AutoStore grid robot

first commercial system

Robots drive on a grid on top of stacked bins and dig out the bin needed, delivering it to a port. Later generations are the Red Line R5 and Black Line B1.

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Why it matters

First commercial AutoStore cube-storage system, installed at Norwegian security supplier Elotec.

Real-world use

AutoStore reported nearly 1,950 systems in more than 60 countries by 2026.

Timeline

First shown: 2005
Released: 2005

First AutoStore warehouse installation at Elotec, designed and delivered by Element Logic

Maker

AutoStoreCompany · founded 1995 · Nedre Vats, Norway

Owned by EQT, then THL; SoftBank bought 40% in 2021; IPO October 2021

Public attention

A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current machines.

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What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement: Wheeled base
How it runs: Fully autonomous. Robots on the grid fetch and deliver bins by themselves under the system's control software.
Actuators & motors: Battery-powered wheeled robots that run on top of an aluminium cube grid and lift bins from stacks below.
AI & software: Central control; later Qubit/CubeVerse software and AI tools.
Other details: Goods-to-person cube storage removes aisles; AutoStore claims up to 400% denser storage and that ten robots use as much energy as one vacuum cleaner.

Lineage

Every AutoStore (Hatteland) machine in order.

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Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price: Not published
How to get one: No official buying page found
Built: AutoStore reports nearly 1,950 systems in over 60 countries (2026, all robot generations)
Sold or delivered: First commercial system installed in 2005 at Elotec, a Norwegian security-equipment supplier
Where it is sold or used: Nedre Vats, Norway
Customers and pilots: Elotec (first); later users include CVS (Hainesport, NJ)

Sources

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Element Logic The world's largest AutoStore distributor in 2020 autostoresystem.com AutoStore grid robot (first commercial system): how it is operated

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