The Mobile Robot Company
"The Future Drives Itself"
Danish startup founded by ex-MiR and Geekplus veterans, won a 2026 IFOY AWARD for its J1600 self-driving pallet jack.
The Mobile Robot Company is a Danish robotics startup headquartered in Hvidovre, near Copenhagen, that designs and sells self-driving pallet jacks for warehouse and factory logistics. Its flagship product, the J1600, is a dual-mode pallet jack that can be driven manually or switched into autonomous mode; it has a rated payload capacity of 1,600 kg and a lift height of 1.6 m. The J1600 uses 3D LiDAR for navigation and a 360-degree safety field for obstacle detection, and the company says it removes the need for a separate systems-integration project, letting customers set up autonomous routes themselves through a teach-and-repeat process the company states takes roughly 30 minutes per route. The company states the J1600 can save around 80% of an operator's manual handling time on repetitive pallet-moving tasks.
Commercially, the company offers a two-week trial of the J1600 for 4,000 euros, with outright purchase priced from 65,000 euros; deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2026. The company was founded by Emil Hauch Jensen and Odin Skovsted, both robotics-industry veterans: Jensen previously worked at warehouse-robotics company Geekplus, while Skovsted spent more than 20 years in the mobile-robot industry, including a leadership role at Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), the Odense-based AMR maker later acquired by Teradyne. That MiR/Geekplus lineage places The Mobile Robot Company within Denmark's established mobile-robotics cluster.
In 2026 the company was named a winner of the IFOY AWARD, the international material-handling industry's annual innovation prize, with the J1600 listed among the finalists in the Industrial Truck category, placing it alongside entries from established intralogistics vendors. The company's headquarters is registered at Kettevej 45, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark (VAT No. DK45258866), and it can be reached by phone at +45 88 10 90 12. The company maintains active LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube accounts to support its go-to-market and recruiting efforts.
The company's stated ambition is to redefine the way robots assist humans by making mobile-robot automation more accessible and practical for logistics operations that have not traditionally been able to justify a full AMR deployment. No public information was found on the company's exact founding year, total headcount, or outside investors; these would need to be confirmed directly with the company.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
J1600 Self-Driving Pallet Jack
- Model: J1600
- Launch Year: 2026
Dual-mode pallet jack for manual or autonomous use, 1,600 kg payload, 3D LiDAR navigation, made in Denmark, ships Q2 2026.
Contact The Mobile Robot Company
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Company Facts
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Manufacturer
Company Size
employees 10-50
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Europe
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Subsidiary / Acquired
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