With significant advances in robotic and A.I. technologies today, the vision of a lights-out or a dark warehouse is now within reach. There are now whole suites of autonomous robots that can collaborate to execute an entire warehouse's processes — from smartly optimized storage, to intelligent picking to sorting to all manners of robotic transports, such as autonomous rollers, forklift robots and tote/pallet/stack handlers.
There are various business models in the acquisition of these robots for work in the warehouse. The customer can make upfront asset purchase for the robots with annual service charges or paying for a subsequent price per action. Customers can also lease the robots on a monthly basis from the manufacturers or distributors.
For example, a 6 Rivers Systems' solution will cost US$250,000 for 8 robots in the first year followed by a recurring US$50,000 in maintenance costs per year. TORU, the picking robot from Magazino has a hybrid asset-purchase with pay-per-use model — charging EUR 55,000 (US$61,800) for the hardware asset purchase along with an subsequent charge of EUR 0.06 per pick.
AMRs from Ronavi are available with a leasing price of 100,000 rubles (US$1,400) per month while an inVia picker robot can cost around US$4,000 per month to lease.
Chuck is an AMR (autonomous mobile robot) developed by 6 River Systems (USA). Deployed in the warehouse automation industry, Chuck's pricing model is based on a cAPEX model basis, with a one time setup fee of US$250,000 for 8 robots in first year and a recurring fee of US$50,000 per year (maintenance).
Chuck is intended for indoor use.
| Product | Chuck |
| Company | 6 River Systems (USA) |
| Function | AMR (autonomous mobile robot) |
| Sub-Form | wheeled |
| Deployment | indoor |
| Industry | Warehouse Automation |
| Tech Domain | Robotics |
| URL | https://6river.com/meet-chuck/.. |
| Pricing | |
| Model | CAPEX model |
| Recurring (est) | US$50,000 per year (maintenance) |
| One-time (est) | US$250,000 for 8 robots in first year |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 1067 mm |
| Width | 600 mm |
| Height | 1600 mm |
| Weight | |
| Max Load | 90.7 kg (200 lb) |
SOTO is an AMR (autonomous mobile robot) developed by Magazino (Germany) for the warehouse automation and smart manufacturing industries.
SOTO is intended for indoor use.
| Product | SOTO |
| Company | Magazino (Germany) |
| Function | AMR (autonomous mobile robot) |
| Sub-Form | wheeled |
| Deployment | indoor |
| Industry | Warehouse Automation and Smart Manufacturing |
| Tech Domain | Robotics |
| URL | https://www.magazino.eu/products/soto/?lang=en.. |
CartConnect100 is an AMR (autonomous mobile robot) developed by Fetch Robotics (USA) for the warehouse automation industry.
CartConnect100 is intended for indoor use.
| Product | CartConnect100 |
| Company | Fetch Robotics (USA) |
| Function | AMR (autonomous mobile robot) |
| Sub-Form | wheeled |
| Deployment | indoor |
| Industry | Warehouse Automation |
| Tech Domain | Robotics |
| URL | https://fetchrobotics.com/cartconnect100/.. |
PalletTransport1500 is an AMR (autonomous mobile robot) developed by Fetch Robotics (USA) for the warehouse automation industry.
PalletTransport1500 is intended for indoor use.
| Product | PalletTransport1500 |
| Company | Fetch Robotics (USA) |
| Function | AMR (autonomous mobile robot) |
| Sub-Form | wheeled |
| Deployment | indoor |
| Industry | Warehouse Automation |
| Tech Domain | Robotics |
| URL | https://fetchrobotics.com/pallettransport1500/.. |
HMIShelf AMR is an AMR (autonomous mobile robot) developed by Fetch Robotics (USA) for the warehouse automation industry.
HMIShelf AMR is intended for indoor use.
| Product | HMIShelf AMR |
| Company | Fetch Robotics (USA) |
| Function | AMR (autonomous mobile robot) |
| Sub-Form | wheeled |
| Deployment | indoor |
| Industry | Warehouse Automation |
| Tech Domain | Robotics |
| URL | https://fetchrobotics.com/hmishelf/.. |
RollerTop AMR is an AMR (autonomous mobile robot) developed by Fetch Robotics (USA) for the warehouse automation industry.
RollerTop AMR is intended for indoor use.
| Product | RollerTop AMR |
| Company | Fetch Robotics (USA) |
| Function | AMR (autonomous mobile robot) |
| Sub-Form | wheeled |
| Deployment | indoor |
| Industry | Warehouse Automation |
| Tech Domain | Robotics |
| URL | https://fetchrobotics.com/rollertop/.. |