Exotec is turning Skypod robots into a global warehouse automation platform

A new global headquarters, Renault Germany deployment, and next-generation Skypod system frame Exotec as a warehouse robotics company scaling from robot fleets into full-site automation.

3 Feb 26

Exotec opened Imaginarium, its 25,000-square-metre global headquarters in Wasquehal, Northern France, on February 3, 2026. The campus supports product development and training. Exotec had marked ten years of operation and more than 200 customer sites worldwide. Source

Exotec was founded in Paris in 2015 and raised $335 million in Series D funding in January 2022, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management with 83North and Dell Technologies Capital participating. The round valued Exotec at $2 billion and supported product development and North American expansion from Atlanta.

The core platform is Skypod, a robot-based automated storage and retrieval system combining robots, racks, stations, and Deepsky warehouse execution software. Exotec launched a next-generation Skypod system in February 2025 to address more warehouse processes within one system, extending the product beyond simple storage and retrieval toward broader fulfillment orchestration.

Exotec expanded its Renault partnership in Germany in January 2026, with Renault Deutschland planning to use Skypod at a 24,000-square-meter automated warehouse in Bruehl. The site is expected to use 89 Skypod robots and target more than 1,600 containers per hour for spare-parts supply to German car dealers.

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