Recent events
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2026
Kardex launches PortScale for AutoStore in Australia and New Zealand
Kardex launched its PortScale precision weighing system for AutoStore installations in Australia and New Zealand, its 10th proprietary addition to the AutoStore system. PortScale is built into the AutoStore port and uses multiple weight sensors to measure bin weight in real time, supporting automated item-count verification via ScaleManager software.
2021
SoftBank agrees to acquire 40% of AutoStore
SoftBank announced that it agreed to acquire a 40% stake in Norwegian warehouse-automation technology company AutoStore for US$2.8 billion. The shares were to be acquired from Thomas H. Lee Partners and EQT; the transaction valued AutoStore at US$7.7 billion including debt.
2020
AutoStore files patent infringement lawsuits against Ocado and Tharsus
AutoStore filed patent infringement lawsuits in the United States and the United Kingdom against Ocado and Tharsus Group, seeking to bar them from manufacturing, importing, using and selling the allegedly infringing technology and seeking monetary damages. Ocado said it had not received papers relating to the claims and denied awareness of infringement of valid AutoStore rights.
2020
AutoStore files patent lawsuits against Ocado
AutoStore filed patent infringement lawsuits against Ocado in the United States and the United Kingdom, alleging that Ocado's automated storage and retrieval technology infringes AutoStore patents.
2020
AutoStore reports 2019 financial results
AutoStore reported 2019 revenue of USD 195 million, up 36% from 2018, and adjusted EBITDA of USD 108 million.
2020
AutoStore wins two industry awards
AutoStore was honored with the Material Handling Product News Product of the Year Readers' Choice Award for its grocery micro-fulfillment centers and the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 2020 Green Supply Chain Award.