VisionNav Robotics
About
About VisionNav Robotics
VisionNav Robotics develops autonomous forklifts and mobile robots for pallet and material handling. Its fleet includes counterbalanced, reach, stacker, pallet-truck and tow configurations for loading, putaway, replenishment, line supply and trailer or container workflows.
Three-dimensional perception and vehicle controls navigate production and warehouse sites, while orchestration software assigns tasks, manages traffic and connects to WMS or MES platforms. VisionNav reports more than 800 deployments across over 30 countries in automotive, food, chemical, pharmaceutical and third-party logistics operations. Delivery includes site design, integration and ongoing support.
Products
Operations
Operating milestones
- Operating milestone
2022-08-12 - A warehouse operator deployed VisionNav VNE20 autonomous forklifts for semi-outdoor truck loading, including automated placement of 18 pallets per trailer load.
Source - Operating milestone
2022-01-21 - VisionNav completed more than ten warehouse-automation projects for an undisclosed home-appliance manufacturer across 2020 and 2021.
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Deployments
- Operating use
2024-10-22 - VisionNav reported more than 450 deployed projects as of October 2024. - Global installed base — more than 450 projects
Source - Operating use
2023-11-14 - VisionNav reported an operating fertilizer-logistics installation using four VNE30 forklifts coordinated by RCS dispatch. The vehicles collected loaded pallets, stacked soft-package fertilizer and replenished empty pallets. - Fertilizer factory installation described in the 2023 report - Fertilizer production and storage facility
Source - Operating use
2023-04-25 - VisionNav reported more than 350 deployed projects as of April 2023. - Global installed base — more than 350 projects
Source - Operating use
2023-02-21 - Coupang deployed more than 50 VisionNav VNP15 AGVs across the seventh and ninth floors of its Daegu fulfillment centre. - Coupang Daegu — more than 50 AGVs
Source - Operating use
2022-08-26 - VisionNav reported more than 200 deployed projects as of August 2022. - Global installed base — more than 200 projects
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- RoboSense
Inbound - Sensing Perception - RoboSense received VisionNav Robotics orders for lidar from its RS-Bpearl/RS-Helios portfolio by June 2022
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Funding
- 2021-09-30 - Series C - $50M - VisionNav Robotics completes USD 50 million Series C
VisionNav Robotics completed a USD 50 million Series C financing from six named investment groups. - source: visionnav.com
Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-08 - Product Launch - VisionNav introduces four-tonne VNE40-66 stacking configuration
The configuration combines a reinforced counterbalance chassis, integrated mast and high-flow hydraulics. Mast tilt from minus six to plus six degrees supports fork alignment for rack handling. Target applications include heavy manufacturing, automotive components and bulk-material warehouses.
Source - 2026-04-28 - Product Launch - VisionNav reveals VNE40-66 precision-stacking solution
The system is designed for cages up to 8.8 feet wide, loads up to 6,180 pounds and stacking heights up to 22 feet. Its perception stack combines LiDAR, mechanical verification sensors and 2D and 3D sensing. A Smart Retry function detects misaligned carriers and adjusts placement attempts before requesting operator intervention.
Source - 2025-05-01 - Deployment - VisionNav deploys 20-plus vehicles at Taiyuan Heavy
The fleet includes ten VNL20 pallet stackers, ten VNST20 pallet movers and two AMRs. RCS2.0 coordinates plant-wide material handling and connects with Taiyuan Heavy's production-management system. The deployment automates material transfer, warehousing, assembly support and scrap handling across the factory.
Source - 2024-12-12 - Product Launch - VisionNav introduced the VNE20 clamping autonomous forklift with adaptive, carrierless carton handling
VNE20 handles cartons directly without a separate carrier The clamping mechanism adapts to different carton dimensions The launch described an autonomous forklift configuration for warehouse handling
Source - 2024-08-27 - Deployment - VisionNav reports VNP30 glass handling at a photovoltaic factory
A fork-root pressing tool and a padded contact board stabilise the customer’s A-frame racks and glass during transfer. The customer’s manufacturing-operations system sends storage and line-supply requests to the vehicle dispatch system.
