Argentina’s national postal service has opened Latin America’s first fully robotic parcel sorting hub, powered by autonomous technology from Libiao Robotics.
Correo Argentino has inaugurated the new facility at its Monte Grande site near Buenos Aires, marking a significant upgrade to the country’s postal and parcel infrastructure.
The installation is the first of its kind in the region and forms part of wider efforts to modernise operations in response to growing parcel volumes driven by e-commerce.
The site is equipped with 240 autonomous Libiao robots operating across 1,180 square metres and is capable of sorting up to 9,000 parcels per hour.
This represents a three-fold increase on the site’s previous capacity, with the system designed primarily to handle small and medium-sized e-commerce parcels weighing up to 5kg.
The majority of both domestic and international parcel flows will be processed through the new robotic hub.
At the core of the operation is the Libiao T-Sort Sorting System, which uses artificial intelligence, advanced sensors and dynamic routing algorithms to deliver high-speed and accurate sortation.
Parcels are inducted through 13 workstations, scanned using barcode or QR code recognition, and transported by Libiao’s ‘mini yellow’ robots to 130 destination chutes.
These serve 60 destinations across the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and a further 70 locations nationwide.
Libiao’s global head of sales, Ronan Shen, said: “This project demonstrates how intelligent robotics can transform postal and parcel operations, even in large, geographically diverse countries.”
He added: “We are proud to support Correo Argentino in building a future-ready network that is faster, more accurate and scalable for continued e-commerce growth.”
Unlike conventional fixed conveyor systems, the modular robotic design allows capacity to be expanded by adding additional robots or destinations without major structural changes.
The system is designed to deliver high throughput within compact footprints, while improving sorting accuracy and reducing the need for rehandling.
For Correo Argentino, the project supports a wider transformation programme following a financial turnaround and ongoing investment in automation.
A second sorting system for larger parcels weighing up to 30kg is planned for 2026, alongside the introduction of RFID tracking, automated weighing and robotic container handling.
Libiao Robotics supplies robotic sorting, picking and material handling systems to customers across logistics, e-commerce, post and parcel, retail and manufacturing.
The company has delivered hundreds of projects worldwide and continues to expand its presence across Europe, the Middle East and the Americas.
Commenting on broader industry trends, Ronan Shen said: “European logistics operators are facing the same challenges as their counterparts worldwide: rising labour costs, peak volatility and relentless e-commerce growth.”
He added: “Robotic sortation offers a proven, future-proof route to higher productivity and operational resilience.”