Exol opened its first physical AI-powered U.S. facilities, marking the commercial debut of a new category in logistics: robotic fulfillment-as-a-service.
The company will have a total of six physical AI sites spanning 6 million square feet of automated fulfillment capacity nationwide designed to support retail, wholesale and consumer goods companies.
“We built Exol to fill a substantial market gap: enterprise-grade robotic fulfillment that is immediately accessible, scales as your business needs evolve, provides nationwide coverage, and is priced affordably with no large financial commitment,” says Ashfaque Chowdhury, CEO of Exol. “With our Atlanta site now live, we’ve officially kicked off our nationwide network and are introducing a more scalable and cost-efficient approach to logistics. We invite business leaders to visit Exol and experience the network in action.”
Key takeaways:
· Backed by a $7.5 billion commitment from SoftBank Group and Symbotic, Exol is building a nationwide automated fulfillment network designed to deliver consistent, enterprise-grade omnichannel operations across business-to-business (B2B) fulfillment and compliance, direct-to-consumer (DTC) fulfillment, store replenishment, retail consolidation inbound and outbound freight services and intelligent carrier selection.
· Businesses can access capacity within Exol’s robotic infrastructure fulfillment-as-a-service without the upfront capital or restrictive long-term third-party logistics (3PL) contracts that have historically been the price of admission for automation.
· Exol’s Robotic Logistics Platform combines physical AI with integrated transportation into a single, unified solution. The Exol facility is powered by Symbotic’s AI-powered robotic system alongside advanced automation technologies that together enable seamless, omnichannel fulfillment across every unit of measure: pallet, layer, case and each.
“Symbotic’s vision has always been to reinvent the supply chain with AI-enabled robotics technology, transforming the distribution network into a strategic asset,” says Rick Cohen, chairman and CEO of Symbotic. “Exol takes that vision and makes it accessible to a broader market, a game-changing move for modern logistics.”
“Logistics is at a turning point. Access to automation has become a major competitive divide,” says Vikas J. Parekh, managing partner, SoftBank Group International. “Exol helps close that gap by making robotic fulfillment infrastructure more accessible. We share a vision that physical AI is the next frontier, and Exol brings that to life by combining AI, software and real-world automation at scale."
