doks. innovation

What doks. innovation does

doks. innovation GmbH (legally doks. solution GmbH) is a private German warehouse-automation company founded in 2017 within the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML ecosystem in Dortmund, now headquartered in Kassel. The company combines a tethered flying drone with an autonomous ground rover, machine learning, computer vision and sensor fusion to deliver two hardware-anchored products: doks.inventairy, which performs fully autonomous inventory counts in high-bay warehouses with night-flight capability and >99% data quality; and doks.gate, which automates scanning, L/W/H measurement and 360-degree photo documentation at inbound/outbound gates at speeds up to 10 km/h. Both products feed structured data into a real-time digital-twin dashboard and integrate with customer WMS and ERP systems.

The business model is enterprise B2B, combining hardware sale or as-a-service/leasing of the drone-and-rover system, software licensing, professional services for training and integration, and multi-year contracts that typically begin with a pilot project before scaling to broader deployments. The stated outcomes are up to 80% time savings and up to 90% cost reduction in inventory operations versus manual stocktaking.

The go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales — anchored by 4–6 hour on-site demo appointments at customer warehouses — with a certified channel partner network covering the UK (RAWview), France (FABULOG) and USA (Adah International). Named customers include logistics specialists (GXO, XPO Logistics, Cargologic, Seifert, Simon Hegele) and large industrial/consumer-goods manufacturers (Coca-Cola, Henkel, KSTools), with pharmaceutical and automotive flagged as additional verticals. The company remains privately held, founder-led with Jürgen Geipel as Geschäftsführer in the commercial register, and has one disclosed seed round of approximately $1.4M in 2018 from Metamorphoses GmbH, Gecoin GmbH and mind.fabric GmbH.

Name

doks. innovation

Legal name

doks. solution GmbH

Website

https://doks-solution.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

doks. innovation is a German warehouse-automation company that builds autonomous drone-and-rover systems (doks.inventairy) and scanning gates (doks.gate) to automate indoor inventory counts and inbound/outbound documentation for logistics providers and industrial manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Warehouse Automation Systems

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

UAS Ground Control Stations (GCS) & Remote Operations Infrastructure (IMABAIAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Warehouse Automation Systems (AS/RS, Shuttle Systems, Vertical Lift Modules) (IMAHABAK), UAS Launch/Recovery & Support Equipment (Catapults, Nets, Docking) (IMABAIAN)

Keywords

• Drone inventory management
• Warehouse automation systems
• Autonomous stocktaking solutions
• Intralogistics sensor technology
• Automated warehouse scanning

Headquarters

HQ city

Kassel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products (Drones and Systems): Sale of proprietary drone and sensor systems including ground vehicles, flying drones, and integrated sensor equipment. Products delivered with software under retention of title until full payment.
2. Software and Licensing: Software included with products under applicable license agreements. Third-party software may require separate licensing. As-a-service, leasing, or loan arrangements available for specified periods.
3. Training and Professional Services: Training services for product operation and deployment. Customer advisement to participate in training before first use. Installation and IT integration services.
4. System Integration Services: One-time system setup and integration into warehouses, installation of docking stations, IT integration with existing WMS and ERP systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

doks. innovation develops and sells autonomous drone-based and sensor-based warehouse automation hardware systems for indoor intralogistics. Its two core products, doks.inventairy (an autonomous ground-vehicle-plus-tethered-drone system for automated stocktaking in high-bay warehouses) and doks.gate (an automated scanning and documentation gate for inbound/outbound material flow), are sold as integrated hardware systems with embedded software to logistics and industrial enterprise customers.

