Skypod

Source-backed capabilities

• Warehouse automation

  Customer-site use - 2026-04-09 - Exotec powers Lyreco logistics hub robotics modernization

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• Warehouse fulfillment

  Customer-site use - Managed parcel buffering and organization before dispatch at Lyreco. - environment: Lyreco logistics hub in Villaines-la-Juhel

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• Parcel handling

  Customer-site use - Buffered and organized parcels before dispatch. - environment: Lyreco logistics hub

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• Automated storage and retrieval

  Claimed - Exotec presents the Skypod system for dynamically prioritising warehouse orders, retrieving stored items and supporting accurate goods-to-person fulfilment.

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• Operating Milestone

  10× manual picking speed - 2026-10-06 - First Supply - Warehouse - Exotec reports that First Supply’s Skypod system delivers picking speeds ten times those of manual processes.

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• Operating Milestone

  More than 14,000 SKUs - 2026-10-06 - First Supply - Warehouse - First Supply handles more than 14,000 SKUs within its operational Skypod system.

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• Operating Milestone

  4× storage growth potential - 2026-10-06 - First Supply - Warehouse - The First Supply warehouse design allows fourfold storage growth within the existing racking footprint.

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• Operating Metric

  30% expansion headroom - 2026-10-06 - First Supply - Warehouse - Exotec reports 30% additional capacity for future hardware expansion at the First Supply distribution center.

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• Operating Metric

  Up to 20% of daily volume - 2026-10-06 - First Supply - Warehouse - Next-day order demand can represent up to 20% of the First Supply distribution center’s daily volume.

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• Operating Use

  37 robots - 2026-08-04 - TRUSCO Nakayama - goods-to-person warehouse automation - A 37-robot Exotec Skypod system entered full operation at TRUSCO Nakayama's Planet Aichi centre.

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• Operating Use

  30 Skypod robots - 2026-04-17 - E.Leclerc Seclin - grocery fulfillment - Errevi describes an E.Leclerc Seclin drive-through automation site using Exotec Skypod with 30 robots.

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Supply / Components

• Skypod

  Sensors And Controllers For Skypod Warehouse Robots - Perception - ifm - ifm supplies sensors and controllers for skypod warehouse robots for Exotec Skypod - source: ifm.com

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• Exotec reports First Supply Skypod operating results

  2026-10-06 - Deployment - Exotec reports picking speeds ten times those of manual processes and more than 14,000 SKUs handled within the system. The warehouse design allows fourfold storage growth within the racking footprint and retains 30% room for further hardware expansion. Next-day demand can account for as much as 20% of the distribution center’s daily volume.

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• Exotec Skypod fleet goes live for GXO and Guess in Venlo

  2026-09-15 - Deployment - The installation has 60,000 rack locations and eight goods-to-person stations. The site processes about 40,000 to 70,000 pieces per day. Peak capacity reaches up to 2,200 order lines per hour.

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• Exotec Skypod system begins full operation at TRUSCO Planet Aichi

  2026-08-04 - Deployment - The installation uses 37 Skypod robots, 31,975 storage bins and four picking stations. Planet Aichi spans 89,162 square metres; TRUSCO plans to expand stocked items from about 630,000 to more than one million. IHI Logistics integrated the system for TRUSCO, with the deployment now in full operation rather than pilot testing.

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• Mitsubishi Shokuhin starts full-scale Exotec operations at Soka FSDC

  2026-07-21 - Deployment - Exotec’s Skypod system handles ambient-temperature ingredients, alcoholic beverages and materials. IHI Logistics Industrial Systems supplied a separate Shuttle & Server system for the frozen area. The Skypod installation was the first of its kind in Japan’s food-wholesale industry.

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• Exotec deploys 27-robot Skypod system at VST’s Chavagnes platform

  2026-06-24 - Deployment - The Skypod system uses 27 robots, three stations and 20,600 storage locations at VST’s Chavagnes-en-Paillers platform. It processes 4,500–5,000 order lines per day, with operators reaching nearly 200 picked lines per hour—three to four times the pre-automation rate. The system covers 12,000–13,000 SKUs of VST’s 28,000-item catalog and helps maintain a service rate close to 99.5% while reducing picker travel and physical strain.

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• Dosenbach-Ochsner warehouse goes live with Exotec Skypod

  2026-04-24 - Deployment - Exotec served as system integrator for the wider solution, including third-party conveyors, Safelog AGVs and the PSI warehouse-management system. The installation includes 101 warehouse robots, 10 workstations and 174,000 storage locations across 12-metre-high storage. The disclosed throughput is 1,800 order lines per hour.

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• Exotec powers Lyreco logistics hub robotics modernization

  2026-04-09 - Deployment - The project added a 3,000-square-meter facility for logistics modernization. More than 100 Skypod robots managed parcel buffering and organization before dispatch. The deployment places Exotec powers Lyreco logistics hub robotics modernization's technology into warehouse automation and material-handling workflows beyond a lab-only setting.

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• Lyreco installs 79-robot Exotec Skypod system at Vottem

  2026-03-19 - Deployment - The installation provides 52,000 storage locations and throughput of 1,200 picked lines per hour. Lyreco added 7,000 SKUs without extending the building or replacing its existing conveyor infrastructure. Exotec says more than 90% of corrective interventions are handled remotely from its Lille control center, while the redesigned stations reduce operator walking and physical strain.

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• Komar announces Exotec automation project for Savannah fulfilment centre

  2026-03-12 - Deployment - The planned installation covers a 760,000-square-foot facility serving direct-to-consumer operations. The design includes Skypod robots, Skypath conveyors and integrated inbound and outbound handling. The project targets 50% higher throughput and 30% greater storage density; these were not yet operating results.

