Key Notes
- AutoStore has agreed to acquire Logiqs for up to €30 million in cash, with closing expected in Q4 2026 subject to customary conditions.
- Logiqs brings roaming pallet-storage technology deployed at approximately 30 customer sites and a team of 60 employees.
- AutoStore plans to develop the technology for expanded commercial release, with no integrated-product launch date announced.
AutoStore has agreed to acquire Dutch warehouse-robotics company Logiqs for up to €30 million, expanding its plans beyond cube-based storage into automated handling of palletized goods. The acquisition would add roaming pallet-storage robots and related software expertise as AutoStore works toward a broader fulfilment platform.
The company announced the agreement on November 5. Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions. AutoStore plans to fund the purchase from existing cash reserves and says it does not expect a material impact on its financial results.
Adding Pallets to the Automation Stack
Logiqs develops roaming robots for automated storage and retrieval of palletized goods. AutoStore says the technology is deployed at approximately 30 customer sites across different markets and regions. The Netherlands-based company has 60 employees, bringing capabilities in automation, software and product development.
AutoStore’s management frames the purchase as a way to address more customer needs through pallet automated storage and retrieval systems, often shortened to AS/RS. The integration is a future development effort: the announcement says more information will follow as the technology is prepared for an expanded commercial release.
How Logiqs’ iCUBE System Works
Logiqs’ iCUBE platform uses carriers within a storage structure to move pallet loads. Its modular design is intended to let operators add capacity and carriers as requirements grow. The manufacturer also markets the system for refrigerated and frozen environments.
The company lists carrier capabilities of up to 1,750 kilograms and up to 16 hours of operation on one charge. These are manufacturer specifications, and suitability for a particular warehouse depends on its loads, layout and operating conditions. The official video accompanying this article demonstrates the existing Logiqs system; it is not footage of a newly integrated AutoStore product.
Logiqs also describes software for inventory and warehouse workflows alongside controls that coordinate carriers and other automated equipment. That combination helps explain the acquisition’s appeal: adding pallet movement requires orchestration of goods and machine traffic as well as a robot capable of carrying a load.
A Different Job From Cube Storage
AutoStore’s established cube-based systems concentrate inventory in bins for order fulfilment. Pallet storage addresses another layer of a warehouse’s material flow, before goods are broken down into smaller units or moved onward. Bringing both capabilities into a broader platform could widen the range of operations the company can serve.
The distinction is visible in our coverage of Bleckmann’s AutoStore deployment. A successful storage installation solves a defined workflow; extending the product range introduces additional questions about system interfaces, customer support and the economics of deployment.
Acquisition Announced Alongside Stronger Sales
AutoStore separately reported Q3 results showing revenue growth of 38% year over year and order-intake growth of approximately 17%. The company raised its full-year revenue guidance to around $750 million. Those figures describe AutoStore’s existing business, rather than a contribution from an acquisition that has not yet closed.
The deal also fits a broader effort to automate different warehouse tasks, from storage to the unloading work covered in our Stretch Gen 2 report. For AutoStore and Logiqs, the next milestones are transaction completion and a clearer commercial roadmap for the pallet technology. No expanded-release date was specified in the acquisition announcement.
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