Operator Training

The J1600 is designed so that an existing electric pallet-jack operator can learn it in about 30 minutes. Training is operator-centric and no-code: nothing in standard use requires programming skills or an automation specialist.

Why training is short

• Manual mode is familiar. The tiller and manual behavior are designed to feel like a conventional electric pallet jack. An operator who drives one already knows most of the machine.
• Tasks are no-code. Creating a task means choosing a saved destination and a post-delivery behavior on the 15-inch touchscreen — teach-and-repeat, not configuration.
• The interface guides the operator. The robot asks for confirmation before entering automatic mode and instructs the operator to step clear before it starts.

A first-time user who had previously driven electric pallet jacks — but never the J1600 — has publicly demonstrated saving a location, creating a drop-and-return task, confirming automatic mode, and watching the robot navigate around people, within roughly 15 minutes of first contact.

What an operator learns

1. Driving and lifting in manual mode (picks and drops up to 1,600 mm).
2. Saving and naming locations — see Saving the First Location.
3. Creating tasks and choosing post-delivery behavior — see Creating the First Task.
4. The mode handover: confirming automatic mode with the physical start/go button and stepping away — see Manual and Autonomous Modes.
5. Taking back control: grabbing or moving the tiller, stop and override controls, and the emergency stops.
6. Charging routines — see Charging.

Training materials

An operator tutorial runs on the device itself and is also available online. Short public tutorial videos cover adding drop locations, creating tasks, and charging.

Structured training in the commissioning package

The optional five-day installation and commissioning package includes formal training:

• Day 2: group training for all operators, plus individual hands-on practice for up to six operators.
• Days 3–4: additional operator training as needed, alongside performance monitoring and troubleshooting.

The operator's ongoing role

Training is short, but the operator's role stays central: judging load stability and pallet condition, performing all pickups, handling exceptions, and deciding when the machine may run autonomously. See Human-in-the-loop automation and the Operator Manual.