrials Segment Leader, STMicroelectronics. More information. Keep up to date with the most important news. Virtual platform accelerates automotive microcontroller evaluation. 27 June 2026

eInfochips recognized as a Leader and Rising Star in ISG Provider Lens(R) Digital Engineering Services 2026 - U.S. Jun 02, 2026, 11:23 ET ISG names eInfochips a Leader in Augmented Design and R&D Services, and a Rising Star in Intelligent Operations and Connected Experiences SAN JOSE, Calif. and AHMEDABAD, India, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - eInfochips, an Arrow Electronics company and a leading provider of product engineering services, today announced it has been recognized in two quadrants of the ISG Provider Lens(R) Digital Engineering Services 2026 - U.S. report. The report names eInfochips a Leader in Augmented Design and R&D Services and a Rising Star in Intelligent Operations and Connected Experiences. The ISG Provider Lens(R) Digital Engineering Services report evaluates providers on their ability to deliver advanced engineering capabilities across the full product and service innovation lifecycle - from AI-enabled design and R&D through to intelligent operations and connected product experiences. In the Augmented Design and R&D Services quadrant, ISG recognized eInfochips for its end-to-end product lifecycle management capabilities, spanning development to sustenance. ISG also highlighted eInfochips' library of pre-engineered reference designs for EV charging, autonomous robotics, and medical imaging, and its certifications to AS9100D (aerospace) and ISO 13485 (medical devices) as key differentiators in safety-critical engineering. In the Intelligent Operations and Connected Experiences quadrant, ISG cited eInfochips' EIC PROPEL(TM) and NomAIzo(TM) platforms as core differentiators - enabling real-time vision AI at the edge, autonomous mobile robot deployments, and smart factory operations across IIoT, predictive maintenance, and remote device management use cases. "These recognitions reflect the depth of engineering we bring to every layer of the product stack - from silicon to software, and AI-driven development to intelligent operations," said Murdoch Fitzgerald, chief growth officer, global services, Arrow Electronics. "eInfochips has proven ability to bridge silicon-to-software engineering with product-centric digital transformation. With the growing expertise across semiconductors, embedded systems, and cloud-led platforms, the firm is strongly positioned to enable clients to accelerate product innovation while scaling intelligent, connected solutions across the full lifecycle," said Shirish Kulkarni, lead analyst, ISG. About eInfochips eInfochips, an Arrow Electronics company, accelerates product innovation through industry-leading engineering research and development (ER&D) capabilities. With deep expertise across silicon, embedded, digital, AI, IoT, robotics, and cybersecurity, eInfochips delivers end-to-end ER&D services, taking innovations from concept to deployment seamlessly. With 750-plus products engineered and 100 million-plus deployments worldwide, eInfochips is recognized by firms like Avasant, Everest, Gartner, HfS Research, Zinnov, and ISG for its ability to deliver complex engineering challenges. SOURCE eInfochips