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2026-08-27 - Production Milestone - Hai Robotics records more than ten thousand contracted HaiClimber robots across twelve countries - Customer projects span twelve countries across five regions Eight customers had expanded existing systems or selected HaiPick Climb for additional projects Development began in 2022 before the system’s global introduction in 2025 - source: hairobotics.com 2026-05-05 - Deployment - St. Luke’s deployed HaiPick System 1 with Equipment Depot at a healthcare consolidated-services centre - The project created an automated consolidated-services centre for St. Luke’s Equipment Depot participated as the implementation partner HaiPick System 1 supports healthcare supply fulfilment at the facility - source: hairobotics.com 2026-04-22 - Production Milestone - Mettler Toledo, Arvato and Hai Robotics deployed HaiPick Climb and reported more than 300% additional storage capacity - Results at a glance: ✔ 300%+ increase in storage capacity ✔ 75% reduction in labor costs ✔ 99%+ order picking accuracy ✔ Support for 6,500+ SKUs By rethinking vertical storage and automating picking workflows, the warehouse achieved major performance gains… - source: hairobotics.com 2026-04-16 - Deployment - Hai Robotics and Maersk disclose live Singapore fashion-fulfilment centre - The centre opened in February 2026 and was operating as an integrated fashion-fulfilment site when Hai Robotics published the milestone. The deployed system combines 49 A42T vertical-storage robots with 110 AMRs for workstation transport. The site handles… - source: hairobotics.com 2026-04-02 - Regulatory - Hai Robotics obtained IEC 62443-4-1 certification for its industrial-automation development lifecycle - IEC 62443 was developed specifically to address such risks in industrial settings, establishing globally recognized requirements for secure system design and lifecycle management IEC 62443-4-1 focuses on the secure development process of industrial products… - source: hairobotics.com 2026-03-09 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics upgrades HaiPick Climb system for faster fulfillment - • Hai Robotics announced an upgraded version of its HaiPick Climb automated storage and picking system. • The enhanced system delivers totes to picking stations in under two minutes, enabling up to 4,000 deliveries per hour. • It supports up to 45,000 totes… - source: hairobotics.com 2026-02-26 - Facility Opening - Hai Robotics schedules Hoofddorp EMEA Innovation Center opening - The centre at Airborne Avenue 81 was established to assess the full HaiPick Systems portfolio under real operating conditions. The formal opening was scheduled for 9 April 2026 with selected customers, partners, consultants and industry media invited. The… - source: hairobotics.com 2026-01-14 - Partnership - Dematic and Hai Robotics sign European integration agreement - Hai Robotics became an AMR supplier option for Dematic and KION Group affiliates in Europe. The framework covers training, quality standards, warranties, spare parts and delivery terms. The companies said they would develop joint projects and conduct… - source: hairobotics.com 2026-01-14 - Deployment - Hai Robotics powers Zuellig Pharma Korea innovation center - The installation increases storage density while automating inbound, outbound and inventory-handling workflows. Hai Robotics delivered the project for regulated pharmaceutical distribution operations in South Korea. - source: hairobotics.com 2025-11-20 - Production Milestone - Li-Ning’s one-month HaiPick Climb rollout triples storage capacity - Implementation was completed on a one-month schedule The facility could hold three times its previous inventory volume Operating rate exceeded eight hundred pieces each hour - source: hairobotics.com 2025-11-11 - Production Milestone - Hai Robotics opened production capacity in Yancheng and Penang and reported a tenfold increase in HaiPick… - Two new manufacturing sites were established in Yancheng and Penang The facilities increased HaiPick production capacity by ten times HaiPick systems are also used internally for parts storage and retrieval - source: hairobotics.com 2025-10-24 - Regulatory - Hai Robotics obtained RED Articles 3.3(d) compliance for connected warehouse systems - All HaiPick Systems are