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MetraLabs is a robotics company founded 2001, based in Germany, developing 9 robots primarily in the Warehouse AMR category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
MetraLabs has no confirmed funding round on file and has 2 cited customers but no deployment on record.
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2customers cited
named in public sources · no deployment on record
- Rewe Group· 2023metralabs.com ↗
- Edeka· 2022directindustry.com ↗
A deployment is recorded when a public source names both the customer and the robot, or the maker confirms it. Nothing here counts against MetraLabs.
In AMR (Warehouse), Exotec SAS, Innok Robotics and Beijing Geekplus Technology have deployment evidence on file.
Add a deployment →Autonomous retail and warehouse robots for shelf scanning, inventory control, and customer assistance with AI vision.
MetraLabs GmbH develops autonomous mobile robots for retail and logistics, including the TORY® RFID inventory robot for real-time stock tracking, PETER and PETRA for shelf scanning, and CARY® flex for flexible warehouse tasks. Buyers include retail chains and logistics operators in Europe and North America. Key differentiators include AI-powered vision for out-of-stock detection, price issue identification, and fully autonomous ground-based operation.
Company facts
- HQ
- Jena, Germany
- Founded
- 2001 · 25 yrs
- Employees
- 51
- Website
- metralabs.com
RoboScore
54.78 RoboScore + 0.00 Momentum· Adequate evidence
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On the company boards
- #66 of 167·Warehouse AMR·best robot 55.58 + depth 2.64 + news 0.00 = total 58.22
- #26 of 42·Hospitality·best robot 53.88 + depth 0.00 + news 0.00 = total 53.88
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Awards & recognition
- German Robotics Award for Innovation2023automate.org ↗
Milestones
TORY® RFID launched as world's first autonomous RFID inventory robot in continuous live retail operation.
Press coverage
- Machine Vision and Automation Streamline Logistics and Warehousing Operations
Automate.org · May 2022
- RFID inventory robot - TORY® - METRALABS - autonomous / mobile
Direct Industry
Public loss record
Consumer product alerts from this country reach the EU Safety Gate, which we read. Industrial, workplace and medical incidents never enter it, so a blank record says nothing about those.
Active products by MetraLabs
9 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PETER | Hospitality | Payload 25 kg·Runtime 8 hr | — | 2013 | 59.8 | |
| 2 |  | TORY® to go | Warehouse AMR | — | — | 2015 | 59.1 |
| 3 |  | TORY® | Hospitality | — | — | 2007 | 57.7 |
| 4 |  | TORY® RFID | Retail | — | — | 2015 | 57.2 |
| 5 | PETRA | Hospitality | — | — | 2013 | 56.5 | |
| 6 |  | CARY® flex | Warehouse AMR | Payload 100 kg·Top speed 1.4 m/s | — | — | 55.6 |
| 7 |  | CARY® light | Warehouse AMR | Payload 25 kg·Top speed 1.2 m/s | — | — | 55.6 |
| 8 |  | PAUL | Hospitality | Payload 250 kg·Runtime 8 hr | $8.2K | 2023 | 53.9 |
| 9 |  | CARY® up | Warehouse AMR | — | — | — | 47.8 |
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