SICK AG

SICK AG supplies sensors, safety systems and automation technology for factories, logistics sites and mobile machines. Its lidar, vision, distance, safety and identification products help robots and automated systems detect objects, navigate, avoid hazards and operate safely around people and equipment.

Market context

SICK provides core perception and safety infrastructure for real-world robots, especially AMRs, warehouse systems, autonomous machinery and human-robot workcells.

Facts

Website: https://www.sick.com
HQ: Waldkirch, Germany
Founded: 1946
Segment: robotics sensors

SICK AG role in logistics automation

SICK is a global industrial sensing and safety company supplying LiDAR, machine vision, safety sensors and detection systems used across robotics, warehouse automation, manufacturing and autonomous equipment. SICK provides core perception and safety infrastructure for real-world robots, especially AMRs, warehouse systems, autonomous machinery and human-robot workcells.

Target environment: Warehouses, factories, fulfillment centers, distribution sites, material-handling routes and industrial logistics operations.
Deployment model: Logistics automation model built around equipment, software, mobile systems, warehouse processes or material-flow infrastructure.
Customer context: Warehouse teams, manufacturers, retailers, logistics companies, system integrators and facility automation buyers.
Workflow context: Material movement, route automation, storage, picking, transport, fleet orchestration and warehouse or factory throughput support.
Commercial maturity: Published company profile with public sources supporting its robotics-adjacent role; deployment depth varies by product line and customer evidence.
Market position: Logistics automation participant tied to mobile robots, warehouse systems, industrial vehicles or material-flow infrastructure.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on site fit, safety validation, integration with facility systems, fleet reliability, ROI and support requirements.
Adjacent context: AMRs, AGVs, warehouse automation, material handling, forklifts, fulfillment systems and intralogistics software.
Source confidence: medium

Events

2025-01-27 - Acquisition - SICK acquires Accerion to expand AMR localization portfolio - SICK acquired Dutch startup Accerion, a specialist in AI-based image processing for mobile-robot positioning. Accerion's Triton system provides infrastructure-free localization for autonomous mobile robots using floor-reference camera technology. SICK said th…
2023-06-02 - Product Launch - SICK launches multiScan136 3D lidar for industrial mobile robots - The multiScan100 family gives mobile platforms 360-degree 3D perception from one sensor. The multiScan136 supports SLAM, obstacle detection and falling-edge detection for IMRs. The product gives SICK a concrete offering for robot sensing, actuation, compute o…
2019-10-01 - Product Launch - SICK expands safety portfolio with safeRS radar solution - SICK said the radar safety system was based on Inxpect LBK technology. The release framed safeRS around hazardous-area monitoring where optical systems are challenged by dust, dirt or weather. The product gives SICK a concrete offering for robot sensing, actu…

Team

Dr. Mats Gökstorp - Chairman of the Executive Board - This role identifies Dr. Mats Gökstorp as part of SICK AG's leadership or founding team.
Jan-H. Eberhardt - Executive Board Member, Finance and IT - This role identifies Jan-H. Eberhardt as part of SICK AG's leadership or founding team.
Dr. Niels Syassen - Executive Board Member, Technology and Digitalization - This role identifies Dr. Niels Syassen as part of SICK AG's leadership or founding team.

Supply chain relationships

Innok Robotics - Sick Outdoorscan3, Multiscan100, Dfs60s And Safety Controller - Innok Robotics integrates SICK outdoorScan3, multiScan100, DFS60S and safety-control components into the INDUROS outdoor transport robot.
ConBotics - Safety Sensing - SICK supplies safety controllers, encoders, object-detection sensors and safety scanners used in the ConBotics Painter Robot.
Agricobots - Perception - SICK supplies multiScan100 LiDAR and Visionary-B Two stereo cameras used in Agricobots Atomatika agricultural robots.
Hikrobot - Sick Nanoscan3 Safety Laser Scanner - Hikrobot mobile robots use SICK nanoScan3 safety laser scanners for SLAM mapping, navigation and worker protection.
Agrointelli - Sick Safers3 Safety Radar Sensors - Agrointelli uses SICK safeRS3 radar sensors on ROBOTTI for obstacle detection and safety in dusty, rainy and foggy field conditions.
Magazino - Sick Microscan3, Detec, Dfs60 And Visionary T Mini - Magazino SOTO 2 uses SICK microScan3 scanners, deTec light curtains, DFS60 encoders and Visionary-T Mini 3D cameras for navigation and safety.
Yaskawa Electric Corporation - Sick Sbot Safety Kits And Microscan3 Scanner - Yaskawa says SICK sBot kits provide safety monitoring for Smart Series systems.

Relationships

Tecnoferrari - Technology Partner - SICK and Tecnoferrari collaborated on mobile robot safety in production logistics.

Context tags

Robot vision guidance - Workflow - SICK's robotics products or services are relevant to robot vision guidance workflows.
Collaborative factory automation - Workflow - SICK's robotics products or services are relevant to collaborative factory automation workflows.
Robot safety sensing - Capability - SICK's robotics offering includes robot safety sensing capability.

SICK AG canonical Korthos profile