Robotic reach truck 2018-2019

Designers: Yale Materials Handling Corporation, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Manufacturer: Yale Materials Handling Corporation, Greenville, North Carolina, USA 

The Yale® dual-mode, pantograph robotic reach truck brings infrastructure-free navigation and autonomous operation to a new class of lift trucks in warehousing and manufacturing. The robotic reach truck is able to autonomously deposit and retrieve pallets from locations as high as 30 feet and into storage depths two pallets deep. It uses a combination of sensors and 3D cameras for maximum precision and effectiveness at higher-level storage locations, capable of exceeding the productivity of operator-driven trucks.

This autonomous high-lifting feature is an ideal fit for distribution centers facing a shrinking labor pool and pressure to maximize vertical storage to accommodate inventory growth driven by e-commerce. The ability of the reach truck to go as high as 30 feet enables operations to maximize how robotic solutions are utilized to achieve a faster return on investment than ever before.

When necessary, operators can switch Dual-Mode™ Yale robotic lift trucks to manual mode to handle excess volume or other unexpected demands.

The robotic reach truck is part of a full line of Yale robotic lift trucks using infrastructure-free navigation technology that requires zero wire installations, magnets or tape. Instead, they use existing walls, pillars or racking for navigation, easy route adjustment and faster startup at reduced cost compared to traditional automated guided vehicles

The line of Yale robotic lift trucks is fully commercialized and includes the robotic tow tractor, end rider and counterbalanced stacker model. All are available for purchase and deployed in the field for end users. Local Yale dealers provide service and support for robotic lift trucks just as they would for standard lift trucks.