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Daifuku Co., Ltd.

DAIFUKUJapan

Models offered5

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Founded1937Company origin · Japan

HeadquartersOsaka, JapanPrimary company location

Robotics since10+ yearsFirst robotics work or public program

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Daifuku Co., Ltd. robot models

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5 models

Model 1Logistics & Warehousing

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

SOTR-F

Automated guided vehicle (AGV)

SOTR-F is Daifuku's 1,000 kg-capacity autonomous forklift robot for warehouse and factory pallet transportation. It uses SLAM navigation, turns within a 1 m radius, transfers pallets between floors, receiving platforms and conveyors, and supports automatic charging for unmanned operations. It is currently marketed in Japan.

Supported · Commercially Available

Model 2Logistics & Warehousing

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

SOTR-L

Warehouse & Logistics Robots

SOTR-L is Daifuku's 1,000 kg-capacity autonomous pallet transport and sorting robot. It operates without fixed floor rails, supports reconfigurable warehouse layouts and integrates with automated pallet storage systems, vertical conveyors and production lines. Multiple vehicles can work within the same transport system, enabling scalable intralogistics automation.

Commercially Available · Not publicly disclosed/verified

Model 3Logistics & Warehousing

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

SOTR-M

Warehouse & Logistics Robots

SOTR-M is Daifuku's conveyor-equipped autonomous transport robot for cases, totes and bins. It replaces selected fixed-conveyor workflows with flexible, optimized mobile transport routes, supporting picking stations, case sorting, packing operations and just-in-time production-line material supply. Multiple SOTR-M units can operate as a scalable warehouse automation system.

Supported · Supported

Model 4Logistics & Warehousing

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

SOTR-S

Warehouse & Logistics Robots

SOTR-S is Daifuku's autonomous piece-sorting robot equipped with a bidirectional tilting tray. The vehicle carries products to their assigned chutes, physically unloads them and operates within a coordinated, scalable sorting system. Vehicle speed reaches 180 m/min, while a complete installation can sort up to 10,000 order lines per hour. Commercial deployment is verified at Nojima's Misato Distribution Center.

Commercially Available · Overhead reader at induction station

Model 5Logistics & Warehousing

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

TRVS

Automated guided vehicle (AGV)

TRVS is Daifuku's low-profile, omnidirectional AGV for towing wheeled vehicle-body carts along automotive assembly lines. Measuring approximately 3,000 × 440 × 275 mm, it can tow 6.5 tonnes individually and approximately 10 tonnes through coordinated dual-robot operation. It enables flexible production layouts without fixed floor-rail infrastructure.

Commercially Available · Not publicly disclosed/verified

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