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AutoStore R5
AutoStore
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- Height
- Up to 425mm bin height (previously a Black Line premium feature)
- Payload
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- Verified autonomy
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- Real deployment
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AutoStore R5
AutoStoreAutoStore R5 is a cube-storage Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) in which radio-controlled robots travel on a grid above stacked bins, autonomously retrieving and delivering bins to human-staffed workstations for order picking. The R5 is the dominant robot model (used in ~95% of installations), with the R5 Pro (LTO battery, up to 86% fewer chargers, up to 15% fewer robots) launched October 2023. AutoStore operates more than 1,950 systems across ~65 countries, with 1,300+ customers, and reported Q1 2026 revenue of $165.8M (+92.9% YoY). The system is fully autonomous for its core task—bin retrieval and delivery to workstations—while humans perform the actual picking at those workstations; the 'lights-out fulfillment' claim remains a vendor aspiration rather than a proven operational reality.
Availability
Specification
- r5_pro_battery
- LTO (Lithium-Titanium Oxide) battery enabling rapid charging
- r5_plus_bin_height
- Up to 425mm bin height (previously a Black Line premium feature)
- temperature_range
- World's first tri-temperature AutoStore system deployed (−25°C to positive temperatures) via Swisslog integration
Price
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Evidence-graded claims from the AutoStore deep report
AutoStore robots operate fully autonomously for their core task — navigating the cube grid, retrieving and storing bins — without any human driving or teleoperation.
CNBC's independent 2021 news report confirms robots navigate and retrieve bins autonomously; human involvement is separately limited to port-side pick/pack tasks and maintenance — not the robot's grid movements [11].
from AutoStore deep report →AutoStore systems deliver 4x storage density in the same footprint (or fit existing inventory into 25% of original space).
CNBC's independent 2021 news report corroborates the 4x density claim [11], though real-world variance by SKU mix and facility layout remains unquantified by any third-party benchmark.
from AutoStore deep report →AutoStore offers a pay-per-pick (RaaS) pricing model requiring 20–40% upfront infrastructure cost and a 3–5 year minimum term, available exclusively through its partner network.
An independent trade publication (Automated Warehouse) reported the pay-per-pick model launch and its partner-only structure [3], corroborating the model's existence; however, the specific 20–40% upfront and 3–5 year term figures derive from AutoStore's own materials [6] and remain independently unverified.
from AutoStore deep report →
AutoStore has deployed 1,950+ systems across ~65 countries.
The 1,950+ figure comes exclusively from AutoStore's own official website [1][2]; no independent third-party audit or news report in the dossier verifies this current count, though an earlier independent snapshot of ~1,700 systems is consistent with the growth trajectory [11].
from AutoStore deep report →AutoStore's Pio SMB system can be installed in as little as 4–12 days, versus 6–24 weeks for enterprise systems.
The 4–12 day and 6–24 week installation timelines are sourced from Pio's own commerce page [7] and AutoStore's partner/official materials — no independent customer case study or third-party report in the dossier verifies these installation durations in practice.
from AutoStore deep report →
AutoStore systems achieve 99.8% uptime.
The 99.8% uptime figure appears only on AutoStore's own website [1] and is explicitly flagged in the dossier as an unverified vendor claim with no independent customer, regulator, or third-party test substantiating it.
from AutoStore deep report →
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