KM Autonome ai project

The World's First Mass-Market
Autonomous Outdoor Pallet Truck

Autonomous logistics vehicle designed specifically for outdoor environments,
at a fraction of the cost of current solutions.

~€ 11 000

Target unit price

5× cheaper

Than any comparable solution

3 tons

Maximum payload capacity

Meet the team

Founders of the project

The founders combine deep expertise in robotics, AI, construction industry and supply chain management. They founded KM Robotics in 2021 to develop and manufacture bricklaying robots.

Those robots have since been successfully deployed across construction sites in Europe and the UK, through partnership with Wienerberger, a leading global construction materials manufacturer.

Štěpán Kočí (*1978)

27 years in the construction industry. Entrepreneur, real estate developer and inventor.

Received Czech Architecture Award in 2018 for his company building design and a unique concrete mixture he invented for the construction of this building.

Founder and managing director of KM Robotics, leading hardware development.

Passionate about speed: sports cars, motor yachting, and piloting private planes.

Jakub Maršík (*1982)

Software and solutions architect, dev teams leader. Graduate of Czech Technical University.

Commercially developing software and hardware since age 15, with extensive experience in industrial applications, control systems, but also AI-driven solutions, LOB apps, cloud-based stacks, networks and data analytics.

Founder of KM Robotics, leading software and safety solution development.

Passionate snowboarder. Occasionally pursues creative art projects, blending modern tech with artistic expression.

The problem

Outdoor logistics remains manual

Current autonomous solutions fail

💸 Extremely expensive

€ 50 000 – 100 000 or more per unit, inaccessible for the mass market

🏭 Indoor only

Primarily designed for warehouse halls, they fail outdoors

🔧 Costly infrastructure

Require expensive environmental modifications and long deployment times

📉 Limited scalability

Not built for quick mass deployment in industry

Affected industries

Construction

Manufacturing

Agriculture

Ports

Industrial sites

Logistics yards

Our Solution

5× Cheaper Than the Competition

An ultra-low-cost autonomous outdoor pallet truck built on a mass-produced electric platform.

Outdoor operation

Designed specifically for outdoor environments — construction sites, factories, warehouses

Lithium battery

Electric platform, payload up to 3 tons

GPS RTK navigation

Millimeter-level positioning accuracy in real-world operation

AI pallet recognition

Camera system with artificial intelligence for autonomous handling

5G communication

Integration into logistics systems, remote fleet management

Modular design

Fast assembly, easy scaling of production, easy maintenance and repair

Business Model

Hardware + Recurring SaaS Revenue

Pricing strategy

~€ 11 000

Target unit selling price (hardware)

Recurring SaaS revenue

Cloud connectivity

Subscription for remote fleet management and monitoring, integrations

Premium features

Advanced analytics, predictive maintenance, enterprise integrations

Remote upgrades

New capabilities delivered via OTA software updates

Why Us

~5× Cheaper Than Any Comparable Solution

Our product is the only autonomous outdoor pallet truck designed specifically for outdoor logistics at a mass-market accessible price.

Criterion

Our product

Linde MH

Toyota MH

Jungheinrich

Seegrid

OTTO Motors

Unit price

~€ 11 000

€ 60 000+

€ 55 000+

€ 50 000+

€ 70 000+

€ 80 000+

Outdoor operation

✅ Yes

❌ No

❌ No

❌ No

❌ No

⚠️ Limited

Deployment speed

Days

Months

Months

Months

Weeks

Weeks

Infrastructure

None

Extensive

Extensive

Medium

Medium

Medium

Modular design

✅ Yes

❌ No

❌ No

❌ No

❌ No

⚠️ Partially

Scalability

High

Low

Low

Low

Medium

Medium

Proven Technology

Basic Autonomy Is Already Working

01

Functional prototype #1 completed

Fully assembled and operational unit for further development

02

AI cameras successfully identify brick pallets

Real-world testing of recognition in outdoor conditions

03

Autonomous trajectory calculation

Route planning for pickup and delivery verified

04

Autonomous pallet pickup and delivery verified

Real operation in an industrial environment

05

GPS RTK positioning with millimeter-level accuracy

GPS RTK positioning with millimeter-level accuracy

Current phase

From Prototype to Scalable Production

1

Prototype #1

Functional unit, validation of basic autonomy, GPS RTK, AI cameras

2

Prototype #2

Improved manufacturability, faster assembly, modular design, easier maintenance and repair

3

Prototype #3

Custom outsourced industrial components, preparation for scalable production

4

Serial production

First production batch, certifications, service documentation, market entry

Investment

What We Need:
Investment for Production Preparation

Use of investment - milestones

1

Final production prototype

Completion of prototype #3 with industrial components

2

Production preparation

Documentation, processes, supply chain

3

Software development

AI cameras detection stack improvements and training, more on-pallet goods shapes support, more pallet types support, navigation, obstacles avoidance

Connection to customers' fleet management systems and logistics systems

Open RMF, VDA 5050, monitoring

4

Safety validation & certification

Meeting regulatory requirements for commercial deployment

5

First production batch

Launching sales and generating revenue

Investment allocation

1·30%
2·10%
3·30%
4·20%
5·10%

Ready to Transform Your Outdoor Logistics?

5× cheaper.
Outdoor.
Autonomous.

Bring autonomous pallet transport to outdoor industrial environments with a solution designed for real-world deployment, rapid scaling, and measurable impact.

Validated technology

GPS RTK, AI cameras, autonomous operation — all already tested in real-world scenarios

Mass market

Hundreds of thousands of industrial sites globally still lack autonomous logistics

Government support

Selected by the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic for financial support

Ready to scale

Modular design enables a rapid transition to mass production

5·10%