Arvato accelerates robotics implementation
The tech-led 3PL is taking the step to bring automation and robotics into operational use faster and more effectively.
(Paul Daume (middle, CFO Arvato) with Kevin Freise (left) and Mladen Milicevic (right), founders of unchained robotics).
THROUGH A strategic partnership with technology company Unchained Robotics, Arvato is accelerating the development and implementation of modular, vendor-independent robotics solutions for logistics and fulfillment processes. As part of the collaboration, Arvato has acquired a minority stake in the Paderborn-based German company.
Robotics is deliberately viewed not as an isolated technology, but as an integral part of holistic automation and scaling concepts. Over the coming years, Arvato plans to implement a three-digit number of robots across various logistics and fulfillment environments. The partnership with Unchained Robotics serves as a targeted accelerator: new solutions are developed along specific use cases, tested under real operating conditions, and systematically prepared for large-scale operational rollout.
In addition to European logistics sites, the close partnership also opens up opportunities for faster expansion into international markets, particularly the United States.
Arvato CEO Frank Schirrmeister, says: “Automation today must achieve one thing above all: deliver impact quickly. Through our partnership with Unchained Robotics, we are accelerating the deployment of robotics in our operational logistics. We develop solutions from practice for practice – and use robotics specifically as an accelerator for scalable implementations.”
The partnership is also strategically significant for Unchained Robotics.
“Arvato gives us access to highly complex, international logistics setups where we can further develop our solutions directly in real operations,” says Mladen Milicevic, founder of Unchained Robotics.
