Develops autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for indoor and outdoor material transport
Cartken, Inc.
Tempe, AZ (USA) · Munich (DE) · Oakland, CA (USA)New on Amplifa
About Cartken
Cartken is an AI-based robotics company that develops autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for material transport in indoor and outdoor environments. Founded in 2019 by former Google engineers and headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, with a German subsidiary (Cartken GmbH) in Munich, the company offers the Hauler, Courier and the announced Mover robots for payloads of 20 to 1500 kg. The robots navigate camera-based without expensive LIDAR systems across a wide variety of surfaces, in any weather and day/night, integrate with elevators, gates and doors, and according to the manufacturer are ready for operation within 1 to 7 days without infrastructure measures. Use cases include building-to-building and point-of-use transports in manufacturing plants, warehouses, pharmaceutical and research environments, and on corporate campuses; with Stirling Ultracold, cold chain transport down to -86 °C is also offered. Customers and partners include, among others, ZF LIFETEC, Melco Mobility Solutions (Mitsubishi Electric), Uber Eats and Rakuten in the USA, Germany, Denmark and Japan.
- Site
- Munich
- Processes
- Autonomous material transport indoor/outdoor, Building-to-Building Delivery, Point-of-Use Delivery, Elevator, gate and door integration, Cold chain transport (down to -86 °C, with Stirling Ultracold), Temperature-controlled transport compartments (-80 °C to +100 °C), Rapid commissioning without infrastructure (1–7 days), Customer branding of the robots
- Founded
- 2019
- Industries
- Manufacturing industry, Warehouses & distribution centers, Pharma, medical & R&D, Life sciences/biotech, Chemicals, OEM
- 01
Research & Development (AI, computer vision, mapping)
- 02
Hardware/software platform
- 03
Commissioning without infrastructure changes (1–7 days)
- 04
Fleet management & operation
- 05
Customer branding of the robots
Locations
Tempe, AZ
USHeadquarters Cartken, Inc.
Munich
DEGerman subsidiary / EU representation (Cartken GmbH)
Oakland, CA
USLocation (per press releases)
Robotics Products
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | – | – | 300 kg (Hauler payload) | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | 300 kg (Hauler) | – | – |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous mobile robot (AMR), heavy-duty outdoor, all-terrain | Cartken Hauler | – | – | 2025 | – |
| Autonomous mobile robot (AMR), open delivery model without temperature control | Cartken Courier | – | – | – | – |
| Autonomous mobile robot (AMR), with temperature control | Cartken Hauler | – | – | – | – |
| Autonomous mobile robot (AMR), autonomous outdoor pallet truck | Cartken Mover | – | – | – | – |
| Portable ultra-low temperature freezer (ULT), portable deep-freeze unit | Stirling Ultracold ULT25NEU | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2019
Cartken founded by a group of former Google engineers and operators; initial focus on last-mile delivery
- 2022
Start of partnership with Mitsubishi Electric / Melco Mobility Solutions as sales partner and operator in Japan
- 2023
More than 10,000 hours of transport time saved for employees; Cartken Courier first delivery robot in Japan approved for autonomous driving on public roads at night
- 2024-07-03
Announcement of $22.5 million total funding (latest round $10 million, led by 468 Capital); start of operations in Tokyo with Uber Eats and Mitsubishi Electric
- 2025-04-09
Market launch of the Cartken Hauler for indoor/outdoor material transport
- 2025-05-14
Partnership with Stirling Ultracold for autonomous ultra-low-temperature transport (down to -86 °C)
- 2025-06-25
Melco Mobility Solutions orders nearly 100 Cartken Haulers for industrial applications in Japan (multi-million dollar agreement)