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• Hellmann and Exotec sign global warehouse-automation framework

  2026-02-26 - Partnership - The parties signed a global framework agreement. The agreement establishes terms for potential Exotec projects across Hellmann sites. Individual site deployments remained prospective.

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• MUSINSA selects Exotec for automated warehouse in South Korea

  2026-01-27 - Deployment - The project is Exotec’s first customer deployment announced for the South Korean market. The planned system includes Skypod robots and Exotec’s Deepsky warehouse-execution software. The planned infrastructure is intended for MUSINSA’s high-SKU fashion logistics operation and was not yet operating.

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• Renault adds Exotec Skypod system at Brühl warehouse

  2026-01-13 - Deployment - The site is planned to supply Renault dealers across Germany from 2026. Exotec is installing its Skypod warehouse-robotics system. The Brühl project follows an earlier Renault deployment in Villeroy, France.

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• Exotec reaches 200+ customer sites and 10,000 robots deployed

  2025-10-15 - Deployment - Skypod operated at more than 200 customer sites worldwide. The global deployed footprint reached 10,000 robots. The deployment places Exotec's technology into commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows beyond a lab-only setting. for named customers, products or deployments.

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• Exotec and E80 Group combine item, case and pallet automation

  2025-09-10 - Partnership - The joint design connects Exotec’s Skypod system with E80 Group pallet-handling systems. The combined workflow is intended to cover item, case and pallet movement in one automation environment. The partners said their initial market focus would be consumer packaged goods and grocery warehouses.

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• Exotec opens Exostudio North America demo center

  2025-06-12 - Facility Opening - The site showcases next-generation Skypod technology. The demo center supports customer evaluation of Exotec warehouse robotics in North America. The facility supports Exotec's capacity for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows. for named customers, products or deployments.

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• Exotec fleet exceeds one million container presentations per day

  2024-12-12 - Deployment - The figure aggregates activity across Exotec’s global installed base. The same fleet metric included 99% system uptime. The milestone provides operating evidence for the reliability of the Skypod system.

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• Exotec’s Skypod automates BlueStar distribution centers

  2024-11-25 - Partnership - BlueStar selected Exotec’s Skypod system for distribution centers in Europe and the United States to improve warehouse performance, flexibility, safety and efficiency. The Eindhoven installation uses 20 Skypod robots, 23,000 bins, three picking stations and one bin interface for goods-to-person order preparation. Exotec reports that the installation reduced warehouse traffic by 60% while giving operators a more ergonomic workflow and shorter retrieval cycles.

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• Auchan Luxembourg begins operating Exotec Skypod system

  2024-10-24 - Deployment - The installation uses 37 robots serving 15,300 storage bins. Three picking stations support throughput of as many as 915 orders per hour. The Dudelange operation prepares about 160,000 orders annually.

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• Exotec automates Carrefour fulfilment at Le Plessis-Pâté

  2024-02-24 - Deployment - The facility uses separate Skypod systems for chilled and ambient inventory, serving e-commerce home delivery and store pickup across southern Île-de-France. The combined configuration lists 148 robots, 18 stations and 30,940 storage bins for the chilled system, plus a 78-robot ambient system with 12,600 bins. The operation supports two-hour home delivery, handles more than 13,000 product references and reaches roughly 4,000 daily orders after a fourfold throughput increase.

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• Exotec transforms Carrefour Reims micro-fulfillment center

  2024-02-22 - Deployment - The Reims micro-fulfillment center uses a Skypod system with 26 robots, two picking stations, one replenishment station and 8,100 storage bins across 619 square metres. Goods-to-person automation processes more than 630 order lines per hour with two employees and stores more than 165,000 items in the compact facility. The six-week installation supports curbside grocery pickup, reduces order lead times and can expand by adding robots, stations and racks without redesigning the whole system.

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• CEVA Logistics adds 57 Exotec robots at Venray warehouses

  2023-07-11 - Deployment - The installations extend an existing Exotec deployment at CEVA’s Roosendaal site. The design addresses seasonal demand and fluctuations in order volume. CEVA expected the solution to support three times the previous peak-season volume.

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• CEVA adds Exotec Skypod robots at two Dutch warehouses

  2023-07-11 - Deployment - The project calls for 57 Skypod robots across the two Venray warehouses. CEVA said the systems would increase capacity and flexibility during peak periods. The sites extend an earlier Exotec installation at CEVA’s Roosendaal operation.

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• MONU becomes Exotec’s 5,000th Skypod

  2023-04-19 - Production Milestone - The milestone robot was named MONU and was sent to a customer site. Exotec’s installed base then comprised 85 robotic systems worldwide. Dozens of French-made robots were leaving the production unit each week.

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• Fourth-thousandth Exotec robot leaves French production

  2022-12-06 - Production Milestone - The milestone followed production of the 3,000th robot by roughly six months. Exotec manufactured the robot at its French production operation. The company presented the milestone as part of its international expansion.

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• Exotec reaches 3,000-robot manufacturing milestone

  2022-05-12 - Production Milestone - The milestone robot was produced at Exotec’s headquarters in France. Exotec said its French production supplied robot systems exported internationally. The company linked the milestone to plans to accelerate recruitment in France and abroad.

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• French robotics startup Exotec Solutions raises €3.3 million to become the leading creator of logistics robots

  2016-12-15 - Funding - Exotec Solutions raised EUR 3.3M to develop logistics robots for warehouse automation. The financing supported early commercialization of the Skypod-style warehouse robotics approach that later became Exotec's core market position. The event is an early funding signal for Exotec's move from French robotics startup into warehouse automation supplier.

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