Locus Robotics

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About

About Locus Robotics

Locus Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots and warehouse orchestration software for fulfilment operations. Its LocusONE platform coordinates robots, warehouse associates and inventory across picking, putaway, replenishment, transport and sortation. Origin carries orders alongside people, Vector transports heavier loads, and Array combines autonomous movement with robotic grasping for in-aisle fulfilment. The systems serve retailers, third-party logistics providers, healthcare distributors and industrial warehouses.

The company grew out of the team behind Quiet Logistics and supplies its systems through Robots-as-a-Service subscriptions covering hardware, software, deployment and continuing support. Fleets can expand for seasonal demand and combine different robot formats within existing warehouse layouts. Locus integrates with warehouse-management systems and uses operational data to adjust task allocation, routing and fleet performance. Its commercial deployments span hundreds of fulfilment sites, with headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

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Operations

Production capacity

  • Production rate

    2025-11-05 - Locus reports S&S Activewear’s Vaughan site rose from 48 lines/hour to 70-75 lines/hour after deployment. - S&S Activewear Vaughan Locus deployment - Vaughan, Ontario

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Output & shipments

  • Reported output

    2024-05-18 - DHL Supply Chain reported more than 500 million picks using Locus Robotics AMRs. - DHL-Locus deployment network - DHL Supply Chain Locus deployment network

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Operating milestones

  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - Dental City increased picking productivity by 300% with Locus AMRs. - Dental City — 300%

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - Dental City achieved 99.85%picking accuracy with Locus AMRs. - Dental City — 99%

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - Psycho Bunny tripled fulfillment productivity with Saddle Creek and LocusBots. - Psycho Bunny / Saddle Creek — 3×

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - nGroup improved productivity by 229% with LocusBots and Optoro. - nGroup — 229%

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - Fleet Feet increased order fulfilment rate by 98% with Locus Robotics and Infios. - Fleet Feet — 2×

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - UPS Healthcare increased lines picked by 54% over six months at its Louisville cold-storage operation. - UPS — 2×

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - APL Logistics increased picking productivity by 122% with Locus robots. - APL Logistics — 122%

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - Staples Canada doubled productivity after deploying Locus robotics. - Staples Canada — 2×

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - Staples Canada improved order accuracy by 73% with Locus robotics. - Staples Canada — 73%

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - Staples Canada cut training time by 70% with Locus robotics. - Staples Canada — 70%

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - Brother and Saddle Creek increased picking from 30 to 80–100 SKUs per hour with Locus. - Brother / Saddle Creek — 80–100 SKUs/hour

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - Carhartt reported warehouse units-per-hour productivity doubled with Locus. - Carhartt — 2×

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - Kenco increased picking from 30–40 to 120–150 units per hour per picker with Locus. - Kenco Group — 120–150 units/hour/picker

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - ISN increased productivity by 230% after a Locus deployment. - ISN — 230%

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - Maersk reported a 300% productivity improvement with Locus robots. - Maersk — 300%

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - Go! Retail accelerated daily restocking by about 40% with Locus robots. - Go! Retail — 40%

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  • Operating metric

    2026-08-30 - GEODIS reported a 50% productivity improvement with Locus Vector AMRs. - GEODIS — 50%

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  • Operating milestone

    2026-08-30 - evo workers increased average picking from 35 to 90 units per hour with LocusBots. - evo — 90 units/hour average

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Deployments

  • Operating use

    2026-03-02 - Locus Robotics AMRs completed seven billion customer picks across hundreds of fulfillment sites, with thousands of robots operating worldwide. - global Locus AMR customer deployments

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  • Operating use

    2026-02-20 - Locus Robotics reported one billion DHL warehouse picks, with Locus AMRs operating across more than 40 DHL-managed sites. - DHL Supply Chain network - 40+ DHL-managed sites

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  • Commercial activity

    2025-11-05 - Locus reports S&S Activewear runs Locus robots in 10 facilities across the U.S. and Canada. - S&S Activewear Locus Robotics network - United States and Canada

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  • Operating use

    2024-12-05 - Locus Robotics and GEODIS reached 10 million units picked at the Carlisle distribution site. - GEODIS Carlisle Locus deployment - Carlisle distribution site

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  • Commercial activity

    2024-06-14 - DHL Supply Chain said it used Locus Robotics AMRs across more than 35 sites worldwide. - DHL-Locus deployment network - DHL Supply Chain Locus deployment network

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  • Customer site

    2024-03-18 - Locus Robotics and John Lewis announced an AMR deployment at the Milton Keynes distribution centre. - single distribution-centre deployment - Milton Keynes distribution centre

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  • Customer site

    2024-03-11 - Locus Robotics and GEODIS implemented Locus Origin bots at GEODIS Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico for ecommerce and retail fulfillment. - GEODIS Mexico Locus Origin deployment - Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico

