Research Notes
Carter combines autonomous travel with direct human steering through its force-sensitive handlebar. This allows an operator to adjust a task and move the robot by hand instead of relying on a purely unattended workflow.
Robust.AI lists holonomic movement, camera-based vSLAM, a 360-degree vision system, and put-to-light LEDs as standard features. Its March 2024 release says Carter works around people without changing the warehouse environment, positioning flexible deployment as a product distinction.
Robust.AI identified Carter as its first collaborative mobile robot in a company release dated March 11, 2024. At that time, it described a DHL Supply Chain partnership that would pilot and deploy Carter for warehouse material handling.
The product family expanded with Carter Pro, which the company's Business Wire newsroom lists as launched in October 2024. The current Carter page describes the base robot's autonomous navigation and manual handlebar interaction without assigning a first-release date.
Carter's official specifications state a 100 kg payload and an 18-hour operating time. These figures describe the published robot configuration and should be checked against the needs of each material-handling workflow.
The product page presents configurable shelving, an onboard barcode scanner, and a touch screen. Robust.AI's March 2024 company release frames the robot for changing warehouse and logistics tasks that involve both autonomous movement and human operators.
Carter is Robust.AI's collaborative mobile robot for warehouse material handling. Operators can take manual control through a force-sensitive handlebar, then send the robot to complete a task autonomously.
The official product page lists a 100 kg payload, up to 18 hours of operating time, and a 360-degree camera field of view. Its equipment includes a touch screen, barcode scanner, adaptive put-to-light LEDs, and configurable shelving.
