Locus Robotics · working robot
Locus Origin
A tall, narrow robot carrying totes or bins with an iPad screen on top that drives to each shelf location, where a warehouse worker places the item, then takes the order to packing. It carries up to 36 kg and runs up to 14 hours per charge.
- Price
- —Mainly offered as robots-as-a-service; no list price published
- Height
- 158 cmTaller than 88%
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 36 kgCarries more than 26%
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- 14 hRuns longer than 87%
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Why it matters
Its 'robots come to the picker' model became one of the most widely deployed warehouse AMR approaches after Amazon took Kiva in-house.
Real-world use
Locus reports more than 20,000 robots across 360+ sites in 20+ countries and over 8 billion picks (all models combined).
Timeline
- Released
- 2016
Maker
Locus RoboticsCompany · founded 2014 · Wilmington, Massachusetts, United StatesHow it stacks up
Against other working & field robots that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Locus Origin is taller than 88% of the 72 other working & field robots that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Locus Origin carries more than 26% of the 84 other working & field robots that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Locus Origin runs longer than 87% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: weight, speed, joints, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Locus Origin gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. It drives itself to each pick location and on to packing, while workers place the items in its totes.
- Sensors & vision
- Multi-sensor, camera-based navigation
- Battery & power
- Up to 14 hours; about 50 minutes to charge
- AI & software
- LocusONE fleet software; iPad interface in 40+ languages
- Other details
- 36 kg payload; 51.8 x 57.9 x 157.5 cm; carries totes, bins, cartons or shelves
Lineage
Every Locus Robotics machine in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedMainly offered as robots-as-a-service; no list price published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- More than 22,000 Locus robots in the global fleet, all models (October 2026)
- Sold or delivered
- Locus reports 150+ customers at 360+ sites
- Customers and pilots
- Carhartt, MSK Pharma (63 robots), DHL Supply Chain
News
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- Locus ranked top AMR vendor in the Americas
Interact Analysis ranked Locus first by Americas AMR revenue for a second year; Locus cites 22,000+ robots and 8.5 billion picks.
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Sources
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