DHL Supply Chain Timeline

Events

• 2026-08-26 - Deployment - DHL Supply Chain deployed Geek+ robotics at its new healthcare-logistics facility in New Zealand - The system supports healthcare logistics in a newly opened New Zealand facility Geek+ mobile robots handle automated storage and order-fulfilment workflows The record is limited to the named DHL Supply Chain facility - source: geekplus.com
• 2026-08-17 - Deployment - DHL Supply Chain completes Vecna CaseFlow pilot - The pilot combined autonomous mobile robots with workflow orchestration for case picking. The first implementation met acceptance milestones with stable performance. DHL described the result as a basis for broader evaluation and possible future deployments. - source: vecnarobotics.com
• 2026-03-16 - Deployment - DHL expands SVT SOFTBOT across warehouse network - DHL uses SOFTBOT to standardize and accelerate integrations between automation technologies and warehouse systems. The companies reported robotics integrations up to twelve times faster than traditional approaches. The deployment supports DHL's strategy for… - source: dhl.com
• 2025-12-02 - Deployment - DHL begins 15-unit Carter rollout in Mexico - The rollout is Carter’s first deployment in DHL’s Latin American operations. Carter improved productivity by more than 60% in North America and 30% in Mexico. Warehouse-management-system integration is scheduled for 2026, followed by phased expansion across… - source: robust.ai
• 2025-03-17 - Deployment - DHL deploys SVT Robotics SOFTBOT platform across warehouses - DHL said the plug-and-play platform could make robotics integrations up to 12 times faster than custom coding. The rollout supports pre-built connectors for new robotics technologies across DHL’s warehouse network. DHL cited more than 8,000 collaborative… - source: group.dhl.com
• 2024-06-14 - Production Milestone - DHL passes 500M Locus AMR picks - DHL Supply Chain passed 500 million Locus AMR picks. The milestone covered DHL warehouse operations using Locus autonomous mobile robots. The count gives DHL and Locus a large-scale production metric for AMR-assisted fulfillment. - source: group.dhl.com
• 2024-02-01 - Partnership - DHL partners with Robust.AI on warehouse AMRs - The partnership targets fulfillment workflows using autonomous mobile robots. DHL positioned Carter as a robotic coworker for warehouse operations. - source: dhl.com
• 2023-11-07 - Partnership - DHL & AutoStore™ Expand Global Warehouse Automation - DHL Supply Chain is the named logistics operator. The expanded scope covers additional AutoStore deployments. The announcement is a partnership expansion, not one site claim. - source: autostoresystem.com
• 2023-11-07 - Partnership - DHL and AutoStore expand warehouse-robot partnership - DHL and AutoStore expanded their warehouse-robot partnership. DHL planned to deploy more than 1,000 AutoStore robots across multiple DHL Supply Chain sites. The expansion created a scaled goods-to-person automation signal inside DHL global logistics… - source: group.dhl.com
• 2023-01-31 - Deployment - DHL deploys Boston Dynamics Stretch commercially - DHL commercially deployed Boston Dynamics Stretch for automated truck unloading. Stretch was deployed as part of DHL accelerated warehouse automation program. The deployment is a named early commercial warehouse use case for Boston Dynamics' mobile… - source: dhl.com