Geek+ has added a higher-throughput version to its tote-to-person range. The new RoboShuttle Hyper keeps the same principle of bins held in high-density storage and fed to picking stations, but it now claims up to 6,000 totes per hour on a 1,000 sqm footprint.
The original RoboShuttle concept dates back to early 2023, built around the company’s autonomous mobile robots for shelf transfer and bin retrieval. What changed is the hardware. A second robot type, introduced in late 2024, climbs into the racking and lets installations gain height, and therefore density. Geek+ calls it Air. It anchors on one side only, unlike the systems from French pioneer Exotec, yet it still picks and places bins on both sides of the aisle and handles them at double depth.
Climbing Robots Go Mainstream
Rack-climbing robots have spread fast. Several automation specialists showed comparable machines at the recent SITL and Logimat trade shows. The RoboShuttle Hyper shares another trait with the second-generation Skypod system unveiled in early 2025: the lowest rack level carries no bins, so robots can travel across the whole floor without fixed aisles.
That density and speed point the system at one place in particular. Geek+ says it targets high-throughput e-commerce warehouses and micro-fulfilment centres, including fresh-product handling.
Stations Built for the Pace
Throughput also depends on what sits at the end of the line. Geek+ pairs the Hyper with a new workstation, Max, which runs two bin flows at once for a rated capacity above 800 totes per hour. Operators can go further, with automated picking stations built around a robotic arm, or a version worked by humanoid robots.
How many operators will trust that last option on a live floor is another question.
