Hai Robotics Will Deploy More Than 1500 Rack Climbing Robots for European Fashion Retail
Hai Robotics said on 14 September 2026 it will supply more than 1500 HaiPick Climb robots for a leading European fashion retailer’s e commerce fulfillment center, calling it the world’s largest rack climbing warehouse deployment.
What changed
Warehouse and Logistics News reported on 14 September 2026 that Hai Robotics has been selected to provide automation for a large scale e commerce fulfillment center operated by a leading European fashion retailer. The project centers on HaiPick Climb, Hai’s rack climbing robot system.
According to the report, the retailer already operates multiple HaiPick systems across Europe and is expanding with more than 1500 HaiPick Climb robots in what Hai describes as the world’s largest rack climbing warehouse robot deployment. The integrated system targets throughput exceeding 24,000 totes per hour within a single automation footprint, using double deep storage configurations.
Peter Guan, general manager at Hai Robotics EMEA, said the selection reflects customer confidence in HaiPick Climb for strategic warehouse automation projects.
Why it matters
Humanoid demos dominate headlines, but e commerce margin lives in pick density and tote throughput. A four figure rack climbing fleet at one site is a capital commitment signal: retailers are scaling proven vertical storage robots rather than waiting for general purpose humanoids.
For logistics technology buyers, the deployment sets a new reference class for Climb style systems in fashion, where SKU churn and returns stress traditional shuttle designs.
Who is affected
Retail COOs and fulfillment VPs benchmarking automation ROI now have a public thousand robot anchor for rack climbing economics.
Warehouse automation integrators competing with Hai must answer how their throughput and storage density compare at similar tote rates.
Humanoid robotics investors should weigh how much capex large retailers still route to specialized climbers instead of bipedal generalists.
What to do next
If you operate high SKU e commerce centers, request HaiPick Climb reference throughput data and downtime statistics from integrators, then model against your peak season curves before humanoid pilots consume budget.
What to watch
Whether Hai publishes post go live uptime and pick accuracy metrics from the European site, and if competing climbers from Geekplus or AutoStore respond with similarly sized European awards in Q4 2026.
Sources
- Primary. Warehouse and Logistics News, Hai Robotics selected to deliver the world’s largest deployment of rack climbing warehouse robots (14 September 2026). Deployment size, throughput claim, and customer context.
- Secondary. Hai Robotics public materials cited in trade coverage (14 September 2026). Product naming for HaiPick Climb system.