Autonomous loading robots for dock operations and freight handling
Slip Robotics builds rugged autonomous loading robots (SlipBots) that handle truck dock operations without Wi-Fi, IT integration, or dock modifications. The tech stack—Python, C++, ROS 2, PyTorch, LiDAR, and simulation tools (Gazebo, Isaac Sim)—reflects a mature robotics-software organization with depth in perception, control, and simulation. Active hiring across engineering (especially mid and senior), paired with projects spanning perception training, autonomous mobile robot software, and rapid prototyping, signals expansion beyond the core loading product into next-generation payload-handling hardware.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Sales
Slip Robotics manufactures and deploys Automated Loading Robots (ALRs) as a robots-as-a-service offering, targeting warehouses, manufacturing plants, and logistics hubs where truck dock operations create safety and throughput bottlenecks. The company operates out of Atlanta with a 51–200-person team, founded in 2020. Their robots move 20 pallets per minute in and out of any trailer with zero site modifications or special equipment, addressing the 23% of driver time spent idling at docks. The organization pairs hardware design and manufacturing with cloud-connected fleet management, underpinned by perception models (PyTorch/TensorFlow) and production runs already supporting 24/7 operations at customer sites.
Core languages: Python, C++. Robotics: ROS, ROS 2, Gazebo, Isaac Sim. Perception: PyTorch, TensorFlow, LiDAR. Industrial control: Modbus, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET. Cloud: AWS, DynamoDB, Snowflake. Backend: Node.js, React, PostgreSQL. Data: dbt, NetSuite for ERP.
Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 2020. Currently hiring in the United States and Mexico.
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