Product overview

doks. innovation (doks. solution GmbH) offers a modular intralogistics automation platform consisting of two core products: doks.inventairy (drone-based autonomous inventory system for high-bay warehouses) and doks.gate (automated scanning and documentation gates for inbound/outbound processes). Both products leverage autonomous agents, computer vision, and process automation to digitize warehouse operations. The solutions are designed to work independently or in combination, seamlessly integrating with existing ERP and WMS systems to create a digital twin of warehouse operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• doks.inventairy: Innovative drone-based solution for automated inventory in high-bay warehouses. Combines ground vehicle and flying drone connected by cable for autonomous stock taking and inventory data control.
• doks.gate

Products and services

• doks.inventairy Drone-based autonomous inventory solution combining a ground vehicle (rover) and flying drone connected by cable for automated stocktaking and inventory data collection in high-bay warehouses. Operates 24/7 with night flight capability, achieves >99% data quality through barcode/QR code recognition, and provides 5 hours of uninterrupted flight per charge.
• doks.gate Automated scanning, measuring, and documentation system installed at warehouse gates for capturing material movements during loading and unloading. Measures dimensions (L/W/H) and volumes in real-time at speeds up to 10 km/h, provides 360-degree photo documentation, and integrates with WMS and ERP systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% time savings compared to manual inventory processes
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RAWview Drone Systems LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK-based partner for doks.inventairy distribution and support worldwide. RAWview provides local delivery and support services for the German-manufactured drone inventory solution, helping warehouse operators automate inventory controls with focus on safety, productivity, and profitability.
• FABULOGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFrench supply chain expert team partner. FABULOG brings in-depth knowledge of supply chain to customers, with goal of putting know-how, passion and dynamism at service of customers to improve their performance. Relationship based on sharing and trust values.
• Adah International LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUS-based partner specializing in integrating new technologies into existing equipment and IT systems. Adah International offers central source for future of production and logistics operations including digitalization and automation, with focus on developing industrial talent.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IMLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding environment of doks. innovation in 2017. Fraunhofer IML is a leading research institution in intralogistics providing scientific foundation and research environment for the company's technology development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Symbotic: Large-scale, publicly listed warehouse automation vendor building AI-enabled robotic storage and retrieval systems for major retailers and wholesalers. Competes for the same enterprise warehouse digitalization dollars as doks, and could extend into drone inventory over time.
• Geek+: Major Chinese-headquartered AMR and smart logistics vendor offering goods-to-person, moving, and sorting robots. Targets the same logistics and manufacturing customers as doks and could expand into inventory scan automation.
• Exotec: French-headquartered warehouse robotics vendor with the Skypod goods-to-person system, competing for European enterprise warehouse automation budgets alongside doks's German footprint.
• AutoStore: Global leader in cube-based automated storage and retrieval systems. Operates broadly in warehouse automation with a much larger installed base than doks; adjacency to drone inventory is indirect but customer overlap is high.
• GreyOrange: Warehouse robotics vendor offering mobile robots, goods-to-person systems, and AI-driven fulfillment orchestration. Overlaps with doks in enterprise warehouse digitalization across 3PL, retail, and apparel customers.

Direct peers

• Locus Robotics: Provider of autonomous mobile robots for order picking and inventory movement in warehouses. Comparable intralogistics automation customer base (3PLs, retail, manufacturing) and overlapping go-to-market into warehouse digitalization.
• Verity: Swiss drone-based warehouse inventory provider (now part of Swisslog/KUKA). Most direct competitor to doks.inventairy, using autonomous indoor drones for stocktaking in large warehouses across retail and 3PL customers.
• Corvus Robotics: Autonomous drone inventory company focused on warehouse cycle-counting using computer vision and barcode reading. Closest product analogue to doks.inventairy in terms of drone-based inventory data capture.
• Gather AI: Camera-equipped AMR-based warehouse inventory solution using computer vision to read labels and visualize stock without drones. Directly competes for the same cycle-counting budget as doks.inventairy.

Regional players

• Element Logic: Norwegian-headquartered AutoStore integrator and intralogistics specialist active across Europe. Sells adjacent warehouse automation solutions and overlaps with doks's target customer base in European 3PL and retail.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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