Napa Auto Parts Adopts New Warehouse Automation Systems
The retailer is deploying robotic retrieval technology to increase storage density and improve fulfillment throughput.
Updated on Oct. 20, 2026 in Robotics
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Napa Auto Parts has announced a partnership with Hy-Tek Intralogistics and Hai Robotics to deploy automated storage and retrieval technology. The system is designed to increase storage density and warehouse throughput.
Why it matters
The implementation allows for higher inventory density and improved efficiency within existing warehouse footprints, supporting the company's long-term scaling strategy. This move signals a broader transition toward goods-to-person automation to manage supply chain complexity.
The deployed HaiPick System uses an automated storage and retrieval framework that functions as a goods-to-person robotic architecture. It is designed to automatically manage both contained and non-contained inventory items.
The players
Napa Auto Parts
An automotive parts retailer and distributor currently focused on integrating automated storage systems into its fulfillment network.
Hy-Tek Intralogistics
An automation integrator that maintains an Innovation Lab for testing and evaluating warehouse robotics solutions.
Hai Robotics
A developer of automated storage and retrieval hardware specializing in modular, goods-to-person mobile robotic systems.
The details
The HaiPick system operates on a modular framework that integrates hardware for the automated storage, retrieval, and delivery of goods to human workers. By moving to this goods-to-person model, the facility replaces manual retrieval processes, which typically require staff to navigate aisles to locate items. This mechanism aims to maximize the vertical storage density of the warehouse while accelerating the throughput of orders.
Timeline
2025: Napa conducted a pilot project with BrightPick robots.
October 15, 2026: Napa announced the formal partnership with Hy-Tek Intralogistics and Hai Robotics.
The Tech Race
Napa's adoption of the HaiPick system follows the industry-wide shift toward goods-to-person warehouse automation to optimize fulfillment efficiency. The company is actively scaling this strategy beyond its prior 2025 pilot with BrightPick robots.
The integration of this automation is expected to accelerate order fulfillment times for the retailer's broader network. These systems will be deployed across select sites, with the company confirming plans to expand the use of robotics to additional facilities.
The takeaway
Napa is shifting from isolated pilots to integrated warehouse automation to manage its scaling logistics requirements. Watch for updates on the next site-specific deployment schedule to gauge the system's operational impact versus the 2025 pilot results.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Supply Chain Dive.
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