Exotec 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; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. Unitree is ahead on deployment, production, progress, positioning and firepower. Level on commercials, technology and leverage. Exotec is based in Croix, France, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. Exotec: Established. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. Exotec is named in 10 signals and Unitree in 720.

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.

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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Exotec or Unitree: which is ahead in robotics?

Unitree ranks 25 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 87; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. Unitree is ahead on deployment, production, progress, positioning and firepower. Level on commercials, technology and leverage. Exotec is based in Croix, France, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. Exotec: Established. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. Exotec is named in 10 signals and Unitree in 720.

How do Exotec and Unitree compare?

Unitree ranks 25 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 87; Exotec ranks 98 with 77. Unitree is ahead on deployment, production, progress, positioning and firepower. Level on commercials, technology and leverage. Exotec is based in Croix, France, Unitree in Hangzhou, China. Exotec: Established. Unitree: Public, founded 2016. Exotec is named in 10 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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