Navifra, a company specializing in autonomous driving robot solutions, announced on the 23rd that it won the CES 2026 Honoree Award in the Robotics category for its vision-based markerless docking system, NaviDock.
CES Innovation Awards are awarded through a peer review process based on technological differentiation and market applicability. Unlike conventional docking methods, Navipla was recognized for its technological approach, which utilizes vision-based recognition to perform docking without the need for separate markers or additional infrastructure.
NabiDok utilizes vision information to recognize its docking environment and is designed to dock without the need for floor QR codes, reflectors, or repetitive teaching processes. This aims to reduce installation and operational burdens in logistics and manufacturing settings.
The installation process utilizes a plug-and-play approach, enabling rapid use after powering on. Technically, six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) pose estimation technology maintains a consistent level of precision even in repetitive docking environments, achieving ±5mm positional accuracy and ±0.5° angular accuracy based on internal testing.
Furthermore, it is designed to be independent of any specific manufacturer, making it applicable to a wide range of logistics robots, from small AMRs to medium and large AMRs and unmanned forklifts (AFLs). This allows for operational environments where multiple robots share the same docking port.
Park Joong-tae, CEO of Nabipra, said, “We wanted to reduce the burden of building on-site infrastructure through vision-based docking technology,” and “We plan to use this CES 2026 Innovation Award as an opportunity to verify its applicability in various industrial sites.”
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