A system includes a cart including a plurality of tractive elements and a platform configured to support a load and a vehicle including: a chassis, a drivetrain configured to propel the vehicle, a pin movably coupled to the chassis and configured to engage the cart to couple the cart to the chassis, an actuator assembly including at least one actuator, wherein the actuator assembly is configured to raise the pin relative to the chassis; and a controller operatively coupled to the actuator assembly and the drivetrain, wherein the controller is configured to: control the drivetrain to propel the vehicle to a position in which the pin is positioned beneath the cart; and control the actuator assembly to raise the pin until the pin engages the cart to couple the cart to the chassis.

A vehicle may include a frame, a drive system configured to propel the vehicle, an energy storage device configured to provide power to the drive system, a lift implement including a cradle to support a load and a lift assembly configured to adjust a position of the cradle relative to the frame, one or more sensors configured to provide sensing data indicative of at least one of a status of the vehicle, the load supported by the cradle, or an environment surrounding the vehicle, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate the vehicle in a first mode of a plurality of modes including a manual mode, a guided vehicle mode, and an autonomous mode, determine a match value between the sensing data and at least one operational criteria of a plurality of operational criteria; and operate the vehicle in a second mode based on the match value.

A cart interface for coupling a cart to a vehicle includes a mounting bracket configured to be coupled to the vehicle, a cam plate, an actuator, a first pin assembly, and a second pin assembly. The cam plate is pivotably coupled to the mounting bracket. The actuator is coupled to the mounting bracket and the cam plate and configured to rotate the cam plate relative to the mounting bracket. The first pin assembly is coupled to the cam plate. The second pin assembly is coupled to the cam plate. Rotation of the cam plate is configured to cause the first pin assembly and the second pin assembly to move upward to engage the cart.

A system for transporting products throughout a manufacturing environment, includes a mobile robot including a frame, a tractive element coupled to the frame, a motor coupled to the frame and configured to drive the tractive element to propel the vehicle, at least one sensor configured to collect sensor data regarding a surrounding environment of the vehicle, an interface configured to engage a product, a lift assembly coupling the interface to the frame and configured to raise the interface relative to the frame, and a controller operatively coupled to the motor, the at least one sensor, and the lift assembly. The controller is configured to control the motor and the lift assembly based on information from the at least one sensor to autonomously transport the product.

A vehicle includes a frame, a drivetrain coupled to the frame, a base assembly coupled to the frame, and a lifting implement coupled to and supported on the base assembly. The lifting implement includes a platform, a cradle rotatably coupled to and supported on the platform so that the cradle, a scissor assembly coupled between the platform and the base assembly, and a lift actuator coupled between the base assembly and the scissor assembly. The lift actuator is configured to selectively raise the cradle relative to the base assembly. The lift actuator is a multi-stage telescoping actuator that includes a base stage, an intermediate stage, and an outer stage. The base stage is coupled to the base assembly, the outer stage is coupled to the scissor assembly, and the intermediate stage is arranged between the base stage and the outer stage.

An autonomous vehicle system includes a vehicle and a sensor movably coupled with the vehicle. An actuator is configured to move the sensor to reposition the sensor on the vehicle. A controller is configured to detect an obstruction of the sensor and operate the actuator to reposition the sensor.

A vehicle may include a frame, a drive system coupled to the frame to propel and steer the vehicle, an energy storage device configured to provide power to the drive system, and a lift implement coupled to the frame, the lift implement comprising a cradle and a lift assembly configured to adjust a position of the cradle relative to the frame. The vehicle may further include at least one of an audio output device or a visual output device and a controller configured to: determine a condition of the vehicle and provide an alert based on the determined condition, wherein the determined condition is at least one of a plurality of conditions, and wherein each condition of the plurality of conditions is associated with a unique alert, the unique alert comprising at least one unique aspect specific to the condition relative to the other conditions of the plurality of conditions.

A vehicle system includes a vehicle, one or more input devices, and one or more memory devices storing instructions thereon. When executed by one or more processors, the instructions cause the one or more processors to retrieve, from the one or more memory devices, a floorplan of a production system, receive a current position of the vehicle, and receive, from the one or more input devices, one or more inputs. The one or more inputs include one or more of one or more locations in the production system, a footprint of the vehicle, or one or more obstacles. The instructions also cause the one or more processors to generate a route for the vehicle from the current position of the vehicle to the one or more locations based on the one or more inputs.

A vehicle includes a frame, a drive system coupled to the frame to propel and steer the vehicle, an energy storage device coupled to the frame and configured to provide power to the drive system, a lift implement coupled to the frame, the lift implement comprising a cradle to support a load and a lift assembly configured to adjust a position of the cradle relative to the frame, one or more sensors configured to provide sensing data indicative of an environment surrounding the vehicle, and a controller comprising one or more memory devices having instructions stored thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: operate the vehicle along a first path, determine the first path extends into a first predefined zone, generate a second path that avoids the first predefined zone; and operate the vehicle along the second path.

An autonomous vehicle system includes a vehicle including a base assembly having a front surface, a rear surface opposite the front surface, and side surfaces extending between the front surface and the rear surface. A sensor system is coupled to the base assembly and configured to detect one or more objects located in an area near the vehicle. The sensor system includes a first sensor oriented parallel with at least one of the front surface, the rear surface, or the side surfaces, and a second sensor oriented non-parallel with the front surface, the rear surface, and the side surfaces. A control system is configured to receive a communication regarding the detection of the one or more objects from the sensor system and generate one or more controls for at least one of the base assembly or one or more tractive elements.