ForwardX Apex 1400-L

Overview

Apex 1400-L is a vision-based autonomous pallet stacker forklift from ForwardX Robotics. It lifts a 1,400 kg Euro pallet (600 mm load centre) to 1,600 mm, customizable to 3,500 mm, travels at up to 1.6 m/s and runs about 10 hours per charge. It positions with LiDAR SLAM plus visual perception (no QR codes), offers free-space, route-based and hybrid navigation, has five LiDARs and pallet in-place sensors, and carries CE marking. It is managed by ForwardX's f(x) Fleet Manager.

Variants & pricing

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Sensors

• 5 LiDAR (3 x 3D + 2 x 2D)
• Ultra-wide-angle cameras (1 + 3 TSA)
• 2 pallet in-place sensors
• Safety bumper
• 2 emergency stop buttons

Locomotion

wheeled (battery-electric), LiDAR SLAM and visual-perception navigation

Manipulation

Arms: 0 DOF · Hands: Pallet forks 1,150 / 170 / 60 mm (length / width / height), fork carriage width 680 / 560 mm, default fork height 90 mm, max fork height 1,600 mm at 1,400 kg (customizable to 3,500 mm)

Use cases

pallet stacking and transport, warehouse fulfillment, e-commerce and beverage warehouses, cosmetics warehouse operations

Software

SDK: ✗ · ROS: ✗ · Open source: ✗ · AI: Vision-based SLAM / visual perception; f(x) Fleet Manager

Key facts

• Source: ForwardX Apex series page and its July 2026 spec-table image (wp-content/uploads/2026/07/apex-scaled.png), fetched 2026-10-17. Image values used: 1,763 x 1,027 x 2,244 mm, turning diameter 2,260 mm, aisle Ast 2,395 mm (1,200 x 800 pallet), 880 kg, 1,400 kg max, max speed 1.6 m/s, docking accuracy +-10 mm / +-1 deg, ~10 h per charge, Wi-Fi 802.11ax included, CE: yes.
• Conflict on the same page: the older HTML spec text lists 1,830 x 1,050 x 2,080 mm, aisle 2,200 mm, fork length 1,160 mm and gives no speed. The newer table image is used; speed 1.6 m/s = 5.76 km/h converted.
• Max fork height 1,600 mm carries the full 1,400 kg; a customizable 3,500 mm height is listed for 700 kg on the older text table (the newer image shows only the height). The 3,500 mm option is not used as a base spec. Battery capacity is not published, so battery_wh is null.
• Pallet compatibility: Euro pallets, customized pallets. Charging mode DC CC-VC. Launch year not found.
• Image: official ForwardX render (Apex-1400CETSA.png, front view, 2560 px) from forwardx.com, transparent PNG laid on white; forks are hidden behind the body in this view.
• Height conflict between sources: spec-table image 2,244 mm (used) vs older HTML spec block 2,080 mm. The id keeps '1400-L' for the same reason as the 1500-L; official naming on the page is Apex 1400-L. Launch date not found in a fetched source, so year_announced stays null. Image re-cropped to the robot; the only official render published is a front view in which the forks are not visible.

About ForwardX Robotics

Maker of vision-based autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and autonomous forklifts for warehouses and manufacturing, with the f(x) Fleet Manager software.

https://www.forwardx.com · Founded: 2016 · HQ: Not stated on fetched pages (offices in China, Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia and the US)