Locus Robotics
Acquisition in the field of mobile robots
Locus Robotics, provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfillment warehouses, has acquired Waypoint Robotics, active in the field of autonomous, omnidirectional mobile robots for industrial use.
The acquisition expands Locus' line of AMR solutions that cover use cases ranging from e-commerce, case and pallet picking to tasks requiring larger and heavier payloads and fulfillment modalities.
Waypoint's 'Vector' and 'MAV3K' mobile robot platforms are industrial-grade and omnidirectionally mobile and can be equipped with a variety of modules and attachments. They are also compatible with robots such as 'LocusBots' and can easily communicate with machines and IoT devices in a plant.
The multi-bot solution from Locus Robotics, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts (USA), consists of intelligent autonomous mobile robots that work together with human workers to increase productivity in unit load handling by 2 to 3 times compared to conventional unit load handling systems.
Waypoint Robotics, based in Nashua, New Hampshire (USA), develops and manufactures omnidirectional, autonomous, mobile robots for automated material handling.
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