Skild AI announced it has acquired the Robotics Automation business of Zebra Technologies, including its Symmetry Fulfillment orchestration platform, in a move aimed at transforming warehouse automation into a unified, scalable system.
At the center of the acquisition is Skild AI’s “Skild Brain,” an omnibodied AI software designed to operate across different types of robots without needing prior knowledge of their physical form. The technology enables a single intelligence layer to control humanoid robots, autonomous mobile robots, robotic arms and other systems across a wide range of warehouse tasks.
By integrating Zebra’s Symmetry platform, which coordinates robots and human workers in real time, Skild AI can now deploy and orchestrate entire fleets of robots at enterprise scale. The combined platform eliminates the need for task-specific programming tied to individual machines, allowing automation to adapt more easily across environments and hardware.
The acquisition addresses a longstanding challenge in warehouse automation, where systems are often fragmented and require costly redesigns when introducing new robotics. Skild AI’s approach enables warehouses to deploy a full end-to-end solution without restructuring operations around specific robots. The platform supports multiple use cases, including picking, packing, inspection and material movement, all coordinated through a unified orchestration layer.
The company reported rapid growth, scaling to approximately $30 million in revenue within months of launching in 2025, and is now positioned to accelerate enterprise deployments. Founded in 2023, Skild AI focuses on building a general-purpose foundation model for robotics and is backed by major investors including SoftBank, NVIDIA Ventures and others, with a valuation exceeding $14 billion.
KEY QUOTES:
“Warehouse automation remains deeply fragmented today, with classical approaches falling short in most real-world scenarios — a fundamental barrier to achieving true operational efficiency. Tearing down and rebuilding warehouses to suit pre-programmed robots is simply not a viable economic solution. By combining Zebra’s human-robot orchestration platform with Skild AI’s omnibodied brain, we are set to transform what end-to-end automation looks like in warehouses that exist today. Zebra’s orchestration layer brings humans into the fold alongside Skild AI’s vision of ‘any robot, any task, one brain’ — turning warehouses into living symphonies of human and machine autonomy.”
Deepak Pathak, CEO, Skild AI
“Lack of automated grasping and complex manipulation continues to slow down warehouses. The Skild Brain in conjunction with the Zebra’s tried and tested person-to-goods solution will turn warehouses into hubs of hyper-efficiency.”
Abhinav Gupta, President, Skild AI
