Brightpick launched Gridpicker on March 17, 2026, adapting its Autopicker technology for grid-based fulfillment. It had launched Autopicker 2.0 in 2025 and announced customer expansions with NAPA and Superior Communications. Source
Brightpick grew out of Photoneo, founded in 2013 by Jan Zizka, Tomas Kovacovsky, and Michal Maly, with Branislav Pulis joining in 2015. Brightpick launched as a standalone business unit in 2021, and Photoneo Brightpick Group completed a $40 million Series B in January 2023. Jan Zizka serves as Brightpick co-founder and CEO.
Autopicker 2.0 handles picking, consolidation, and replenishment, averaging 70 to 80 picks per hour and increasing throughput by 50% over the first-generation robot. Brightpick says its fleet has trained on more than one billion picks. Giraffe works with Autopicker for tote retrieval up to six meters, while Gridpicker carries two order totes at once and targets 100 picks per hour per robot.
NAPA entered a strategic partnership with Brightpick in February 2026 for automotive parts distribution after already deploying Brightpick robots, adding another site. Superior Communications reported a Tennessee system running 50 Autopicker robots and reaching 3,500 picks per hour with two human pickers.
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