OTTO Motors · working robot
OTTO 1500
A heavy-duty self-driving cart with a welded steel frame and safety lidar front and rear that moves pallets and large loads around factories without fixed guides. It was rated for 1,500 kg at launch; the maker's site now lists up to 1,900 kg, with about 10 hours of runtime per charge.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 1900 kgCarries more than 96%
- Speed
- 7.2 km/hFaster than 71%
- Battery
- 10 hRuns longer than 52%
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Why it matters
Clearpath billed it at launch as the world's first self-driving vehicle for intralogistics, navigating by mapping rather than floor tape or beacons.
Real-world use
General Electric was the first customer, and OTTO was already working in five test facilities when it was announced in 2015.
Timeline
- Released
- 2015
Maker
OTTO MotorsCompany · founded 2015 (brand 2016) · Kitchener, Ontario, CanadaAcquired with Clearpath by Rockwell Automation (September 2023)
How it stacks up
Against other working & field robots that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
OTTO 1500 is faster than 71% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
OTTO 1500 carries more than 96% of the 84 other working & field robots that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
OTTO 1500 runs longer than 52% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, joints, price.
Public attention
How much public attention OTTO 1500 gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. It drives itself around factories carrying heavy loads under fleet software, with no fixed guides.
- Actuators & motors
- Differential-drive wheels; 2.0 m/s top speed at launch with zero turning radius
- Sensors & vision
- Two corner lidars with 360-degree coverage plus two forward and two rear 3D cameras
- Battery & power
- Lithium-ion; about 10 hours (90% to 10%), 60-minute charge
- AI & software
- OTTO Fleet Manager
- Other details
- 1,500 kg payload; conveyor and lift tops available; meets ISO 3691-4, RIA R15.08-1 and ANSI B56.5
Lineage
Every OTTO Motors (Clearpath Robotics, now Rockwell Automation) machine in order.
Watch OTTO 1500
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Customers and pilots
- General Electric was the first customer (2015)
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Clearpath launches OTTO
Clearpath introduced OTTO, a self-driving cart for 1,500 kg loads, already in five test facilities.
Clearpath Robotics
Sources
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