Advancing toward the autonomous outdoor functionality of forklift trucks

Linde MH and Aschaffenburg UAS present the results of the KAnIS research project
          Intralogistics specialist Linde Material Handling (MH) and the Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences (UAS) presented the results of the research project “KAnIS – Cooperative Autonomous Intralogistics Systems” with live demonstrations on the test site at the Linde plant in Aschaffenburg on December 5, 2023. In several subprojects, solutions were developed for the demanding applications of autonomous counterbalanced forklifts, which transport loads both indoors and outdoors. One focus was on the cooperative behavior of these vehicles that exchange information in real-time via a 5G network and an edge server and can warn each other of obstacles. The project, which ran for almost four years, was funded with approximately 2.8 million euros as part of the Free State of Bavaria’s “Information and Communication Technology” R&D program.