AI robotics program: Sereact and Rohlik Group cooperate

The rollout will begin at the German and Austrian subsidiaries of the Rohlik Group, Knuspr and Gurkerl, in their fulfillment centers in Berlin and Vienna. Other locations such as Frankfurt will follow in the coming months. The AI-enabled robots are integrated into Rohlik's proprietary end-to-end technology platform for online grocery, Veloq. This enables seamless coordination between advanced robotics and complex warehouse processes.

"Rohlik is proving how AI robotics can scale beyond pilot projects and single locations," says Ralf Gulde, CEO of Sereact. "With 24 robots and an expansion into multiple markets - including refrigerated environments - Rohlik is building one of the most advanced e-grocery fulfillment networks in the world. This collaboration sets a new standard for how technology can transform grocery logistics at scale."

Reaction to orders in real time

By scaling AI robotics in both refrigerated and non-refrigerated environments, Rohlik is tackling one of the most complex challenges in food shipping: the fast and accurate picking of large quantities at different temperatures. The robots handle the precise gripping and packing of individual products - one of the last manual steps in warehouse logistics. Integration into the Veloq platform enables the AI-controlled systems to respond to orders in real time and pick both fresh and long-life products without errors.

"We have developed this AI robotics program from scratch to fundamentally change the way grocery deliveries are handled," explains Andreas Küllmer, Group Head of Automation and Expansion at the Rohlik Group. "By developing and implementing this initiative in multiple markets, we are not only scaling robotics technology, but also laying the foundation for the future of automated logistics in the e-grocery sector."

600 articles per hour, per robot

The effects of automation are already visible at the Berlin site: with over 125,000 orders delivered per month, Greater Berlin is now the largest Knuspr site in Germany. A single robot picks up to 600 items per hour. Five more picking robots are to be installed at the Schönefeld logistics center by the end of the year, which will enable Knuspr to process up to 10,000 orders per day in the future. The new automation reduces the error rate during order picking to a minimum. Currently, the rate of "perfect" deliveries - without delays, complaints or replacement products - is over 90 percent.