Seegrid Corporation, a leader in autonomous mobile robots, unveiled its latest application for interoperability in material handling this week: a robot that loads and unloads carts.
The company said its new Palion AMRs – Palion Lift and Palion Tow Tractor – work together to load and unload carts without human intervention.
The company said it uses its 3D vision-based navigation technology with situational awareness capabilities to automate pallet movement. Palion Lift autonomously transports materials of up to 3,500 pounds through customer operations, then places the palletized goods at heights of up to six feet for an end-to-end solution for pallet movement, the company said. Palion Tow Tractor then autonomously moves material horizontally by tugging cart trains and other payloads up to 10,000 pounds for safe delivery.
“Expectations and supply chain pressures continue to become more demanding and complex, requiring more integrated material handling solutions. Seegrid’s line of Palion AMRs is always evolving to support increasing needs throughout and across facilities,” said Chief Sales Officer David Griffin. “Not only does this automation mean improved safety, reliability, and throughput, but through coordinated movements between Seegrid Palion AMRs, the business case for our customers gets even stronger.”
The two technologies can work together to load and unload carts. And, officials said, their interoperability enables customers to optimize their existing workforce and improve operational efficiency.