# Ocado Smart Platform at Hatfield, UK: deployment

Canonical ID: `326ed68a-adf4-4163-957a-8131f29ecc29`

Ocado operates robot-staffed Customer Fulfilment Centres with thousands of autonomous robots navigating a 3D grid to pick and pack groceries, serving 580,000+ active customers with over GBP1 billion in revenue.

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_Last updated: 2026-07-06_

- **Slug:** ocado-smart-platform-hatfield-uk
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Ocado Smart Platform](/models/ocado-smart-platform.md) (id: `fa37baec-4f69-477a-a794-813f797314f8`)
- **Company:** [Ocado Group](/companies/ocado-group.md) (id: `b277f606-b499-4f8f-81e5-890c58814eef`)
- **Location:** [Hatfield, UK](/locations/hatfield-uk.md) (id: `fa1a825b-f8d7-4274-884f-48b68bb4c1b0`)
- **Operator:** [Ocado Group](/companies/ocado-group.md) (id: `b277f606-b499-4f8f-81e5-890c58814eef`)
- **First seen:** 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **Ocado's Robot-Staffed Distribution Centers** · https://coresight.com/research/ocados-robot-staffed-distribution-centers-automating-grocery-e-commerce/ · 2016-01-01

## Common questions

### What is the Ocado Smart Platform deployment at Hatfield, UK?

Ocado Smart Platform, built by Ocado Group, is recorded as a deployment at Hatfield, UK on the DEPLOY registry. Ocado Group operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ocado Smart Platform at Hatfield, UK?

Ocado Group, the manufacturer of Ocado Smart Platform, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Ocado Smart Platform deployment at Hatfield, UK go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2016 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Ocado Smart Platform deployment at Hatfield, UK?

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.


_API: GET /v1/robots/326ed68a-adf4-4163-957a-8131f29ecc29 · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=326ed68a-adf4-4163-957a-8131f29ecc29 · canonical URL: /deployments/ocado-smart-platform-hatfield-uk_