EPG partners with Locus Robotics
- Ehrhardt Partner Group said April 27 it formed a strategic partnership with Locus Robotics, integrating Locus warehouse robots into EPG’s warehouse management software. - EPG said the combined offer gives customers a ready-to-use picking system, while Locus says its robots now run at more than 350 sites. - The deal adds robots to EPG’s broader push to build a technology-agnostic automation stack. (newequipment.com)
Ehrhardt Partner Group, or EPG, said on April 27 that it has partnered with Locus Robotics and integrated Locus robots into its warehouse management system. (materialhandling247.com) The companies said the integration lets EPG sell a ready-to-use fulfillment package aimed at speeding picking and letting warehouses scale robot capacity up or down. (automatedwarehouseonline.com) EPG said the Locus system is now tied into its LFS warehouse management system, the software layer that directs inventory, tasks, and worker activity inside a warehouse. (logisticsmatters.co.uk) (epg.com) Locus Robotics makes autonomous mobile robots, or AMRs, which move through warehouses to bring carts or inventory to workers instead of relying on fixed conveyor lines. (locusrobotics.com 1) (locusrobotics.com 2) That matters for operators trying to avoid large building retrofits, because mobile robots can usually be added in stages rather than installed as permanent infrastructure. (locusrobotics.com) (automatedwarehouseonline.com) Jens Heinrich, principal strategic product manager at EPG, said the Locus partnership fits EPG’s goal of making automation “quickly integrable” for daily warehouse operations. (thermalcontrolmagazine.com) The companies did not disclose financial terms, customer names, or a launch date beyond saying the integrated offer is now available through EPG. (materialhandling247.com) (automatedwarehouseonline.com) Locus said its robots are deployed at more than 350 sites across retail, healthcare, third-party logistics, and industrial operations, giving EPG a partner with an existing warehouse footprint. (newequipment.com) EPG said it serves more than 1,600 organizations with software for warehouse management, control systems, labor management, shipping, and route optimization. (newequipment.com) (epg.com) The partnership also fits EPG’s wider automation push. The company said in February at LogiMAT 2026 that it was building an open, artificial-intelligence-driven supply chain software environment with NVIDIA. (epg.com) For warehouse operators, the pitch is straightforward: keep the warehouse software they already use, add mobile robots for picking, and expand capacity without redesigning the whole network. (automatedwarehouseonline.com) (logisticsmatters.co.uk)