developed in accordance with ISO 27001 , ensuring robust policies and processes for managing information security across operations Operational Reliability: Contributes to the overall security and integrity of automated warehouse… - source: hairobotics.com 2025-09-30 - Deployment - Bella Aurora Labs deploys HaiPick System 3 with LYL and Hai Robotics - The deployment uses 8 HaiPick A42TD-G-E1 ACRs, 15 K50 AMRs, 2 conveyor lines and 4 desktop picking stations. Hai Robotics said the system fits under 650 square meters and manages about 8,000 storage locations. The deployment reaches about 300 totes per hour… - source: hairobotics.com 2025-09-24 - Production Milestone - Hai Robotics expands production capacity with China and Malaysia factories - The expansion increased production capacity for HaiPick warehouse automation systems. The manufacturing footprint includes Yancheng and Penang sites. - source: hairobotics.com 2025-07-31 - Contract Award - PBSA and Hai Robotics announced South Africa’s first HaiPick system for Masterparts - The project, which is set to go live Q4 2025, marks a significant milestone in the modernization of spare parts logistics in South Africa Together, they developed a tailored solution built around Hai Robotics’ HaiPick System 1 , chosen for its modularity… - source: hairobotics.com 2025-04-30 - Deployment - Hai Robotics deploys HaiPick Climb at Polish e-commerce logistics hub - The deployment handled 15,000+ SKUs and more than 100,000 storage locations. The system processed more than 1,400 totes per hour with over 99% picking accuracy. The deployment places Hai Robotics's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling… - source: hairobotics.com 2025-02-26 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics Unveils HaiPick Climb - Totes are delivered to workstations in as little as 2 minutes after order receipt – 34% faster than traditional ASRS – allowing for extended order cutoff times for same – day fulfillment. Easy to Implement and Scale HaiPick Climb operates by attaching… - source: hairobotics.com 2025-02-12 - Deployment - COSGRA deploys Hai Robotics ACR goods-to-person system - The deployment uses three HAIPICK A42TD-G-E1 telescopic, double-deep robots. The project involved Hai Robotics, ULMA Handling Systems and Instalux Soniger. Hai Robotics said the COSGRA system had been operational since Q3 2024. - source: hairobotics.com 2024-12-20 - Production Milestone - TME’s HaiPick configuration delivers high tote throughput and dense storage - High Throughput: Capable of processing 2,400 totes per hour , the automation setup effectively supports up to 5,000 orders with 30,000 order lines daily Managing a catalog of over 150,000 SKUs and processing more than 30,000 order lines daily demands robust… - source: hairobotics.com 2024-08-21 - Production Milestone - Boot Barn deployed HaiPick automation at its Kansas City facility and reported 460 totes per hour with 50% lower… - The Kansas City configuration processes 460 totes per hour Labour requirements fell by 50 percent after automation The system supports nationwide retail distribution from the facility - source: hairobotics.com 2024-08-21 - Production Milestone - Sundan deployed HaiPick System 3 and reported 289 cases per hour with 99.99% picking accuracy - Sundan has teamed up with Hai Robotics to implement the cutting-edge HaiPick System 3, revolutionizing both inbound and outbound operations! Seamless fulfillment for both online & offline orders Handling both distribution logistics and returns effortlessly - source: hairobotics.com 2024-08-12 - Deployment - Maersk reports quantified results from Hai Robotics warehouse system - The 7,500-square-metre warehouse contains 63,770 storage locations. Operating efficiency tripled and employee walking fell by 90% in the documented deployment. The case also reported 60% lower lighting use after the move from manual picking. - source: hairobotics.com 2024-05-13 - Deployment - L’Oréal China opens SMART fulfilment centre with HaiPick automation - The 46,000-square-metre facility includes 39 HaiPick A42 case-handling robots. The system also uses HaiPort and conveyor picking workstations. The automated workflow supports direct-to-consumer order fulfilment. - source: hairobotics.com 2024-05-09 - Production Milestone - JD Logistics deployed Hai Robotics