Hikrobot Q7-1000E

Built to slip under a shelf, lift it and carry it to a picker, the Hikrobot Q7-1000E is a latent lifting AMR from a Hangzhou maker founded in 2016. According to the manufacturer, it raises 1,000 kg by 60 mm, reaches a rated 2.0 m/s and runs 8 h on a charge, with a 1.5 h recharge. The chassis measures 1150 × 820 × 256 mm and weighs 185 kg.

Typical jobs are goods-to-person picking in e-commerce warehouses, line-side delivery of parts in manufacturing and sorting. Before choosing it, check that racks or carts leave enough clearance for a 256 mm-high body plus the 60 mm lift stroke, that floors are flat and clean enough for QR code navigation (or that L-SLAM or V-SLAM suits the layout), and that aisles accept a 1200 mm rotation diameter. The manufacturer states a positioning accuracy of ±10 mm and ±1°, which matters when racks are docked at stations.

Compared with the Q8-2000A, the Q7-1000E is the compact choice: half the payload, but a much smaller footprint and turning circle, which suits dense shelf storage with standard picking racks. The Q8 only makes sense when loads exceed what the Q7 is rated for. Robot Distribution handles on-site commissioning, including the QR code layout or map and station setup.