Apparatus and devices for moving, transporting, and storing porch bots

A railed fork bot for lifting and positioning a porch bot in a truck trailer comprising:

• a base end distal from a distal end;
• a plurality of tines of a fork to lift said porch bot wherein said fork extends from a carriage which slides along a rail arm from said base end to said distal end;
• said base end is configured to support said railed fork bot vertically from a truck trailer bed of said truck trailer;
• said distal end comprises a rail car interface to connect to a rail car on a roof of said truck trailer to stabilize said rail car as a column;
• and
• an automated control system for precise positioning and lifting.

A railed fork bot for lifting and positioning a porch bot in a truck trailer wherein said railed fork bot comprises:

• a base end distal from a distal end;
• tines of a fork to lift said porch bot wherein said fork extends from a carriage which slides along a rail arm from said base end to said distal end;
• said base end is configured to support said railed fork bot vertically from a floor of said truck trailer;
• said distal end comprises a rail car interface to connect to a rail car on a roof of said truck trailer to stabilize said rail car as a column;
• and
• an automated control system for precise positioning and lifting.

A railed crane bot apparatus for lifting and positioning a porch bot in a truck trailer wherein:

• said railed crane bot apparatus further comprises a roof rail to be connected to a roof of said truck trailer longitudinally intermediate a front wall and an opposite rear door of said truck trailer;
• a rail car which runs in a longitudinal direction along said roof rail;
• wherein suspended from said rail car is a winch having a cord with a free end with a hook to lift and position said porch bot;
• and
• an automated control system for precise lifting and positioning.