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DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Thermotraffic completes Wrexham automated cold-store expansion
- The extension adds approximately 19,300 pallet spaces, equivalent to 48,000 tonnes of storage capacity.
- The full site now provides approximately 33,150 pallet spaces, or 77,000 tonnes.
- An added production area supports services including labelling, repacking, inspection and temperature treatment.
Aurrigo secures 130,615-square-foot Coventry manufacturing hub
- The Power Park facility is more than three times the size of Aurrigo’s previous site and includes an on-site autonomous-vehicle test track.
- Aurrigo stated annual capacity of more than 500 autonomous vehicles at full utilisation, subject to customer demand.
- The company also reported that its vehicle portfolio and Auto-Sim tool had reached 12 airports globally.
SAVOYE opens new global headquarters in Longvic
- The opening brought together more than 200 guests, including clients, integrators, institutional representatives and regional media.
- The Innovation & Experience Center demonstrates storage, pallet-transfer, picking, software and packaging solutions.
- The showcased portfolio included Noblelift AGVs, HAIPICK Climb, X-PTS, ODATiO and JIVARO.
LexxPluss opens Industrial Lab robotics R&D hub
- The new R&D hub is located at the Yasuda Warehouse Heiwajima Office, while the headquarters moved to Tokyo Ryutsu Center.
- Industrial Lab is intended to reproduce warehouse operations for AMR and humanoid R&D, social-implementation testing and equipment demonstrations.
- LexxPluss said the site will collect and analyse edge data from realistic operating environments to improve system quality.
Daifuku opens Tokyo Lab for AI and robotics R&D
- Daifuku described Tokyo Lab as a base for cutting-edge technology research and development.
- The company tied the lab to AI and robotics integration for material handling systems.
- The opening added a dedicated Tokyo site for advanced technology collaboration and development.
Dexory opens 50,000 sq ft North American HQ in Nashville
- The site supports North American deployment and customer demonstrations.
- It is an additional regional headquarters, while Wallingford remains Dexory's global head office.
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 site combines live systems, engineering expertise and regional project experience for structured scalability, performance and operational-impact evaluation.
Exotec opens Imaginarium global headquarters for robotics R&D and production
- Exotec opened Imaginarium, a 25,000-square-meter global headquarters in Northern France.
- The site brings research, development, production and operations together in one location.
- Exotec described the facility as a strategic innovation and industrial hub for its next phase of growth.
Patika Robotics adds a service and production centre in Neuwied
- The Istanbul-headquartered company expanded into Germany after becoming a supplier to a major German industrial group.
- Its mobile-robot range serves automotive, textile, energy-storage and metal-industry applications, with models rated to carry loads up to four tonnes.
- The European offer combines autonomous material transport with an integrated inductive charging system for factory intralogistics.
Kenco entered a five-year partnership with GreyOrange to deploy GreyMatter orchestration and certified robotic fleets
- The partnership also introduces point – to – point (P2P) pallet movement, leveraging robotic solutions to handle horizontal pallet transport across the warehouse.
- Kenco continues to be a leading 3rd party logistics provider in North America, building lasting customer relationships for 75 years.
- This dynamic zoning improves productivity while enabling warehouse employees to focus on higher – value tasks.
Daifuku Intralogistics America completes Hobart factory expansion
- Daifuku announced that Daifuku Intralogistics America completed an expansion of its Hobart, Indiana manufacturing facility.
- The expansion doubled manufacturing space for material-handling equipment used in logistics and manufacturing automation.
- The facility milestone supports Daifuku's public profile as a large-scale intralogistics automation supplier.
Mytra opens expanded Brisbane headquarters and robotics factory
- The site supports robot and Cell-system build-outs, research, testing and validation for customer deployments.
- Mytra said the expansion supported a team of about 100 people and growing customer demand.
Exotec opens Exostudio North America demo center
- The site showcases next-generation Skypod technology.
- The demo center supports customer evaluation of Exotec warehouse robotics in North America.
- The facility supports Exotec's capacity for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows. for named customers, products or deployments.
KENGIC opens Qingdao headquarters and digital factory
- The headquarters spans nearly 20,000 square metres and combines offices, research facilities and exhibition space.
- The adjacent 86,000-square-metre production base integrates sheet-metal processing, welding, painting, machining and assembly with ERP, MES, WMS and IoT systems.
- KENGIC states that the production base can manufacture 12,000 modular intelligent-production-line units per month.
Daifuku launches Hyderabad intralogistics manufacturing plant
- The plant is operated by Daifuku Intralogistics India Pvt. Ltd.