Source - 2024-07-17 - Partnership - BlueSkye Automation joins VisionNav for autonomous material-handling delivery
BlueSkye will combine VisionNav vehicles with material-handling automation for customer projects The stated scope covers autonomous movement within industrial operations The announcement establishes a delivery partnership rather than one completed deployment
Source - 2024-05-16 - Partnership - VisionNav and Convergix Automation formed an industrial-robotics integration partnership
Convergix will integrate VisionNav autonomous forklifts into broader industrial-automation projects The agreement covers deployment support for manufacturing and warehouse workflows No single end-customer installation is inferred from the partnership announcement
Source - 2024-04-12 - Partnership - Boreal 4.0 takes VisionNav autonomous logistics into Latin America
Boreal 4.0 operated direct offices in five Latin American countries The offering combines Boreal’s supply-chain integration with VisionNav guided vehicles and control systems The stated scope runs from warehouse logistics to manufacturing-process automation
Source - 2024-01-23 - Partnership - VisionNav and Arnold Automation formed a partnership to integrate autonomous forklifts into manufacturing and…
Arnold Automation contributes systems-integration work for manufacturing and fulfilment projects. VisionNav contributes autonomous industrial vehicles to the joint offering. The partnership targets manufacturing and fulfilment projects rather than a named end-customer site.
Source - 2023-11-17 - Partnership - VisionNav and Alliance Automation form strategic partnership
VisionNav became Alliance Automation's exclusive autonomous-forklift partner. The collaboration covers technology development, business expansion and product services. The partners aim to combine autonomous vehicles with Alliance Automation's manufacturing and material-handling systems.
Source - 2023-11-14 - Deployment - VisionNav reports four VNE30 forklifts handling fertilizer pallets
The workflow combines conveyor collection, two-layer stacking of soft-package fertilizer and empty-pallet replenishment. Vehicle perception adjusts placement for changes in pallet height, while equipment interlocks coordinate handoffs with the pallet-disassembly machine.
Source - 2023-09-05 - Partnership - VisionNav and Reedtec partner on autonomous forklift systems
Reedtec contributes a universal user interface intended for varied industrial operating scenarios. VisionNav contributes autonomous cargo-handling and indoor-outdoor transport systems. The companies planned a joint 3D-SLAM forklift and user-interface demonstration at the 2023 Tokyo Logistics Exhibition.
Source - 2023-08-18 - Partnership - MH Automation adds VisionNav autonomous forklifts to industrial-logistics projects
MH Automation will apply VisionNav autonomous forklifts within integrated material-flow projects The partnership covers industrial logistics and workflow automation The record does not infer a named end-customer deployment
Source - 2023-05-29 - Product Launch - VisionNav launches VNST 20 slim pallet jack
The model was announced with a 2,000-kilogram payload rating and availability in Asia. A 3D laser system combines positioning, perception and obstacle-protection functions. VisionNav states that the VNST 20 supports narrow aisles, multiple pallet formats and integration with elevators and automatic doors.
Source - 2022-08-24 - Partnership - Karl H. Bartels becomes VisionNav’s German sales and integration partner
Karl H. Bartels will sell and integrate VisionNav autonomous forklifts in Germany The cooperation combines VisionNav vehicles with Bartels’ material-handling expertise The announcement is a regional channel-and-integration relationship
Source - 2022-03-31 - Demonstration - VisionNav demonstrates VNP15 frame stacking at MODEX 2022
The exhibition ran from March 28 to March 31, alongside a separate SLIM-series narrow-aisle demonstration. VisionNav also described configurable clamps for loads including bales, paper rolls and cable carriers.
Source - 2021-09-30 - Funding - VisionNav Robotics completes USD 50 million Series C
ByteDance, Shunwei Capital, CICC, IDG Capital, Lenovo Ventures and Eastern Bell Capital jointly invested. VisionNav allocated the proceeds to product and scenario development, standardized delivery and global expansion. The company reported nearly 150 delivered projects at the time of the financing.
Source - 2020-09-01 - Partnership - Qingdao Yingzhi teams with VisionNav on driverless industrial vehicles
The agreement was signed in Qingdao on 1 September 2020 The parties included technology development, product solutions and market expansion in scope The stated aim is broader application of driverless industrial vehicles in warehousing and logistics
Source - 2020-08-21 - Partnership - VisionNav and BPS Global Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement covering driverless industrial vehicles and…
The agreement was signed on 21 August 2020 Hong Kong is the initial regional focus for the cooperation BPS Global contributes local logistics-integration and market-development capabilities
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Relations
Relationships
- Alliance Automation
Automation Partner - VisionNav became Alliance Automation's exclusive autonomous-forklift partner.
- Taiyuan Heavy
Factory Customer - VisionNav deployed more than twenty autonomous vehicles at Taiyuan Heavy.
- BlueSkye Automation
Qualified Robotics/autonomy Fact - VisionNav and BlueSkye Automation formed a partnership to deliver autonomous material-handling systems.