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'''Locus Robotics''' is an American robotics company that develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse fulfillment and logistics operations.<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=February 26, 2025 |access-date=August 11, 2025}}</ref> Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, the company’s systems are designed to work alongside human workers to increase throughput and reduce manual walking in warehouses.

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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 26, 2025 |access-date=11 August 11, 2025}}</ref> Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, the company’s systems are designed to work alongside human workers to increase throughput and reduce manual walking in warehouses.

== 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=August 11, August 2025}}</ref> TheReporting companyin wasthe createdlogistics followingtrade press has tied its formation to Amazon'sAmazon’s 2012 acquisition of Kiva Systems, which limited third-party access to Kiva'sKiva’s robots, promptingand prompted the founders tosearch developfor a new AMR solution compatiblethat withcould existingbe warehouseintegrated into existing environmentsfacilities.<ref name="MWPVL">{{cite web |title=Locus Robotics -– Independent Consultantconsultant Reviewreview |url=https://mwpvl.com/html/locus_robotics_-_independent_consultant_review.html |website=MWPVL International |access-date=11 August 11, 2025}}</ref>

In 2017, Locusthe company raised a US$25 million in a Series B funding round led by Scale Venture Partners.,<ref name="WSJ2017">{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Kelsey |title=Locus Robotics grabsRaises $25M,25 signsMillion onin DHLRound Led by Scale Venture Partners |url=https://www.retaildivewsj.com/newsarticles/locus-robotics-grabsraises-25m25-signsmillion-onin-round-led-by-scale-dhl/511395venture-partners-1511119285 |work=RetailThe Wall DiveStreet Journal |date=July19 25,November 2017 |access-date=11 August 11, 2025}}</ref> Infollowed February 2021, the company announcedby a US$150 million Series E fundingin round,2021 valuingat thea companyvaluation atof 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 17, 2021 |access-date=11 August 11, 2025}}</ref> LaterLocal inbusiness 2021,coverage ithas raisedalso andocumented additionalthe $50company’s million,expansion bringingin totalMassachusetts, fundingincluding toa aroundnew $300200,000-square-foot millionheadquarters atin the timeWilmington.<ref name="NBC2023">{{cite news |lasttitle=EtheringtonFast-growing |first=Darrellrobot |title=Locusmaker Roboticsbreaks justground raisedon anothernew $50MMassachusetts headquarters |url=https://techcrunchwww.nbcboston.com/2021boston-business-journal/09/14/locusfast-roboticsgrowing-justrobot-raisedmaker-anotherbreaks-50mground-on-new-massachusetts-headquarters/3099492/ |work=TechCrunchNBC Boston (via Boston Business Journal) |date=September11 14,May 20212023 |access-date=August 11, August 2025}}</ref>

== Technology and products ==

Locus offers aseveral rangeAMR of AMRs, includingmodels:

* '''Locus Origin''' – Designeddesigned for standard item-picking in e-commerce fulfillment centers.<ref name="WCVB2025" />

* '''Locus Vector''' – Capable of transportinga heavier-payload payloadsAMR and maneuvering infor complex warehouse layouts.<ref name="WCVB2025" />

* '''Locus Array''' – Introducedintroduced in 2025, this system; integrates AI coordinationorchestration with high-density shelving for automated, "zero(“zero-touch"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=March 6, March 2025 |access-date=11 August 11, 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]]

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