Fox Robotics Announces New Autonomous Forklift

Fox Robotics has released the third generation of the FoxBot autonomous forklift – Mk3 (“Mark 3”) – expanding its capabilities to cover more applications and serve new and different industries with autonomous dock workflows. ProMat 2025 attendees can see FoxBotMk3 in person at booth N7963 in the North Building or see it in action in this video.

The Mk3 has four new major capabilities, including autonomous trailer loading, auto-adjusting fork tines that accommodate new load profiles, additional software integrations to connect warehouse workflows and an expanded sensor suite to enhance safe and efficient movement throughout the warehouse.

With Loading Functionality, Enhanced Vision System Mk3 Picks more Pallet Types

The FoxBot Mk3 now has trailer-loading capabilities, in addition to unloading, so operators can fully automate inbound and outbound dock operations increasing efficiency and throughput. It autonomously picks, moves and loads or unloads single or double-stacked pallets into and out of trailers.

The FoxBot forklift uses on-board cameras and LiDAR sensors to identify pallets and detect obstacles in real time. The sensor suite on the Mk3 has been expanded to improve the forklift’s ability to dynamically track and understand its surroundings, so it can work safely and seamlessly in the warehouse environment. Using trained visual perception models the FoxBot ATL picks pallets in any orientation from trailers it has never seen before and places them on receiving floors that can dynamically change over time. It can handle pallets that are single stacked, double stacked or stacked in pyramid loads, as well as pallets wrapped with plastic.

Auto-adjusting Forks Handle Wider Range of Load Profiles and Pallet Types

With new cameras built into the Mk3’s mast, it can identify pallet pockets and adjust the width of its fork tines automatically to pick up pallets in any orientation from trailers it has never seen before. It adapts to a variety of load types and pallet configurations, ideal for industrial and manufacturing warehouses, without the need to manually reposition the forks.

Mk3 Connects with Conveyors to Executive More Fulfillment Workflows

New software integrations empower warehouse operators to create sophisticated warehouse environments. The Mk3 can pick up or drop off pallets from elevated conveyors, the staging floor and trailers, as well as automatically move them between automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) and conveyors. Operators can connect the forklift, or a whole fleet of them, to a warehouse management system (WMS) to seamlessly collaborate with other automation and robotics.

Autonomous Forklifts Increase Warehouse Productivity

The FoxBot ATL mitigates a range of issues associated with manual forklift operations that disrupt warehouse operations by automating time-consuming repetitive tasks, increasing employee productivity, and supporting a safe environment with a lower risk of injury.

For more information, visit https://foxrobotics.com.