Company
Locus Robotics
Warehouse-automation company (Wilmington MA) making LocusBots collaborative picking AMRs, delivered as Robots-as-a-Service.
- Founded
- 2014
- HQ
- Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA
- Status
- private
- Models
- 5
- Deployments
- 2
Verified profile
6
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Key facts
Chapter 11 filing
Locus Robotics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2023 following a challenging post-pandemic fundraising environment despite raising $117M Series F in November 2022. Emerged through restructuring with renewed focus on core logistics customers.
Post-restructuring status
Restructured and continuing operations. Acquired Nexera Robotics in May 2026 (Business Wire, May 19 2026), advancing mobile manipulation capabilities. NOT acquired by Ricoh.
Product
LocusBots collaborative picking AMRs
Business model
Robots-as-a-Service
Industry
Warehouse-automation
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Data & sources
- Press releases2
- News coverage1
- Web sources3
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Models (5)
View all models →Current platform
Locus Max
Locus Robotics' Max is a heavyweight autonomous mobile robot that safely transports large, heavy payloads (up to ~3,000 lb) through a facility, the heavy-duty member of the LocusOne AMR fleet.
Current platform
Locus Vector
Locus Robotics' Vector is a flexible autonomous mobile robot for high-productivity material handling and logistics within warehouses, complementing the Locus Origin picking robot in the LocusOne multi-bot fleet.
Current platform
Locus Origin
Locus Origin — next-generation collaborative AMR from Locus Robotics designed for high-volume order fulfillment in multi-level warehouse environments. Operates alongside human pickers, delivering 2X+ productivity improvement over traditional methods. Managed by the LocusOne warehouse execution platform with real-time operational visibility.
Current platform
LocusBot
AMR for warehouse picking and fulfillment. Collaborative picking alongside human workers.
Current platform
LocusBot
Locus Robotics (Wilmington, Massachusetts) is a warehouse-automation company whose LocusBots are collaborative goods-to-person picking AMRs that work alongside human pickers, delivered on a Robots-as-a-Service subscription model via the LocusONE platform. The registry records it at commercial maturity: it operates across 150+ customers and 350+ sites in 20 countries, having surpassed 6 billion cumulative picks by October 2025 (accelerating, with DHL Supply Chain a marquee customer). It raised a $117 million Series F at a roughly $2 billion valuation in 2022 (a point-in-time figure). In April 2026 it launched Locus Array, a mobile-manipulation system extending the line from collaborative picking toward fully autonomous fulfillment. Pick-count and fleet figures are company-reported.
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Mike Johnson President & COOIR-verified
- Al Dekin Chief Revenue OfficerIR-verified
- Sean Johnson Chief Technology OfficerIR-verified
- Rick Faulk CEOIR-verified
Founders (4)
- Bruce Weltycofounderfounded 2015-01-01no longer at company
- Mike Johnsoncofounderfounded 2015-01-01
- Al Dekincofounderfounded 2015-01-01
- Sean Johnsoncofounderfounded 2015-01-01
Board (5)
- John Hayes chair
- Mike Johnson director
- Rick Faulk director
- Rory O'Driscoll director
- Zach Barasz director
Former / Previously (1)
- Bruce Welty Founder & former Chairman/CEOsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Locus Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operated deployments (2)
Operator customers (4)
- CEVA Logistics2 deployments
- DHL Supply Chain2 deployments
- GEODIS2 deployments
- Locus Robotics2 deployments
Recent coverage
Locus Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Roborock19 models
- Ecovacs Robotics16 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (2)
- Locus Robotics - DHL Supply Chain with DHL Supply Chaindeployment
- Locus Robotics acquires Nexera Robotics with Nexera Roboticstechnologyconcluded
Funding rounds (11)
- Series F2023-01-01
$117M(reported)
- Series E2022-04-01
$117M(reported)
- Series D2021-04-01
$150M(reported)
Investors: Tiger Global Management (co_lead), Goldman Sachs Asset Management (co_lead)
- Series E2021-01-01
$150M(reported)
- Series C2020-08-01
$150M(reported)
Investors: Tiger Global Management (lead)
- Series D2020-01-01
$40M(reported)
- Series B2019-10-01
$26M(reported)
Investors: Scale Venture Partners (lead)
- Series C2019-01-01
$26M(reported)
- Series A2018-06-01
$25M(reported)
Investors: Scale Venture Partners (lead)
- Series B2017-01-01
$25M(reported)
- Series A2015-01-01
$6M(reported)
Acquisitions (1)
- acquired Waypoint Roboticsfull acquisition2021-09-20
Sources (6)
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/locus-robotics-reports-record-growth-080000762.html
- https://www.therobotreport.com/locus-robotics-launches-locus-array-for-fully-autonomous-fulfillment/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/locus-robotics-passes-one-billion-units-picked-301625329.html
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/locus-robotics-announces-117-million-in-series-f-funding-bringing-its-valuation-close-to-2-billion-301688564.html
- Chapter 7 and Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Alert for February 20, 2023 (Locus Robotics Chapter 11 listed) · https://natlawreview.com/article/weekly-bankruptcy-alert-february-20-2023 · 2023-02-20
- Locus Robotics Acquires Nexera Robotics (May 2026; mobile manipulation expansion) · https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260519458248/en/Locus-Robotics-Acquires-Nexera-Robotics-Advancing-a-Patented-Breakthrough-in-Mobile-Manipulation · 2026-05-19
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Enterprise Security, Risk and Compliance Co-Op/InternshipRegulatory
Wilmington, MA
- Deployment Engineer, North AmericaOperations
United States
- Senior Mechanical EngineerEngineering
Wilmington, MA
- Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer (Electrical)Manufacturing
Wilmington, MA
- Senior Manufacturing EngineerManufacturing
Wilmington, MA
- Senior Embedded Firmware EngineerEngineering
Nashua, NH
+4 more open roles tracked
Common questions
- What is Locus Robotics?
- Warehouse-automation company (Wilmington MA) making LocusBots collaborative picking AMRs, delivered as Robots-as-a-Service.
- Where is Locus Robotics based?
- Locus Robotics is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA.
- When was Locus Robotics founded?
- Locus Robotics was founded in 2014.
- What does Locus Robotics make?
- Locus Robotics has 5 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Locus Max, Locus Vector, Locus Origin and 2 others (Locus Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Locus Robotics operate robots?
- Locus Robotics operates 2 verified deployments, including at United States, Wilmington.
- Is Locus Robotics safe?
- Locus Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 6 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-29
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-29
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- secondary-trade-publication
- Trade publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Locus Robotics.Peer companies
- Roborock19 models
- Ecovacs Robotics16 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Locus Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Locus Robotics acquires Nexera Robotics for grasping technology
Locus Robotics acquired Nexera Robotics, integrating Nexera's NeuraGrasp grasping technology into Locus' physical AI platforms to expand mobile picking capabilities.
Locus Robotics Acquires Nexera Robotics for NeuraGrasp technology
Locus Robotics acquired Nexera Robotics, integrating NeuraGrasp membrane gripper technology into Locus Array platform. Launched at MODEX 2026.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/locus-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/locus-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d5d6f44d-3f5c-4ec2-86e7-38b5ffdd0cb9
- Revision history: /companies/locus-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Roborock19 models
- Ecovacs Robotics16 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
48.9/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 8 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 8 operational sites across 7 countries. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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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.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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