Warehouse & logistics

Warehouse robotics for the jobs your team repeats every shift, connected to the WMS you already run

Pallet moves between the same two points, pickers walking miles a shift, cycle counts that slip behind, and checks nobody wants to do at three in the morning. We start with the job and the site, shortlist the platform that fits across manufacturers, prove it in a scoped pilot beside your people, then connect it to your WMS and the systems your shift managers already use.

Request an integration review How a pilot works

Systems we connect into: WMS, WCS or WES, yard management, maintenance and the incident log. How our integration software is designed to work

Jobs worth a conversation

Five warehouse jobs where a robot can earn its place

Labels, not promises: whether any of them suits your site is what the survey and the pilot are for. Robots take repeat miles off your team; your people keep the judgement and the exceptions.

Pallet and tote runs

Repeat moves between fixed points: goods-in to put-away, end of line to dispatch, returns to rework. The same run, many times a shift.

Picker assist and goods-to-person

The robot carries the tote and does the walking; your pickers stay in their zone and pick. Worth a look where travel time, not picking, sets the pace.

Cycle counts and location audits

Locations scanned out of hours so counts keep pace with the stock, with discrepancies raised in the WMS as tasks rather than kept on a spreadsheet.

Walk-round checks between inspections

Visible racking damage, blocked fire exits, leaks and lighting faults, recorded with a photo and a location for the person who fixes it. Your formal racking inspections stay as they are.

Yard, dock and perimeter after hours

Trailer yard, dock doors and fence line checked overnight, with findings going to the control room or your security partner as they do now.

When a robot is not the answer. Some warehouse problems are solved better by re-slotting, a conveyor, a second shift or a change to a WMS rule, and we will say so before you spend money on a pilot. Humanoids draw the headlines, but for most moves in a UK warehouse today an AMR is the proven option. Humanoids or AMRs: how to tell which the job needs.

Tell us the job and the shift pattern. The integration review says plainly whether a robot fits.

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How it works

From a job on your floor to a robot that reports into your WMS

Four steps, the same as everywhere else we work. You can stop after any of them.

Walk the job and the site
We walk the route with your shift manager: floor, aisles, racking, Wi-Fi, charging, the people and trucks sharing the space, and what the WMS needs to know.
Shortlist the platform
AMR, AGV, quadruped, humanoid or no robot at all. Compared across manufacturers, with the trade-offs written down: throughput, payload, aisle width, runtime, UK support and total cost.
Pilot beside your people
One job, one zone, outside peak, supervised, measured against success measures agreed with you before anything moves.
Connect and hand over
The robot takes its tasks from, and reports into, your WMS and the other systems below. The proposal names who supplies, warrants and supports each part.

How a pilot works How our integration software is designed to work

Your systems

Connected to the systems your shift already runs

Your WMS stays the system of record. The robot takes its work from it and reports back into it, and anything it finds goes to the system that owns that kind of work.

Warehouse management (WMS): Tasks in; confirmations and exceptions out.
Warehouse control or execution (WCS / WES): Where you have one: moves released in the order the floor needs them.
Yard management: Dock door and trailer status from the yard round.
Maintenance system: Faults, racking damage and building defects raised as work orders against the right location.
Incident and health and safety log: Near misses, blocked exits and spills, with a photo and a location.
Control room or VMS: Yard and perimeter findings, the same way as our security patrol work.

Many AMR fleets arrive with a fleet manager that already talks to the common WMS products. Where that works, we use it rather than add a layer. We are developing our integration software to cover the gaps: the robot whose data stops at the maker’s app, the finding that should be a work order, the yard round that should reach the control room.

Which WMS, WCS or yard system you run, and which version, decides the route. We confirm it with your IT team during the survey, and nothing touches a live system until they sign it off. How our integration software is designed to work.

Tell us which WMS and systems your site runs. The integration review sets out what the robot could report into, and how.

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Who does what

Clear lines, written into every proposal

So nothing falls between your team, the manufacturer and us.

You: The job, the site, your WMS and procedures, the traffic plan and the decision to go ahead. Your people keep the judgement, the exceptions and the customer.
Forge Robotics: The recommendation across manufacturers, the design and management of the pilot, and the integration into your WMS and other systems. Supply of the robot where that fits.
The manufacturer or supplier: The robot and its fleet software: hardware, firmware, warranty and repairs.
Delivery partners: Engineering and site work where the job needs it, delivered by specialist partners under their own accreditations.

Frequently asked questions

Do we have to change our WMS?

No. The robot takes its tasks from, and reports into, the WMS you already run. Many AMR fleets come with a fleet manager that already connects to the common WMS products, and where that works we use it rather than add a layer. Where it does not, or where a finding belongs in another system, our integration software, which we are developing, is designed to carry it there. Which route fits depends on your WMS and its version, which we confirm with your IT team during the survey.

Can robots share aisles with our pickers and forklift trucks?

Often, with care. AMRs and AGVs built to ISO 3691-4, the safety standard for driverless industrial trucks, are designed to detect people and slow or stop, but mixing them with counterbalance or reach trucks needs a proper traffic plan: segregated routes or shared aisles, speed limits, crossing points and who has priority. That plan is agreed with your health and safety lead before the pilot starts, not after.

What does the site need before a pilot?

Usually less than people fear, but it has to be checked: floor condition and gradients, Wi-Fi coverage along the route, somewhere to charge and the fire risk assessment for that charging area, aisle widths, and clear location labels where counting is involved. We look at all of it during the site survey and tell you what, if anything, has to change.

Should a pilot run through peak?

No. A pilot is for learning, so it runs outside peak, in one zone, on one job, against success measures agreed up front. If the case is proven, the proposal sets out how the fleet would scale for peak, including hire or subscription where the manufacturer offers it.

Who do we call when a robot stops at three in the morning?

The proposal answers that before anything is signed: the manufacturer or supplier for the hardware under its warranty, Forge for the integration and our software, and your own team for the first response on the floor. Support hours and response times are written into the proposal.

Is a humanoid the answer for our warehouse?

Rarely, today. For moving totes and pallets an AMR is the proven option and usually the cheaper one. A humanoid is worth a pilot where the job genuinely needs arms and reach in a space built for people, and even then we would want to see it working on your task before you commit.

Start with an integration review

Tell us the task, the shift pattern and the systems your site runs today: WMS, WCS or WES, yard management, maintenance. We will come back with a written view of what fits and how it would connect, and say plainly if a robot is not the answer.