XYZ Robotics is building RockyOne truck robots into inbound receiving

In a 2026 Nitori case, Home Logistics said it deployed RockyOne at the Satte Distribution Center in June 2025 and then expanded the system to regional hubs in Sendai, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. The case reports more than 650 cases per hour and names Nitori Group as Japan’s largest home-furnishings retailer.

A separate Nitori proof-of-concept release said the group handles about 155,000 imported TEUs annually and had five to six associates unloading furniture and household goods by hand. Takafumi Ueno, head of logistics operations reform at Home Logistics, later said the company had searched for years for a solution that balanced quality and cost-effectiveness.

XYZ says the robot uses 3D perception to scan each environment in real time, then adapts motion and grasping as cartons change by size and position. At Satte, operators manage the system by tablet while the robot handles hours of manual unloading in hot or cold containers. Source

A July 2025 Prologis Park Yachiyo 2 showcase described RockyOne demonstrations at Marubeni Logistics and Nitori. Marubeni emptied a 40-foot high-cube container in 100 minutes, while Nitori reached 540 cases per hour after two days of setup. The later Nitori deployment spans multiple hubs and reports more than 650 cases per hour. Source

Shanghai-based XYZ Robotics was founded in 2018 and describes itself as a mobile-manipulation company applying 3D perception, motion planning, and reinforcement learning to logistics automation. The company says it has completed $100 million in financing, which supports a branch footprint in the United States, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and China.

RockyOne is the receiving-dock end of a broader product line. XYZ also sells RockyLight for case picking and earlier mixed-case palletizing and depalletizing systems, building a perception-and-manipulation stack across inbound and fulfillment work.

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