Locus Array targets autonomous picking
- Locus Robotics said in April it is globally launching Locus Array, an aisle-based warehouse system that picks orders autonomously with mobile robots and arms. - The company says Array can reduce picking and putaway labor by 90%, run 24/7, and is already deploying with DHL Supply Chain. - Locus is extending from worker-assist robots into robots-to-goods automation as warehouses chase denser, less labor-heavy fulfillment. (therobotreport.com)
Locus Robotics has moved beyond robots that help people pick orders and into robots that do the picking themselves in warehouse aisles. (therobotreport.com) The company said in April that it is globally launching Locus Array, a system that combines a mobile robot, a robotic picking arm, and machine vision to complete fulfillment work without manual intervention. (therobotreport.com) (locusrobotics.com) Instead of bringing shelves to fixed stations, Locus calls the approach robots-to-goods: the machine travels the aisle, reaches into storage, picks items, and moves them through the workflow. (locusrobotics.com) (automatedwarehouseonline.com) Locus says Array is aimed at a problem that has been hard to automate: case and each picking inside standard warehouse racking without rebuilding the entire site around conveyors or large fixed systems. (automatedwarehouseonline.com) (locusrobotics.com) The company says the system can cut picking and putaway labor by up to 90%, increase storage density, and keep operating around the clock as demand changes. (locusrobotics.com 1) (locusrobotics.com 2) That pitch lands in a market where warehouse operators have spent years adding autonomous mobile robots to assist workers, but have had fewer options for fully autonomous picking in existing aisles. (therobotreport.com) (automatedwarehouseonline.com) Locus has been previewing Array since ProMat and LogiMat in 2025, shipped first units in late 2025, and says early deployments are underway in North America. (locusrobotics.com 1) (locusrobotics.com 2) (modernmaterialshandling.com) DHL Supply Chain is the named launch customer. Locus said the first Array units were shipped to a DHL facility in Columbus, Ohio, and said broader scaling is planned across Europe and Asia-Pacific. (locusrobotics.com) (thescxchange.com) Locus is also selling Array inside its robot-as-a-service model, which lets customers add automation as an operating expense instead of buying a large fixed installation upfront. (therobotreport.com) (locusrobotics.com) The bet is that warehouses will pay for autonomous picking if it can fit into existing buildings, scale by subscription, and avoid the long construction cycles of traditional automation. (therobotreport.com) (locusrobotics.com)
