The World's First Automated Barbell Loading System
Walk up. Tap the screen. Lift. Loading & unloading in under 5 seconds.
The Problem
Your Strength Floor Is the Last Untransformed Area of Your Gym
30-40% Time Wasted
Manual plate handling disrupts training flow and kills rack throughput
Injury & Liability
Dropped plates drive up insurance costs and facility liability
60%+ Intimidation
Complex manual loading keeps most new members off barbells entirely
Meanwhile, your cardio floor has been digitised for a decade.
The Solution
Select. Load. Lift.
Target Weight
Tap your weight on touch-screen or member app
Auto-Load
Proprietary mechanism loads exact plates in <5 seconds
Zero Friction
No re-racking, no plate math, no barriers
Gym-grade engineering meets automation.
The ROI Math
Hardware Pays for Itself in ~5 Months
Based on a standard Tier-1 site: 6 units, 1,400 members
01 / Payback
Hardware-only payback ~5 months
Full 5-year TCO payback in ~10 months, per unit or per site.
02 / Accessibility
A revenue argument, not a cost one
60%+ of members avoid free weights today — the barbell rack's addressable base expands.
03 / Throughput
Recovers time lost to plate changes
30–40% of a strength session is currently spent changing plates rather than lifting.
Social Proof
Validated by Real Operators
"Our female members avoid the barbell rack. AUTO-LOAD would be transformational for getting them onto compound lifts."
Head of Fitness
Premium UK Gym Chain
"We lose plates, bumpers and floor tiles to drops every single month. Automated loading is the obvious next step."
Operations Director
London Boutique Gym Group
What You Get
Complete Hardware + Software Platform
Hardware, software, and service — engineered as one.
Hardware
- Proprietary electromechanical plate carriage
- Smart plate housing with load-cell & proximity sensors
- Sweat-resistant touchscreen UI
- Olympic-bar compatible, sub-5-second plate changes
- Mechanical interlocks & safe-state on power loss
Software & Service
- Member app with progressive-overload tracking
- Apple Health / Google Fit synchronisation
- Operator dashboard — utilisation & analytics
- Remote diagnostics & OTA firmware updates
- Programme integration for coached training
£18,000–£25,000 per unit + ~£2,500/year in software, analytics & warranty subscriptions
Get In Touch
Ready to Transform Your Strength Floor?
To discuss demos, pricing, or the Early Adopter Programme, get in touch directly.
carlstabler@auto-load.comCarl Stabler · Founder & CEO