AutoStore Moves Into Pallet Robotics With Agreement to Buy Logiqs

AutoStore announced on November 5, 2026 that it had agreed to acquire Logiqs BV, a Netherlands-based developer of roaming pallet automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), for up to €30 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

The agreement would add pallet-handling automation to AutoStore’s fulfillment platform. Parth Joshi, AutoStore’s chief product officer and president of its product business unit, described roaming pallet systems as a new product and technology area for the company.

CEO Mats Hovland Vikse said the acquisition was “another step in our journey towards building an autonomous, intelligent fulfilment platform.” AutoStore plans to bring the technology into that platform over time to address a broader set of needs for new and existing customers.

The Pallet System Behind the Agreement

Logiqs develops roaming robots for automated storage and retrieval of palletized goods. Its warehouse technology is deployed at approximately 30 customer sites across multiple geographies and end markets. The company has 60 employees, with automation, software and product capabilities that AutoStore considers complementary to its own.

Logiqs’ iCUBE brochure says pallets are transported on proprietary E-Carriers rated for loads of up to 1.6 tons and as many as three shifts on one charge. The carriers use a 48-volt electrical system and regenerative braking, with a cruising speed of one meter per second. Vertical Transporters can carry an E-Carrier, a pallet or both together, while additional carriers can be deployed to one system level during peak periods.

Logiqs says throughput can be scaled by adding E-Carriers, lifts or racking. Its array of carriers and lifts supports redundant operation alongside parallel inbound, outbound and order-picking processes. For warehouse operators, the practical distinction is a system whose throughput and storage capacity can be expanded through additional components as requirements change.

Software Control and Integration Plans

Logiqs’ technology documentation says its software lets operators plan pallet movements and manage the 3D-Carriers and Vertical Transporters operating within an AS/RS. The warehouse-execution software provides real-time system overview and control, robotics alarms and troubleshooting, automated inbound and outbound procedures, buffering, outbound pre-sorting and order-picking procedures. Operators can also assign transport tasks manually and configure inbound and outbound strategies.

Logiqs’ design process focuses on throughput, safety, redundancy and reliability, while avoiding production bottlenecks and making use of available storage space. Its hardware-development approach emphasizes maintainability, upgrades, modularity and long-term parts and software support. Those priorities define the integration job AutoStore is taking on: bringing a combination of roaming carriers, vertical transport and warehouse-execution software into a broader fulfillment platform.

AutoStore will fund the purchase from existing cash reserves and expects the acquisition not to have a material impact on its financial results. Logiqs CEO Reyer van der Louw said the deal offers an opportunity to accelerate the company’s technology together with AutoStore, citing cultural similarities between the businesses as a basis for collaboration. AutoStore will provide additional information as it develops the technology in preparation for an expanded commercial release.

The agreement would give AutoStore an installed pallet-automation business, a technical team and an existing hardware-and-software architecture. The broader platform Vikse described still depends on closing the transaction and completing the subsequent development work, making commercial integration the next substantive stage of the deal.