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{{short description|American robotics company}}
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'''Locus Robotics''' is an American robotics company that develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse fulfillment and logistics operations. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, and its systems are designed to work alongside human workers to increase throughput in e-commerce and retail distribution centers.<ref name="WCVB2025">{{cite news |last=Reed |first=David |title=Massachusetts robotics company making warehouse work easier |url=https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-robotics-company-making-warehouse-work-easier/63935507 |work=WCVB |date=26 February 2025 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>
== History ==
Locus Robotics was founded in 2015 as a spin-off from the third-party logistics firm Quiet Logistics by Bruce Welty and Mike Johnson.<ref name="SC247">{{cite news |title=From Quiet to Locus Robotics |url=https://www.supplychain247.com/article/from_quiet_to_locus_robotics |work=Supply Chain 24/7 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref> Reporting in the logistics trade press has tied its formation to Amazon’s 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems, which limited third-party access to Kiva’s robots and prompted the search for a new AMR solution that could be integrated into existing facilities.<ref name="MWPVL">{{cite web |title=Locus Robotics – Independent consultant review |url=https://mwpvl.com/html/locus_robotics_-_independent_consultant_review.html |website=MWPVL International |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>
In 2017 the company raised a US$25 million Series B led by Scale Venture Partners,<ref name="WSJ2017">{{cite news |title=Locus Robotics Raises $25 Million in Round Led by Scale Venture Partners |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/locus-robotics-raises-25-million-in-round-led-by-scale-venture-partners-1511119285 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=19 November 2017 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref> followed by a US$150 million Series E in 2021 at a valuation of US$1 billion.<ref name="RobotReport2021">{{cite news |last=Ackerman |first=Evan |title=Locus Robotics raises $150M at $1B valuation |url=https://www.therobotreport.com/locus-robotics-raises-150m-series-e-at-1b-valuation/ |work=The Robot Report |date=17 February 2021 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref> Local business coverage has also documented the company’s expansion in Massachusetts, including a new 200,000-square-foot headquarters in Wilmington.<ref name="NBC2023">{{cite news |title=Fast-growing robot maker breaks ground on new Massachusetts headquarters |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/boston-business-journal/fast-growing-robot-maker-breaks-ground-on-new-massachusetts-headquarters/3099492/ |work=NBC Boston (via Boston Business Journal) |date=11 May 2023 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>
== Technology and products ==
Locus offers several AMR models:
* '''Locus Origin''' – designed for item-picking in fulfillment centers.<ref name="WCVB2025" />
* '''Locus Vector''' – a heavier-payload AMR for complex layouts.<ref name="WCVB2025" />
* '''Locus Array''' – introduced in 2025; integrates orchestration with high-density shelving for automated (“zero-touch”) fulfillment.<ref name="SCW2025">{{cite news |title=Zero-touch tech from Locus Robotics boosts picking and efficiency |url=https://scw-mag.com/news/zero-touch-tech-from-locus-robotics-boosts-picking-and-efficiency |work=Supply Chain World |date=6 March 2025 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>
The company’s fleet-management software, '''LocusOne''', coordinates multi-robot workflows and integrates with warehouse-management systems. Independent reporting has noted Locus’s use of a robotics-as-a-service model for deployments.<ref name="WiredRaaS">{{cite magazine |title=Now You Can Rent a Robot Worker—for Less Than Paying a Human |url=https://www.wired.com/story/rent-robot-worker-less-paying-human/ |magazine=Wired |date=18 November 2021 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref>
== Operations and market presence ==
Locus’s systems have been deployed at large third-party logistics providers and retailers. In 2023, Supply Chain Dive reported that DHL Supply Chain planned to deploy 5,000 Locus AMRs worldwide as part of a multiyear expansion of a partnership that began in 2017.<ref name="SCDive2023">{{cite news |last=Carranza |first=Alejandra |title=DHL Supply Chain, Locus Robotics plan to deploy 5K robots worldwide in deal expansion |url=https://www.supplychaindive.com/news/DHL-Supply-Chain-Locus-Robotics-expand-agreement-5K-autonomous-mobile-robots/649965/ |work=Supply Chain Dive |date=11 May 2023 |access-date=11 August 2025}}</ref> Coverage in *Wired* has discussed the broader growth of warehouse robotics and mentioned Locus among companies leasing robots to logistics operators.<ref name="WiredRaaS" />
== Reception ==
Regional and national outlets have profiled the company and its technology, including local broadcast coverage of operations and ergonomics impacts,<ref name="WCVB2025" /> as well as industry and business press coverage of expansion and large-scale deployments.<ref name="SCDive2023" /><ref name="NBC2023" />
== See also ==
* [[Warehouse automation]]
* [[Autonomous mobile robot]]
* [[Robotics-as-a-Service]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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