Example Workflows

This page collects the J1600's standard task patterns and end-to-end workflows. Use it to match a material flow in your facility to a task type the robot already supports.

The standard delivery workflow

The most common task is manual pickup, autonomous delivery, floor-level drop, and return to origin:

1. Manually pick up a supported pallet or load carrier.
2. Open task creation on the touchscreen.
3. Choose the task type and a saved drop destination.
4. Choose what happens after delivery: return to origin, go to another point or parking, or stop and wait.
5. Execute the task.
6. The robot asks to enter automatic mode; confirm with the physical start/resume button.
7. Step away when the interface instructs you to.
8. The J1600 travels autonomously, avoids obstacles, drops the pallet at floor level, and performs the selected post-delivery action.

The route can be a few meters or well over 100 meters — the workflow is the same. Pallet pickup is always manual, and autonomous delivery is always at floor level.

Named task patterns

Pattern	Behavior	Software level
Boomerang	Deliver to a destination, then return to the origin/operator	Basic automation
Simple ABC	Deliver from A to B, then travel on to C	Basic automation
Drop and wait	Deliver, drop, and remain at the destination	Basic automation
Deliver and park	Complete the drop, then proceed to a defined parking location	Basic automation
Multi-point to multi-point	Combine saved points freely for cross-docking and changing flows	Basic automation
Come to me	Call the robot to a location from a mobile app or web interface	Advanced automation

Locations are created by driving to a point and tapping Save location — see teach and repeat. Saved points recombine freely: you do not teach every A-to-B variation, and there is no software limit on the number of saved locations.

First-time setup workflow

1. Power on the J1600 and follow the on-screen tutorial.
2. Drive manually through the facility with the tiller. The robot continuously learns and updates its 3D map.
3. Drive to each desired autonomous floor-drop point.
4. Tap Save location, name the point, and repeat for every destination.

A worked example: drive to a bay, save it as "Pallet Bay 1", create a task with Drop Pallet at Location, choose stop-and-wait, execute, confirm automatic mode, and step back.

Charging workflows

• Manual charging: plug in the charger during a break or when the machine is idle, as with a conventional electric pallet jack.
• Automatic charging (advanced automation): the robot drives to the station, positions itself, and the charging interface extends to the vehicle's charging plates. This enables opportunity charging whenever the robot is not busy.

Material-flow examples

• Inbound receiving: unload the truck manually, then send the pallet autonomously to inspection or storage.
• Production supply: an operator picks or prepares a pallet; the J1600 delivers materials to the line on demand.
• Cross-docking: shuffle pallets across multiple origins and destinations by combining saved points — no bespoke task per pair.
• Temporary storage: create short-lived storage points in minutes when demand changes.
• Buffer and staging management: transport between lines, staging areas, and storage zones.
• Receiving–storage–production–shipping: automate the long travel segments that connect standard warehouse zones.

For the environments these flows suit, see the J1600 overview; for integrating workflows with fleet or site software, see the integration overview.