Robot and automated guided vehicle combination for aluminum furnace operations

A system for performing operations using a first tool near a high temperature furnace containing molten metal, the system comprising:

• an Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) comprising a navigation system controlling displacement of the AGV;
• and
• a robot comprising:
• a frame defining a clearance about which the AGV engages with the robot for displacing the robot along with the AGV;
• an arm mounted to the frame, the arm comprising an end effector which is adapted for mounting the tool;
• sensors for collecting exteroceptive data in a vicinity of the robot and proprioceptive data from the robot;
• a controller determining displacement of the end effector along a trajectory according to sensors, thereby displacing the first tool during operations near the high temperature furnace;
• wherein the AGV and the robot perform their respective operations independently from each other.