Arvato accelerates robotics implementations through strategic partnership with Unchained Robotics

Gütersloh/Paderborn, March 09, 2026 - Arvato is taking another step,

to bring automation and robotics into operational use more quickly and

operational use more quickly and effectively. Through a strategic partnership with

with the technology company Unchained Robotics, Arvato is accelerating the development and

Development and implementation of modular, manufacturer-independent robotics

Robotics solutions for logistics and fulfillment processes. As part of the

Cooperation, Arvato is acquiring a minority stake in the Paderborn-based

in the Paderborn-based company.

Robotics is deliberately not seen as an isolated technology, but as an

integral component of holistic automation and scaling

Scaling concepts. Over the coming years, Arvato plans to install a

three-digit number of robots in various logistics and fulfillment

Fulfillment environments over the coming years. The partnership with

Unchained Robotics acts as a targeted accelerator: new solutions are

New solutions are developed along specific use cases, tested under real

Conditions and systematically prepared for the broad operational rollout

rollout.

The collaboration is designed for scaling right from the start - both

both technologically and geographically. In addition to European logistics locations

the close partnership also opens up opportunities for faster expansion into international

Expansion into international markets, particularly the USA. There, high

high automation requirements meet dynamic logistics and e-commerce

E-commerce structures - an environment in which practical, flexible and

flexible robotics solutions are particularly in demand.

For customers, this close integration means one thing above all:

Automation on an industrial scale without losing flexibility.

The planned scaling across a three-digit number of robots creates

Experience, standards and implementation security, from which customers benefit directly

customers benefit directly from - through shorter implementation times, lower

Risks and added value that can be realized more quickly.

"Today, automation has to do one thing above all: work quickly,"

says Frank Schirrmeister, CEO of Arvato. "With the partnership with Unchained

Robotics, we are accelerating the use of robotics in our operational

Logistics. We develop solutions from practice for practice - and use

Robotics specifically as an accelerator for scalable implementations.

The partnership is also strategically important for Unchained Robotics.

"Arvato offers us access to highly complex, international logistics

Logistics setups in which we can further develop our solutions directly in real

solutions directly in real operations," says Mladen Milicevic, founder of Unchained

Robotics. "By working closely with the operational teams, we increase

efficiency throughout the warehouse and bring our robotics

Robotics solutions to market faster. At the same time, the

Partnership gives us the opportunity to scale our modular solutions globally in a targeted

scaling - from Europe to the USA."

With this partnership, Arvato is underlining its claim to drive innovation

where it has the greatest effect: in the operational implementation of global supply chain

global supply chain strategies. Robotics thus becomes a targeted enabler for

Speed, scalability and sustainable operational excellence.

About Arvato:

Arvato is a global 3PL service provider with a focus on

Supply chain management and e-commerce. International companies

companies rely on Arvato when it comes to optimizing their

Implement their supply chain strategies in operations - through

fast, precise and reliable logistics processes.

In the consumer products, tech, healthcare, automotive and publishing sectors

Publishing, Arvato operates complex distribution and fulfillment

Fulfillment networks that are tailored to industry-specific requirements

tailored to industry-specific requirements. At more than 100 locations worldwide, over

20.000 employees combine modern technologies, data-based processes and operational

operational expertise to ensure resilient performance and respond flexibly

respond flexibly to changing business requirements.

Further information can be found at www.arvato.com .

Arvato is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA.

With 75,000 employees, Bertelsmann is a global media

services and education company worldwide.

About Unchained Robotics

Unchained Robotics is a tech start-up founded in Paderborn in 2019

with the aim of simplifying and rethinking industrial automation

thinking. Via an independent platform, the company enables

small and medium-sized companies in Germany and Europe easy access to

easy access to robotics and automation solutions.

Unchained Robotics is convinced that automation is no longer rocket science

Is no longer rocket science, but in practice often fails due to complexity and

Barriers to entry. This is precisely where the company comes in: From the

Unchained Robotics supports its customers throughout the entire automation process, from the selection of the right solution to the design, commissioning and training

along the entire automation process.

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