Pickle Robot Funding, Investors & Competitors

LexxPluss is a Japanese developer of autonomous mobile robots for warehouse logistics, combining self-navigation and remote guidance modes. Tokyo-headquartered, its Lexx robot handles pallet transport in e-commerce facilities, integrating with WMS like SAP. Deployed in sites for Amazon Japan and Rakuten, it reduces labor by 40 percent across 50 installations. Founded in 2020, the company expanded to Southeast Asia.

Quicktron Robotics is a Shenzhen-based industrial automation specialist and subsidiary of JD.com. The company designs autonomous mobile robots, sort-to-light systems, and AI-driven warehouse solutions for e-commerce fulfillment centers. Quicktron deploys pallet trucks, stackers, and shuttles handling over 1,000 picks per hour in high-density storage. Its products integrate with JD Logistics networks and serve clients in retail, logistics, and manufacturing sectors across Asia. Founded in 2014, Quicktron focuses on scalable robotic fleets with real-time path optimization and 5G connectivity.

Exotec is a Lille, France-headquartered robotics firm producing the Skypod goods-to-person system for e-commerce warehouses. Installed in facilities handling up to 1 million picks per day, Skypod deploys fleets of autonomous vehicles on vertical storage racks adaptable to ambient and chilled environments for clients like LVMH and Decathlon.

Geek+ is a Beijing-headquartered developer of autonomous mobile robots for warehouse automation, factory operations, and supply chain logistics. The company deploys AI-powered picking robots, sorting systems, and pallet trucks customized for e-commerce giants, apparel brands like Shein, retailers, third-party logistics firms, pharmaceutical distributors, and manufacturers of automobiles and electronics. Geek+ leads China's robotics market with deployments exceeding peers, maintains partnerships with JD.com and SF Express for co-developed solutions, and expanded globally to Europe and Southeast Asia since its 2015 founding.

HAI ROBOTICS is a Shenzhen-headquartered provider of autonomous case-handling robotic systems for warehouses and factories. The company develops AI-powered solutions like the HAIPICK system, first launched in 2015, which supports rapid deployment in logistics facilities. Clients including DHL Supply Chain, BEST Supply Chain, and Philips deploy HAIPICK for order fulfillment and storage. HAI ROBOTICS holds numerous patents in robotics and maintains offices in the United States, Germany, and Japan.

Locus Robotics is a Wilmington, Massachusetts-headquartered manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots designed for e-commerce fulfillment and warehouse operations. Its LocusBots navigate facilities using onboard AI to pick and transport totes, boosting order throughput by 2X to 3X while maintaining 99.95% accuracy. The fleet management software coordinates hundreds of robots in shared spaces with human workers, integrating with warehouse management systems like Manhattan Associates and SAP. Deployed in over 100 facilities worldwide, the robots handle peak holiday volumes for retailers such as Boots, DHL Supply Chain, and SpeedCommerce. Founded in 2014, Locus Robotics has raised over $150 million in funding and operates in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Mytra is a robotics firm creating software-defined warehouse solutions for logistics automation. Its three-dimensional grid system stores and moves materials using modular hardware lattices fitted to customer spaces. Mytra deploys autonomous robots for picking and inventory tasks via mytra.ai.

Seegrid is a Pittsburgh-headquartered supplier of autonomous mobile robots for warehouse material handling. The company's Palion series includes lift trucks, pallet trucks, and tow tractors equipped with 3D vision navigation for pallet transport in dynamic environments. Seegrid deploys systems in facilities for Ford, Whirlpool, and GE, boosting throughput by automating repetitive tasks. Its enterprise software provides fleet management, simulation, and analytics for supply chain optimization across North America.

RightHand Robotics is a Somerville, Massachusetts-headquartered robotics company founded in 2015 that deploys AI-powered picking systems for e-commerce fulfillment centers. Its RightPick platform handles diverse SKUs in apparel, electronics, and grocery orders from bins and totes without manual tuning. Customers include major retailers processing high-volume operations in the US and Europe.

Attabotics is a Calgary-headquartered robotics firm delivering high-density 3D warehousing systems. Founded in 2016, its NanoSystem uses AI-driven robotic shuttles for order fulfillment, reducing storage footprints by up to 10 times compared to traditional warehouses. The company has raised $123 million from investors like Georgian and Caisse de dépôt, powering facilities for Gap Inc. and Harley-Davidson across North America.

ABB supplies electrical equipment and automation products. Founded in the late 19th century, the company was created out of the merger of two old industrial companies: ASEA and BBC. Its products include electrical equipment, industrial robots, and equipment used for industrial automation, sold via approximately 19 business divisions. ABB is the number-one or -two supplier in two-thirds of its product segments.

Following Johnson Controls’ divestiture of its residential and light commercial HVAC businesses to Bosch in 2025, nearly all of its revenue comes from commercial HVAC (60%) and fire and security products and services (40%). A 2016 merger joined Johnson Controls’ HVAC and Tyco’s fire and security businesses with the premise that there is synergy in offering a broader variety of automation products and solutions to commercial buildings. We estimate Johnson Controls’ pro forma revenue mix will be one-third products, one-third installation, and one-third services.

Honeywell traces its roots to 1885 with Albert Butz’s firm, Butz Thermo-Electric Regulator, which produced a predecessor to the modern thermostat. Other inventions by Honeywell include biodegradable detergent and autopilot. Today, Honeywell is a global multi-industry behemoth with one of the largest installed bases of equipment. It operates through four business segments: aerospace technologies, industrial automation, energy and sustainability solutions, and building automation. Recently, Honeywell has made several portfolio changes to focus on fewer end markets and align with a set of secular growth trends. The firm is working diligently to expand its installed base, deriving around one third of its revenue from recurring aftermarket services.

With roots tracing back to the early 1900s, Rockwell Automation is the successor to Rockwell International, which spun off its avionics segment in 2001. It is a pure-play industrial automation company that operates through three segments. Its largest segment by revenue, intelligent devices, sells factory floor-level devices such as motors, drives, sensors, relays, and actuators. Its software and control segment sells visualization, simulation, and human-machine interface software and control products such as programmable controllers, computers, and operator terminals. Its smallest segment, lifecycle services, offers digital consulting, engineered-to-order services, and other outsourced services such as remote monitoring, cybersecurity, and asset and plant maintenance and optimization.

Carrier Global, spun out of United Technologies in 2020, manufactures and services commercial and residential HVAC systems and transportation refrigeration solutions under its flagship Carrier brand, as well as Bryant, Payne, Heil, and others across various price points. In 2024, Carrier acquired Viessmann Climate Solutions to expand its footprint in Europe with heat pumps, boilers, and solar PV equipment. Proceeds from the sale of Carrier’s fire and security (Honeywell) and commercial refrigeration (Haier) businesses reduced debt and focused the company on global HVAC and refrigeration solutions. Carrier generates 75% of sales from equipment and 25% from parts and services. The company derives 50% of revenue from the US, 30% from Europe, and 20% from the Asia-Pacific region.