How does Locus Robotics help pharma and healthcare fulfillment operations?

Locus Robotics combines intelligent warehouse orchestration, collaborative robotics, and autonomous fulfillment to help pharma and healthcare fulfillment operators improve productivity, absorb demand shifts, and scale without adding headcount.

Can Locus Robotics handle demand spikes and seasonal peaks?

Yes. Additional robots can be deployed to support volume increases during peak periods and returned when volumes drop u2014 keeping capacity aligned to demand without hiring and training temp labor.

How quickly can Locus Robotics be deployed?

Locus Robotics can be deployed in both brownfield and greenfield facilities in weeks, not months, with virtually zero operational downtime and no infrastructure modifications.

Is Locus Robotics delivered through a Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) model?

Yes. RaaS removes upfront capital expenditure, providing predictable operational cost and a flexible path to expand automation as your operation grows.

Does Locus Robotics integrate with our existing WMS?

Yes. LocusONEu00ae integrates with all major WMS and host systems through open APIs, so automation layers onto your existing processes rather than replacing them.

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Automation Built for Healthcare’s Highest Standards

In pharma and healthcare fulfillment, accuracy isn’t a goal — it’s a requirement. The right product must reach the right patient at the right time, every time. Locus Robotics helps healthcare distributors, pharmaceutical operators, and medical device companies increase productivity, achieve ultra high accuracy, and scale efficiently as volumes and demand change.

Trusted by leading pharma & healthcare organizations

The ChallengePharma & Healthcare Fulfillment Has Never Been More Complex.

Rising order volumes, labor shortages, strict compliance requirements, and zero tolerance for errors make pharma & healthcare fulfillment one of the most demanding environments to operate. Manual processes can’t keep up — and rigid automation can’t adapt as your operation changes.

Zero Tolerance for Errors

In healthcare, a mis-pick isn’t an inconvenience — it can affect patient outcomes. Operations require near-perfect accuracy across every order, every shift, without exception.

Labor Scarcity in Demanding Environments

Recruiting and retaining associates for high-volume, high-accuracy healthcare fulfillment is increasingly difficult and expensive — especially during demand surges.

Compliance & Traceability Requirements

Healthcare operations must meet strict regulatory, handling, and traceability requirements across a wide range of product types — from pharmaceuticals to medical devices.

Unpredictable Demand Surges

Patient needs don’t follow a schedule. Volume spikes — from seasonal illness to supply chain disruption — require the ability to scale rapidly without compromising accuracy or SLAs.

Why Healthcare Operators Choose LocusOperational Confidence for Mission-Critical Healthcare Fulfillment

The world’s leading pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations choose Locus for the precision, scalability, and reliability needed to move critical inventory with near-perfect accuracy across every shift, every SKU, and every facility.

Increase Throughput. Maintain Critical Service Levels.

Pharma and healthcare fulfillment demands speed, accuracy, and reliability. Locus Robotics increases productivity 2–3x while automating picking, putaway, replenishment, and transport — helping you process more orders, meet strict SLAs, and support patient care without increasing labor demands.

High Accuracy, Compliance & Traceability

Support regulated fulfillment workflows with lot code and serial number verification, track-and-trace capabilities, and visual product identification — helping ensure accuracy, compliance, and product integrity throughout the fulfillment process.

Cold Storage-Ready Automation

Keep fulfillment moving in chilled and refrigerated environments without sacrificing productivity. Locus Origin™ operates and charges entirely within cooler environments from 32°F to 55°F (0°C to 13°C) — helping reduce travel, maintain accuracy, and support multi-shift operations in temperature-controlled facilities.

Overcome Labor Shortages & Constraints

Healthcare operations depend on a stable workforce to meet critical service levels. Locus Robotics improves throughput consistency, reduces physically intensive manual processes, and enables associates to focus on higher-value tasks.

Deploy in Weeks. Scale and Adapt.

Launch automation in new or existing facilities without costly redesigns or operational disruption. Locus Robotics gets you up and running in weeks, then scales seamlessly as demand, product portfolios, and fulfillment requirements evolve.

Invest as You Grow with RaaS

With Locus Robotics’ Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) model, you pay only for the automation capacity you need. Avoid large upfront investments, convert automation from CapEx to OpEx, and scale your fleet as demand changes while achieving rapid ROI.

