2022 Instructables – Envision The Future Of The Lift Truck Student Design Challenge

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Lift Trucks, also known as forklifts, are an integral tool to various industries and disciplines. We would like you to share how you see this technology advancing as needs shift.

Show us how you envision the future of the lift truck. You may use any of the prompts below as a jumping off point or go a completely different direction with your design. Additionally, don’t forget about the quality, reliability, and comfort when considering components and design:

• Workforce:
• What forklift enhancements in universal design would benefit novice, expert, GenZ and aging operators?
• Electrification:
• What are the owner and operator perceptions about electric forklifts outdoors?
• What new challenges and potential solutions are there?
• Human Machine Interface:
• How can controls and the flow of information be improved?
• Mobile Workstation:
• What amenities, improved comfort and storage enhancements are possible?
• Work environments:
• What features and improvements will aid in work environments with robots and pedestrians as well as manual, remote and automated forklifts?
• Space:
• How would a forklift on the moon be different than one on earth?
• What would the containers, interface mechanism and operator compartment look like?
• How would you optimize remote operation and sensing?