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Symbotic

Symbotic is an American supply chain automation technology company that designs, manufactures, and deploys AI-powered, end-to-end robotics systems for distribution centers. Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, the company provides automated material handling solutions comprising high-speed autonomous mobile robots, vision-guided robotic arms, and proprietary operating software. Its integrated platforms enable high-density storage, automated case-sorting, and optimized palletizing for retail, grocery, general merchandise, and consumer packaged goods distribution operations. Symbotic's systems process native cases and micro-fulfillment totes across ambient, refrigerated, and frozen environments, serving major regional and global retail chains and wholesale distributors across North America.

Snapshot

Public USOwnership
2007Year founded
1,001–5,000Employees
Wilmington, United StatesHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of Symbotic

  • Distribution Automation Solutions: Turnkey warehouse automation platforms integrating autonomous mobile robots and proprietary software to receive, store, and build custom pallets of native cases, optimizing throughput and space utilization for large-scale retail and wholesale supply chain distribution networks.
  • Autonomous Mobile Robots: Fleet of high-speed, vision-guided autonomous mobile vehicles that navigate high-density, multi-level storage structures to store and retrieve inventory cases without external totes or trays, operating across ambient, refrigerated, and frozen temperature zones within distribution centers.
  • Micro-Fulfillment Systems: Compact, high-density automated fulfillment architecture designed for each-pick and low unit-of-measure operations, utilizing autonomous robots and automated decanting to present multi-temperature inventory totes to ergonomic operator picking stations for retail and back-of-store distribution.
  • AI Supply Chain Software: System orchestration software leveraging artificial intelligence and predictive algorithms to coordinate fleet traffic, manage inventory layout, optimize case routing, and generate dense, store-ready pallets tailored to specific downstream retail store aisle layouts and unloading sequences.
  • Robotic Arms and Palletizing Systems: High-speed end-of-arm articulated robotic cells equipped with advanced vision systems that break down incoming pallets and assemble stable, tall, mixed-SKU outbound pallets, handling goods ranging from individual small retail items to heavy commercial cases.
  • Warehouse-as-a-Service: Fully managed operational model providing design, installation, software integration, ongoing maintenance, and onsite system management, allowing enterprise supply chain customers to deploy advanced warehouse robotics and automation infrastructure through long-term service agreements.

Symbotic executive team

  • Mr. Richard B. CohenChairman of the Board, President & CEO
  • Ms. Izilda P. MartinsCFO & Treasurer
  • Dr. James KuffnerChief Technology Officer
  • Mr. Michael DunnChief Customer officer
  • Mr. Walter OdishoChief Manufacturing & Supply Chain Officer
  • Mr. Charles Lowell AndersonVice President of Investor Relations & Corporate Development
  • Mr. Corey C. DuFresneSenior VP, General Counsel & Secretary
  • Ms. Miriam OrtChief Human Resources Officer
  • Mr. William Boyd IIIChief Strategy Officer
  • Mr. Pete OpalaczSenior Vice President of Customer Operations