# Covariant wins Otto Group contract to deploy AI robots in fulfilment hubs

Otto Group entered a long-term strategic partnership with Covariant to deploy over 100 AI-powered robots in its Haldensleben and Altenkunstadt facilities in Germany, with plans for hundreds more across its network.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-05-17
- Where: Haldensleben and Altenkunstadt, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: AI-powered robotic solutions for picking, placing, sorting
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Material Handling](https://endata.com/sectors/material-handling.md)

## Companies

- [Otto Group](https://endata.com/companies/29652.md) (customer)
- [Covariant](https://endata.com/companies/45513.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [cep-research.com](https://www.cep-research.com/2023/05/17/covariant-ai-robots-will-automate-otto-group-fulfilment/), 2023-05-17: "Logistics faces the challenge of being as cost-efficient as possible. The use of a generalist AI allows us to rethink processes that were not possible before and provides an answer to the massive shortage of workers."

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