Automate Your Existing Warehouse - No New Building, No Downtime
Retrofit your shelf warehouse with autonomous mobile robots - no construction, no capital investment, no operational disruption. Go-live in 6-8 weeks.
NEO is a warehouse automation retrofit platform by NEOintralogistics. Autonomous mobile robots (AMR) navigate existing shelf-warehouse aisles, retrieve bins, and deliver them to an ergonomic goods-to-person picking station. No construction, no capital investment - you pay per pick. Go-live in 6-8 weeks in your existing facility.
Why Retrofit Instead of Building New?
Most warehouse automation projects require purpose-built facilities, seven-figure capital expenditure, and 12-18 months of lead time. NEO takes the opposite approach: deploy directly into your current infrastructure.
Your shelving stays
No demolition, no structural changes, no new racking.
Your operations continue
Installation happens alongside live warehouse operations - zero downtime.
Your WMS stays
NEO:os integrates with your existing warehouse management system via a standard interface. No ERP migration, no IT overhaul.
No capital investment
NEO operates on a pay-per-pick model - robots, software, and maintenance included. Pure OpEx.
Best fit for
- Shelf-based warehouses with manual person-to-goods picking
- 5,000+ picks per day with labor shortages or rising labor costs
- Need to automate without disrupting ongoing fulfillment operations
- Want to avoid CapEx and long implementation timelines
- Leased facilities where structural modifications are not permitted
Not ideal for
- Pallet racking exclusively (no shelf-level bin storage)
- Aisle widths below 85 cm
- Items regularly exceed 380 x 270 x 140 mm or 5 kg per unit
- Volume materially below 5,000 picks per day
What Stays, What Changes?
A warehouse retrofit with NEO changes how items move - not where they are stored.
What stays the same
- Shelving and racking - your existing shelf warehouse infrastructure remains untouched
- Warehouse layout - no reconfiguration of aisles, zones, or storage locations
- WMS and ERP - NEO:os connects to your existing systems; no migration required
- Inventory - no relabeling, no re-slotting, no inventory freeze
What changes
- Picking method - from manual person-to-goods walking to automated goods-to-person delivery
- Labor allocation - pickers stay at ergonomic G2P stations instead of walking aisles
- Throughput - AMR fleet scales with demand; add robots and stations without construction
- Accuracy - system-guided picking with digital confirmation reduces error rates
Requirements: Is Your Warehouse Compatible?
| Shelving type | Bolt-less shelving / Fachbodenregal | Standard commercial shelf warehouses |
| Aisle width | >= 85 cm | Measured between shelf faces |
| Usable shelf height | <= 250 cm | Top accessible shelf level |
| Item dimensions | Max 380 x 270 x 140 mm | Per bin/tote |
| Item weight | Max 5 kg | Per bin/tote |
| Daily pick volume | 5,000+ picks/day recommended | Lower volumes possible but less cost-effective |
| WMS | Any WMS with API or file-based interface | SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, custom |
| Floor | Standard warehouse flooring | No special surface treatment required |
Proven in Production
No other provider combines such a simple automation solution with higher storage density like NEO. We see great potential to significantly support our fulfillment strategy with NEO.
No other provider offers goods-to-person automation for existing shelf warehouses.
NEO Retrofit in Numbers
Typical Timeline: 6-8 Weeks to Go-Live
A NEO warehouse retrofit follows a structured deployment in three phases. Your warehouse operations continue throughout.
Week 1-2: Feasibility and Planning
Site assessment, aisle and shelf audit, WMS interface specification.
Week 3-6: WMS Integration and Preparation
NEO:os connects to your WMS. The robot fleet and G2P station are prepared and configured for your warehouse layout.
Week 7-8: Deployment and Go-Live
Hardware installation during live operations. The system goes productive. Pick strategies and sequences are optimized in the first days.
FAQ
Do I need to stop warehouse operations during installation?
No. NEO is designed for live-environment deployment. The AMR robots, G2P station, and software are installed and commissioned while your warehouse continues to operate. There is no shutdown period.
What types of shelving are compatible?
NEO works with standard bolt-less shelving (Fachbodenregal) - the most common shelf type in European warehouses. The shelving must allow aisle widths of at least 85 cm and a usable shelf height of up to 250 cm.
What happens to the existing WMS?
Your WMS stays in place. NEO:os integrates with your existing warehouse management system via a standard API or file-based interface. It receives pick orders, coordinates the robot fleet, and confirms completed picks back to your system. No WMS replacement, no ERP migration. Integration typically takes about four weeks.
How quickly is an automated warehouse operational?
With NEO, the full deployment - WMS integration, robot fleet, G2P station, and software - is completed in 6-8 weeks from contract signature. By comparison, conventional automation projects require 12-18 months and a construction phase.
Can I start with a pilot and scale later?
Yes. Most customers start with a single G2P station and a small robot fleet covering one warehouse zone. Once results are validated, scaling is straightforward: add more robots and stations without construction or downtime.
Request a Feasibility Check
Find out whether your warehouse qualifies for a NEO retrofit. In a short consultation, we assess your shelving type, aisle dimensions, item profile, and daily volume - and give you a clear answer.
Request a Feasibility Check