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Chuck at Waltham

Collaborative AMR for warehouse fulfillment. Follows workers to locations and carries inventory. It is an autonomous mobile robot designed for physical AI applications. Key specifications include Robot: Chuck person-to-goods picking collaborative AMR, Scale: Deployed across more than 100 warehouses, Backers: Acquired by Shopify in September 2019 for about $450 million.

Chuck by 6 River Systems · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Warehouse & Logistics Robotics

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Chuck AMR deployed at Shopify and third-party logistics warehouses. Sold to Ocado in 2023.

Key facts

Fleet
Chuck AMR
Operator
6 River Systems
Use Case
Shopify and third-party logistics warehouses
Partner
Sold to Ocado in 2023

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Chuck at Waltham.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Chuck
Company
6 River Systems
Location
United States/Massachusetts/Waltham
Operator
6 River Systems
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2024-06-01
ID
76de6ca9-1074-4f51-98bf-cc4fe9f77391

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    First recorded
    Chuck first documented operating at Waltham.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://6river.com/
  2. https://www.therobotreport.com/ocado-acquiring-6-river-systems-from-shopify/
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: amr

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
Unclassified source
1
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication

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Common questions

What is the Chuck deployment at Waltham?
Chuck, built by 6 River Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Waltham on the DEPLOY registry. 6 River Systems operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Chuck at Waltham?
6 River Systems, the manufacturer of Chuck, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Chuck deployment at Waltham go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Chuck deployment at Waltham?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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