Locus Robotics buys in gripper technology

THE MOVE will greatly expand the range of SKUs Locus Array can pick autonomously, opening new SKU categories.

Locus Robotics will begin integrating Nexera’s NeuraGrasp end-effector technology into the Locus Array platform following the acquisition. The technology is expected to become available in the coming months.

Locus Robotics CEO Rick Faulk, says: “The frontier of warehouse robotics today is AI-driven mobile manipulation at enterprise scale. Being able to efficiently grasp millions of SKU types with both speed and precision is where the next decade of value gets created. Nexera has built something technically significant in that space, and combining it with Locus Array puts us at the forefront of leveling up mobile manipulation across the industry.” 

Single gripper

NeuraGrasp combines AI-driven grasping intelligence, onboard sensory inputs, computer vision, and a patented soft membrane structure to adapt dynamically to the physical characteristics of each item. This enables a single gripper to conform to variations in shape, surface texture, material, porosity, and weight, creating reliable grasps across the high-variability inventory found in real warehouse operations. Developed over five years and refined through six generations of continual improvement, NeuraGrasp has been validated with thousands of hours and tens of millions of picks, including the broadest SKU testing with commercial partners.