Locus Robotics Brings the Robot to the Shelf With AI-Powered Array
Locus Robotics Brings the Robot to the Shelf With AI-Powered Array
Publish Date: 2026-05-12 09:01:00
Source Domain: wwd.com
- Locus Robotics has introduced the Locus Array, a “robots-to-goods” system that performs autonomous picking, putting away, and inventory replenishment directly into warehouse aisles, eliminating the need for human intervention.
- The technology uses “physical AI” to integrate artificial intelligence within hardware sensors, enabling accurate perception of the real world, which improves the robot’s ability to understand and handle different items based on pressure and weight.
- The mobile design eliminates the need for humans to bring products to a stationary position, reducing mispicks and allowing maximum robot productivity.
- Locus Array is designed to address warehouse challenges including labor constraints, rising costs, and fluctuating demand, while reducing reliance on manual labor by up to 90 percent and maintaining consistent throughput.
- The Array robot can pick most SKUs weighing under 4.5 pounds and store up to six totes vertically within the 10-foot-tall system.
- Customer deployments are beginning in North America with plans to scale globally, enabling companies to achieve return on investment within a year depending on the speed of deployment and SKU types.
- Utilizing a robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model allows businesses to adopt the system on a subscription basis, accelerating return on investment and reducing capital tied up in long-term contracts.
- Array integrates with the LocusOne orchestration platform, which coordinates all Locus robotics systems and scales with warehouse operations by dynamically assigning work based on real-time demand.
