AMR IL 1200

A flat autonomous robot about 1.46 m long and 22.5 cm high that drives under pallets, carts or racks, lifts them (or carries them on rollers or a load module) and moves up to 1,200 kg at 2 m/s using lidar and 3D cameras. It works with VDA 5050 fleet software.

Price: —Not published
Height: 23 cmTaller than 8%
Weight: 240 kgHeavier than 77%
Payload: 1200 kgCarries more than 82%
Speed: 7.2 km/hFaster than 71%
Battery: —Not published

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Why it matters

An automotive supplier building its own heavy-load factory robot from in-house plant trials into a product sold to outside customers.

Real-world use

Early units ran in Continental plants in China and Slovakia; in July 2023 the company planned about 100 units in the first production year, and it was shown at MODEX 2024 in Atlanta.

Timeline

First shown: 2023
Released: 2023

Finalist for the IFOY Award 2023 (project began in 2020 at Continental's Rheinboellen plant; earlier prototype showings not dated)

Maker

ContinentalCompany · founded 1871-10-08 · Hanover, Germany

How it stacks up

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AMR IL 1200 is taller than 8% of the 72 other working & field robots that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.

Height 23 cm 8 cm200 cm #67 of 73 · taller than 8%

Not published by the maker: joints, battery, price.

Public attention

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What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement: Wheeled base
How it runs: Fully autonomous. It drives under loads, lifts them and moves them itself, taking jobs from fleet software.
Actuators & motors: Two 48 V drive motors
Sensors & vision: Lidar for 360-degree coverage, front and rear 3D cameras, side sensors; optional UWB tag for live fleet tracking
Materials & build: Thick-gauge powder-coated sheet-metal body
AI & software: In-house software (Fleet Master Control) developed with Continental teams in India, Singapore and Frankfurt
Other details: Carries 1.2 x 1.2 m pallets up to 1.2 t at up to 2 m/s; ROEQ top-roller modules

From the maker

AMR IL 1200 is the only machine from Continental (automotive business now Aumovio) in the atlas.

Watch AMR IL 1200

Video: IFOY AWARD on YouTube. Plays from youtube-nocookie.com when you press play.

Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price: Not published
How to get one: No official buying page found
Built: Developed and prototyped at Continental's Rheinböllen, Germany site
Sold or delivered: Offered to outside customers from 2023
Where it is sold or used: Rheinböllen, Germany
Customers and pilots: Continental's own plants in China and Slovakia

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

MODEX 2024 MODEX 2024 Innovation Award entry: Continental AMR IL 1200 Autocar Professional Rise of friendly automated robots at Continental mobile-robots.com Continental manufacturer listing (AMR IL 1200 / Intralogistics 1200) aumovio.com AMR IL 1200: how it is operated

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