One gripper for millions of different items

At the heart of this is a gripping technology called NeuraGrasp, developed in Vancouver. It is designed to enable robots to cope with the disorder that has always characterized real warehouses: differently shaped products, smooth or porous surfaces, soft packaging, changing weights. Where classic automation is tied to standardized processes, the new technology promises adaptability. A single gripper should be able to handle millions of different items.

Locus Robotics is integrating the technology into its platform for autonomous picking. The company is thus pursuing the goal of incorporating further product categories and processes that were previously difficult to automate into robotic warehouse logistics. This is based on a development that has been emerging for years: The bottleneck of modern fulfillment systems no longer lies solely in the movement of goods, but in precise access to individual items under real-life conditions.

"The future of warehouse robotics lies in AI-powered mobile robotics with intelligent gripping technology on an industrial scale," says Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. "The ability to pick millions of different item types quickly and accurately will define the value proposition of the coming decade. Nexera has made remarkable technical achievements in this area. Combined with Locus Array, this puts us at the forefront of a new stage of development in mobile robotic handling across the industry."

Technology from Nexera to solve handling problems

According to the company, Nexera's technology was developed over five years and tested in tens of millions of picks. It combines sensor technology, computer vision, AI-supported gripper intelligence and a flexible membrane structure that adapts to the properties of an item. This sounds like detailed technical work, but it is economically significant: the greater the variety of items that a robot system can reliably handle, the more attractive fully automated warehouse logistics becomes for retailers, industry and logistics service providers.

Roy Belak, CEO of Nexera Robotics, also describes the acquisition as a step from the laboratory to industrial scale. "We developed NeuraGrasp to solve the handling problems that have held back robotic picking for years," he says. "With Locus Robotics, we get the platform, scale and customer base to take this breakthrough technology exactly where it was designed to go - into high-frequency fulfillment environments where speed, reliability and adaptability are critical in real-world conditions."

The system was last presented at MODEX 2026 and LogiMAT 2026, where, according to the company, it was one of the finalists for an innovation award. The first systems are already in productive operation.

Nexera Robotics will be fully integrated into Locus Robotics, including the management and development teams. For the American company, the acquisition is more than just a technological addition. It is part of a race to determine how intelligently machines will be able to operate in the physical world in the future and how much human labor will still be required in the warehouse.