Ocado to acquire 6 River Systems

6 RIVER is am AMR fulfilment solutions provider to the logistics and non-grocery retail sectors, based in Massachusetts, USA. It was founded in 2015 and developed an AMR called ‘Chuck’ that provides automated assistance to pickers in a warehouse, working collaboratively with human operators.

Ocado Technology CEO James Matthews, said: “We are delighted to welcome new colleagues to the Ocado family. 6 River Systems brings exciting new IP and possibilities to the wider Ocado technology estate, as well as valuable commercial and R&D expertise in non-grocery retail segments.

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“Chuck robots are currently deployed in over 100 warehouses worldwide, with more than 70 customers. We're looking forward to supporting 6 River Systems to build on these and new relationships in the years to come.”

The deal is part of front-end eComm service provider Shopify’s move away from logistics. Shopify sold most of its logistics assets to Flexport, a tech-driven logistics platform.