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Stan at London Gatwick Airport

Stanley Robotics' Stan is an outdoor autonomous valet-parking robot that lifts cars up to 2,600 kg by their wheels using eight sensor-guided arms and LiDAR SLAM with centimetric RTK GPS accuracy. The robot operates for up to 20 hours per charge, places approximately 100 cars per day, and can optimize parking density by up to 50% in tarmac or concrete facilities operating from -20 to +60 degrees Celsius. Stan is deployed at airports and parking facilities across Europe.

Stan by Stanley Robotics · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified


Machine-readable surfaces

Gatwick Airport Ltd signed a framework contract with Stanley Robotics for a Stan trial in the South Terminal long-stay parking, planned to start in the second half of 2019 and run into early 2020, with robots reclaiming density from conventional bays. It would have been the first UK airport test. Only announcement and planning coverage was found; there is no confirmation the trial ran to completion, so this is recorded as announced rather than operational.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Stan at London Gatwick Airport.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
Last updated
2026-07-09
Model
Stan
Status
announced
First seen
2019-01-01
ID
b3950748-c75a-4af9-9c9a-b67960591488

Sources (1)

  1. Gatwick Airport to trial Stanley Robotics parking robots · https://www.airport-technology.com/news/gatwick-airport-stanley-robotics/ · 2019-03-28
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: amr

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Stan at London Gatwick Airport.

Common questions

What is the Stan deployment at London Gatwick Airport?
Stan, built by Stanley Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at London Gatwick Airport on the DEPLOY registry. Stanley Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Stan at London Gatwick Airport?
Stanley Robotics, the manufacturer of Stan, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Stan deployment at London Gatwick Airport go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2019 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Stan deployment at London Gatwick Airport still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the Stan deployment at London Gatwick Airport?
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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