Correo Argentino deploys 240 AI robots to triple parcel capacity

Summary

Argentina’s national postal service, Correo Argentino, has opened what it calls the first fully robotic parcel‑sorting system operated by a postal provider in Latin America, using a fleet of 240 autonomous robots guided by AI. Installed at its Monte Grande logistics hub near Buenos Aires, the new sorter can process up to 9,000 packages per hour—roughly tripling the company’s current nationwide capacity—by combining intelligent label reading, routing algorithms and 130 automated output chutes. ([correoargentino.com.ar](https://www.correoargentino.com.ar/correo-argentino-inauguro-el-primer-sistema-de-clasificacion-robotica-de-paquetes-en-latinoamerica)) Executives pitch the project as both a technological and financial turning point: after swinging from a large deficit in 2023 to a multi‑billion‑peso surplus by mid‑2025, the state‑owned operator is now plowing resources into automation to compete in the booming e‑commerce market. The rollout is part of a broader 2026 roadmap that includes RFID tracking, volumetric billing systems and AGVs for container movement, effectively turning a traditional postal plant into an AI‑driven logistics center. For Latin America’s parcel sector, the move raises the bar on throughput and traceability at a time when cross‑border e‑commerce is exploding but infrastructure is often a bottleneck.