# SORT at Fresno: deployment

Canonical ID: `98ad6f96-22f0-4b7e-8470-09a63b4b65d3`

Kindred SORT robots deployed at Gap distribution center for automated piece-picking and sorting in e-commerce order fulfillment operations.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** kindred-sort-gap-center
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [SORT](/models/kindred-sort.md) (id: `a615985a-5906-4d75-ba5b-3717c437bc75`)
- **Company:** [Kindred AI](/companies/kindred-ai.md) (id: `5f52f856-21a4-4f0d-83b1-d5e22f185f04`)
- **Location:** [Fresno](/locations/fresno-usa.md) (id: `8b546d29-07a4-42c4-812c-04f7b44b9993`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (5)

1. https://www.gapinc.com/en-us/articles/gap-inc-kindred-robotics-pilot
2. https://www.kindred.ai/sort
3. https://www.mmh.com/article/gap_inc._expands_its_e_fulfillment_network
4. https://www.sdcexec.com/software-technology/press-release/21136014/kindred-gap-inc-triples-fleet-of-kindred-sort-aipowered-robots-to-more-than-100-systems-in-2020
5. https://www.industrialsage.com/gap-inc-presented-with-sortie-award-by-kindred-powered-by-ocado/

## Common questions

### What is the SORT deployment at Fresno?

SORT, built by Kindred AI, is recorded as a deployment at Fresno on the DEPLOY registry. Kindred AI operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates SORT at Fresno?

Kindred AI, the manufacturer of SORT, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Is the SORT deployment at Fresno still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the SORT deployment at Fresno?

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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