# Autonomous Pallet Jack Project – An Ongoing Robotics Project

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/autonomous-pallet-jack-project-an-ongoing-robotics-project/59254>\
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**Created:** [October 27, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/autonomous-pallet-jack-project-an-ongoing-robotics-project/59254 "2026-10-27T19:17:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![fabrice49](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/fabrice49/32/36178_2.png) [@fabrice49](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/fabrice49)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/autonomous-pallet-jack-project-an-ongoing-robotics-project/59254/1 "2026-10-27T19:17:44Z")

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Hello everyone,

I would like to share my current project: the development of an **autonomous pallet jack** , with the goal of exploring how robotics and autonomous navigation can be applied to pallet handling and material transport.

The project is currently under development, and I am documenting its progress, design choices and technical aspects on my blog.

**Project page:**

> **[Transpalette autonome à l’échelle 1/1 : ROS 2 Humble, Nav2, micro-ROS Teensy...](https://transpalette-autonome.blogspot.com/2026/10/blog-post.html)**
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>   Pourquoi ce blog Quand j’ai commencé ce projet, j’ai beaucoup galéré. Je trouvais peu d’exemples complets qui mélangent robotique open so...

I am sharing this project here to connect with the robotics community, exchange ideas and learn from people working on autonomous mobile robots, navigation, perception and industrial automation.

I would be particularly interested in feedback and discussions about the technical challenges involved in developing this type of mobile robot.

Thank you for your time, and I look forward to exchanging ideas with the community!

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**Author:** ![juliaclark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@juliaclark](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/juliaclark)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/autonomous-pallet-jack-project-an-ongoing-robotics-project/59254/2 "2026-10-28T13:14:13Z")

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The stack choice is interesting — ROS 2 Humble with Nav2 plus micro-ROS on a Teensy splits the heavy navigation work from the real-time motor and sensor loop, which seems sensible for a pallet jack where wheel control timing matters. What I’d be curious about is how you handle localization in a warehouse aisle, since racking tends to play badly with 2D lidar scans and wheel odometry alone can drift with a loaded jack. Also wondering how you’re approaching safety and e-stop behavior during development. Documenting the design choices as you go is genuinely useful for others attempting similar material transport builds.