Automatic guided forklifts (hereafter AGF(s)) handle cargo according to a given path and pallet loading/unloading positions. Therefore, allowing an AGF to take a pallet placed by a forklift requires the forklift operator to place the pallet according to the pallet guides or marks attached to the floor in advance. We are developing a technology that enables an AGF to handle cargo without using guides by allowing the AGF to identify by itself the position of a pallet to be handled and automatically generate and track its path. As a measure to resolve the shortage of logistics workers and reduce their burden and also with the aim of automating pallet handling that is performed by AGFs and forklifts in a mixed manner, we will proceed with the development of this technology.
