Autonomous Forklift

Autonomous forklifts move warehouse and distribution-center material handling with less direct labor per unloading task.

Business impact

• Autonomous forklifts deployed — Walmart deployed 19 autonomous forklifts.
• Distribution centers with deployment — Walmart deployed the system across 4 distribution centers.
• Unloading output per associate — Walmart reported that one associate could direct roughly three times the prior unloading output using FoxBot.

Data requirements

• Warehouse and distribution-center operational data (tabular) — The systems operate in distribution centers and warehouse environments.
• Simulation and digital twin assets (3D) — KION builds warehouse digital twins to train and test the forklifts.

AI methods and techniques

• Autonomous control — The forklifts operate without direct manual driving for the unloading and warehouse movement tasks described.
• Digital twin simulation — KION uses warehouse digital twins to train and test the forklift fleets before deployment.

Industries

Real-world evidence

2 documented case studies on record.

Companies using this: Walmart, KION.