Locus Robotics has acquired Nexera Robotics, a Vancouver-based robotics company specializing in AI-driven robotic grasping technologies for warehouse automation and autonomous fulfillment operations. The acquisition expands the mobile manipulation capabilities of the company’s Locus Array platform through integration of Nexera’s NeuraGrasp end-effector technology, which is designed to improve autonomous robotic handling across highly variable warehouse inventory environments.
NeuraGrasp combines AI-driven grasping intelligence, computer vision, onboard sensing, and adaptive soft-membrane gripping technology that dynamically adjusts to differences involving item shape, surface texture, packaging materials, porosity, and weight. The system is designed to support robotic handling of inventory categories that have historically challenged warehouse automation systems, including loosely packaged products, textiles, perforated polybags, irregular packaging, contoured items, and products with inconsistent surfaces.
The acquisition reflects increasing industry focus on mobile manipulation technologies capable of supporting more flexible warehouse automation without reliance on fixed infrastructure systems. Expanding reliable robotic picking across millions of SKU variations remains one of the major technical challenges in autonomous fulfillment operations.
Locus Robotics is integrating Nexera Robotics’ NeuraGrasp technology into its Locus Array platform to expand autonomous robotic picking capabilities across complex warehouse fulfillment environments.
“The frontier of warehouse robotics today is AI-driven mobile manipulation at enterprise scale,” said Rick Faulk, CEO, Locus Robotics. “Being able to efficiently grasp millions of SKU types with both speed and precision is where the next decade of value gets created. Nexera has built something technically significant in that space, and combining it with Locus Array puts us at the forefront of leveling up mobile manipulation across the industry.”
Locus Robotics develops warehouse automation platforms involving autonomous mobile robots, fulfillment orchestration systems, and AI-enabled warehouse operations technologies used across retail, healthcare, industrial, and third-party logistics environments.
“We built NeuraGrasp to solve the manipulation challenges that have held robotic picking back for years,” said Roy Belak, CEO, Nexera Robotics. “Joining Locus Robotics gives us the platform, scale, and customer base to bring this breakthrough technology into the high-velocity fulfillment environments it was designed for, where speed, reliability, and real-world adaptability matter most.”
Locus Array was formally introduced at MODEX 2026 and is currently being deployed across customer fulfillment environments. The acquisition strengthens Locus Robotics’ engineering capabilities involving AI-driven manipulation systems, robotic end-effectors, and autonomous warehouse robotics technologies. Under the agreement, Nexera Robotics will operate as part of Locus Robotics, with the Nexera engineering and leadership teams joining the company to support integration of NeuraGrasp technology into the Locus Array development roadmap.
About Locus Robotics
Locus Robotics develops warehouse automation platforms involving autonomous mobile robots, robotics orchestration systems, fulfillment automation software, and AI-enabled warehouse operations technologies. The company’s LocusONE platform supports fulfillment workflows involving robotic picking, replenishment, sorting, and pack-out operations across warehouse and logistics environments worldwide. Locus Robotics delivers its warehouse automation systems through a Robots-as-a-Service deployment model supporting scalable warehouse automation operations. For more information, please click here.
About Nexera Robotics
Nexera Robotics develops robotic grasping and manipulation technologies designed to improve flexibility and reliability across robotic pick-and-place applications. The company’s NeuraGrasp technology combines AI-driven manipulation systems, computer vision, onboard sensing, and adaptive gripping architectures intended to support autonomous robotics operations across warehouse automation and industrial robotics environments. To learn more, please click here.
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