- Daifuku said the site supports systems for general manufacturing and distribution industries.
- The company linked the launch to rapidly growing automation needs in India.
Nimble opens New Jersey robotic fulfillment center
- The facility expanded Nimble multi-node U.S. fulfillment network into a major East Coast market.
- It began serving apparel, footwear, health and beauty, consumer-electronics and other ecommerce inventory.
- The site combines robotic picking and packing with Nimble logistics network to support nationwide two-day-or-less delivery.
AutoStore opens robot factory in Thailand
- The facility manufactures AutoStore robots and system modules.
- The factory is located in Thailand.
- The opening expanded AutoStore’s manufacturing footprint.
Bluepath Robotics opens autonomous mobile robot factory in Kocaeli
- The factory opened on 29 May 2024 in Gölcük, Kocaeli.
- The site produces autonomous mobile robots for logistics, automotive, heavy industry, e-commerce, chemicals and food operations.
- Bluepath Robotics emerged from a Ford Otosan robotics engineering programme before becoming a separate company.
AutoStore opens new U.S. headquarters in Boston
- AutoStore opened a new U.S. headquarters in Boston
- The company said the site would support continued growth in North America
- The opening expanded AutoStore's commercial and operational footprint in a key automation market
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 configuration, with a maximum picking height of up to 12 metres using HaiPick ACRs.
- The HaiPick solution, independently developed in 2015, is the world's first ever ACR solution.
SIMPL Automation opens Boston-area headquarters and R&D center
- The new Waltham facility combined SIMPL Automation headquarters with a dedicated research and development center.
- Its 18,000 square feet of high-bay space supported engineering and testing for warehouse-automation systems.
- The Greater Boston location placed the team near business, academic and research organizations.
Exotec opens new conveyor production area in Croix
- The 2,500-square-metre facility was designed to produce about 30 conveyor modules per day.
- The building also houses a service centre for Skypod robot maintenance.
- Exotec said about 30 employees would initially support the new activities.
Movu Robotics opens Lokeren headquarters and experience centre
- The site included roughly 5,000 square metres of offices, 10,000 square metres for logistics and manufacturing and a 2,500-square-metre high-bay experience centre.
- The experience centre measures about 100 by 25 metres and demonstrates Movu atlas, escala, ifollow and eligo systems in live warehouse conditions.
- Movu expected to employ more than 300 people across Europe and the United States by the end of 2023.
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.
Locus Robotics breaks ground on new global headquarters in Wilmington
- Locus Robotics began construction on a new global headquarters in Wilmington, Massachusetts, marking a major expansion of its physical operating footprint.
- The nearly 200,000-square-foot site was planned to consolidate five existing locations and serve as the hub for the company's growing global operations.
- The project signaled organizational scale-up and longer-term commitment to a larger headquarters and operating base in the Boston area.
Tecnoferrari installs automated warehouse system in new headquarters
- Tecnoferrari described the automated warehouse system installed in its new headquarters.
- The system uses self-driving vehicles to move goods inside warehouse and production areas, supporting safety, productivity, traceability and data management.
Robot Space opens as a live multi-vendor robotics venue
- The venue demonstrates robots from different vendors working together through InOrbit.
- Visitors can interact with live AMRs and the RobOps platform in a realistic setting.
- The site also hosts robotics-community events and remote demonstrations.
Movu Robotics opens 24,000-square-metre campus in Lokeren
- The campus entered operation at the beginning of 2023.
- The site spans about 24,000 square metres.
- It includes multi-storey production, an R&D centre, a technology and experience centre, training rooms and offices.
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, California.
- The HaiPick ACR system, independently developed in 2015, is the world's first of its kind.
AutoStore officially opens Karmøy innovation hub
- The facility is located at Karmøy in Norway.
- The hub supports testing of retail and warehouse automation under varied environmental conditions.
- AutoStore had more than 600 installed systems across over 30 countries at the time.
AutoStore opens Karmøy Innovation Hub
- The Karmøy facility was built in seven months and was already complete when the Innovation Hub was unveiled.
- Its environment can be adjusted for hot and cold testing and for examining oxygen changes around stacked goods.
- The hub combines robotic technology with supply-chain and retail infrastructure to test customer-specific warehouse and in-store configurations.
Addverb opens ₹75-crore Bot-Valley robotics factory
- The disclosed investment was INR 75 crore and the manufacturing unit occupies 2.5 acres in Noida.
- Annual manufacturing capacity was specified at more than 50,000 robots across multiple types rather than for one named product.
- The company said the facility would employ 450 people and support a domestic robotics ecosystem with export ambitions.