Automated pallet transports that fit your environment

Move pallets autonomously across floor-level routes, elevated stations, and mixed-use fleets, all orchestrated by Idealworks OS.

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From mission request to confirmed delivery

Before any hardware moves, the deployment is validated in a digital twin of your facility. The configuration that runs in iw.sim runs on the floor.

Mission triggered

A request arrives via WMS, ERP, call button, sensor, or smart gateway. Idealworks OS receives it and dispatches the right robot for the job.

WMS
ERP
Call button
Sensor

Robot navigates to pickup

SLAM LiDAR navigation guides the robot to the pickup point. No floor markers or magnetic strips required.

SLAM LiDAR
No floor markers

Load engaged

Two methods: integrated forks self-adjust to the pallet's position in minimal space with LiDAR confirmation, or the iw.hub docks beneath the Pallet Dock station to lift the pallet or cage without needing a dolly.

Fork pickup
Underride pickup

Pallet transported

Robot takes the optimal route to destination. Floor-to-Floor Pallet Transport and Floor-to-Station Pallet Transport use omnidirectional drive. iw.hub handles mixed-fleet routes.

Omnidirectional
Mixed-fleet

Delivery confirmed

Pallet delivered, disengaged, and logged in Idealworks OS. WMS updates in real time.

Drop off
Mission logged
WMS sync

the configurations

Three robots. One orchestration layer. Configured to your environment.

Each configuration handles a different movement challenge. The right choice depends on your route, your lift requirements, and the scale that fits the application.

Floor-to-Floor Pallet Transport

Floor-to-Floor Pallet Transport

Integrated forks for point-to-point pallet movement on a single level. Handles TKT containers and offset half-pallets without manual alignment. Best when pallets move floor-to-floor within a single environment.

Floor-to-Station Pallet Transport

Floor-to-Station Pallet Transport

Lifts pallets to elevated destinations — shelves, conveyors, and production stations — within a compact footprint. Continuous operation with 8+ hr runtime.

iw.hub + Pallet Dock

iw.hub + Pallet Dock

Mixed-fleet pallet handling

Underride AMR with Pallet Dock attachment. Handles pallets and pallet cages in the same fleet as dolly and line-side delivery — no separate infrastructure.

Technical reference

Floor-to-Floor Pallet Transport
Max payload1,200 kg
Lift height240 mm
Pickup methodIntegrated forks
NavigationHigh precision SLAM LIDAR
DriveOmnidirectional
Top speed1.5 m/s
OrchestrationIdealworks OS
Floor-to-Station Pallet Transport
Max payload1,300 kg
Lift height800 mm
Pickup methodIntegrated forks
NavigationHigh precision SLAM LIDAR
DriveOmnidirectional
Top speed1.5 m/s
OrchestrationIdealworks OS
iw.hub + pallet dock
Max payload1,000 kg
Lift heightPallet Dock dependent
Pickup methodUnderride Pallet Dock
NavigationHigh precision SLAM LIDAR
DriveDifferential drive
Top speed2.2 m/s
OrchestrationIdealworks OS

IDEALWORKS OS

The orchestration layer that coordinates your fleet

One orchestration layer across all three configurations managing dispatch, routing, mixed-traffic coordination, WMS and ERP integration, and mission visibility through VDA 5050.

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Pallet Dock stations

Five iw.hubs handle pallet and cage storage and retrieval across the World Distribution Center.

Idealworks' solution portfolio makes everyday work a lot easier for our warehouse employees by automatically driving pallets to destination buffer locations via predefined transport routes.

Christoph Krieg

Head of Innovation Management Logistics Services, Geis

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