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The End Effector
Module 10 of 14·18 min readOperator

Where Robots Work Today

The Seven D’s

Locus Robotics hit 5 billion warehouse picks in April 2025. It took them 24 weeks to go from 4 billion to 5 billion. A single data point, but it captures a trajectory: robots are being adopted fastest in the places where the work is relentless, the labor is scarce, and the economic case is obvious.

But which places, exactly? And why those and not others?

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This module is part of Robotics.

Full Core Robotics, gated Thrust analysis, and the private Downrange calendar feed.