Singapore firm Goldbell's unit starts supplying autonomous forklifts to global logistics giant here

The forklifts recharge autonomously and wirelessly via a method called induction charging. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
The machines operate with no human intervention in Katoen Natie's Jurong Logistic Terminal on Jurong Island. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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SINGAPORE - A three-year-old home-grown company is supplying an international logistics giant a fleet of autonomous forklifts in a move which could lead to worker-less warehouses soon.

xSquare, a fully owned subsidiary of Singapore engineering and transport group Goldbell, started with a single forklift retrofitted to be autonomous for Katoen Natie two years ago.

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