Trolley transport vehicle

A trolley transport vehicle for transporting a trolley comprising:

• a chassis;
• a drive system disposed on the chassis and configured to propel the trolley transport vehicle;
• a gripper assembly disposed on the chassis, the gripper assembly comprising a gripper support and at least one gripper mounted on and supported by the gripper support, wherein the at least one gripper is arranged to releasably grasp a trolley;
• wherein the gripper support is configured to move laterally relative to the chassis to align the grippers with a trolley and to move longitudinally relative to the chassis;
• a controller operatively connected to the drive system, the controller configured to control the drive system to move the trolley transport vehicle;
• and
• the chassis configured to pivot about a central lateral axis such that the chassis tilts relative to a ground surface while the gripper support maintains said lateral and longitudinal movement relative to the chassis.