Exotec vs Symbotic: Mobile robots & AMRs compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Symbotic ranks 57 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 81; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. Symbotic is ahead on commercials and firepower. Level on deployment, production, progress, technology, positioning and leverage. Exotec is based in Croix, France, Symbotic in Wilmington, United States. Exotec: Established. Symbotic: Established. Exotec is named in 10 signals and Symbotic in 35.

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.

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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Exotec or Symbotic: which is ahead in robotics?

Symbotic ranks 57 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 81; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. Symbotic is ahead on commercials and firepower. Level on deployment, production, progress, technology, positioning and leverage. Exotec is based in Croix, France, Symbotic in Wilmington, United States. Exotec: Established. Symbotic: Established. Exotec is named in 10 signals and Symbotic in 35.

How do Exotec and Symbotic compare?

Symbotic ranks 57 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 81; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. Symbotic is ahead on commercials and firepower. Level on deployment, production, progress, technology, positioning and leverage. Exotec is based in Croix, France, Symbotic in Wilmington, United States. Exotec: Established. Symbotic: Established. Exotec is named in 10 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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