In an era where automation is freeing humans from repetitive tasks, the promise of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) is no longer a futuristic dream; it’s already in the warehouse aisle, hospital corridor, or production floor. But for AMRs to truly deliver value, they must be accessible, responsive, and intimately connected to the people who rely on them. That’s where C2 Remote, Quasi Robotics’ mobile control app, comes into play. In this post, we’ll explore why having mobile control over your AMR fleet is not just a convenience, it’s a game-changer.
The Freedom of Using Phones or Tablets
One of C2 Remote’s key advantages is that it brings the power of AMR control right to your pocket or tablet. Whether you’re walking through the facility with your phone in hand or stationed at a tablet console, the app gives you full command.
This flexibility means operators, supervisors, or technicians don’t have to be tethered to a PC or control station. If someone spots a bottleneck or needs to dispatch a cart, they can pull out their phone and act instantly.
Live Map Views: Know Exactly Where Your Carts Are
One of the biggest advantages of mobile control is visibility. With C2 Remote, you can see all your Model C2 carts moving in real time on a facility map. The live map display gives you immediate insights:
- Which carts are idle, en route, or waiting at a waypoint
- Where congestion may be forming
- How far each cart is from its destination
- Status updates at any moment (moving, paused, stopped)
Call the Cart, Monitor ETA, Track Status
Calling a cart should be as simple as tapping a button, and C2 Remote delivers on that. From your mobile device, you can:
- Call a cart to any registered waypoint in your facility
- Launch a route or multi-stop delivery from afar
- Monitor en-route status: see in-transit updates, queued waypoints, and
estimated arrival times - Check cart status: battery level, environmental sensor data (temperature,
humidity, etc.), and more.
All these features allow you to not only command but also keep tabs on how your AMRs are performing, and whether any course corrections are required.
Offline Doesn’t Mean Offline: Local Wi-Fi Control
One frequent concern about mobile control is reliance on the internet. What happens if connectivity is spotty or the facility’s external network is down? With C2 Remote, you don’t have to worry. The app supports full functionality over local Wi-Fi, meaning it can operate completely independently of
external internet access. This local-only mode ensures robustness, low latency, and security; your
fleet remains under your control even if your cloud connection is interrupted.
- Manage More Than One AMR from One Interface
Many facilities don’t have just a single cart; they have multiple AMRs working in parallel. C2 Remote is built to handle this reality: you can control multiple C2 carts from the same application environment. Rather than needing a separate interface for each robot, you gain consolidated oversight. You can call different carts to different destinations, monitor their routes, and intervene when needed, all from a single app. That scalability is essential in real-world settings where dozens of robots might be in motion simultaneously. - Share Access with Colleagues & Optimize Through Collaboration
Mobile control isn’t just about one person calling carts; it’s about empowering teams. With C2 Remote, you can share control access with colleagues, giving multiple users the ability to dispatch and monitor carts. This shared access can lead to better coordination across departments,
maintenance, operations, and floor management, and reduce handoffs or communication delays. For example, a production manager might see a cart idling near a workstation and call it over, while a logistics coordinator monitors its subsequent route without conflict. Additionally, by distributing control, you optimize time: there’s no need to wait for someone at a central console to execute commands. Everyone can act when they see an opportunity. - Let Employees Focus on What Matters: Creativity & Innovation
The true value of automation technologies like AMRs shines when they liberate people from mundane, repetitive tasks. When your staff no longer needs to babysit robots, they can redirect their energy toward more meaningful pursuits, creative problem solving, process improvement, innovation, quality control, and human-centric work. Overall, it’s important to let employees focus on their current tasks instead of trying to multitask.
By putting robot control in the hands of frontline employees (via C2 Remote), you reduce friction, minimize overhead, and unlock human potential. Instead of micromanaging a fleet, your team becomes orchestrators of systems, thinking about better flow, layout improvements, process redesign, and value-added work. - Real-World Benefits in Action
Let’s look at a few hypothetical (but realistic) scenarios to illustrate how C2 Remote can deliver value:
- Facility bottleneck response: A supervisor notices multiple carts gathering in one corridor via the map view. With a tap, they can redirect some carts to alternate paths or delay calls to reduce congestion, without leaving their phone.
- Demand-based dispatch: A technician working in one zone needs materials moved. Instead of walking to a central control station, they call a nearby cart via their tablet and monitor its ETA.
- Shift handoff coordination: A night-shift operator wraps up and shares control credentials with the incoming shift. The new team inherits full visibility and authority without complex logins.
- Connectivity resilience: During a maintenance window, the facility’s internet is offline. Thanks to local Wi-Fi mode, robot dispatch continues uninterrupted via C2 Remote. In all these examples, mobile control empowers people to act instead of waiting, and to do so from their current vantage point.
Wrapping Up
Incorporating AMRs into your operation can unlock massive gains in efficiency, safety, and cost savings, but only if those robots are easy for everyday users to manage. That’s why mobile control (via apps like C2 Remote) is so important. By enabling people to call, monitor, and coordinate multiple AMRs from
their phones or tablets, without relying on cloud connectivity, you fundamentally shift how robotics integrates with human workflows. You reduce friction, increase responsiveness, and allow your workforce to focus on what truly matters.
Learn more at: https://www.quasi.ai/