Creating the First Task
A task tells the J1600 where to deliver a pallet and what to do afterwards. This page walks through the first delivery from manual pickup to autonomous drop. You need at least one saved location first — see Saving the First Location.
Running the first delivery
- Pick up a supported pallet manually. Pickup is always a manual operation; use the tiller and lift controls as you would on a conventional electric pallet jack.
- Open task creation on the 15-inch touchscreen.
- Choose the task type and the saved drop destination — for example "Drop Pallet at Location" and the point you saved.
- Choose what happens after delivery:
- return to the origin or operator;
- go to another saved point or a parking location;
- stop and wait at the destination.
- Execute the task.
- Confirm automatic mode. The robot asks to enter automatic mode; you confirm with the physical LED start/go button.
- Step away. The interface instructs you to step clear before the robot moves.
- The J1600 travels autonomously, avoids obstacles on the way, drops the pallet at floor level, and performs the post-delivery action you selected.
The most common task in practice is exactly this pattern: manual pickup, autonomous delivery, floor-level drop, and return to origin. The route can be a few meters or well over 100 meters — the concept is the same.
What to expect while it runs
- White lights indicate manual mode; blue floor-light strips in automatic mode show the protected area around the robot.
- The protective safety field adjusts with speed and expands as the robot travels faster.
- You can take over at any time by grabbing or moving the tiller or using the stop controls. See Manual and Autonomous Modes.
Task rules to remember
- Pallet pickup is always manual.
- Autonomous delivery is at floor level. Picks and drops above floor level, up to 1,600 mm, are manual capabilities.
- Autonomous driving requires level floors (0% gradeability in automatic mode).
Beyond the first task
The J1600 supports several named task patterns — Boomerang, Simple ABC, drop and wait, deliver and park, come to me, and multi-point flows. See Task Management for all of them.