AutoStore vs Symbotic: Mobile robots & AMRs compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

AutoStore ranks 26 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 86; Symbotic ranks 57 with 81. AutoStore is ahead on deployment and progress. Level on production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Symbotic in Wilmington, United States. AutoStore: Established. Symbotic: Established. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Symbotic in 35.

AutoStore →

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.

Symbotic →

Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States · Robotics · Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs · Established · symbotic.com

Symbotic builds and deploys autonomous mobile robots for warehouse and logistics automation. Its SymBot system coordinates thousands of mobile robots across logistics networks.

Robotics 100 · rank 57 · score 81

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials10
Progress8
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

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

Positioning

Symbotic is a US warehouse-automation maker with 70 systems in deployment (56 operational) and FQ3-26 revenue of $721M (+22%, a ~$2.7B run rate), now GAAP profitable ($55M in FQ3-26) on a $22.5B backlog. It acquired Walmart's robotics business plus a $520M Advanced Systems and Robotics program (400 stores) and brought Exol's Atlanta site live. Its central risk is 84% single-customer concentration (Walmart plus Exol).

Latest signals

  • Symbotic will keep cellumation GmbH operating from Bremen while using it to expand across Europe.Robot News
  • Symbotic acquired German sorting-technology company cellumation GmbH.Robot News
  • Symbotic ranked first in warehouse automation by Interact Analysis.The Robot Report

35 signals name Symbotic.

Facts, with sources

  • Symbotic invested in NyoboltThe Robot Report
  • Symbotic partners with Nyobolt for enhanced uptime and efficiencyThe Robot Report
  • Symbotic led the investment round for a Cambridge, U.K.-based companyThe Robot Report

14 facts on file.

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AutoStore or Symbotic: which is ahead in robotics?

AutoStore ranks 26 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 86; Symbotic ranks 57 with 81. AutoStore is ahead on deployment and progress. Level on production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Symbotic in Wilmington, United States. AutoStore: Established. Symbotic: Established. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Symbotic in 35.

How do AutoStore and Symbotic compare?

AutoStore ranks 26 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 86; Symbotic ranks 57 with 81. AutoStore is ahead on deployment and progress. Level on production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Symbotic in Wilmington, United States. AutoStore: Established. Symbotic: Established. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Symbotic in 35. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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