Section26 robots tracked
Warehouse and factory
Arms, carts, grids and humanoids that move the world's goods. Who uses them, how many, and from which filings and reports.
22 of 26 have paying customers or regulator clearance. The rest are pilots, pre-orders or demos.
01How far each has got
From demo to everyday
Each robot sits on the same five-step ladder, worked out from dated, sourced milestones. A stage says how far it has got, not how good it is.
- 1Demo only
- 2Pre-orders
- None yet
- 3Pilot
- 4Paying customers
- AutoStoreAutoStore
- Berkshire Grey robotic picking and sortingBerkshire Grey
- Chef robotsChef Robotics
- Covariant BrainCovariant
- DigitAgility Robotics
- Geek+ warehouse robotsGeekplus (Geek+)
- HaiPick ACR robotsHai Robotics
- Locus robotsLocus Robotics
- MechDexterity
- MujinController and MujinOSMujin
- Ocado grid robotsOcado Group
- Restaurant kitchen robotsMiso Robotics, and others
- Security patrol robotsKnightscope, and others
- Self-driving forkliftsFox Robotics, Seegrid, Vecna Robotics, Third Wave Automation, and others
- SkypodExotec
- StretchBoston Dynamics
- SymboticSymbotic
- 5Regulator-cleared or mass market
02Every robot
The full list
Furthest along first. Open any robot for its track record, the maker's promises and every source.
- Amazon warehouse robotsAmazon · Warehouse robot fleetInside Amazon's own warehouses in many countries, including the US, Germany and Japan. Not sold to other companies.
- Collaborative robot armsUniversal Robots, FANUC, ABB, and others · Robot arms beside peopleOn sale to businesses worldwide from many makers; used in factories and warehouses.
- Commercial cleaning robotsBrain Corp, Avidbots, and others · Self-driving floor scrubbersShops, warehouses, airports and other big buildings worldwide. Brain Corp says more than 50,000 robots run its software.
- GatikGatik AI · Driverless delivery box trucksDriverless trucks working in Texas, Arizona, Arkansas and Canada (Ontario).
- Industrial robot armsFANUC, ABB, KUKA, Yaskawa, and others · Factory robot armsFactories worldwide. China installs the most, followed by the United States and Japan.
- AutoStoreAutoStore · Cube storage robot systemAbout 2,000 systems in 68 countries. The company's shares trade on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
- Berkshire Grey robotic picking and sortingBerkshire Grey · Warehouse picking and sorting robotsIn warehouses of large US retailers including Walmart, Target and TJX, and at FedEx parcel sites.
- Chef robotsChef Robotics · Meal assembly robot armsWorking at food makers such as Amy's Kitchen and Chef Bombay; the company says its robots are at more than a dozen sites in the US, Canada and Europe.
- Covariant BrainCovariant · AI for picking robot armsRobot sorting stations in warehouses such as Radial's in Louisville, Kentucky (2023). Little public news of new sites since the 2024 Amazon deal.
- DigitAgility Robotics · Warehouse humanoidWorking for business customers including GXO, Schaeffler, Toyota's Canadian car plant and Mercado Libre. Agility says Digit has run more than 65,000 hours across nine customer sites.
- Geek+ warehouse robotsGeekplus (Geek+) · Warehouse mobile robotsIn warehouses of more than 1,000 customers in over 40 countries and regions; Geek+ says about 81,000 of its robots are in use.
- HaiPick ACR robotsHai Robotics · Box-fetching warehouse robotsIn warehouses on several continents; customers named by Hai include ANTA, Panasonic, Arvato, ITOCHU, METTLER TOLEDO and True Protein.
- Locus robotsLocus Robotics · Warehouse picking robotsWarehouses run by DHL and other companies; Locus says it has more than 150 customers at over 350 sites.
- MechDexterity · Truck-loading robotLoading trailers at FedEx hubs in the US, including Hagerstown, Maryland; under test with Sagawa Express in Japan.
- MujinController and MujinOSMujin · Robot control systemIn factories and warehouses around the world; Mujin said in 2025 that more than 1,000 robots use MujinOS.
- Ocado grid robotsOcado Group · Grocery warehouse robots23 robot warehouses run with grocery partners around the world.
- Restaurant kitchen robotsMiso Robotics, and others · Restaurant cooking robotsA small number of fast-food restaurants and venues in the US, including White Castle locations and a large NBA arena.
- Security patrol robotsKnightscope, and others · Security patrol robotsLeased to businesses, campuses and some public agencies in the US.
- Self-driving forkliftsFox Robotics, Seegrid, Vecna Robotics, Third Wave Automation, and others · Driverless forkliftsWarehouses and factories of companies such as Walmart, DHL and others in the US and elsewhere.
- SkypodExotec · Rack-climbing warehouse robotsIn warehouses of retailers and logistics firms around the world; Exotec said in December 2024 it had more than 135 customer sites.
- StretchBoston Dynamics · Truck-unloading robotWarehouses of logistics firms and retailers; Boston Dynamics lists Otto Group, NFI, Gap, Arvato, DHL, Maersk and H&M as users.
- SymboticSymbotic · Warehouse automation systemWarehouses of US retailers and grocers, including Walmart, Albertsons, C&S Wholesale Grocers, GreenBox and Target.
- ApolloApptronik · Factory and warehouse humanoidWorking at customer and partner sites, including Mercedes-Benz and logistics firm GXO, and in Jabil factories. Apptronik has not said how many robots are deployed.
- Figure 03Figure AI · General-purpose humanoidWorking in BMW's Spartanburg, South Carolina car plant, sorting parts in logistics. Not on sale for homes.
- Atlas (electric)Boston Dynamics · Factory humanoidBeing trained for car-factory work at a center on Hyundai's Metaplant America campus near Savannah, Georgia. Not on sale.
- MenteeBotMentee Robotics (owned by Mobileye) · General-purpose humanoidMobileye agreed to buy Mentee in a deal worth about $900 million: $612 million in cash plus Mobileye shares.