ASRS at a California distribution centre and reported a 42.09% daily fulfilment… - The California distribution centre uses a Hai Robotics automated storage and retrieval system Daily fulfilment increased 42.09 percent after the deployment The result is a site-specific operating metric rather than a global fleet claim - source: hairobotics.com 2024-04-30 - Facility Opening - Hai Robotics Unveils its Newest Southeast Asia HQ and State-of-the-Art Demo Centre in Singapore - After successfully launching their Southeast Asia Headquarters and Demo Centre in Singapore, they're eager to keep innovating and bringing efficient automation solutions to life. The HaiPick system facilitates rack expansion by up to three – deep… - source: hairobotics.com 2024-03-25 - Partnership - Hai Robotics and Equipment Depot plan St. Luke's automation - Equipment Depot's EQ SOLUTIONS division will integrate the turnkey warehouse system. The planned workstations include operator interfaces and checking systems for inventory accuracy and order handling. - source: hairobotics.com 2024-02-02 - Production Milestone - Avenue Shops increases storage capacity and daily throughput after HaiPick deployment - At the same time, their storage capacity increased by 2.5 times! Experience the incredible transformation of Avenue Shops, a leading apparel drop shipper, as they skyrocket their daily order throughput by 65%! With the implementation of the HaiPick System… - source: hairobotics.com 2023-10-02 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics Launches New Solutions Aimed to Heighten Warehouse Storage Density and Real-Time Efficiency - Horizontal space in between totes can be slashed by 60%, ensuring no space gap at the back and hence optimizing existing warehouse storage space. HaiPick System 3 is a highly standardized system incorporating Hai's telescopic Grapple Hook ACRs and Fast –… - source: hairobotics.com 2023-08-08 - Facility Opening - Hai Robotics opens Wuxi robot manufacturing base - The facility covers up to 10,000 square metres. Hai Robotics stated annual production capacity of up to 10,000 robots. The site produces HaiPick case-handling robots and AMR-led solutions and also supports partner training. - source: hairobotics.com 2023-07-13 - Partnership - Hai Robotics and Chang Industrial form manufacturing-automation partnership - Chang Industrial added Hai Robotics storage and retrieval systems to its engineering and supply-chain consortium. The initiative targets autonomous systems, mixed fleets, workforce optimization and factory information flows. The companies said they planned… - source: hairobotics.com 2023-06-21 - Partnership - Hai Robotics and SAP co-develop warehouse-robotics interface - The interface connects robot software with SAP S/4HANA Extended Warehouse Management and Warehouse Management modules. Supported functions include issuing, cancelling and relocating tasks as well as monitoring robots. Hai Robotics reported that the joint… - source: hairobotics.com 2023-04-24 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics Unveils New Solutions at LogiMAT 2023 Led by HaiFlex and HaiPick A3 - Order – fulfilment speed is 16 times faster than robot – to – conveyor belt transport enabling higher in/out efficiency in mixed fields. In addition, attendees can witness two star products – the towering 10m tall HaiPick A42TD and HaiPort. The Haiflex… - source: hairobotics.com 2022-11-09 - Production Milestone - Sinocare’s Hai Robotics system increased storage from 7,500 to 12,000 totes and doubled per-worker efficiency at its… - Storage capacity increased from 7,500 to 12,000 totes Average density reached about 13 totes per square metre Per-worker efficiency doubled after automated storage and tote handling were introduced - source: hairobotics.com 2022-10-26 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics introduced the HaiPick A3 fork-lifting ACR in Southeast Asia - Hai Robotics is making waves at the 2022 LogiMAT Intelligent Warehouse, exhibiting its latest fleet of ACRs and HaiPort-powered workstations The HaiPick A42T Telescopic ACR is also standing out, with its capability of picking and storing plastic totes and… - source: hairobotics.com 2022-09-13 - Partnership - WINIT added 100 Hai Robotics warehouse robots in the United Kingdom and reported three-to-fourfold workflow-efficiency