Gideon is turning vision-based AMRs toward autonomous trailer work
Gideon followed DB Schenker pallet-handling deployment proof and a $31 million Series A with Trey, an autonomous forklift for trailer loading and unloading.
Gideon launched Trey on April 21, 2022 for autonomous pallet loading and unloading. The company claimed it could save more than 80% of a worker’s time.
At Leipzig, DB Schenker deployed three Gideon robots inside a 125,000-square-meter supply center serving a German automotive customer. Packaging-material replenishment came from packing-station requests, a structured workflow that validated the autonomy stack in live logistics before the company pushed toward dock work.
Gideon says its DB Schenker deployment detected obstacles including low forklift forks, which can be difficult for systems relying only on 2D lidar. This tested perception, rather than Trey trailer loading.
The $31 million Series A gave Gideon a strategic map before the Trey launch. Koch Disruptive Technologies led the round, with DB Schenker, Prologis Ventures, and Rite-Hite participating. Industrial operations, warehouse real estate, and loading-dock equipment all sit close to the trailer-loading problem Trey targets.
Gideon has not announced Trey customer deployments.
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