Locus Robotics emerged from Quiet Logistics after Amazon acquired Kiva Systems and reserved the Kiva platform for its own fulfilment network. Quiet had operated warehouses using Kiva and created Locus when it needed a replacement automation system for third-party logistics work.
Locus' early multi-billion-pick milestones came from fleets in which warehouse associates selected items and robots handled travel. Its March 2026 seven-billion-pick account says most picks used the person-to-goods model with Origin and Vector robots. Array added autonomous in-aisle manipulation to the portfolio when it launched commercially in April 2026. LocusONE now coordinates both human-assisted workflows and robots that pick items, so the company's installed fleet and cumulative pick history span different operating models.