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Rick Faulk, Chief Executive Officer
When we introduced Locus Array to select customers behind closed doors at ProMat, as I discussed in my last blog post, the excitement was undeniable. Warehouse leaders from our 3PL, retail, industrial, and healthcare accounts saw a new and innovative way to solve their most persistent challenges: labor, flexibility, and throughput!
Locus Array marks the launch of a new era in warehouse automation: Robots-to-Goods (R2G). Just as Person-to-Goods (P2G) and Goods-to-Person (G2P) defined earlier waves of innovation, R2G represents the next evolution. At the heart of this shift is Physical AI, the powerful combination of real-time perception, decision-making, continuous learning, and robotic manipulation in dynamic environments.
We’ve spent the past few months previewing Array to customers and prospects, gathering their honest feedback, observing their reactions during live demos, and recording their challenges in their own words. I’ve personally participated in demos with over 70 customers, and the insights have been invaluable.
While I can’t share direct quotes, these six themes have been consistent:
One of our large customers summarized it best: “Array is the holy grail. It’s the breakthrough that brings us closer to the goal of fully automated, lights-out fulfillment.”
The idea behind Robots-to-Goods (R2G), as mentioned in this blog post, is a fundamental shift in how warehouse automation is architected.
As Gina Chung, our Vice President of Corporate Development, put it during a recent discussion, R2G marks a clear evolution away from fixed infrastructure that brings goods to a person toward a dynamic environment where intelligent robots bring themselves to the goods, perform the pick, and move the order forward without human intervention. With Array, this isn’t theoretical. It’s being built, and Array is the blueprint.
Array is the foundational product for R2G because it brings together all the essential elements of this model:
R2G increases density and accelerates throughput while giving operations leaders something they've lacked for too long: options. With Array and R2G, operators can scale without massive capital investment, optimize workflows without disrupting them, and fulfill customer expectations without burning out staff.
In short, R2G is the next era in warehouse automation.
At the core of Array is a set of powerful capabilities:
Our CTO, Sean Johnson, says that we’re making solid progress with Array, both in system performance and customer validation. He added that it’s exciting to see a solution that began as a bold concept now approaching real-world deployment.
Nearly a decade ago, the concept of Array was born from a bold idea: to reimagine robotics not just for transport but for the far more complex challenge of fully autonomous picking. That idea is no longer just a vision; it’s becoming a reality.
Array is set to redefine the future of warehouse automation, establishing a new standard for what’s possible in intelligent, end-to-end fulfillment. Our R&D team is rapidly moving forward to launch our first pilot deployments.
And this is only the beginning.
Rick leads the executive team with over 30 years of experience in executive management, sales, and marketing for some of the world’s most successful technology companies, such as Cisco, Intronis, j2 Global, WebEx, Intranets.com, Barracuda Networks, Lotus Development, Mzinga, and PictureTel. Rick leads the executive team and is responsible for the overall strategy and execution at Locus Robotics. Rick currently sits on various boards and is an advisor to multiple companies, including Retrocausal, Arccos, Cybernetix Ventures, and Leading Edge Ventures. Past board positions include Yodle, Virtual Computer, Bidding for Good, Skill Survey, Influitive, Ntirety, Blue Raven, and Centive.