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Industrial robotics. Move materials. Rethink repetition.
Mobile transport, palletising and machine tending for repeatable production and storage tasks, planned around payload, route, tooling, guarding and the systems already on the floor.
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Fig. 05 · Mobile robot with pallet loadMoving partSheet 05 / 06
The buyer question
Where does repetition cost you the most?
Warehouses and factories are full of repeated movements: pallets between dock and racking, cartons onto pallets, parts into and out of machines. The best first project is the task that repeats most, varies least and hurts most when it falls behind.
A collaborative robot is not automatically safe, and a mobile robot is not automatically suited to your floor. Each application needs its own risk assessment. This guide explores the questions; it does not offer a particular model.
Define one task precisely
- What moves: item, weight, dimensions, packaging, and how much any of that varies from shift to shift.
- How often: cycle time, volumes per hour and per shift, peaks and the consequences of a stop.
- Upstream and downstream: what feeds the task and what it feeds, so a robot does not create a new bottleneck.
- Quality: what a good outcome looks like, how it is checked today and how a machine would be checked.
- People: who does the task now, what they would do instead, and who supervises the equipment.
Mobile transport
Forklifts and people
Map forklift routes, pedestrian walkways, blind corners and intersections. Agree the rules before the first trial.
WMS and handovers
Decide how jobs are created, how the robot knows where to go, and how loads are transferred at each end, by people or by conveyors.
Arms, palletising and machine tending
For a fixed robot, start with payload, reach and the end-of-arm tooling needed for your items. Grippers, vacuum tooling and fixtures often shape the project more than the arm itself.
Decide early whether the cell will be guarded or designed for collaborative operation. Either way, an application-specific risk assessment under the applicable machinery and robot safety standards, together with guarding, controls and emergency stops, is part of the system, not an afterthought.
Integration and safety responsibilities
A robot cell or fleet becomes part of your plant. Establish who integrates controls, PLCs, conveyors, sensors and software; who owns the data; and who maintains the system once it runs.
Designers, manufacturers, importers, suppliers, installers and workplace operators each hold duties under work health and safety law. A supply agreement, assessment or training does not remove them. Put responsibilities in writing before commissioning.
Costs and a measured trial
Compare equipment with tooling, guarding, integration, site works, software licences, training, spare parts and servicing in Australia. Ask for a proposal that separates upfront and recurring costs and states GST and exclusions.
| Measure | What it helps establish |
|---|---|
| Completed cycles | Throughput on your actual items and packaging, not the demonstration parts. |
| Stops and recoveries | Why the system stops, how often, and how long a trained person needs to restart it. |
| Quality | Damage, misplacement and rejects compared with the current method. |
| Upstream effects | Whether the task before or after the robot now waits on it. |
Prepare a useful brief
What to include in your enquiry
One task, well described.
Send the site type and state, the task, the items and their weights and sizes, volumes and peaks, the floor and route or the cell location, existing equipment and systems, and the outcome you want to improve. Include a budget range if you have one.
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Reviewed October 2026. Manufacturer and regulator material illustrates application possibilities and operating considerations only; it does not indicate a Galilei supply relationship or product availability.
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