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  • Operating use

    2026-08-30 - MSK Pharma Group uses 63 Locus robots across two facilities. - MSK Pharma Group — 63 robots

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  • Operating use

    2026-08-30 - MSK Pharma Group operates Locus robots across two facilities. - MSK Pharma Group — 2 facilities

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  • Operating use

    2026-08-30 - Locus deployed 11 autonomous mobile robots for JAS Contract Logistics. - JAS Contract Logistics — 11 AMRs

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  • Operating use

    2026-08-30 - Locus initially deployed 10 robots for evo. - evo — 10 robots

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  • Operating use

    2026-08-30 - Locus deployed 46 autonomous mobile robots for FM Logistic. - FM Logistic — 46 AMRs

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  • Operating use

    UPS Healthcare implemented 24 Locus AMRs at its Louisville cold-storage facility. - single cold-storage facility - Louisville cold-storage facility

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Supply

Supply chain relationships

  • TE Connectivity

    Inbound - Connectivity - TE Connectivity delivered custom self-aligning power and signal docking connectors for Locus AMR charging systems

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  • e-con Systems

    Inbound - robotics sensors - e-con See3CAM USB cameras are used in Locus mobile robots

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  • DHL

    Outbound - Equipment - Locus Robotics supplies 5,000 Locus autonomous mobile robots for DHL global warehouse network

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Funding

Investors

  • Scale Venture Partners - Lead - VC - 5 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2017-11-20 - latest 2022-11-29
  • BOND - Lead - Unknown - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-02-18 - latest 2022-11-29
  • Tiger Global - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-02-18 - latest 2021-09-14
  • Zebra Ventures - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2019-04-22 - latest 2020-06-02
  • G2 Venture Partners - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Gray's Creek Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Hercules Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • HESTA - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Newton Investment Management North America - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Next47 - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Prologis Ventures - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-02-18
  • Silicon Valley Bank - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Stack Capital Group - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29
  • Stafford Capital Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2022-11-29

Team

  • Mike Johnson - President & Chief Operating Officer - Johnson leads operating execution for Locus Robotics warehouse AMR deployments and LocusONE platform scale-up.
  • Hamid Montazeri - Senior Vice President, Software & A.I. - Montazeri leads software and AI work for Locus Robotics warehouse automation platform.
  • Mike Sussman - Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering - Sussman leads hardware engineering for Locus Robotics autonomous warehouse robot systems.
  • Sean Johnson - Chief Technology Officer - Johnson leads Locus Robotics technology work across autonomous warehouse robots, software, and fleet intelligence.
  • Rick Faulk - Chief Executive Officer - Faulk leads Locus Robotics strategy and execution for autonomous warehouse fulfillment systems.

Timeline

Events

Notes

Profile notes

  • Locus grew out of a warehouse operator losing access to Kiva robots

    reviewed 2026-07-18 - 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.

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  • Locus pick milestones span collaborative and autonomous fulfilment models

    reviewed 2026-10-19 - 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.

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Relations

Relationships

  • Reflex Robotics

    Warehouse Workflow Exploration - Reflex Robotics and Locus explored humanoid induction and putaway, with a joint ProMat2025 demonstration planned.

  • BITO Lagertechnik

    Technology Partner - Locus Robotics has a public integration relationship with BITO Lagertechnik.

  • HelloFresh

    Warehouse Automation Deployment - Locus supplies 39 modified Origin AMRs for HelloFresh's chilled fulfilment operation, expanded from a 13-robot pilot.

  • S&S Activewear

    Deployment Partner - Locus Robotics robots are deployed at S&S Activewear's Vaughan facility.

  • GEODIS

    AMR Warehouse Deployment - Locus Robotics AMRs deployed in GEODIS warehouse fulfillment operations, including Mexico and Carlisle milestones.

  • Nexera Robotics

    Acquirer And Parent - Locus Robotics acquired Nexera Robotics to bring its team and NeuraGrasp technology into the Locus Array roadmap.

  • Hy-Tek Intralogistics

    Partner - Locus Robotics and Hy-Tek Intralogistics collaborate through the Array System Integrator Programme on solution design, certification and customer deployments.

  • Zion Solutions Group

    Warehouse Automation System Integrator - Zion Solutions Group is a foundational Locus Array system-integrator partner, working on solution design and customer deployments.

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Shared workflows

Context tags

  • Warehouse material handling - Workflow - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Fulfillment AMR builder - Peer Group - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Warehouse picking - Workflow - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Warehouse orchestration - Capability - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Robot OEM - Stack Layer - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Warehouses - Customer Environment - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Scaled fleet operations - Commercial Stage - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Robot fleet operations - Capability - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Autonomous navigation - Capability - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Warehouse orchestration software - Stack Layer - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.
  • Warehouse orchestration robotics - Stack Layer - https://locusrobotics.com/company/about-us/ — Current mixed-fleet warehouse robots, LocusONE orchestration and commercial fulfilment operations.