Søren Nielsen steps down as president of MiR

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Søren E. Nielsen stepped down as president of Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a subsidiary of Teradyne, and is leaving the company. Nielsen stepped into the role in August 2020, taking over the role from Thomas Visti Jensen. Nielsen was previously MiR’s chief technology officer since January 2018.

In October, Teradyne announced MiR merged with the autonomous mobile robot (AMR) company and Teradyne subsidiary AutoGuide to become a single supplier of AMRs. At the end of September 2022, the integrated company officially became known as Mobile Industrial Robots. 

The merged company is headquartered in Odense, Denmark, where MiR has managed its global operations since its launch in 2013. 

Prior to the merger, MiR offered a range of AMRs capable of carrying payloads and pallets up to 3,000 lb. (1350 kg). By combining with AutoGuide, the portfolio will expand to include high-payload AMR tuggers and forklifts that will operate on the MiRFleet software.

Before his work at MiR, Nielsen spent five years as the R&D director at Danfoss, a company that engineers products to increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption and enable electrification in a variety of industries. Nielsen also worked at Siemens Flow Instruments for over 12 years as a project manager and then a technology manager. 

The Robot Report reached out to Teradyne for commentary and is waiting to hear back.