Ocado Group

UK grocery-technology group whose Ocado Smart Platform runs robot-fulfilment warehouses for retailers worldwide

Public · Shipping · Robotics leader · Hatfield, England, United Kingdom · Founded 2000 · OCDO (LSE) · ocadogroup.com

Robotic fulfilment technology is one part of a group that also includes a grocery-delivery business and a logistics arm. It is a publicly listed company, so no private funding rounds are shown. In July 2026 the CEO said a process for long-term succession planning had been set up.

Profile

Ocado began as an online grocer and now licenses its Ocado Smart Platform, a robotic warehouse system, to grocery retailers around the world. Its Technology Solutions arm designs the robots, grid and picking software; at the end of May 2026 it counted 23 customer fulfilment centres worldwide. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and says it is on track to turn cash-flow positive in the second half of its 2026 financial year.

People

• TS
  Tim Steiner Founder

  Founding Chief Executive Officer
• JM
  James Matthews

  Deputy CEO
• AH
  Alex Harvey

  Chief Engineering Officer

Source: Our Board and Leadership (Ocado Group) · As of Oct 8, 2026. X handles are shown only when we could confirm they belong to the person.

Flagship products

• Ocado Smart Platform Autonomous machines
  Grid-based fulfilment systems where fleets of robots, including the lightweight 600 Series bot, retrieve grocery totes, plus robotic picking
• On-Grid Robotic Pick Autonomous machines
  Robotic picking running on the storage grid, in 14 customer fulfilment centres as of mid-2026

Market & financials

Competitors

Companies with overlapping products. Direct = same customers and same job; Adjacent = overlapping technology or market, different focus.

• Exotec

  Direct competitor

  FRRobotics leader

  Both sell robot-run storage and order-picking systems to warehouse operators: Exotec makes the Skypod warehouse order-picking robot system, while Ocado Group licenses its robot-run Ocado Smart Platform fulfilment systems to grocers.

  Sources (2)

  • Ocado's 600 Series Bot (Ocado Group)
  • Exotec (company website)

• Mytra

  Direct competitor

  USRobotics leader

  Both sell robot-run storage and order-picking systems to warehouse operators: Mytra sells a robotic grid for storing and retrieving pallet-sized loads, while Ocado Group licenses its robot-run Ocado Smart Platform fulfilment systems to grocers.

  Sources (2)

  • Ocado's 600 Series Bot (Ocado Group)
  • Mytra (company website)

• Addverb

  Direct competitor

  INHumanoid OEM

  Both sell warehouse-automation systems: Addverb builds a wheeled industrial humanoid alongside warehouse automation, while Ocado Group licenses its robot-run Ocado Smart Platform fulfilment systems to grocers.

  Sources (2)

  • Ocado's 600 Series Bot (Ocado Group)
  • Addverb unveils wheeled humanoid Elixis-W at LogiMAT India 2026 (Economic Times)

Recent news

• Jul 16, 2026 — Ocado half-year results: 23 fulfilment centres worldwide, a new Asda partnership and a £150M cost-reduction plan London Stock Exchange RNS

Sources

• Ocado Group plc half year results for the 26 weeks ended 31 May 2026 (London Stock Exchange RNS) (Jul 16, 2026)
• Our Board and Leadership (Ocado Group) (Oct 9, 2026)
• Ocado's 600 Series Bot (Ocado Group) (Oct 9, 2026)

Confidence: high.

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