Startup Robot Pickle Robot is developing robotic automation systems that unload trucks. The company says it has also raised $26 million in Series A funding led by Ranpak, JS Capital, Schusterman Family Investments, Catapult Ventures and Soros Capital. It has added growth-oriented industry veterans to its management team to accelerate commercialization of its flagship robotic unloading systems.
Pickle Robot, a company founded in 2018, which uses industrial robots equipped with cutting-edge sensors, computer vision and AI core algorithms to solve a variety of warehouse difficulties. The company says it is “focused” on using its technology in truck unloading, one of the most physically demanding, labor-intensive and turnover-prone areas of work. The company says it is “focused” on using its technology in one of the most physically demanding, labor-intensive and turnover-prone work areas of logistics operations.
United Exchange’s Pickle Robot Unload system handles qualified ocean freight containers. UEC creates, procures and distributes premium private label and licensed consumer goods and food products offered by merchants around the world. A pickle robot unloads other trucks at UEC’s Southern California distribution facility.
Says Tom Blaylock, chief operating officer of United Exchange Corporation: Pickle’s robots actually unload trucks, or in our case ocean freight containers.Pickle has been a great partner to work with. “We’ve seen their technology improve month by month as they handle our varied product types and package sizes.”
Pickle will use the funding to accelerate go-to-market activities and strengthen deployment capabilities. The company has raised a total of nearly $32 million from investors such as Toyota AI Ventures, Third Kind Venture Capital and Hyperplane Ventures.
Asali says; unloading cargo from trucks and containers is a challenging, occasionally dangerous and constantly exhausting activity that takes place every day at many locations. Pickle offers a true robotic unloading system that can help close the labor gap that plagues the logistics industry. Operators around the world are having trouble filling jobs to perform these types of tasks.
With the addition of Mike Donikian, Vice President of Product and Product Operations, and Pete Blair, Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Picket has increased the size of its executive staff. For Wayfair, Amazon Robotics, Amazon Pay and Alexa, Mike has extensive experience building exceptional teams and products. Pete’s previous positions as chief marketing officer at Berkshire Grey and Applause App Quality have prepared him for go-to-market strategy and execution.
AJ Meyer, founder and CEO of Pickle Robot Company, says the company has a clear path to broad commercialization. The company has already delivered its first unloading systems out of the lab and into customer operations. Meyer: “Early customer deployments, funding and management onboarding lay the groundwork for us to accelerate customer acquisition.”
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