Intralogistics group Dematic has unveiled a strategic software partnership with GreyOrange, a 15-year veteran of mobile robotics, in a move designed to give operators more flexibility and scalability across automated warehouses. Under the agreement, Dematic will integrate GreyOrange’s GreyMatter platform into its broader orchestration suite, expanding the toolset available to clients running increasingly complex fulfilment environments.
Real-time coordination across heterogeneous fleets
GreyMatter is positioned as an AI-driven orchestration layer that coordinates multiple picking modes and material-handling subsystems in real time. The platform is hardware-agnostic, allowing it to manage fixed automation, AMR fleets — including GreyOrange’s own — and operator-led processes within a single warehouse footprint.
For Dematic, the addition complements an existing portfolio that already covers the bulk of intralogistics use cases, from cubic storage with AutoStore to vertical lift modules with Kardex. By layering GreyMatter on top, the company aims to lift overall throughput in installations where multiple technologies must operate side by side, and to support staged automation rollouts as client volumes grow.
Expanding the AMR-led offering
The collaboration also opens the door to a new turnkey solution built around GreyOrange’s mobile robots, whether deployed for in-aisle picking assistance or for goods-to-person workflows using mobile bins or shelving units. Dematic frames the partnership as a way to broaden its integrator stance, giving customers more choice on robotics hardware while retaining a unified orchestration backbone.
“This partnership reinforces our approach to flexible automation, with the prospect of helping our clients optimise their investments while unlocking new dimensions of efficiency and agility,” said Mike Larsson, president of Dematic and a board member of German parent company Kion Group.
Toward multi-site, network-level orchestration
Beyond the four walls of a single warehouse, the partnership is laying groundwork for orchestration logic that spans multiple nodes — drawing on real-time capacity and inventory across distribution centres and even retail stores. That direction aligns with broader market expectations that AI-led orchestration will move from site-level optimisation to network-level decisioning over the coming years.
For operators evaluating their next automation investment, the Dematic-GreyOrange tie-up signals a clearer pathway to mixing best-of-breed hardware under a single, AI-powered control layer.
