With the Hauler, Cartken aims to tackle a key challenge in the automation of industrial and plant logistics: seamless material transportation across complex environments, different surfaces and floors. "Modern intralogistics requires flexible material flow systems that adapt seamlessly to different environments. This is exactly what the Cartken Hauler offers," says Christian Bersch, CEO and co-founder of Cartken. "We are building on our proven robotics platform, whose AI model has been trained over hundreds of thousands of kilometers over the last mile. We are now transferring this technology to the automation of industrial and in-house logistics processes - responding to our customers' demand for a reliable, rapidly deployable transportation system that connects multiple buildings on factory sites. The Hauler marks a new generation of material transport with autonomous robots - cost-efficient, usable both indoors and outdoors, without any special infrastructure."

Safe on the road - even on uneven terrain

According to the supplier, the Cartken Hauler was developed for industries that require a dynamic and efficient material flow - it delivers raw materials, finished parts and QA test samples between the warehouse, production lines, dispatch and test laboratory. It combines Cartken's AI and camera-based navigation for self-propelled robots with a chassis that also works in wind and weather and on uneven ground. This allows the Hauler to move safely on factory premises and in challenging environments around people and vehicles.

Sensors for different lighting conditions

The Hauler copes with uneven concrete, gravel, crushed stone, grass, asphalt, earth, tiles and carpet - for indoor and outdoor use. It also works reliably in rain, sun, snow and temperatures from -20 °C to +50 °C. As it has advanced sensor technology, it navigates safely around the clock in all lighting conditions. Autonomous end-to-end transportation across several floors is possible thanks to integration with elevators, doors and gates. The Cartken Hauler can handle loads of up to 300 kg on level ground and 250 kg on an incline of 10°. According to the company, it achieves a top speed of 7.2 km/h with a zero turning circle and omnidirectional control. The Hauler is available with a platform, shelf structure or closed loading area and temperature-controlled compartments (temperature range: -80 °C to +100 °C). According to the supplier, the transport robot is also ready for use within seven days.