Overdue at a partner.
Assets past their return date at a carrier, store or customer, with the reminders already sent.
37 roll cages · 14 d past dueQ · A
What is an AI agent for reusable packaging?
An AI agent for reusable packaging works on the scan record of your fleet and acts on it. Rotion Autopilot notices anomalies such as assets overdue at a partner, explains why it flagged them, proposes the next action with a confidence score, and carries it out once someone with the right role approves. Routine work like reminders can run on its own.
- Proposes with reasoning and confidence
- Acts on approval, every action can be undone
- Decision log and audit log per action
01Platform
What Autopilot watches.
Autopilot reads the same record as the rest of the platform, so its proposals use the scans, balances and routes your team already trusts. Pick a feature to see it.
Explore the platform
Anomaly detectionReturn chasingFleet balanceDecision log Autopilot Anomalies this week Autopilot
High
StockpilingRetailer 3 DC holds 1,140 more than its 90-day average
ReviewMedium
Breakage spikeFiller 07 damage rate 3.1%, usually 0.8%
ReviewLow
Slow returnsCarrier West average return 18 days
ReviewRotation and dwell timeflags
Avg cycle11.4 d
Dwell at customer6.2 d
Turns per year31
Dwell per customer, days
Fleet by regionflags
Assets412,300
In circulation71%
Idle at depots9%
utilization
Asset historyCRT-600400-0412GRAI 8712345.00042.7 · 17 cycles
- 06 OctDispatchedDC Antwerp N. → Store 2214
- 08 OctReceivedStore 2214 Ghent
- 15 OctReturnedDriver scan · route 7
- 15 OctWashedWash line B · cycle 17
- 16 OctInspectedOK · ready to go out
Carried lot 2026-41, cherry tomatoes
02Patterns
Six patterns it catches early.
Autopilot checks every scan against your return dates, each partner’s history and your thresholds. These are the patterns it flags most, with a sample of what it shows.
Returns falling behind.
A partner that sends back fewer assets than it receives, week after week, before the gap turns into a write-off.
Customer 14 · −31% over 4 weeksStock piling up.
A site holding far more assets than its usual level while other sites run short.
Retailer 3 DC · +1,140 vs 90 d avgScans that do not add up.
Duplicate scans, missing returns and counts that differ from the delivery note.
POD-55102 · scanned twice in 40 sDamage and breakage.
Damage seen on inbound photos and partners whose breakage rate climbs above normal.
Filler 07 · 3.1% vs 0.8% usualDeposits and balances.
Assets held long enough to charge a deposit, and balances that both sides read differently.
12 boxes · 45 d · € 1,02003How it works
Notice, propose, act.
Autopilot runs the same four steps on every scan. People stay in charge of every step that costs money or touches a partner.
- 01
Notice
Autopilot compares each scan with the asset’s history, the partner’s usual behavior and the route.
- 02
Explain
It shows the evidence behind the flag: the scans, the trend and the partners involved.
- 03
Propose
It suggests one concrete action, with a confidence score you can weigh.
- 04
Act and log
Once approved, it books the pickup and sends the reminder. The step lands in the decision log.
04Autopilot
It notices first.
Autopilot watches every scan in your loop, flags what is going wrong, proposes the fix with its reasoning, and acts once you approve.
sample data · loops
BriefingDecisions 41 Autopilot Recovered this week€ 3,145Scan stream31 devices
- 07:52CRT-0412DC Antwerp N.out
- 07:55TRY-1180Wash line Bin
- 07:56IBC-0214Filler Antwerpin
- 07:58RC-0412Store 2214 Ghentin
- 07:58EUR-0554DC Zellik dock 4out
- 07:58RC x 37Carrier North14 d
37 roll cages at Carrier North are 14 days past their return date.
flagged 07:58 · 2 reminders, no reply Watching custody
Carrier North ├── holds 37 roll cages ├── due 29 Sep └── checks 214 custody events
Rotion suggests · returns
Collect 37 roll cages from Carrier North.
They are 14 days past the return date and two reminders got no reply. Two other partners are within 3 days of overdue.
