DHL Malaysia cuts cycle-count time by 92% using Infinium drones

Kuala Lumpur, 16 July 2026: Infinium Robotics, a pioneer in AI-powered autonomous warehouse drone technology, has won spontaneous praise from DHL Malaysia for delivering “real results on the ground”, including a 92% reduction in cycle-count time at one operation and a 56% productivity improvement at another.

Infinium founder and CEO Jon Woon said this “pleasant surprise” came in the form of a recent LinkedIn post by DHL Supply Chain Malaysia Managing Director Mario Lorenz.

Lorenz shared the post to showcase Infinium’s successful deployment of indoor drones for logistics clients in Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and elsewhere in Asia Pacific. Infinium’s client portfolio includes multinationals such as Coca-Cola, Chevron Oronite and CEVA Logistics.

Lorenz began his LinkedIn post by exclaiming: “Proud to see this solution delivering real results on the ground!”

“We’re now running an autonomous self-flying drone system, integrated with advanced camera and mobile robot technology, across four of our sites in central & in the north. Designed for indoor cycle counting, it independently scans inventory and generates discrepancy reports by comparing drone data directly with our Warehouse Management System.

“The impact has been clear … 100% inventory count accuracy, 2,000 locations scanned in just eight hours, and a 92% reduction in cycle-count time at one operation (from 84 hours to six).

“For another one of our customers, we’ve also seen a 56% productivity improvement, freeing teams to focus on higher-value work,” he wrote.

“This is the kind of innovation that matters: practical, scalable, and enabled through strong partnerships with CelcomDigi. Looking forward to seeing more automations like this creating real impact across our operations,” Lorenz concluded.

Woon said the Infinium team appreciated DHL’s public endorsement of its stocktaking and cycle-counting services deployed in partnership with CelcomDigi, and looks forward to helping more warehouse operators, including small and medium enterprises.

“We are humbled by such an accolade, and their trust has motivated us to continuously refine our technology based on real operational needs.

“DHL’s experience shows how a mature automation platform can reduce the time and manpower required for inventory counting while allowing operational teams to be redeployed to more strategic tasks. The value is measured in day-to-day operational performance, not in demonstrations.

“Our proprietary AI-enabled software has matured to the extent that we can customise solutions for deployment at warehouses as small as 2,000 pallet locations,” he said.

The system integrates autonomous drone technology, advanced imaging, mobile robotics and warehouse management system data as part of regular warehouse cycle-counting workflows. It conducts inventory scans and generates discrepancy reports with minimal manual intervention.

Infinium Robotics specialises in production-grade, AI-powered autonomous indoor drone systems for stocktaking and cycle counting. Its technology is built for regular warehouse operations, reducing reliance on labour-intensive manual counting processes while improving inventory visibility, workplace safety and operational efficiency.

Its technology forms part of the broader innovation ecosystem surrounding CelcomDigi’s AI Experience Centre in Subang Jaya and its Advanced Intelligent Warehouse initiatives in Shah Alam, which was officially opened by Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil earlier this year.

Woon said Infinium’s commercial strategy is built around enterprise deployment, repeatable operations and long-term customer value.

“Warehouse automation must solve operational problems, not introduce technology for technology’s sake,” he said.

“Our systems are engineered for ongoing use in complex warehouse environments, where reliability, repeatability and integration with existing operations are essential. Working with leading supply-chain organisations has allowed us to build a platform that is ready to scale across sites, customers and markets.”

With an established technology platform and a growing base of enterprise deployments, the company is accelerating its next stage of international expansion following its completed acquisition by Germany-listed Deutsche Defence Beteiligungen AG (DDB), which provides Infinium Robotics with a German-listed platform and a foothold for its expansion into Europe.

Woon said the company intends to expand its presence in additional international markets, with Europe representing an important area of future growth.

“AI and robotics have quietly entered almost every part of our daily lives,” Woon said. “It is time they entered the traditional industries that keep those lives running — logistics and warehousing among them.”

“Many warehouse operators globally face the same fundamental challenges: inventory counting remains labour-intensive, disruptive and difficult to scale,” he said.

“Our objective is to extend an already proven operating model across a much wider network of warehouses through a deployment approach that can scale efficiently across markets.”

The global warehouse drone systems market is projected to reach US$7.2 billion by 2030, according to a report by Research and Markets, reflecting increasing demand for automation, inventory visibility and operational efficiency across logistics and warehousing operations.

Source: Research and Markets, “Warehouse Drones System Market Report 2026,” GlobeNewswire, 22 January 2026.

Infinium Robotics is building on this industry momentum with a global commercial pipeline spanning more than 100 potential warehouse sites, comprising new deployment opportunities as well as expansion across existing enterprise customer networks.

The company’s focus for 2026 and 2027 will be on expanding its installed footprint, strengthening its technology and operating partner ecosystem, and extending autonomous inventory-counting operations across international markets.