Company
Symbotic
Warehouse-automation company (NASDAQ: SYM; Wilmington MA) whose system pairs SymBot AMRs with vision-guided arms and storage structure; dominant via its…
- Founded
- 2007
- HQ
- Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA
- Status
- NASDAQ: SYM
- Models
- 3
- Deployments
- 1
Verified profile
4
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 1 month ago
Last verified change
Key facts
Founded
2007, Wilmington, Massachusetts
Founder
Rick Cohen (CEO, billionaire C&S Wholesale Grocers owner)
Product
Autonomous mobile robots for pallet and case handling; AI-driven warehouse orchestration; end-to-end automation for distribution centers
SPAC
Merged with SVF Investment Corp (SoftBank) 2022; ticker SYM; ~$5.5B valuation
Strategic
Walmart multi-year commercial agreement (2021-2030+) - automate regional distribution centers
Customers
Walmart, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Albertsons
Patents
Patents on autonomous pallet handling, case sorting, warehouse AI orchestration
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Data & sources
- Press releases4
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Models (3)
View all models →Current platform
BreakPack
Symbotic's BreakPack (BP) Bot sorts less-than-full-case quantities into bins for partial-case fulfillment; inventory is placed on the bot at pick stations and transported to totes, handling items from ~1 to 60 lb across a wide size range.
Current platform
Symbot
Autonomous mobile robot for pallet handling in warehouses. Part of Symbotic automation platform.
Current platform
Symbotic System
Symbotic (NASDAQ: SYM) is a warehouse-automation company (Wilmington, Massachusetts; founder Rick Cohen) whose system combines fleets of SymBot autonomous mobile robots, vision-guided robotic arms, and a fixed storage structure, orchestrated by AI software to perform end-to-end case handling (depalletization, storage, palletization). It is the most heavily verified entity in the AMR cohort: SEC filings confirm a roughly $22.5 billion backlog, that Walmart accounts for about 85.6% of a recent quarter's revenue, and deployment across dozens of Walmart regional distribution centers, with additional customers including Albertsons, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Target, and the SoftBank GreenBox joint venture. In January 2025 (not 2026, correcting the dispatch) Symbotic acquired Walmart's Advanced Systems and Robotics business for $200 million plus up to $350 million contingent, alongside a separate $520 million Walmart-funded program for 400 Accelerated Pickup and Delivery systems. Maturity is commercial; it is a system rather than a single roaming robot.
Relationships
Current leadership (6)
- Izzy Martins Chief Financial OfficerIR-verified
- James Kuffner Chief Technology OfficerIR-verified
- Walt Odisho Chief Manufacturing & Supply Chain OfficerIR-verified
- Rick Cohen Founder, Chairman & CEOsecondary-verified
- Michael Dunn ctosecondary-verified
- Rick Cohen Founder & CEOsince 2007-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Rick Cohensolefounded 2007-01-01
Board (5)
- Rick Cohen chair
- Daniela Rus director
- Rollin Ford director
- Vikas Parekh director
- Eric Branderiz director
Safety record
No incidents on record for Symbotic.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operated deployments (1)
- SymbotWilmington
Operator customers (2)
Recent coverage
Symbotic in third-party press
Peer companies
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Amazon4 models
- Geek+3 models
- ASTI Mobile Robotics Group1 model
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (4)
- Symbotic - Walmart warehouse automation with Walmartdeployment
- Symbotic x Walmart with Walmartdeployment
- Symbotic x Medline with Medlinedeploymentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
- Symbotic acquires Veo Robotics with Veo Roboticstechnologyconcluded
Funding rounds (1)
- SPAC IPO2022-06-01
$730M · $7.5B post
Investors: Walmart (strategic) (strategic)
Acquisitions (2)
- acquired Fox Roboticsfull acquisition2026-03-04
- acquired Walmart Advanced Systems and Robotics businessasset purchase2025-01-21
Sources (4)
- https://ir.symbotic.com/static-files/8d44e050-9519-4347-aa51-fc51e49c4a87
- https://www.symbotic.com/about/news-events/news/symbotic-completes-acquisition-of-walmarts-advanced-systems-and-robotics-business-and-signs-related-commercial-agreement/
- https://ir.symbotic.com/news-releases/news-release-details/symbotic-acquire-walmarts-advanced-systems-and-robotics-business
- https://www.symbotic.com/symbotic-system/how-it-works/
Common questions
- What is Symbotic?
- Warehouse-automation company (NASDAQ: SYM; Wilmington MA) whose system pairs SymBot AMRs with vision-guided arms and storage structure; dominant via its Walmart relationship.
- Where is Symbotic based?
- Symbotic is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA.
- When was Symbotic founded?
- Symbotic was founded in 2007.
- What does Symbotic make?
- Symbotic has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: BreakPack, Symbot, Symbotic System (Symbotic builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Symbotic operate robots?
- Symbotic operates 1 verified deployment, including at Wilmington.
- Is Symbotic safe?
- Symbotic has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 4 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-24
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-24
Sources by quality tier
- 4
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Symbotic.Peer companies
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Amazon4 models
- Geek+3 models
- ASTI Mobile Robotics Group1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Symbotic from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Symbotic Reports Q2 FY2026 Results
Symbotic reports Q2 fiscal year 2026 results. Ranked #9 on Boston Globe's 2026 list of New England's fastest-growing companies.
Medline announces first-in-healthcare AI robotics partnership with Symbotic
Medline partnering with Symbotic for next-generation warehouse automation. First-in-healthcare AI robotics partnership.
Symbotic Acquires Veo Robotics for FreeMove 3D Vision System
Symbotic acquired Veo Robotics for .7M. Integrating FreeMove intelligent 3D vision system for safety innovation in logistics automation.
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- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- Locus Robotics5 models
- Savoye5 models
- Amazon4 models
- Geek+3 models
- ASTI Mobile Robotics Group1 model
Video
Using artificial intelligence and robotics to automate the supply chain, Symbotic has reinvented the warehouse and transformed the distribution network into a s
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
38.8/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
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Funding Health
Market Presence
Deployment Scale
IP Activity
Hiring Signal
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
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