gains - To successfully address this, in 2021 WINIT turned to Hai Robotics to automate its order – fulfillment center operations. WINIT also needed to address the challenges of managing a vast number of SKUs which increased the need for warehouse storage density and… - source: hairobotics.com 2022-09-07 - Partnership - Hai Robotics Japan and Gaussy agreed to cooperate on robot-subscription services - The parties signed a distribution agreement in August 2022 for the HaiPick ACR series in Japan Gaussy’s Roboware subscription service would adopt the HaiPick A42N The companies planned joint demonstrations at Logis-Tech Tokyo 2022 - source: hairobotics.com 2022-07-13 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics documented the HaiPick A42T’s ten-metre picking height and double-deep picking configuration - Advantages: ✅ 10m picking height ✅ 300% increased storage density ✅ Double-deep picking ✅ Flex-width picking ✅ High flexibility ✅ 99.99% picking accuracy Using warehouse vertical space to improve your storage density can be a game-changer The HaiPick A42T… - source: hairobotics.com 2022-06-15 - Funding - Hai Robotics raises over $100M in Series D+ funding - Hai Robotics raised more than $100 million in Series D+ financing. The round supported expansion of HaiPick autonomous case-handling robot deployments across global warehouse markets. The event extended Hai Robotics' run of large funding rounds after its… - source: freightwaves.com 2022-06-12 - Regulatory - Hai Robotics obtained SGS and ETL certifications for HaiPick A42 and HaiPort equipment - The company has acquired more than 600 global patents for core intellectual properties involving positioning, robot control, and warehouse management The HaiPick ACR system, independently developed in 2015, is the world's first of its kind It now has over… - source: hairobotics.com 2022-06-12 - Deployment - Philips deployed Hai Robotics automated case-handling robots at its Zhuhai smart factory after a one-year evaluation - Selection followed a one-year technical evaluation The system supports material flow inside the Zhuhai operation The record covers one factory deployment rather than a general partnership - source: hairobotics.com 2022-06-12 - Regulatory - SGS certified Hai Robotics to ISO 9001 - SGS issued the ISO 9001 quality-management certification The standard covers organisational quality processes rather than one robot product The certification is distinct from later equipment-specific safety approvals - source: hairobotics.com 2022-06-12 - Partnership - Hai Robotics and MHS formed a North American goods-to-person robotics partnership - By using the HaiPick system, customers can realize warehouse automation transformation in a week, increase storage density by 80-130%, and improve warehouse operation efficiency by 3-4 times Dedicated to the R&D of the ACR system, Hai Robotics developed… - source: hairobotics.com 2022-02-27 - Deployment - Hai Robotics and Anta begin third warehouse-automation project - The project extends an established warehouse-automation programme between the companies. Anta had already completed two earlier projects with Hai Robotics. The source presents the third project as a new site milestone rather than a duplicate of the earlier… - source: hairobotics.com 2022-01-12 - Facility Opening - Hai Robotics Launches Innovative Demo Center in Silicon Valley - The live robotics demo site features four types of ACR robots, three types of picking workstations, and a comprehensive HaiQ software and intelligent algorithm platform. The headquarters and Demo Centers of Hai Robotics U.S.A. are located in Silicon Valley… - source: hairobotics.com 2021-12-15 - Contract Award - Hai Robotics Marks Milestone with HaiPort for Order Fulfillment Efficiency - A single robot’s efficiency can be improved by 30% compared with manual loading/unloading. As a result, 30% fewer robots are required if a HaiPort – powered Workstation is deployed in a warehouse. HaiPort – powered Workstation HaiPort is an automatic loading… - source: hairobotics.com 2021-10-26 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics Unveils 3 New Products at CeMAT Asia 2021 - Caption: A HaiPick A42 – FW flexible – width ACR picks cartons and totes of different sizes at CeMAT Asia 2021 in Shanghai on October 26. HaiPick A3 Warehouse