French manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) iFollow has announced the expansion of its iLogistics AMR range to include a model with a capacity to support 1,500kg.
The company’s AMRs are built at iFollow’s site outside of Paris, with the iL 1500 unit available in capacities of 300kg, 600kg and 1,000kg.
What’s more, iFollow says this model is available in 17cm-high units, which it dubs “the thinnest mobile robot in the world that can carry 1.5 tonnes”. The company exhibited several of its solutions at Robotics and Automation 2022.
In addition to this, the increased capacity was implemented to enable a broader range of applications. The unit, which reportedly weighs 230kg and has dimensions of 1340 x 760 x 171 (mm), can reach speeds of 1.7 m/s, with its 54.6V battery designed to offer 10 hours of operation between charges.
The temperatures of the bots’ electronic components are regulated by a servo system that iFollow claims to have developed in-house. The purpose of this is to ensures the absence of condensation, even when moving from a cold environments to temperate spaces.
The new iL 1500 was designed to navigate without any infrastructure as it adjusts to an environment, which iFollow claims is useful as it eliminates the need to modify and adapt work premises.
The company has likewise said that the lifting platform for the iL1500 can be changed to allowing a single unit to fulfil a range of requirements. Some of the supporting platforms currently available include a slat conveyor, roller conveyor, chain conveyor, tray roller conveyor, tank support and an on-demand platform.
The AMR was also designed to use flexibility to transport different storage units such as pallets, trolleys and roll cages. Part of its design includes the ability to carry two roll cages simultaneously, in addition to a robust build to help the unit withstand challenging floors.
The solution is intended to support human-robot collaboration on the warehouse floor, with the iL 1500 being customisable to meet a range of organisation-specific needs, its manufacturer has said.