The Deployment Tracker
The standing record of warehouse-automation deployments, funding, and labor markers.
The standing record of warehouse-automation deployments, funding, and labor markers that the Audit tracks week over week. Updated every Tuesday. Movements from the latest week in bold.
How to read this board
Every row is a production-relevant marker: a named deployment (operator + vendor + technology), a vendor order-book signal, an open funding round, or a labor statistic that moves automation payback math. Vendor-stated figures are labeled. Production vs pilot status is exact — a signed LOI is not a go-live.
AS/RS & Goods-to-Person
| Player / Deployment | Number | Status |
|---|
| AutoStore — installed base | 1,700+ systems (vendor-stated) | Production |
| Exotec — Skypod deployments | 100+ sites (vendor-stated) | Production |
AMR / AGV
| Player / Deployment | Number | Status |
|---|
| Amazon Robotics — fleet | 750,000+ drives (company-reported) | Production |
| Locus Robotics — units deployed | 10,000+ (vendor-stated) | Production |
Piece Picking
| Player / Deployment | Number | Status |
|---|
| Covariant / Dexterity / RightHand — production picking cells | Early three-digit installs (est.) | Pilot-to-production |
Labor & Payback Markers
| Marker | Number | Status |
|---|
| Warehouse hourly wage (US, BLS) | ~$20-22/hr loaded varies by market | Tracked monthly |
| Warehouse turnover (industry est.) | 40%+ annualized | Tracked |
| Unautomated US warehouses | ~75-80% (industry est.) | The market |
Independent automation industry analysis — not investment or procurement advice. Figures attributed to vendors remain vendor-stated until operator-confirmed.