OTTO Motors named as SupplyTech Breakthrough Material Handling Solution of the Year
by CM Staff
Among over 1,400 nominations, OTTO Lifter was selected as the Material Handling Solution of the Year for its approach to automating manual pallet transport workflows.
OTTO Motors named as SupplyTech Breakthrough Material Handling Solution of the Year
KITCHENER — OTTO Motors, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), announced that their autonomous forklift, OTTO Lifter, has been recognized as the SupplyTech Breakthrough Material Handling Solution of the Year. This award recognizes supply chain products and technologies that are breaking through in a crowded market.
Among over 1,400 nominations, OTTO Lifter was selected as the Material Handling Solution of the Year for its approach to automating manual pallet transport workflows. Built on OTTO Motors’ robotics experience and production hours, OTTO Lifter reportedly navigates traffic and obstacles, predictably delivering materials to the right place at the right time.
“We only launched OTTO Lifter a little over a year ago in March 2022 to unlock new pallet transport workflows for the manufacturing industry,” said Jay Judkowitz, Vice President of Product at OTTO Motors. “OTTO Lifter was built to address two key material handling challenges: labor shortages and workplace safety. After only a year, the autonomous forklift is already rising to these challenges as the most productive, safe solution on the market, and we are honored that it has been recognized as 2023’s Material Handling Solution of the Year.”
Supplytech Breakthrough honors the creativity, hard work and success of companies, technologies and products within the supply chain and logistics sectors. The nominations are reportedly judged for innovation, performance, functionality, value, impact and ease of use.
