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Autonomous forklifts & pallet movers

Short answer We haven't found a published price for autonomous forklifts & pallet movers yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.

Driverless forklifts and tuggers moving pallets.

People ask for this as: “autonomous forklift”, “robotic forklift”, “AGV pallet”

Quick facts

Typical published range
No sourced price yet
Price receipts
None yet
Who does it
12 providers
Where
6 countries with a local provider: 🇺🇸 United States, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇨🇳 China

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How it works

Robots used

  • Autonomous Forklift
  • AGV

Ways to buy it

  • Raas — a subscription covering robot, software and support.
  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).
  • Rental — the machine for days or weeks.

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • RaaS lowers upfront cost; check minimum term and per-pick fees.
  • Ask for references with similar SKU profiles and throughput.
  • Integration with your WMS is often the long pole.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

No published prices yet. We only show prices we can link to a source, and we haven't found one for this yet. Requesting quotes is the fastest way to find out, and every request helps us map the real market.

Price history

No price observations yet.

What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Load types, weights and lift heights
  2. Routes, aisle widths and mixed traffic with people
  3. Facility size and layout
  4. SKU count and order profile
  5. Throughput (units or pallets per hour)
  6. Shifts per day
  7. WMS/ERP in use
  8. Integration timeline
  9. Budget model (capex vs RaaS)

Rules and regulation

Follow ANSI/RIA R15.08 (mobile robots), ISO 3691-4 (driverless trucks) and local workplace safety rules.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Filters by headquarters or published service area.

Fox Robotics

🇺🇸 US Serves US

US autonomous forklift for trailer loading.

  • RaaS
  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Vecna Robotics

🇺🇸 US Serves US

US autonomous pallet trucks and tuggers.

  • RaaS
  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Seegrid

🇺🇸 US Serves US

US autonomous pallet truck and lift maker.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

OTTO Motors (Rockwell)

🇨🇦 CA Serves global

Canadian AMR maker, part of Rockwell Automation.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Third Wave Automation

🇺🇸 US Serves US

US autonomous forklift maker.

  • RaaS
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026
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BALYO

🇫🇷 FR Serves global

French autonomous forklift maker.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

Agilox

🇦🇹 AT Serves global

Austrian intelligent AMR maker.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Gideon

🇭🇷 HR Serves EU, global

Croatian autonomous forklift company.

  • Purchase
  • RaaS
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Quicktron

🇨🇳 CN Serves global

Chinese AMR and warehouse robot maker.

  • Purchase
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Hikrobot

🇨🇳 CN Serves global

Chinese machine vision and mobile robot maker.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

SIASUN Robot & Automation

🇨🇳 CN Serves CN, global

Chinese robotics and automation company.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 3 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Questions buyers ask

How much does autonomous forklifts & pallet movers cost?

We haven't found a published price for autonomous forklifts & pallet movers yet, so we don't show one. Suppliers quote it job by job; a free quote request is the honest way to get a number.

Who offers autonomous forklifts & pallet movers near me?

We list 12 providers for autonomous forklifts & pallet movers. 6 countries have at least one provider whose own site says it works there; the most covered are United States (4), Austria (1) and China (1). 8 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.

What should I put in a quote request?

Start with load types, weights and lift heights; routes, aisle widths and mixed traffic with people; facility size and layout. The full checklist has 9 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".

Is a robot cheaper than hiring people for this?

Our modelled estimate for the US puts a person at about $2.66 and a robot at about $1.47 per pallet move; crossover: now. It is a model, not a quote, and every default is sourced in the robot-or-human calculator.

Are there rules or permits?

Follow ANSI/RIA R15.08 (mobile robots), ISO 3691-4 (driverless trucks) and local workplace safety rules. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).

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Cite this page

Whirrwork. "Autonomous forklifts & pallet movers: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/autonomous-forklift/. CC BY 4.0.

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  title = {Autonomous forklifts \& pallet movers: cost, how it works \& providers},
  author = {{Whirrwork}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/autonomous-forklift/},
  note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}

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