Skypod Timeline

Timeline

  • 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… - source: prnewswire.com
  • 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. - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: prtimes.jp
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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. - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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. - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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. - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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. - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: cevalogistics.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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. - source: exotec.com
  • 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. - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: exotec.com
  • 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… - source: eu-startups.com

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