BOWE IQ
About
About BOWE IQ
BOWE IQ is the software and integration business within BOWE Group. Its UK operating company was incorporated in 1996 as Red Ledge and renamed BOWE IQ Limited in 2023. The business develops WMS, WCS, manufacturing-execution, tracking and workflow software for warehouses and factories, and says it serves more than 220 organisations worldwide.
Its robotics layer connects autonomous mobile robots, conveyors and sorters with existing enterprise systems. The Bear Robotics partnership adds a standardized Carti 100 integration for WMS, ERP and MES environments, with event-driven robot tasks and brownfield deployment across the UK and Europe.
Observed use
- Helios 16 at BOWE TugBot MODEX 2024 configuration
2024-03-11 - Physical Demo - Embedded - BOWE demonstrated TugBot with a RoboSense Helios 16 lidar at MODEX 2024.
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Team
- Nick Craven-Smith - Managing Director - Leads BOWE IQ's UK software-integration business and the Carti 100 integration programme with Bear Robotics.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-08-25 - Partnership - Bear Robotics and BOWE IQ standardize Carti 100 warehouse integration
The joint architecture supports secure APIs, event-driven robot tasks and brownfield deployment in existing facilities. The standardized integration is expected to reduce deployment lead times by up to 40 percent. The partnership targets third-party logistics, automotive manufacturing and healthcare supply chains across the UK and Europe.
Source - 2024-03-11 - Demonstration - BOWE TugBot demonstrates with RoboSense Helios 16 at MODEX
The TugBot configuration was shown at RoboSense booth A11924 during the 11–14 March exhibition. Helios 16 provided lidar sensing on the demonstrated mobile towing robot. BOWE designed TugBot to pull wheeled carts and trolleys in warehouses and factories.
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Relations
Relationships
- Bear Robotics
Carti 100 Warehouse Integration Partner - BOWE IQ integrates Bear Robotics Carti 100 AMRs with WMS, ERP and MES environments across the UK and Europe.