Robust AI Unveils Carter Pro Warehouse Robot Built for Safe Human Collaboration
Robust AI introduces the Carter Pro, a warehouse robot designed to be physically moved and guided by human workers to prioritize safety. The system uses cameras instead of lidar to navigate standard industrial shelving units.
Robust AI unveils the Carter Pro, a wheeled warehouse robot designed specifically to operate safely alongside human workers. Unlike traditional industrial systems, this robot features a bright orange handlebar that allows employees to easily grab, lift, and manually move it out of the way whenever necessary.
The system senses the force applied by human hands and adjusts its movements accordingly, making true collaboration a core feature rather than an afterthought. This design philosophy stems directly from the company founders' deep background in human-robot interaction, prioritizing a safe shared workspace over the distant dream of fully automated, human-free warehouses.
Instead of relying on expensive lidar technology, the Carter Pro uses an array of cameras to navigate around standard, off-the-shelf warehouse shelving. Several partner companies are already testing early versions of this camera-based system ahead of the official production model release.