Case-handling robot system
No rails or lifts: shelving is configured for the robots, which carry totes through the aisles and go live within months.
No rails or lifts: shelving is configured for the robots, which carry totes through the aisles and go live within months.
A case-handling robot (ACR) is a mobile robot with a mast that takes totes from shelving, up to 10 m on high-reach models, carries several at a time and delivers them to a workstation or conveyor. Shelving has to be configured for the tote opening, level height and aisle width; existing pallet racking cannot be used as is. It navigates by floor codes, with no rails or fixed lifts, so deployment is short and the fleet grows with the business. It suits warehouses that can change their shelving and e-commerce sites that need capacity quickly.
Typical uses
- Retrofitting piece picking in existing warehouses
- Rapid capacity growth for e-commerce and 3PLs
- Pharma and electronic-component stores
- A standard design to replicate across sites
Key figures
| Reach height | ≤ 8 m (high-reach ≤ 10 m) |
|---|---|
| Tote sizes | 600×400 / 400×300 mm and cartons |
| Load per tote | ≤ 30 kg |
| Onboard buffer | 6–8 totes |
| Speed | ≤ 2 m/s |
| Capacity per robot | 100–200 totes/h |
| Navigation | Floor codes, for positioning and tote retrieval |
| Charging | Automatic, lithium |
Figures are typical configuration ranges; exact specifications are set per project.
Options
- Interfaces to conveyors or goods-to-person stations
- High-density double-deep shelving
- Robots as a service (RaaS)
- Interface development to an existing WMS
- Rack-climbing models: the robot climbs the racking to fetch totes, aisles of about 900 mm, storage up to about 12 m (assessed per project)
Scope of supply
- Machine, drives and control cabinet, assembled and dry-run tested before shipping
- The equipment's own control and fleet software; interfaces to your existing WMS / ERP as the project requires
- Drawings: general arrangement, foundation and anchor plan, electrical schematics
- Conformity documents for the equipment and the whole line, the split of responsibilities and the acceptance criteria are set out in the contract according to the project scope
- Spare-parts list and wear-part recommendation; a first batch can ship with the equipment
- Factory acceptance (FAT): attend in person or follow by live video
- Installation, commissioning and operator training can be included in the offer
What we need for an offer
- SKUs, totes and current shelving
- Peak order lines per hour
- Floor plan, clear height and floor condition
- Existing WMS