page_title: Automated guided vehicle
section_title: Vehicle types
hierarchical_section_title: Automated guided vehicle / Vehicle types
caption_attribution_description: English: Tugger AGVs can move trailers or trains of trailers more safely than a manually operated tugger.
context_page_description: An automated guided vehicle or automatic guided vehicle is a portable robot that follows along marked long lines or wires on the floor, or uses radio waves, vision cameras, magnets, or lasers for navigation. They are most often used in industrial applications to transport heavy materials around a large industrial building, such as a factory or warehouse. Application of the automatic guided vehicle broadened during the late 20th century.
context_section_description: Towing Vehicles (also called "tugger" vehicles) were the first type introduced and are still a very popular type today.  Towing vehicles can pull a multitude of trailer types and have capacities ranging from 2,000 pounds to 160,000 pounds.
  AGVS Unit Load Vehicles are equipped with decks, which permit unit load transportation and often automatic load transfer. The decks can either be lift and lower type, powered or non-powered roller, chain or belt decks or custom decks with multiple compartments.
  AGVS Pallet Trucks are designed to transport palletized loads to and from floor level; eliminating the need for fixed load stands.
  AGVS Fork Truck has the ability to service loads both at floor level and on stands. In some cases these vehicles can also stack loads in rack. They can sometimes lift up to 30' to store or retrieve on high-bay racking.
  AGVS Hybrid Vehicles are adapted from a standard man-aboard truck so that they can run fully automated or be driven by a fork truck driver. These can be used for trailer loading as well as moving materials around warehouses. Most often, they are equipped with forks, but can be customized to accommodate most load types. 
  Light Load AGVS are vehicles which have capacities in the neighborhood of 500 pounds or less and are used to transport small parts, baskets, or other light loads though a light manufacturing environment.  They are designed to operate in areas with limited space.
  AGVS Assembly Line Vehicles are an adaptation of the light load AGVS for applications involving serial assembly processes.
caption: Tugger AGVs can move trailers or trains of trailers more safely than a manually operated tugger.
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