Logistic sorting unit SOTR-L

for intralogisticindustrialfor the e-commerce industry

Product overview
The Daifuku SOTR-L is an automated pallet sorting and transport vehicle designed for manufacturing, warehousing and e‑commerce fulfilment. Capable of handling palletized loads up to 1,000 kg, the SOTR-L removes the need for fixed conveyors and rail-guided tracks, delivering greater layout flexibility, scalability and safety compared with conventional fixed systems.

Benefits

• Scalability & flexibility
  • Fleet expansion and layout reconfiguration are simple to implement as operational needs evolve
  • Enables phased investment by adding vehicles as throughput increases
• Safety
  • Equipped with a multi-sensor safety array to protect personnel
  • Reduces forklift traffic and associated collision risk
• Faster installation
  • Shorter delivery and commissioning times compared with fixed conveyor-based solutions
• Redundancy
  • Single-vehicle maintenance does not interrupt overall operations; other vehicles continue working
• Operational efficiency
  • Frees operators for higher-value tasks
  • More space-efficient footprint versus conventional fixed systems

Integration

• Unit Load AS/RS
  • Compatible with Unit Load automated storage/retrieval systems to receive and store pallets delivered by the SOTR-L
• Case picking and palletizing robots
  • Transports palletized loads to downstream robots for automated picking, palletizing and shipping operations

Applications

• Assembly lines
  • Deliver pallet loads along production lines to ensure parts arrive at the right time and location
• Shipping & distribution
  • Automatically transport and sort pallets to designated shipping points for streamlined logistics
• E‑commerce fulfilment
  • Support high-mix, variable-throughput order processing environments

How it works
The SOTR-L picks up, transports and sorts pallet loads within an intralogistics layout. The product page includes a demonstration video showing vehicle operation, routing and interaction with other equipment.

Characteristics / Technical specifications

• Model name: SOTR-L
• Manufacturer / brand: Daifuku
• Function: automated pallet sorting and transport vehicle (mobile robot)
• Maximum handling load: up to 1,000 kg
• System design: mobile robot eliminates need for fixed conveyors and rail-guided tracks
• Scalability: easy expansion by adding vehicles
• Safety: multi-sensor array for personnel protection
• Installation: faster delivery and commissioning than fixed systems
• Redundancy: continuous operation during single-vehicle maintenance
• Integrations: Unit Load AS/RS, case picking/palletizing robots and other intralogistics equipment
• Typical applications: assembly lines, shipping, distribution centers and e‑commerce fulfilment