AutoStore vs Unitree: Mobile robots & AMRs compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Unitree ranks 25 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 87; AutoStore ranks 26 with 86. AutoStore is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. Unitree is ahead on production, positioning and firepower. Level on technology and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. AutoStore: Established. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Unitree in 720.

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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.

Unitree →

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China · Robotics · Systems / Mobile robots & AMRs · Public · founded 2016 · www.unitree.com

Unitree is a robotics OEM that builds and sells autonomous humanoid robot systems, with demonstrated capabilities including motion transfer, manipulation, autonomous sparring, and real-time control.

Humanoids 100 · rank 2 · score 89Robotics 100 · rank 25 · score 87AI Core · discarded · score 69

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment9
Production9
Commercials8
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning9
Firepower9
Leverage8

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

Positioning

Unitree is the Chinese humanoid and quadruped leader (Shanghai STAR Market IPO in August 2026, ~$905M raised at ~$9B, closing up ~460-542% day one) that shipped 5,500 humanoids in 2025 (world #1 per its prospectus) with FY25 revenue of RMB 1.71B (~$250M, +335%) at ~60% gross margin, humanoids now 51.5% of core revenue. Its H2 full-size humanoid ships at $29,900 (the cheapest on the market) and its G1 at $13,500, with a $100K NVIDIA GR00T reference platform due late 2026, targeting ~20,000 humanoid shipments in 2026. A critical mix flag: >70% of 2025 humanoid sales were research and educational buyers, with industrial deployments under 10% of revenue, so its shipment count and its useful-work count are very different things.

Latest signals

  • Chinese companies built more than 95% of humanoid robots shipped, led by Agibot and Unitree.Peter H. Diamandis
  • Xinshang Capital has disclosed exposure to Unitree Robotics and ChangXin Memory Technologies through indirect fund investments.Yicai
  • ETH Zurich researchers developed one-shot contact-planning control for humanoid robots.ZDNet Korea

720 signals name Unitree.

Facts, with sources

  • Unitree shares dropped 44% from their debut close amid robotics IPO scrutinywww.humanoidsdaily.com — 2026-09-16
  • Unitree Robotics stock dropped over 40% after its IPO amid tighter IPO scrutiny for Chinese robotics firmswww.irobotnews.com — 2026-09-16
  • Launched an upgraded G1+ humanoid robot with six major upgradestechnode.com — 2026-09-15

232 facts on file.

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AutoStore or Unitree: which is ahead in robotics?

Unitree ranks 25 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 87; AutoStore ranks 26 with 86. AutoStore is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. Unitree is ahead on production, positioning and firepower. Level on technology and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. AutoStore: Established. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Unitree in 720.

How do AutoStore and Unitree compare?

Unitree ranks 25 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 87; AutoStore ranks 26 with 86. AutoStore is ahead on deployment, commercials and progress. Unitree is ahead on production, positioning and firepower. Level on technology and leverage. AutoStore is based in Nedre Vats, Norway, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. AutoStore: Established. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. AutoStore is named in 45 signals and Unitree in 720. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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