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HELI i-Series AGV Forklift

amrproductionby HELI Forklift

HELI's i-Series autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) forklifts (1–3.5 ton counterbalance) won the Silver Award in Product Design in 2024.

Manufacturer
HELI Forklift
Form factor
amr
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies HELI i-Series AGV Forklift, a amr by HELI Forklift (production). 1 source back the record.

Overview

HELI's i-Series autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) forklifts (1–3.5 ton counterbalance) won the Silver Award in Product Design in 2024. The product line includes reach truck AGVs and counterbalance forklift AGVs for autonomous warehouse operations including high-bay storage.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
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Pricing

No verified price is on record for HELI i-Series AGV Forklift. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for HELI i-Series AGV Forklift.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. New Era of Innovation: HELI K3 Series & TIANSHU AI Laboratory · https://www.helichina.net/new-era-of-innovation-heli-k3-series-tianshu-ai-laboratory/

Common questions

What is HELI i-Series AGV Forklift?
HELI's i-Series autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) forklifts (1–3.5 ton counterbalance) won the Silver Award in Product Design in 2024. The product line includes reach truck AGVs and counterbalance forklift AGVs for autonomous warehouse operations including high-bay storage.
How much does HELI i-Series AGV Forklift cost?
HELI i-Series AGV Forklift's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for HELI i-Series AGV Forklift from HELI Forklift. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is HELI i-Series AGV Forklift actually deployed in the real world?
HELI i-Series AGV Forklift is recorded at the production stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes HELI i-Series AGV Forklift?
HELI i-Series AGV Forklift is made by HELI Forklift, based in Hefei, Anhui, China, founded in 1958.
Can you buy HELI i-Series AGV Forklift?
HELI i-Series AGV Forklift is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to HELI i-Series AGV Forklift?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable amr robots to HELI i-Series AGV Forklift include LocusBot, AutoStore System, Skypod, Amazon Robotics fleet.
How does HELI i-Series AGV Forklift compare to LocusBot?
HELI i-Series AGV Forklift and LocusBot (Locus Robotics · 13 deployments) are both amr robots on the DEPLOY registry. HELI i-Series AGV Forklift has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
What is HELI i-Series AGV Forklift's maturity stage?
HELI i-Series AGV Forklift is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Where is HELI i-Series AGV Forklift deployed?
No verified deployments of HELI i-Series AGV Forklift are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is HELI i-Series AGV Forklift safe?
HELI i-Series AGV Forklift has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-30

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-30

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: amr

Sources by quality tier

1
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Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for HELI i-Series AGV Forklift.