Kalmar · port and yard vehicle
Kalmar AutoStrad automated straddle carrier
Driverless straddle carriers that pick up, carry and stack containers in the yard without anyone on board, steered by Kalmar navigation and a central job system. Patrick Terminals uses them in Brisbane and Sydney.
- Price
- —Not sold as a priced product; supplied under project contracts
- Autonomy
- DriverlessHow it runs
- Driverless
- In serviceSince 2005-12
- Fleet
- 27Reported; details below
- Speed
- —Not published
- Range
- —Not published
Why it matters
Patrick's Fisherman Islands terminal in Brisbane was the world's first AutoStrad terminal, in full commercial operation from December 2005.
Real-world use
Brisbane opened with 18 automated straddle carriers and reached 27 by 2008; in July 2026 Patrick ordered 12 hybrid AutoStrads for its Sydney AutoStrad terminal, due by Q2 2027.
Timeline
- Released
- 2005-12
Maker
KalmarCompanyHow it drives
Fleet and city figures move fast; each carries its date and who reported it.
- Driverless status
- Driverless in service
- Where it runs
- Patrick Terminals Brisbane (Fisherman Islands) and Sydney (Port Botany), Australia
- Driverless since
- 2005-12
- Fleet
- 27 at Brisbane after a Dec 2008 order (Cargotec); 12 hybrid AutoStrads ordered for Sydney in July 2026 (Kalmar); no current total published
Public attention
How much public attention Kalmar AutoStrad automated straddle carrier gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
- 2 reported deployments
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. Does its job with nobody at the controls.
Lineage
Every Kalmar (Cargotec until 2024) with Patrick Terminals vehicle in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not publishedNot sold as a priced product; supplied under project contracts
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Where it works
2 reported deployments.
- Deployed
Patrick Terminals · Patrick Brisbane AutoStrad terminal · Brisbane
Patrick Terminals says the Kalmar AutoStrad automated straddle carrier is central to operations at its Brisbane terminal. Kalmar
- Deployed
Patrick Terminals · Patrick Sydney AutoStrad terminal · Sydney
Patrick Terminals runs Kalmar AutoStrads at its Sydney AutoStrad terminal and keeps adding hybrid units. 14 hybrid AutoStrads ordered Oct 2025 for delivery by Q4 2026, joining 10 ordered in 2020; 12 more ordered July 2026 (Kalmar) Kalmar
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | Kalmar AutoStrad automated straddle carrierKalmar (Cargotec until 2024) with Patrick Terminals |  Gottwald / Konecranes diesel-electric AGVGottwald Port Technology (now Konecranes)Same job: container moving · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots |
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| First shown | 2005-12 | 2001 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial |
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Sources
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