AutoStore vs Exotec: Mobile robots & AMRs compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

AutoStore ranks 26 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 86; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. AutoStore is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress and firepower. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Exotec in Croix, France. AutoStore: Established. Exotec: Established. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Exotec in 10.

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Nedre Vats, Rogaland, Norway · Robotics · Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs · Established · autostoresystem.com

AutoStore designs, supplies, and deploys automated storage and retrieval systems, including warehouse robots, storage grids, bins, and ports for e-commerce, grocery, healthcare, retail, and distribution customers.

Robotics 100 · rank 26 · score 86

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment10
Production8
Commercials10
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

AutoStore is a Norwegian warehouse-automation maker (cube-storage ASRS) with ~92,500 robots across ~2,000 systems in 68 countries, FY2025 revenue of $539M, and FY26 guidance of ~$700M. It signed an Amazon global strategic supply agreement (August 2026), posted record Q2-26 revenue of $192M (+43%) on a $596M backlog, and set a $75M buyback, recovering after 2025 revenue dipped from $601M in 2024. The Amazon agreement is the marquee 2026 win.

Latest signals

  • Warren CAT deployed a Kardex-supported AutoStore system at its Midland, Texas, Store 05 facility.Robot News
  • SoftBank Robotics proposes warehouse-wide optimization using AutoStore and other global automation systems.SoftBank Robotics
  • Sereact and Veloq formed a global partnership for AI-powered e-grocery fulfillment.Sereact

45 signals name AutoStore.

Facts, with sources

  • Sereact and Veloq formed a global partnership for AI-powered e-grocery fulfillmentSereact
  • AutoStore deployed AutoCase for its first customer at Nowaste Logistics in SwedenAutoStore
  • AutoCase deployed at Nowaste Logistics in Sweden; Swisslog delivered and integrated the solutionAutoStore

20 facts on file.

Exotec →

Croix, Hauts-de-France, France · Robotics · Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs · Established · exotec.com

Exotec sells the Skypod robotic warehouse system, including autonomous mobile robots, to industrial and e-commerce warehouse operators.

Robotics 100 · rank 98 · score 77

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials8
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower6
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Exotec is a French warehouse-robotics maker whose Skypod system has 10,000+ robots across 200+ sites (>$1B cumulative sales by 2024), with a $400M Next-Gen Skypod pipeline across 20+ projects. It signed a DSV strategic partnership (June 2026), went live at Trusco Nakayama in Japan (August 2026), and runs a Decathlon multi-site EU program. Revenue is estimated at 100-500m a year.

Latest signals

  • Collect&Go is investing €19 million in an Exotec robotic installation in Londerzeel.Transportmedia
  • Exotec formed a European executive committee.Voxlog
  • Exotec formed a European executive committee supervised by Thomas Genestar.Voxlog

10 signals name Exotec.

Facts, with sources

  • Exotec revenue was reported at about EUR 300 million, citing BNP Paribas, after a sixfold increase over three years.lessentieldeleco.fr
  • Exotec opened its 25,000 m2 Imaginarium global HQ in Wasquehal, France, housing more than 700 staff and an 8,560 m2 production area with 11 operational systems.automation.com
  • Exotec cited MUSINSA as its first South Korean project and additional Renault Group sites in Central Europe as recent customer wins.automation.com

7 facts on file.

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AutoStore or Exotec: which is ahead in robotics?

AutoStore ranks 26 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 86; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. AutoStore is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress and firepower. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Exotec in Croix, France. AutoStore: Established. Exotec: Established. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Exotec in 10.

How do AutoStore and Exotec compare?

AutoStore ranks 26 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 86; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. AutoStore is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress and firepower. Level on production, technology, positioning and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Exotec in Croix, France. AutoStore: Established. Exotec: Established. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Exotec in 10. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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