AutoStore’s Robotics named One of TIME’s Best Inventions 2025
AutoStore Robotics Named One of TIME’s Best Inventions 2025
AutoStore Company Ltd., one of our premium members, has been honoured by TIME Magazine as one of the Best Inventions of 2025. This accolade highlights their advancements in robotics.
Facing increasing pressures from growing online demand, limited labour availability, and rising warehouse expenses, AutoStore has innovated traditional storage by introducing a compact, cube-shaped system that allows robots to bring bins directly to workers. This setup quadruples storage capacity compared to standard warehouses, achieves almost flawless accuracy in order picking, and provides uninterrupted operation—all within the same physical space. Their robotics system is trusted by top brands like PUMA, Gucci, HelloFresh and Best Buy, this invention revolutionises warehouse operations.
A Connected Suite of Innovations
AutoStore’s latest invention suite, key to its TIME recognition, includes advanced robotics features:
- CarouselAI: an AI-powered robotic picking workstation that automates repetitive, labour-intensive order picking with high precision and 24/7 operations.
- VersaPort: a flexible, modular warehouse workstation adaptable to various tasks and scalable from single to multiple interlinked units, ensuring safety and efficiency.
- Essentials Software Package: provides predictive insights and system-wide control for faster, informed decision-making.
- Service Tower: lowers infrastructure barriers to make automation accessible for smaller sites and offers emergency access options for high-throughput facilities.
In addition to these innovations, AutoStore will announce its latest product portfolio on 22 October 2025.
These inventions form a connected, modular ecosystem used in industries ranging from e-commerce to vertical farming, supported globally by partners such as Element Logic, Kardex, Swisslog, and Bastian Solutions. Robotics innovation by AutoStore is pivotal in these advancements.
About AutoStore
AutoStore™, founded in 1996, is a technology company that develops order-fulfillment solutions to help businesses achieve efficiency gains within the storage and retrieval of goods. The company’s invention continues to offer both hardware and software capabilities and the AutoStore technology is interoperable with other third-party solutions. Robotics remains at the core of their business strategy. AutoStore is global, with 1,600 Systems in 57 countries. All sales are distributed, designed, installed, and serviced by a network of qualified system integrators referred to as “partners”. AutoStore was founded in Nedre Vats, on the west coast of Norway. The company has offices in Norway, the U.S., the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Austria, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and Singapore, as well as assembly facilities in Poland and Thailand.
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