Berkshire Grey

Berkshire Grey

Robotic automation for order fulfillment

Overview

Berkshire Grey provides intelligent robotic automation for supply chain tasks in retail, eCommerce, and logistics. It automates identifying, picking, sorting, packing, and moving items in warehouses with modular, scalable hardware and software. It differentiates itself through configurable modular systems and real-world deployments like FedEx Ground, aiming to cut costs and raise throughput (potentially up to 70% cost reduction and 25–50% throughput gains). Its goal is to transform warehouses by replacing or augmenting manual labor to improve efficiency and speed in fulfillment.

About Berkshire Grey

Simplify's Rating
Why Berkshire Grey is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Robotics & Automation

Industrial & Manufacturing

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Bedford, Massachusetts

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Kardex partnership on September 4, 2024, expands AutoStore picking globally.
  • Maersk UK deployment boosts sorting speed and inventory picking by 33%.
  • FedEx Ground expansions in Las Vegas and Columbus cut shipping costs.

What critics are saying

  • SoftBank $375M merger fails, delisting Berkshire Grey and starving capital.
  • Covariant steals Radial contract, eroding eCommerce market share.
  • Maersk terminates UK robots after sorting underperforms in-house AI.

What makes Berkshire Grey unique

  • AI-driven robotics handle 100% of eCommerce SKUs with SpectrumGripper technology.
  • Modular systems integrate with AutoStore and ASRS for one-touch fulfillment.
  • Robotic Shuttle Put Wall sorts orders 3X faster than manual processes.

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Funding

Total Funding

$1.1B

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Industry Average

Funded Over

5 Rounds

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Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

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Stock Titan
Sep 4th, 2024
Berkshire Grey Announces Formal Partnership with Kardex; Powering Robotic Picking From an AutoStore

This collaboration aims to integrate Berkshire Grey's AI-enabled robotic picking technology with Kardex's AutoStore systems, offering customers a fully automated, one-touch fulfillment solution.

EIN News
Aug 22nd, 2023
AI in Supply Chain Market to be Worth $41.23 Billion by 2030 - Exclusive Report by Meticulous Research®

For instance, in October 2021, Berkshire Grey Inc. (U.S.), the leader in AI-enabled robotic solutions that automate supply chain processes, partnered with Atos (France) to accelerate the automation of supply chain operations.

AIX
Aug 15th, 2023
Case Study: Maersk's Innovative Use of AI in Global Shipping

In the UK, Maersk has partnered with Berkshire Grey to deploy AI-enabled robotic solutions in warehouses, allowing for accelerated sorting and enhanced flexibility in warehousing operations.

Robotics & Automation News
Aug 6th, 2023
Prime Robotics agrees warehouse automation partnership with Wulftec International

Berkshire Grey, a developer of robotic solutions that automate supply chain processes, is partnering with Advanced Handling Systems, a system integrator of fulfillment and distribution solutions within the supply chain.

Peerless Media
Mar 29th, 2023
Berkshire Grey Agrees to Merge With SoftBank Group and Go Private

Berkshire Grey Inc. last week announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with SoftBank Group Corp. and its affiliate.

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