The SolutionOne Platform. Every Healthcare Fulfillment Workflow.

LocusONE® orchestrates your entire operation — from picking and putaway to replenishment, transport, and sortation — across every shift, every SKU, and every facility in your network.

Collaborative Fulfillment

The Fastest, Most Flexible Path To Automation

With Locus Origin™ and Locus Vector™, associates stay focused on picking while robots handle the travel. This person-to-goods approach eliminates up to 90% of unproductive walking, driving 2-3x productivity gains, higher throughput, and ROI measured in months.

No fixed infrastructure. No operational disruption. Just a faster, more flexible way to automate fulfillment.

Key Workflows

Picking
Returns
Putaway
Sortation
Replenishment
Material Transport

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Fully Autonomous Fulfillment

Near Lights Out Automation With Unparalleled Flexibility

With Locus Array™, robots pick and consolidate orders directly within the aisle. This robot-to-goods approach lowers labor costs by 90% while delivering higher throughput, greater accuracy, 24/7 operations, and up to 2x storage density.

Achieve near lights-out fulfillment without the rigidity, complexity, or CapEx of traditional automation.

Key Workflows

Picking
Putaway
Replenishment
Slotting
Auto Induct & Drop-off
Pick & Pass To Locus Cobots

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Proven Results Across Healthcare Operations

2-3x

Productivity increase

99.9%+

Order accuracy

50-90%

Labor reduction

6-12 Mo.

Typical ROI

Case StudiesReal Results from Real Healthcare Operations.

See how leading healthcare distributors and pharmaceutical operators are using Locus to increase accuracy, scale throughput, and reduce labor dependency.

Saddle Creek Doubles Warehouse Productivity with Locus Robotics Locus Robotics Locus Origins in a Saddle Creek warehouse

Saddle Creek Logistics Services · Healthcare / Pharma

2x+ Increase in productivity

30-40% Demand above projections accommodated

50% Faster time to full productivity for new associates

Saddle Creek Logistics Services deployed Locus Robotics autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to more than double productivity, reduce labor needs, and scale fulfillment for a fast-growing medical apparel and supplies client.

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DHL Supply Chain Doubles Life Sciences Order Volume with Locus Robotics Locus Robotics Locus Origin in warehouse

DHL Supply Chain · Healthcare / Pharma

200% Increase in worker productivity

50% Reduction in order cycle time

80% Reduction in training time

DHL Supply Chain uses Locus Robotics warehouse automation to increase productivity by 200%, reduce cycle time by 50%, and double life sciences order volume.

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UPS Healthcare Boosts Throughput 54% with Locus Robots in Cold Storage UPS Healthcare facility 1

UPS Healthcare · Healthcare / Pharma

54% Increased lines picked

10,000 Steps per shift eliminated

6 months To reach the 54% increase

UPS Healthcare deployed Locus Robotics at its Louisville, Kentucky facility to improve productivity, order accuracy, compliance, and employee safety while handling pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and cold-chain inventory.

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Cardinal Health Doubles Warehouse Effectiveness with Locus Robotics Cardinal Health case study

Cardinal Health · Healthcare / Pharma

200% Productivity increase

600,000 sf distribution facility

Cardinal Health deployed Locus Robotics at its Montgomery, NY distribution center to improve fulfillment performance, increase throughput, and support the reliable delivery of mission-critical healthcare products.

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Concordance Innovates Healthcare Fulfillment with Locus Robots Concordance Health Solutions facility 1

Concordance Health Solutions · Healthcare / Pharma

98% Decreased training time

99.9% Accuracy rate

165+ Robots across 10 distribution centers

Concordance Healthcare Solutions deployed more than 165 Locus autonomous mobile robots across 10 distribution centers to improve order accuracy, productivity, and labor efficiency.

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Dental City Triples Picking Productivity with Locus Robots Dental City facility 1

Dental City · Healthcare / Pharma

300% Increased picking productivity

99.85% Picking accuracy

3 years Forecasted return on investment

Dental City deployed a fully integrated Locus Robotics and Infios automation solution to increase productivity, improve order accuracy, and scale fulfillment operations without expanding its warehouse footprint.

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