Route
Record start, goal, conditions and assistance.
Scope boundary · 18
Navigation demo is not fulfilment proof
Separate route completion from verified material identity, handoff, quality, throughput and recovery.
Evidence statusDeployment decision framework · site and workflow validation requiredLast reviewed: 14 August 2026
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FUURAA thesis
A vehicle can navigate successfully while the warehouse outcome still fails.
Engineering map
Turn the title into engineering objects that can be observed, measured and reviewed.
Each layer states the boundary to establish and the evidence needed for the next decision.
Material
Verify load, destination and physical handoff.
Service
Confirm timing, quality and downstream usability.
Verification questions
Write the questions first, then decide whether a demo, test, pilot or operating record can answer them.
Each question needs an object, conditions, denominator, threshold and accountable decision owner.
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Was a real load transferred?
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Was inventory updated correctly?
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How many attempts and resets occurred?
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Did downstream work proceed?
Evidence to preserve
Enable the next reader to reconstruct conditions, results, failures and the decision.
A conclusion alone loses reviewability; raw records, configuration and exclusions matter too.
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Evidence package 1
Unedited route and task trace
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Evidence package 2
Material and inventory verification
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Evidence package 3
Attempt, assistance and downstream record
Scope boundary
State what this evidence still cannot be generalised to.
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Capability tests isolate parts of a mission and do not validate a particular warehouse service threshold.
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This is an engineering reading and decision framework; it does not replace application-specific risk assessment, conformity work, procurement acceptance or professional advice.
Sources and evidence status
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NIST · Updated 2024-08-16 · verified 2026-08-14
↗02Standard test methods for response robots
Develops repeatable measures for mobility, manipulation, sensing, endurance, communications, operator proficiency, logistics and safety.
ISO · Published 2023-06 · revision in progress
↗ISO 3691-4:2023 — Driverless industrial trucks and their systems
Specifies safety requirements and verification for AGVs, AMRs and related driverless industrial-truck systems, including operating-zone conditions.