Fox Robotics has released the third generation of its FoxBot autonomous forklift: Mk3 ("Mark 3"). This third version expands capabilities and covers more applications to serve new industries with autonomous dock workflows.
The Mk3 has four new capabilities, including autonomous trailer loading, auto-adjusting fork tines that accommodate new load profiles, additional software integrations to connect warehouse workflows, and an expanded sensor suite to enhance safety and efficient movement.
The FoxBot Mk3 will be debuted at ProMat 2025 in booth #N7963.
The FoxBot Mk3 has trailer-loading capabilities, in addition to unloading, so operators can fully automate inbound and outbound dock operations. It autonomously picks, moves, and loads/unloads single or double-stacked pallets into and out of trailers.
Using onboard cameras and LiDAR sensors to identify pallets and detect obstacles, the forklift can dynamically track and understand its surroundings. Using trained visual perception models the FoxBot ATL picks pallets in any orientation from trailers it has never seen before and places them on receiving floors that can change over time. It can handle pallets that are single-stacked, double-stacked, or stacked in pyramid loads, as well as pallets wrapped with plastic.
With new cameras built into the Mk3's mast, it can identify pallet pockets and adjust the width of its fork tines automatically to pick up pallets in any orientation from trailers it has never seen before. It adapts to a variety of load types and pallet configurations, ideal for industrial and manufacturing warehouses, without the need to manually reposition the forks.
New software integrations empower warehouse operators to create sophisticated warehouse environments. The Mk3 can pick up or drop off pallets from elevated conveyors, the staging floor and trailers, as well as automatically move them between automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and conveyors. Operators can connect the forklift, or a whole fleet, to a warehouse management system (WMS) to collaborate with other automation and robotics.
Features:
- Unloads over 50 double-stacked or 25 single-stacked 40 by 48 in (100 x 120 cm) pallets in less than 1 h
- Detects and avoids obstacles using 360-degree monitoring via LiDAR sensors and cameras
- Features fully redundant safety braking that prevents collisions
- Works up to 16-18 h shifts on a single battery charge
- Connects to cellular and Wi-Fi networks to deploy and start work within a few hours
- Detects pallet load patterns in real time
- Inbound/outbound operation
- Conveyor dropoff
- Works with non-standard pallets
Fox Robotics, Inc.
Austin, TX
(833) 954-1965
foxrobotics.com