Based on 214 custody events · updated 2 min agoConfidence94%
Approve✓ ApprovedEditNot now
Decision logsince 22:00
07:31Sent reminder to Carrier NorthAuto-executed
01:05Merged duplicate scan POD-55102Auto-executed
23:40Closed balance with Carrier WestUndone
37
Pickup task for 37 cages
- Partner
- Carrier North · DC Zellik dock 4
- Window
- Tue 13 Oct · 06:00 to 10:00
✓ Reminder sent in Dutch to Carrier North
08:12Approved by you ·Undo
Sample data. Partner names are fictional.
05ControlYou set the rules.
You set the rules.
It does the rest.
Each rule has a threshold you choose and one of three modes. Start on Suggest, then move routine work to Auto as the team comes to trust the calls.
- M.01Suggest
Shows the proposal. Nothing happens until someone acts on it.
- M.02Ask first
Prepares the action and waits for one click to approve.
- M.03Auto
Runs the action and logs it, with undo.
RuleThresholdMode
Send return reminders in the partner’s languageoverdue > 3 days
Merge duplicate scanssame asset < 60 s
Plan pickups on an existing routeoverdue > 10 days
Take damaged assets out of rotationphoto confidence > 70%
Charge depositsheld > 45 days
Write off lost assetsno scan > 90 days
Sample data · A common setup lets messages run on their own and keeps anything involving money for a person.
06Decision logEvery decision
Every decision
leaves a trail.
Each entry shows what Autopilot saw, what it did or proposes, and how sure it is. Calls waiting for you sit on top. Routine work can be undone, and every entry stays in the record.
Decision logEvery action with its reason, confidence and source
Sample data- 07:58Proposed pickup for 37 roll cages at Carrier North14 days past return date, no reply to two reminders.Confidence94%Waiting for youReview
- 07:31Sent reminder to Carrier NorthSecond reminder, Dutch template. Matched to order SO-88417.Confidence98%Auto-executed↺ Undo
- 03:47
Flagged IBC-000214 as damagedDent on the cage frame in the inbound photo at Filler Antwerp.Confidence72%Waiting for youReview - 01:05Merged duplicate scan POD-55102Same crate scanned twice at DC Zellik within 40 seconds.Confidence99%Auto-executed↺ Undo
- 23:40
Closed balance with Carrier WestUndone at 07:02. A counter-count is still open on 6 pallets.Confidence81%Undone
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07A morning
A morning with Autopilot.
Autopilot works through the night on the scans that come in. When the team starts, the routine work is done and the rest is waiting with its reasons.
- 01
Overnight run
Autopilot checks the day’s scans against your thresholds and handles what your rules put on Auto.
- 02
Morning briefing
One screen with what was handled, what was recovered and the few calls that need a person.
- 03
Ask why
Ask a follow-up in plain language. Autopilot answers from the custody record and shows its sources.
- 04
Approve and follow up
Approve the pickup in one click. Autopilot adds the stop, tells the partner and watches for the return scan.
Field results from operators running Rotion across pools, retail and industry.
28%
S.01fewer assets lost
9%
S.02smaller fleet needed
575,310
S.03assets tracked
Some of the organizations we work with.
Where Autopilot works.
Q.01Does Autopilot act without approval?
Only where you allow it. Each rule has a threshold you set and runs in Suggest, Ask first or Auto mode. Teams usually put return reminders and duplicate scans on Auto and keep pickups, balance statements and deposit corrections on Ask first. Calls with low confidence wait for a person whatever the mode, and you can change any rule at any time.
Q.02Can Autopilot’s actions be undone?
Yes. Every action Autopilot takes, approved or routine, can be undone from the decision log. The log keeps the reasoning, the confidence score, who approved it and what changed.
Q.03What data does Autopilot use?
Autopilot uses the scan and custody record in Rotion: handovers, dwell times, partner balances, cycles and asset condition. Where you connect your ERP, WMS or TMS, it also uses orders and routes to time pickups.
Q.04Is our data used to train AI models?
Your fleet and partner data stay in your Rotion account and are processed under our privacy policy. The team walks through model use and data handling in detail during the demo, so your IT and legal teams get the answer in writing.
Q.05How is this different from alerts in a tracking tool?
An alert tells you a threshold was crossed. Autopilot tells you which partner and handover are behind it, shows the evidence, proposes one action and carries it out on approval. Operators running Rotion report 28% fewer assets lost.
