Staples x RightHand Robotics

[Righthand](/companies/righthand-robotics) Robotics is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company developing AI-powered robotic piece-picking solutions for warehouse order fulfillment. The company's RightPick system uses autonomous manipulation to handle items of varying sizes and shapes, with the latest RightPick 4 system handling items up to 25% larger and 50% heavier than its predecessor. RightHand Robotics is deployed at Apotea's pharmaceutical logistics centers in Sweden and has raised over $23M in funding.

American office supply retailer headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, operating over 800 stores and 40 fulfillment centers across the US and Canada. Acquired by [Sycamore Partners](https://www.sycamorepartners.com) in 2017 for $6.9B, Staples has become a significant deployer of warehouse robotics, partnering with [RightHand Robotics](/companies/righthand-robotics) for AI-powered item picking and [Locus Robotics](/companies/locus-robotics) for autonomous mobile robots in its fulfillment centers.