AI warehouse automation specialist Robust.AI has announced a strategic manufacturing partnership with Foxconn to expand production of its flagship Carter multi-function collaborative robotics platform. The partnership with Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturing services provider, will enable Robust.AI to rapidly fulfil increasing demand from its growing international customer base and strengthen the resilience of its supply chain and manufacturing operations.

Designed to augment existing warehouse operations and workforce, Carter’s drop-in automation capabilities are designed to help global manufacturing and logistics providers achieve significant productivity gains. Its collaborative, software-defined functionality allows facilities to dynamically switch functions between fulfilment picking, point-to-point transport, or a mobile sorting wall.

Robust.AI recently announced that its Carter fleet deployment at a DHL Supply Chain facility in Las Vegas, delivered more than 60% productivity gains to existing picking operations within weeks of implementation.

As part of its “3+3” development strategy, Foxconn has been building a diverse range of robots tailored to different application scenarios. The company also assists customers in manufacturing their own robotic products.

Over the past few months, Foxconn engineers have been working closely with Robust.AI, training and helping build Carter robots in the US, which will greatly decrease production and deployment times as manufacturing scales.

“As shifting supply chains and international tariffs add complexity and costs to global logistics operations, our strategic manufacturing partnership with Foxconn will enable us to rapidly fulfil orders for Carter robots, which are delivering improved productivity and efficiency to some of the world’s largest logistics and manufacturing companies,” said Anthony Jules, CEO of Robust.AI. “Foxconn’s unparalleled global manufacturing capabilities make it one of the most trusted partners for advanced manufacturing in the world. Our combined robotics expertise will help multinational companies rapidly and cost-effectively streamline their logistics and warehousing operations and augment existing workforces with collaborative robotic automation solutions.”

“Foxconn is pleased to expand its manufacturing partnership with Robust.AI and help accelerate and scale the production of its innovative Carter robotics platform worldwide,” said Bob Deng, EVP at Foxconn. “Our close collaboration at the onset of Carter’s development has contributed to the maturity, scalability and reliability of the platform and its manufacturing processes, allowing customers to confidently invest in Robust.AI’s unique warehouse automation solution and see immediate improvement in their warehousing and logistics capabilities.”