Industry Findings: Brazil’s growth in multi-story logistics hubs, regional distribution centres, and large public hospitals is fuelling demand for robots that reduce reliance on fluctuating labour pools. High-volume fulfilment operations in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have begun testing autonomous movers, cleaning robots, and shelf-scanning units, leading buyers to prioritise systems with strong obstacle avoidance, tropical climate resilience, and dependable service response times. This shapes a market that rewards durable, software-rich platforms capable of handling Brazil’s operational intensity.
Industry Progression: Large marketplace and logistics investments are forcing rapid automation to meet same-day and same-hour promises, and MercadoLibre’s expanded Brazil investments—including plans to modernise distribution centres with Quicktron robotics and to open multiple new DCs (2024)—showcase how major platforms use robots to shave fulfilment times, which in turn drives local demand for high-volume robot suppliers and accelerates partnerships with regional integrators.
Industry Players: Companies involved in Brazil industry are WEG Automation, Whitebot, FlexSolutions, Swisslog Brazil, Quicktron, PUC-Rio Robotics Lab, and Linx Robotics etc. Brazil’s large e-commerce platforms and distributors are pushing automation beyond single-site pilots into national programs. In 2024 a prominent Brazilian retailer expanded integrated AMR deployments across multiple states to support same-day delivery surges, validating scalable fleet economics; the result is stronger demand for local manufacturing partnerships, domestic spares provisioning, and integrators that can manage high-volume seasonal peaks.