CategoryWarehouse & Logistics Robotics
Overview
Grainger, American industrial supply company (W.W. Grainger) deploying warehouse automation and robotics.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Type
Focus
Stage
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company W.W. Grainger has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
W.W. Grainger on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- D.G. Macpherson Chairman and CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for W.W. Grainger.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
W.W. Grainger in third-party press
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names W.W. Grainger.
People (1)
Partnerships
3 total · 3 operating
Every company W.W. Grainger has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology—operating
- Grainger x Intelisys Electronic CommercewithIntelisys Electronic Commercedistribution—operating
- grainger x awswithAWS30technology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for W.W. Grainger.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning W.W. Grainger from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Grainger acquiring AWM in $210 million deal
W.W. Grainger Inc. is acquiring Adroit Worldwide Media (AWM), a technology company focused on artificial intelligence (AI), tracking and access control for job sites. The cash…
Grainger Acquires Adroit Worldwide Media Technology Assets For $210 Million
W.W. Grainger has acquired technology, intellectual property and talent assets from Adroit Worldwide Media for $210 million in cash, expanding the industrial distributor's…
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
How Investors May Respond To W.W. Grainger (GWW) Upgraded 2026 Outlook And Higher Dividend
Why Grainger’s KeepStock Inventory Management quietly changes factory floors
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Stock Could Be 4.3% Overvalued After Its Recent Run
Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights W.W. Grainger, MSC Industrial, Kion, Fastenal and EquipmentShare.com
W.W. Grainger (GWW) Stock After Strong 2024 Rally Is The Upside Now Limited
Is W.W. Grainger Stock Underperforming the S&P 500?
Have Insiders Sold W.W. Grainger Shares Recently?
Grainger family donates $75M to Mayo Clinic for state-of-the-art supply building
Grainger family gifts $75 million to Mayo Clinic for AI-powered logistics facility
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/grainger.md
- RSS feed: /companies/grainger/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/fb555cb8-b3f0-49f8-80e7-143f5a93ad9f
- Revision history: /companies/grainger/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Robotphoenix5 models
- Reeman4 models
- Savoye4 models
Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
W.W. Grainger draws attention at the 27th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among AMRs.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026