DESCRIPTION
Robust AI Carter Pro is a Collaborative-Robot from Robust AI. It is built for Intralogistics, Material-Handling, Picking. Key figures: 1080 min runtime, 100 kg payload, released 2024.
Carter Pro is Robust.AI's collaborative mobile robot for warehouse picking and material movement: an autonomous shelved cart that drives itself through dynamic warehouses, yet can be grabbed and pushed by hand like an ordinary cart. Whole-robot active and passive force sensing and a force-sensitive handlebar let a worker steer it one-handed; a patented holonomic drive moves it in any direction; and a 360-degree AI vision system with camera-based vSLAM handles mapping, localisation and safety without lidar or facility infrastructure. A put-to-light LED system, high-visibility marquees, a touch-screen UI and a built-in barcode scanner guide picking, and the shelving is configurable in thousands of layouts. The robot measures 0.72 x 1.4 x 1.94 m, carries 100 kg (220 lb) and runs for 18 hours. Launched on 16 October 2024 as the successor to the original Carter cart (in pilots since 2023), it is sold without capital expenditure and managed through Robust.AI's Grace fleet software. Deployments include DHL Supply Chain, which signed a five-year alliance in December 2025 to roll Carter out across the Americas after reporting picking-productivity gains of more than 60%, plus Saddle Creek, ShipLab, O'Neill Logistics and Aptiv. Carter won The Robot Report's RBR50 award in 2025.
FEATURES
- Fully autonomous navigation with camera-based vSLAM
- no lidar or facility infrastructure
- Whole-robot active and passive force sensing: grab and push it like a manual cart
- Force-sensitive handlebar for one-handed steering and task adjustment
- Patented holonomic drive for immediate movement in any direction
- 360-degree AI-optimised vision system for navigation and safety
- Put-to-light adaptive LED system and high-visibility marquees to cut picking errors
- Touch screen UI and built-in barcode scanner
- Thousands of configurable shelving options
- Payload 100 kg (220 lb)
- operating time 18 hours
- Dimensions 0.72 m W x 1.4 m L x 1.94 m H
- Grace fleet software
- switch between warehouse workflows
- no capital expenditure deployment model
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Verified| Physical | |
| Dimensions | L 1.4 m × W 720 mm × H 1.94 m |
|---|---|
| Payload | 100 kg |
| Mobility | |
| Movement Type | Wheeled |
| Environment | Indoor warehouse and fulfilment centre floors |
| Actuators | Patented holonomic drive base |
| Power | |
| Battery Life | 18 hours |
| Sensing & Compute | |
| Sensors | 360-degree camera vision system, whole-robot force sensing, force-sensitive handlebar, barcode scanner |
| Software / AI | Grace fleet and workflow software; put-to-light guidance; vSLAM |
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Verified| Physical | |
| Dimensions | L 1.4 m × W 720 mm × H 1.94 m |
|---|---|
| Payload | 100 kg |
| Mobility | |
| Movement Type | Wheeled |
| Environment | Indoor warehouse and fulfilment centre floors |
| Actuators | Patented holonomic drive base |
| Power | |
| Battery Life | 18 hours |
| Sensing & Compute | |
| Sensors | 360-degree camera vision system, whole-robot force sensing, force-sensitive handlebar, barcode scanner |
| Software / AI | Grace fleet and workflow software; put-to-light guidance; vSLAM |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is the Robust AI Carter Pro?
Carter Pro is Robust.AI's collaborative mobile robot for warehouse picking and material movement: an autonomous shelved cart that drives itself through dynamic warehouses, yet can be grabbed and pushed by hand like an ordinary cart.
Who makes the Robust AI Carter Pro?
The Robust AI Carter Pro is made by Robust AI, a robotics company based in United States.
How much does the Robust AI Carter Pro cost?
Robust AI has not publicly announced pricing for the Robust AI Carter Pro. You can enquire through RobotAIGeek for current pricing.
What is the Robust AI Carter Pro used for?
The Robust AI Carter Pro is designed for intralogistics, material-handling, picking, and transport. It is used in warehouse & logistics and manufacturing settings.
What is the payload capacity of the Robust AI Carter Pro?
The Robust AI Carter Pro has a payload capacity of 100 kg.
What is the battery life of the Robust AI Carter Pro?
The Robust AI Carter Pro runs for 18 hours on a charge.
When was the Robust AI Carter Pro released?
The Robust AI Carter Pro was released in 2024.
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