Locus Robotics passes 2 billion units picked milestone

Locus Robotics, a provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse automation, has announced that its AMR solutions have now picked more than two billion units, which the company says reinforces its position as the premier robotics provider for the warehouse and logistics industry. This new milestone comes just 11 months after reaching the industry-first landmark of 1 billion picks in 2022.

"Achieving the two billion picks milestone is an incredible accomplishment for our company and for our customers," said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. “This event is a testament to the dedication and innovation of our incredible team and the dramatic productivity improvements we deliver to drive our customers’ growth and success.”

Reaching this milestone took just 358 days, with the last 100 million picks taking just 27 days – an average of 3.7 million picks per day, the company noted. By comparison, it took more than six years to make the first billion picks, and 1,542 days to pick the first 100 million units. LocusBots have now traveled more than 37 million miles in customers’ warehouses, the equivalent of more than 1,370 times around the Earth or 77 round trips to the Moon, the companyh added.

"Achieving the remarkable milestone of two billion picks demonstrates how Locus's intelligent automation solution can transform warehouse operations," said Keith Price, CIO of Concordance Healthcare, "We look forward to continuing to work with the Locus team to leverage the power of advanced robotics and automation to drive even greater warehouse fulfillment optimization in the years ahead."

“Locus’s consistent innovation, user-centric approach, and genuine dedication to customer relationships puts them at the forefront of warehouse automation,” said Alan McDonald, vice president of continuous improvement at GEODIS. “This milestone is a testament to its technological leadership and synergistic collaboration. We look forward to building on our work together and driving even greater efficiency improvements in the future.”

Of its AMR-assisted picks, about 80% come from existing Locus Robotics customers, and 20% from new ones added over the past year, Faulk told Robotics 24/7, which like Modern, also is part of Peerless Media. In that story, Faulk noted that not only has Locus Robotics added more customers and new deployments in the past 11 months, its pre-existing customers have also substantially expanded their fleets.

The AI and data science-driven LocusOne platform serves as an enterprise-level fleet manager, overseeing complex warehouse fulfillment workflows that support diverse use cases, clustering tasks to create optimal robot missions and reduce unproductive worker walking time, the company explained.

The LocusOne warehouse automation execution platform enables the smooth orchestration of multiple robotic form factors at enterprise-scale within a single coordinated platform, the company added. It provides real-time optimization of tasks to be completed within the four walls and across multiple levels in warehousing and manufacturing environments.