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UPS x Locus Robotics

UPS deploys Locus Robotics LocusBot autonomous mobile robots in its warehouses under a RaaS model, doubling picking productivity from 40-45 to 80-90 lines/hour. Part of UPS's B automation program.

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Type
deployment
Status
Activeoperating
Start
2024-07-01
2.2 years ago
Active for
2.2 years

Who’s involved

UPS (NYSE: UPS) is a global logistics company with $88.7B in annual revenue and ~460,000 employees, operating autonomous delivery drones through its [UPS Flight Forward](/companies/matternet) subsidiary and deploying 1,400+ warehouse robots from partners including [Locus Robotics](/companies/locus-robotics) and [Geek+](/companies/geekplus) across its network. The company is investing $9B in automation across 60+ US facilities as part of a four-year plan announced in 2024, including a $120M order for 400 truck-unloading robots from Pickle Robot Co. UPS Flight Forward was the first company to receive FAA Part 135 Standard certification for drone delivery operations in October 2019.

HQAtlanta, Georgia, USAunitedparcelservice.ai5 partnerships

Most-frequent partners

Locus Roboticstechnology provider

Warehouse-automation company (Wilmington MA) making LocusBots [Collaborative](/companies/collaborative-robotics) picking AMRs, delivered as Robots-as-a-Service.

HQWilmington, Massachusetts, USAlocusrobotics.com5 partnerships

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Sources (1)

  1. https://about.ups.com/us/en/our-stories/innovation-driven/5-ways-the-new-ups-velocity-facility-orchestrates-.html

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