This report presents a new model of small automated guided vehicle (AGV) called the "Automated Compact Truck (ACT)," whose shipment was started by Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe Oy (MLFI) in October 2024. Located in Finland and serving as one of the development and production bases of Mitsubishi Logisnext Europe (MLE), MLFI developed the ACT series by allowing the existing small power pallet AGVs (which have been on sale in Europe since 2010) to undergo a complete model change as their successor product. Conventionally, small AGVs were mainly used to transport goods, that is, moving inbound goods near the storage racks or towards the conveyor in a warehouse, or moving products from one production process to another in a factory. However, with customers' growing needs for seamless loading of items onto a higher shelf, MLFI has successfully expanded the maximum lift height to 6.0 m in the new series. The other features that MLFI has developed include the safety control based on the latest international standards and the functionalities enabling collaboration with on-site workers and manned forklift trucks. The features of the new ACT series are reported herein, especially focusing on their best selling point: an innovative user interface. Behind the development lies the concept of "Mixed Fleet," which serves as the core of our logistics solutions business. The following chapter describes this key concept for the new ACT series.
