Latent, conveyor and heavy-duty robots
- Loads
- 30 kg to 2,000 kg across models
- ROI
- 1–3 years (claim)
Source: Warehouse News, Aug 2022
Transport robots
Robots that carry totes, carts or pallets between work areas.
Scaled
Thousands of units in daily work across many customers and countries.
What it does
A transport robot moves loads from point to point. A roller-top robot docks with a conveyor, and a lifting robot carries a cart or rack. It replaces walking and tugging, not picking.
The numbers
30–2,000 kgload range across Hikrobot modelsSpec
2,500 kgtowing and jacking, ForwardX Max O2500-LSpec
1–3 yrsROIHikrobot claim
Best for
- Line feeding and work-in-progress moves in factories
- Linking conveyors, stations and docks
- Heavy loads, up to 2,500 kg on some models
Watch out for
- Value depends on how far and how often loads move.
- It needs a link to your WMS or MES to receive jobs.
- Elevators, doors and slopes add cost.
What it costs
A 2024 price guide puts unit-load AGVs from about US$40,000 and tuggers at US$50,000 to US$85,000 each. Chinese vendors quote per project.
Why we rate it scaled
Hikrobot reported more than 30,000 AMRs shipped and over 1,500 customers by 2022. ForwardX reports 3,000+ AMRs in 220+ facilities on five continents.
Who makes it in China
Flex 600-L lifting robot
- Payload
- 600 kg
- Lift
- 60 mm
Source: ForwardX product brochure
Max O2500-L
- Use
- Towing and jacking, moves in any direction
- Payload
- Up to 2,500 kg
Source: ForwardX product brochure
Ask every vendor
- How many trips per hour per robot on our route length?
- Which WMS and MES systems have you connected before?
- What battery life and charging time at our load?