Transform how your facility handles multi-ton machinery with the Battery Powered Machine Skates. Engineered in Germany, these self-propelled, battery-operated transport skates eliminate the need for heavy forklifts, tow tractors, or restrictive power cables. Operating via a single-user remote control, the system allows one operator to safely maneuver loads.
The warranty of the battery powered machine skate is 2 years or 900 operating hours, whichever comes first.
The battery life on the battery powered machine skate is dependent on several factors, but 4-6 hours is the typical life.
You cannot use 2 battery powered machine skates at the same time because the motors are independent from each other.
In the case of operating errors, GKS does offer repair at our Springfield, OH location. If you prefer to conduct repairs yourself, we offer repair support where we can offer guidance to make sure that repairs are being conducted correctly.
GKS recommends that you lubricate the roller bearings on the unit every two months, and that you check for irregularities before every use. Aside from that, no regular maintenance is required for the battery powered machine skate.
We do not typically offer training on the GKS battery powered machine skate because it is super easy to use! See this brief video to get a basic understanding of how to operate the skate.
We have over 100 battery powered machine skates units worldwide out in the field since the skate was released in 2012. Many of those same units sold in 2012 are still in use today! It’s a time tested, proven solution to move heavy loads in tight spaces.
We stock all of our replacement parts for battery powered machine skates in Springfield, OH.
A good rule of thumb is that the battery powered machine skate batteries will last and operate optimally for 5 years. We’ve had batteries last longer than that.
The machine skate remote control is powered by standard AA batteries.
The battery powered machine skate is designed to move heavy loads on top of the load, and not as a tugger.
The ROBOT 10 battery powered machine skate can move up to 36 ft/min, while the ROBOT 20 and ROBOT 40 can move up to 20 ft/min.
If the battery is completely dead, then it takes about 4 hours for the battery to completely re-charge. We do offer extra batteries for sale if there’s a job of length that may need to be completed.
The standard battery powered machine skates do not have a lift table, but we do offer this feature as a made to order option.
Take a look at our ROBOT 40 Liftup video to see a practical demonstration of the lift table in action.
There are several different ways to lift a load to get our battery powered machine skate underneath. The most commonly employed are:
