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What is a Logistics Robot?

September. 11, 2025

The accelerating integration of artificial intelligence and smart logistics has led to the rapid development of logistics robots, enabling unmanned operations in warehousing, sorting, and transportation. These robots have become a core component for improving supply chain efficiency. In logistics robot systems, the robot chassis, serving as the mobile platform that carries sensors, actuators, and control systems, is a key component determining the robot's stability and adaptability. As a professional robot chassis developer and manufacturer, Xspirebot specializes in providing highly adaptable and reliable customized chassis solutions for logistics robots.

 

Logistics robots are intelligent, automated devices designed specifically for the logistics industry. By integrating artificial intelligence, sensors, navigation and positioning, and mechanical control technologies, they automate operations such as cargo handling, sorting, storage, and distribution. Their core goal is to improve logistics efficiency, reduce costs, minimize human error, and adapt to high-intensity, repetitive operations.


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Technical Features of Logistics Robot Chassis

 

High-Precision Positioning and Navigation Capabilities

Logistics environments are often dynamic and complex, such as warehouses, factories, and hospitals. Robots must navigate narrow aisles autonomously and avoid collisions, requiring a chassis with the technical foundation to support high-precision positioning. LiDAR, IMU, visual cameras, ultrasonic sensors, and other sensors work together to ensure centimeter-level positioning accuracy and dynamic obstacle avoidance in variable lighting conditions, narrow passages, and dense crowds, enabling them to adapt to complex environmental changes.

 

Stable and Reliable Motion Performance

Logistics robots often need to operate continuously for extended periods, with frequent starts, stops, turns, and hill climbing. This places stringent demands on the chassis' drive system, structural strength, and wheel train design. The chassis must offer operational stability, high responsiveness, and flexible steering. Our chassis features an industrial-grade motor and a high-torque reduction gearbox, along with four-wheel independent drive and differential steering. This allows for on-the-spot steering and stable operation on ±5° slopes, ensuring long-term stability under high loads.

 

High Payload and Long Endurance

Logistics robots often carry tens to hundreds of kilograms of cargo, requiring the chassis structure to possess sufficient rigidity and load-bearing capacity. Furthermore, to minimize downtime for charging, the chassis must optimize energy consumption and support the deployment of large-capacity batteries with fast charging. Our chassis utilizes a high-strength aluminum alloy frame with reinforced ribs and a dual-arm independent suspension structure, offering a maximum load capacity of 1,000 kg. Equipped with an intelligent battery management system (BMS), it increases battery life by over 20%.

 

Modularity and Scalability

Different application scenarios (such as lightweight sorting and heavy-load handling) have widely varying requirements for size, load capacity, and power supply. Therefore, the chassis requires a highly modular design to facilitate integration with the superstructure, sensors, and control systems. Our products offer a standardized CAN interface, supporting an integrated layout of power, communication, and control signals. Customers can quickly integrate robotic arms, cargo compartments, and barcode scanning modules, shortening development cycles by over 30%.

 

Safety and Intelligent Collaboration

In mixed-use environments, the chassis must integrate multiple safety mechanisms, such as emergency stop buttons, collision avoidance buffers, and audible and visual alarms. It must also support real-time communication with higher-level dispatch systems to enable multi-machine coordinated scheduling and route optimization. Our chassis has a built-in safety PLC-level control module, supports STO functionality, and boasts an IP65 protection rating, making it suitable for interface with mainstream dispatch systems for efficient management.

 

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Types of Logistics Robots



TypesFeaturesApplication Scenarios
AGV Automatically transports goods along preset paths (magnetic strips, QR codes, or laser navigation) with high load capacity and stable operationWarehouse transportation, production line distribution, port transshipment
AMREquipped with autonomous navigation capabilities, utilizing SLAM technology for real-time environmental perception and path planning. Highly flexible with dynamic obstacle avoidance, adaptable to complex scenariosE-commerce warehousing, smart manufacturing, hospital logistics
Sorting RobotPerforms visual recognition for rapid sorting and classification of goods, typically integrated with conveyor belts or sorting systemsExpress sorting centers, e-commerce order fulfillment
Palletizing/Depalletizing RobotAutomatically stacks or de-stacks goods according to rules, suitable for standardized packagingWarehouse inbound/outbound operations, end-of-line packaging
Autonomous ForkliftAutomated vehicles with forklift functionality, capable of autonomous loading/unloading and transport of pallets/shelves, supporting heavy-duty operationsHeavy-duty material handling, container operations
Delivery RobotDelivers small parcels within last-mile or enclosed campusesCampus, community, and office building parcel delivery
Logistics DroneDelivers goods to remote areas or transports emergency supplies via aerial flightMedical supply distribution, mountainous/island transportation


Why Choose Us

1. Highly Adaptable Chassis Design: We offer light-, medium-, and heavy-load chassis series, adaptable to varying load requirements (50kg to 1000kg), meeting diverse development needs from AGVs to AMRs.

2. Modular Architecture: Integrates power management, motion control, and communication interfaces, significantly shortening customer product development cycles.

3. In-depth Customization: We can customize wheel structure, dimensions, navigation solutions, and communication protocols based on customer application scenarios.

4. Stable and Reliable Industrial-Grade Quality: Tested in rigorous environments, we ensure long-term stable operation under high-load, continuous operation conditions.

 

Xspirebot not only provide high-performance robot chassis, but also offer full-cycle technical support, from concept design and prototype verification to mass delivery, helping logistics robot companies quickly achieve product implementation and commercial deployment.


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