Abstract
This chapter provides various aspects of Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV). Starting from the history of the AGVs and list of leading manufacturers of various types of AGVs in the first two sections, the third section provides the structural framework of AGV and various supported technologies, followed by the benefits of using AGVs. After this, the various types of AGVs and their characteristics along with various other features are discussed. Next two sections discuss the various guide paths and guide path configurations of the AGVs, followed by various control strategies such as scheduling, routing and deadlock handling for the AGVs.