Contoro Dock Duck Trailer Unloading Robot

Contoro Robotics makes AI-powered robots that unload non-palletized boxes from trailers and shipping containers. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and runs a human-in-the-loop platform that combines AI with human teleoperation.

Each robot combines advanced perception sensors, a patented DuoGrasp two-sided gripper, a mobile base with a built-in conveyor belt and a Kuka industrial arm, driven by Adapt AI models trained on customer-specific data. It handles boxes from 8 to 30 inches and up to 65 lbs, moves between docks by remote control or forklift, and fits any trailer or ocean container.

• DuoGrasp gripper: patented articulated gripper that grasps boxes from two sides.
• Adapt AI: foundation models trained on customer-specific data.
• Human-in-the-loop: AI combined with human teleoperation for hard cases.
• Mobile base: built-in connectivity and conveyor belt, moved by remote control or forklift.
• Wide box range: handles non-palletized boxes from 8 to 30 inches and up to 65 lbs.
• Pay-per-container service: charged per container unloaded.

Unloading floor-loaded import containers at distribution centers near Vietnamese ports. Trailer unloading at 3PL warehouses during peak season. Inbound dock automation at electronics and consumer-goods plants.

Service pricing is charged per container unloaded, with no heavy capital outlay or long-term contract. A 12-week commercial pilot lets qualified customers test the robot. Custom safety enclosures and operator training come with deployment.

Manual container unloading is physically demanding and hard to staff, so warehouses are looking to automate it. Vietnam's export-oriented manufacturers and port-adjacent logistics hubs handle large volumes of floor-loaded containers.

Raised a 12 million USD Series A in March 2025 (22 million USD total) with new investors Doosan, Coupang, Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund and IMM. Headquartered in Austin, Texas. States Logistics in California is a reported deployment partner.