Symbotic, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, builds robotic systems that store, retrieve and palletise cases in distribution centres, and has worked with Walmart since 2017. In January 2025 it agreed to acquire Walmart's Advanced Systems and Robotics business.
At a glance
| Price from | Custom |
| Best for | Retailers and grocers automating distribution centres |
From Symbotic's own website.
What stands out
- Large multi-year customer contracts
- Covers storage, picking and palletising
Worth knowing
- Heavy reliance on one large customer
- Large, capital-intensive projects
How it ranks
Symbotic is ranked 8th of 10 in Best Robotics Companies (Lister Score 88.2).
#8 in Best Robotics Companies · Lister Score 88.2
Under its January 2025 agreement, Walmart plans to buy Symbotic systems for 400 store-based Accelerated Pickup and Delivery centres if performance targets are met..
| Rank | Best Robotics Companies | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FANUC | 97.1 |
| 2 | ABB Robotics | 95.8 |
| 3 | Intuitive Surgical | 94.6 |
| 4 | Yaskawa | 93.3 |
| 5 | KUKA | 92.0 |
| 6 | Boston Dynamics | 90.8 |
| 7 | Universal Robots | 89.5 |
| 8 | Symbotic | 88.2 |
| 9 | Figure AI | 86.9 |
| 10 | Unitree Robotics | 85.6 |
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Symbotic is ranked 8th of 10 in Best Robotics Companies (Lister Score 88.2).
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