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SlipBot Automated Loading Robot

About

About SlipBot Automated Loading Robot

SlipBot is a low-profile mobile platform that carries a loaded steel carrier between a dock staging lane and a standard enclosed trailer. Freight is placed and secured on the carrier outside the trailer; the robot then drives the complete load into position and remains beneath it during a closed-loop shipment. At the destination, the sequence reverses, reducing the need for forklifts or personnel to enter the trailer during transfer.

The current datasheet specifies a 12,000-pound payload, ten positions for standard 48-by-40-inch pallets and a five-minute load or unload cycle. Three platforms can occupy one trailer and collectively carry up to 36,000 pounds. A handheld controller works without Wi-Fi, and the installation is designed for standard docks and trailers without fixed infrastructure changes. Slip Robotics supplies the system through a subscription that includes platforms, attachments, software, maintenance, training and diagnostics; route design and load securement remain site responsibilities.

Supply

Supply / Components

  • SlipBot

    Embedded Control Architecture For Slipbot - Compute & Control - R2 Labs - R2 Labs developed embedded control architecture for SlipBot motion, navigation, sensing, pneumatics, safety and data-collection subsystems - source: r2-labs.io

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Timeline

  • Slip Robotics raises USD 28M Series B

    2024-12-17 - Funding - DCVC led the round. Slip said customers including John Deere, GE Appliances, Valeo and Nissan use SlipBots to load and unload trucks in about five minutes. The capital supports commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows as Slip Robotics moves toward broader commercial use.

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Context

Market context

SlipBot is Slip Robotics autonomous loading robot for truck loading and unloading at warehouse docks, moving freight quickly without major facility changes.

  • Target environment: Warehouse docks, distribution centers and logistics loading areas.
  • Workflow context: Autonomous trailer loading and unloading, dock-door freight movement and warehouse-to-trailer logistics.
  • Customer context: Warehouse operators and logistics managers automating dock loading workflows.
  • Deployment model: Commercial product deployed at warehouse docks for autonomous freight handling.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially deployed dock automation robot with multi-site use.
  • Adoption constraints: Designed for standard trailer configurations and dock layouts.
  • Market position: Targets one of the most constrained warehouse workflows: dock loading.
  • Adjacent products: SlipLift, dock automation systems

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