Robot The HaiPick A3 robot, adopting a fork – lifting picking design, is created for wider storage… - source: hairobotics.com 2021-09-21 - Funding - Hai Robotics secures over $200M across Series C and Series D rounds - Hai Robotics secured more than $200M across continuous Series C and Series D financing rounds. The Series C round was led by 5Y Capital; the Series D round was led by Capital Today. The company said the capital would support product upgrades, global… - source: therobotreport.com 2021-09-17 - Partnership - Hai Robotics partners with Savoye on smart warehousing - SAVOYE incorporated HaiPick autonomous case-handling robots into its goods-to-person warehouse designs. The collaboration targets European and international logistics projects by combining Hai’s ACR hardware with SAVOYE integration expertise. - source: hairobotics.com 2021-03-11 - Funding - Hai Robotics raises $15M Series B+ funding - Hai Robotics raised $15 million in Series B+ financing. The company said the round would support global expansion for its autonomous case-handling robot systems. The milestone came as HaiPick warehouse robots were moving from early deployments toward broader… - source: hairobotics.com 2020-11-03 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics debuts HaiPort workstation at CeMAT Asia - HaiPort is an automatic case-loading port that loads and unloads cases simultaneously. The exhibition also showed HaiPick A42D, A42N, A42T and laser-SLAM robots. The workstation was presented as part of the broader HaiPick goods-to-person system. - source: hairobotics.com 2020-09-16 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics and SEER unveil laser-SLAM case-handling robot - The robot combines laser-SLAM navigation with an integrated SRC controller. The design supports docking with rollers, shelves, latent AGVs and manual workstations. Its lift range spans 0.4 metres to 1.86 metres for factory material handling. - source: hairobotics.com 2020-09-04 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics launches telescopic-lift HaiPick A42T - The robot’s access range spans 0.25 metres to 6.5 metres. Its body is 3.6 metres tall and extends through an integrated telescopic lift. The adjustable reach is designed for warehouses with irregular rack heights. - source: hairobotics.com 2020-08-11 - Production Milestone - Xinning Logistics’ HaiPick SMT warehouse reached 440 pieces per hour—four times manual efficiency—and 1.6-times… - Outbound throughput reached 440 pieces per hour The automated workflow was four times as efficient as the previous manual process The warehouse increased storage density by 1.6 times for SMT materials - source: hairobotics.com 2020-04-30 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics launches double-deep HaiPick A42D system - The double-deep configuration was designed to add up to 30% more storage locations than single-deep racking. HaiQ software provides machine-learning slotting and picking modes for the system. Hai Robotics said the A42D had undergone four upgrades during 18… - source: hairobotics.com 2019-11-11 - Production Milestone - Hai Robotics reported HaiPick peak outbound throughput of 1,300 cases per hour per robot and picking accuracy above… - Facing 14 times the number of normal outbound needs, HaiPick runs efficiently and reaches the peak outbound speed at 1,300 per hour per robot, while keeping the picking accuracy over 99.9%. After Double 11, the biggest Chinese shopping carnival, over 1.3… - source: hairobotics.com 2019-09-12 - Production Milestone - Hai Robotics documented the development of its HaiPick goods-to-person platform from its 2015 origins - Different from the Kiva-type system and follow-person AGV system, HaiPick 1.0, the Autonomous Case-Handling System (ACR system) was born, redefining G2P robotics The Hai Robotics team found the huge potential of warehouse automation and started researching… - source: hairobotics.com 2019-02-19 - Product Launch - Hai Robotics launched the HaiPick A41 automated case-handling robot - This highly efficient robot can save labor picking time, increasing working efficiency by 3-4 times. HaiPick ACR system makes its world debut at LogiMAT 2019, which is the most important trade show for the logistics industry, providing intralogistics… - source: hairobotics.com View Hai Robotics overview