Pio plug and play warehouse robotics system launches in the US with first customers including Sunday Swagger

Pio, a plug and play automated warehouse system leveraging cube storage technology by AutoStore, is now available to all small and midsize e-commerce businesses (SMBs) in the United States.  

AutoStore is a warehouse automation company with over 1,500 installations worldwide for the likes of Macy’s, Ikea, and Puma.

Its proprietary cube storage technology is said to offer the densest product and inventory storage solution on the market.

AutoStore says it created Pio as part of its mission to make cube storage technology accessible to all.

Now, Pio’s P100 automated warehouse system has launched in the US with five new customers: Privada Cigar Club, Sunday Swagger, Souko, Barnes 4WD, and AI Stone.  

“SMB e-commerce brands face two major challenges in the US - high labour costs and extremely high customer expectations regarding order fulfilment and delivery. Overcoming these two challenges isn’t possible without automation,” says Magne Hatteland, VP and Head of Pio.

“With Pio, any brand, no matter its size, has access to the same best-in-class warehouse automation system as big box retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods or Best Buy, enabling them to compete at the same level or even outperform.”

“As Shopify streamlines online store operations with digital features to help manage inventory and shipping, Pio’s cube storage technology and robots automate the next step in your logistics by eliminating any backlog and authorising same-day order processing.”

“This means your team can stop digging through and sorting boxes, and instead, spend their time growing the business to new heights.”

Starting at $85,999 plus a monthly subscription, Pio is capable of picking and packing 360 orders per hour, reducing labour costs by up to 80%, and saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per year for SMB e-commerce businesses.

To date, customers have seen a full ROI in less than a year. 

“The compact storage holds all of our inventory, the robots work day and night preparing orders for same-day delivery, and the app syncs with our e-commerce platform so that we can easily manage inventory in real-time,” says Greg Taube, co-founder and CEO at Famme.

“Today, Pio is saving us nearly $400,000 in unnecessary costs, and our customers are getting their orders faster than Amazon.”

To promote its expansion into the US, Pio is giving away a P100. If you are a SMB that would benefit from this automated warehouse system, enter here for your chance to win.

This offering is worth up to $121,999 plus one free month's subscription to its robots as a service.