# Cortex at Świebodzin, Poland: deployment

Canonical ID: `2662df96-53d8-4bef-9e24-f1c340803cf2`

Per an October 2026 announcement, [CEVA Logistics](/companies/ceva-logistics.md) has deployed [Sereact](/companies/sereact.md)'s dual-arm robotic systems, powered by Sereact's [Cortex](/models/cortex.md) [physical AI](/glossary/physical-ai.md) platform, at a Zalando fulfillment facility in [Świebodzin, Poland](/locations/swiebodzin-poland.md). The robots handle returned fashion items, grasping and sorting them without article-specific training or predetermined article sets.

CEVA delivers the system to Zalando under a Robotics-as-a-Service model. The companies describe this as the initial phase of a broader effort to scale returns automation across [Europe](/locations/europe.md). The number of robots deployed was not disclosed, and the arm hardware used at this site was not named in the coverage reviewed.

## Key facts

- **Announced:** October 7-8, 2026 (company-stated)
- **Task:** Returned fashion items: grasping and sorting
- **Service model:** Robotics-as-a-Service, delivered by [CEVA Logistics](/companies/ceva-logistics.md) to Zalando
- **Sister site:** Zalando fulfillment facility in [Greven, Germany](/locations/greven-germany.md)
- **Unit count:** [Not disclosed](/companies/not-disclosed.md)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-10-25_

- **Slug:** cortex-zalando-ceva-swiebodzin-poland
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Cortex](/models/cortex.md) (id: `623520c4-35ff-4a97-a859-2523bd463e9d`)
- **Company:** [Sereact](/companies/sereact.md) (id: `b943edc0-0695-4a9b-b4a0-3caac3904864`)
- **Location:** [Świebodzin, Poland](/locations/swiebodzin-poland.md) (id: `e5bd094d-dc13-403e-9b44-0f51684d7588`)
- **Operator:** [CEVA Logistics](/companies/ceva-logistics.md) (id: `7273a6b8-4281-41f0-88bf-91fef1f01d54`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **CEVA Logistics deploys Sereact's AI-powered dual-arm robotic systems for Zalando returns handling at sites in Germany and Poland** · https://www.robotics247.com/article/ceva-logistics-deploys-sereacts-ai-powered-dual-arm-robotic-systems-for-zalando-returns-handling-at-sites-in-germany-and-poland · 2026-10-08
2. **CEVA Logistics and Zalando deploy AI-powered robots for returns handling** · https://container-news.com/ceva-logistics-and-zalando-deploy-ai-powered-robots-for-returns-handling/ · 2026-10-09

## Common questions

### What is the Cortex deployment at Świebodzin, Poland?

[Cortex](/models/cortex.md), built by [Sereact](/companies/sereact.md), is recorded as a deployment at [Świebodzin, Poland](/locations/swiebodzin-poland.md) on the DEPLOY registry. [CEVA Logistics](/companies/ceva-logistics.md) operates the deployment.

### Who operates Cortex at Świebodzin, Poland?

[CEVA Logistics](/companies/ceva-logistics.md) operates this deployment as a customer of [Sereact](/companies/sereact.md), the manufacturer of [Cortex](/models/cortex.md).

### Have there been incidents at the Cortex deployment at Świebodzin, Poland?

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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