Locus Robotics, a leader in flexibility-based warehouse automation, today announced the acquisition of Nexera Robotics, a Vancouver-based robotics company specializing in advanced robotic gripping solutions. The integration of Nexera’s patented NeuraGrasp™ end-effector technology into Locus Robotics’ physical AI platform significantly expands the company’s autonomous mobile handling capabilities and enhances what Locus Array can manage in end-to-end fulfillment workflows .
Advanced mobile handling offers the most flexible and scalable path to fully autonomous fulfillment , eliminating the limitations of fixed infrastructure. To realize this potential, it is essential to manage the full complexity of real-world inventory, under actual warehouse conditions, and across millions of SKUs. With Locus Array already setting a new standard in autonomous mobile picking (Robots-to-Goods) , the addition of NeuraGrasp accelerates this strategy and extends the platform’s reach to product categories and handling tasks that existing solutions have struggled to address.
“The frontier of today’s warehouse robotics is enterprise-scale, AI-powered mobile handling,” said Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics. “The ability to efficiently pick up millions of SKUs with speed and accuracy is where the value of the next decade will be created. Nexera has developed a technically groundbreaking technology in this area, and combining it with Locus Array puts us at the forefront of elevating mobile handling across the industry.”
A single suction head for a wider range of real-world references
NeuraGrasp™ combines AI-powered gripping intelligence, integrated sensors, machine vision, and a patented soft membrane structure to dynamically adapt to the physical characteristics of each item. This allows a single suction head to adjust to variations in shape, surface texture, material, porosity, and weight, generating reliable grips in the highly variable inventories common in real-world warehouse operations. Developed over five years and refined through six generations of continuous improvement, NeuraGrasp has been validated with thousands of operating hours and tens of millions of picks , including extensive cross-reference testing with trade partners .
“We created NeuraGrasp to solve the handling challenges that have held back robotic picking for years,” said Roy Belak, CEO of Nexera Robotics. “Joining Locus Robotics gives us the platform, scale, and customer base needed to bring this disruptive technology to the high-speed fulfillment environments for which it was designed, where speed, reliability, and adaptability in real-world conditions are critical.”
Accelerating market momentum
Locus Array was officially launched at MODEX 2026 to extraordinary market interest and was recognized as one of three finalists for the Best New Innovation award from over 200 entries. It is currently operational at customer sites, with further deployments underway. The acquisition of Nexera reinforces this momentum by expanding what Locus Array can manage autonomously and significantly broadening the potential market for Locus Robotics and its customers.
Acquisition details
Nexera Robotics will be wholly owned by Locus Robotics and will operate as part of the company. The entire Nexera team and leadership will join Locus Robotics to accelerate the integration of NeuraGrasp™ into the Locus Array platform and roadmap. The acquisition strengthens Locus Robotics’ position in mobile manipulation intellectual property and adds deep expertise in AI-piloted manipulation and end effectors to the company’s engineering organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Locus Robotics acquiring Nexera Robotics?
Locus Robotics has acquired Nexera Robotics to incorporate Nexera’s patented gripping technology and specialized robotic picking expertise into the Locus Array roadmap. Nexera’s NeuraGrasp™ technology significantly expands the range of product types that Locus Array can autonomously pick, advancing mobile handling capabilities and broadening the platform’s ability to manage end-to-end fulfillment workflows .
What does NeuraGrasp™ do?
NeuraGrasp™ combines AI-powered gripping intelligence, integrated sensors, machine vision, and soft, adaptive gripping hardware to help robots dynamically adjust to a wide variety of item characteristics. This allows the Locus Array to reliably pick a much broader range of products, including items with different shapes, surfaces, materials, porosity, and weights.
What types of items can Nexera’s technology help Locus Array robots collect?
Nexera’s technology is designed to extend autonomous picking to a wider range of product types, including porous textiles, loosely bagged items, perforated polyethylene bags, irregular packages, delicate products, items with curved surfaces, small products, and items with irregular surfaces or fine packaging characteristics.
When will Locus Array begin using Nexera’s technology?
Locus Robotics will begin integrating Nexera’s NeuraGrasp™ end-effector technology into the Locus Array platform following the acquisition. The technology is expected to be available in the coming months.
About Nexera Robotics
Nexera Robotics’ patented NeuraGrasp technology enables unprecedented flexibility and reliability in robotic pick-and-place applications . Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, the company works with leading automation providers worldwide to advance the capabilities of robotic systems across various industries.
About Locus Robotics
Locus Robotics is a leader in warehouse automation based on flexibility, providing operational confidence to warehouse operators facing an environment defined by constant uncertainty. Locus Robotics enables organizations to plan, execute, and adapt to volatile volumes, workforce variability, and evolving order profiles.
Powered by the LocusONE platform, Locus Robotics orchestrates fulfillment workflows across picking , replenishment, sorting, and packing preparation using a unified system of robotics, orchestration, and applied AI. The platform provides predictive visibility, adaptive decision-making, and elastic execution, giving operations managers a clear view of capacity, performance, and risk without requiring fixed infrastructure or disruptive facility redesigns.
Trusted by over 150 brands in retail, healthcare, 3PL and industry across more than 350 locations worldwide, Locus Robotics supports operations at every stage of the automation journey.
Through an industry-first Robots-as-a-Service model , Locus Robotics enables performance to evolve as operational needs change.
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