• LAS VEGAS - Instead of unloading boxes, cases, or pallets from a trailer, the Slip system from Slip Robotics slides out an entire load at once. • At Manifest this week, the company unveiled SlipLift, a new platform that decouples the mobile robot from the platform for greater agility and utilization rates. • Slip Robotics said it designed SlipLift to extend autonomous trailerloading and unloadingbeyond short-haul, high-frequency routes to heavier freight, regional distribution, and last-mile delivery applications. • “We’ve always focused on removing uncertainty at the dock,” said Chris Smith, CEO of Slip Robotics. • “SlipLift extends that philosophy. • Customers get fast, repeatable load and unload times across more routes, without adding robots or complexity.” SlipLift designed for faster dock operations Slip Robotics claimed that its robotic platforms can automatically load or unload any truck in five minutes - at any dock, with any type of freight, in any trailer, and with no Wi-Fi or IT integration required.
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- Slip Robotics announced SlipLift, a new platform that separates its mobile robot from the loading platform to broaden autonomous trailer unloading beyond short‑haul, high‑frequency routes. The system promises to load or unload any truck in about five minutes without Wi‑Fi or complex IT integration, handling payloads up to 20,000 lb. By decoupling the robot, SlipLift allows fewer units to service more docks, improving throughput, safety and operational predictability for regional distribution, heavy freight and last‑mile delivery. The company highlighted existing deployments at John Deere, GE Appliances, Nissan and Valeo, and emphasized that SlipLift extends its robots‑as‑a‑service model to heavier, longer‑haul and more variable dock environments.
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