{"title":"AutoStore vs Exotec: Mobile robots & AMRs compared","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/compare/autostore-vs-exotec","comparison":"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.","companies":[{"name":"AutoStore","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/autostore","city":"Nedre Vats","country":"Norway","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"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.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":26,"score":86,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["technology","firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":8,"commercial":10,"deployment":10,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"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.","segment":"Mobile robots & AMRs","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":45,"facts_total":20},{"name":"Exotec","url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/exotec","city":"Croix","country":"France","stage":"Established","founded":null,"last_round":null,"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.","assessed_in":{"domain":"Robotics","list":"Robotics 100","rank":98,"score":77,"tier":"member","scores":{"gate_ne":["firepower"],"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":8,"firepower":6,"commercial":8,"deployment":8,"production":8,"technology":8},"why":"Exotec sells the Skypod robotic warehouse system, including autonomous mobile robots, to industrial and e-commerce warehouse operators.","segment":"Mobile robots & AMRs","layer":"Systems"},"signals_total":10,"facts_total":7}],"note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}