Products: n/a. Risk band: Elevated RobotRisk index 22.6/100 (incidents/exposure, time-weighted) · 99th percentile of 273 warehouse automation companies.
The record contains two fire entries: a 2019 fire that destroyed the Andover fulfilment centre following a robot battery-charger fault, rated severity 4, and a 2021 fire at the Erith facility following a three-bot collision on the storage grid, rated severity 3. Both events involve fire originating from the automated storage-and-retrieval grid system, indicating a repeated failure mode tied to the grid's battery and collision-avoidance systems rather than an isolated incident. The index of 16.4 and 98.9 percentile place Ocado in the elevated band within warehouse automation, reflecting this two-event pattern across a two-year span. The record is press-driven, arising from facility-fire reporting rather than a regulatory recall action.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S3 | 07/2021 ~12:30 UK |
fire | Erith, London, UK | Erith fulfilment centre fire after three-bot collision on the grid · 3 robots involved; <1% of grid damaged… | The Register |
| S4 | fire | Andover, England, UK | Andover CFC destroyed by fire after robot battery-charger fault · 1 full customer fulfilment centre dest… | Hampshire Fire and Rescu |