Cartken is building Hauler robots into Japanese industrial logistics
Melco ordered nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots through Mitsubishi Electric’s distribution channel. Hauler carries up to 660 pounds.
Cartken announced on June 25, 2025 that Melco Mobility Solutions ordered nearly 100 Cartken Hauler robots for industrial facilities in Japan. Melco is a Mitsubishi Electric Group company and has distributed Cartken robots in Japan since 2022.
The order targets factories, warehouses, logistics, medical, and life-sciences facilities. That moves Cartken beyond the food-delivery category into heavier internal transport, where payload, route reliability, elevator integration, and local service matter more than consumer ordering volume.
Cartken Hauler is designed for interbuilding transport with payload capacity up to 660 pounds. The robot can navigate ramps, uneven ground, all-weather routes, and elevator-integrated multi-floor delivery work in Japan.
Cartken was founded by former Google engineers including Christian Bersch, Anjali Jindal Naik and Jonas Witt. Hauler extends its outdoor delivery-robot work into industrial material handling with larger payloads.
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