{"directory":"Robotics Startups","url":"https://robotics-startups.com","lastUpdated":"2026-08-24","dataAsOf":"2026-08-11","count":171,"categoryCount":14,"categories":[{"slug":"humanoid-robots","name":"Humanoid & General-Purpose","blurb":"Bipedal and general-purpose robots built to do human-shaped physical work in factories, warehouses, and homes."},{"slug":"industrial-automation","name":"Industrial & Manufacturing","blurb":"Collaborative arms, machine tending, welding, and software-defined automation for the factory floor."},{"slug":"warehouse-logistics","name":"Warehouse, Logistics & Delivery","blurb":"Autonomous mobile robots, piece-picking, goods-to-person systems, and last-mile delivery."},{"slug":"autonomous-vehicles","name":"Autonomous Vehicles & Trucking","blurb":"Self-driving cars, robotaxis, driverless trucking, and the autonomy software stacks behind them."},{"slug":"drones-aerial","name":"Drones & Aerial Robotics","blurb":"Commercial and defense drones, autonomous inspection, drone delivery, and counter-drone systems."},{"slug":"space-robotics","name":"Space Robotics","blurb":"Orbital servicing, debris removal, robotic arms, and planetary rovers for the Moon and beyond."},{"slug":"maritime-underwater","name":"Maritime & Underwater","blurb":"Autonomous surface vessels, underwater vehicles, and ocean robotics for defense and industry."},{"slug":"agriculture-robotics","name":"Agriculture Robotics","blurb":"Autonomous tractors, laser weeding, precision spraying, and harvest robots for the field."},{"slug":"construction-field","name":"Construction & Field","blurb":"Autonomous earthmoving, layout printing, inspection, and robots for jobsites and heavy industry."},{"slug":"medical-surgical","name":"Medical & Surgical","blurb":"Surgical robots, rehabilitation exoskeletons, hospital logistics, and micro-scale medical robotics."},{"slug":"defense-security","name":"Defense & Security","blurb":"Unmanned ground, air, and sea systems, autonomous security patrol, and defense autonomy."},{"slug":"robotics-software","name":"Robotics Software & AI","blurb":"Robot foundation models, embodied AI, simulation, teleoperation data, and fleet orchestration."},{"slug":"components-hardware","name":"Components & Hardware","blurb":"Actuators, dexterous hands, grippers, tactile sensors, and the building blocks of robots."},{"slug":"consumer-service","name":"Consumer & Service","blurb":"Home, cleaning, hospitality, retail, and companion robots built for everyday environments."}],"startups":[{"id":"1x-technologies","name":"1X Technologies","slug":"1x-technologies","logo":"","brief_summary":"Home humanoid robot NEO, sold for consumer use with remote assist","description":"1X develops NEO, a lightweight humanoid designed to do household chores, launched in early-access beta in late 2025 at around $20,000 or a monthly rental. The company, originally Norwegian and now Palo Alto based, also signed a deal to place up to 10,000 units across EQT portfolio companies.","category":"humanoid-robots","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Palo Alto, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2014","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$136M","investors":["OpenAI Startup Fund","EQT Ventures","Tiger Global","Samsung NEXT"],"url":"https://www.1x.tech","linkedin":"https://linkedin.com/company/1x-technologies","signal":"Launched NEO consumer preorders late 2025; EQT deal for up to 10,000 units, Dec 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/11/1x-struck-a-deal-to-send-its-home-humanoids-to-factories-and-warehouses/"},{"id":"4ag-robotics","name":"4AG Robotics","slug":"4ag-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous vision-guided robots that harvest mushrooms at commercial scale","description":"4AG Robotics builds the Forager, an autonomous vision-guided robot that picks, trims and packs mushrooms while attaching to existing farm shelving without infrastructure changes. Its systems already run in Canada, Ireland and Australia, with US and Netherlands deployments underway. The robots address severe harvest-labor shortages in the sector.","category":"agriculture-robotics","tags":["Series B","Canada"],"hq":"Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada","country":"Canada","founded":"","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$57.5M CAD","investors":["Astanor","Cibus Capital","Voyager Capital"],"url":"https://4ag.ai/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/4ag-robotics","signal":"Raised $40M CAD Series B in July 2025; site live with active international deployments","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/4ag-robotics-raises-40-million-series-b-to-accelerate-global-adoption-of-autonomous-mushroom-harvesting-302515608.html"},{"id":"agibot","name":"AgiBot","slug":"agibot","logo":"","brief_summary":"Fast-scaling Chinese humanoid maker leading unit shipments","description":"AgiBot (Zhiyuan Robotics), founded by former Huawei engineers, develops general-purpose humanoid and embodied-AI robots for industrial and commercial use. It led global humanoid shipments in 2025 and rolled its 10,000th robot off the line by early 2026.","category":"humanoid-robots","tags":["Series B","China"],"hq":"Shanghai, China","country":"China","founded":"2023","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$300M+","investors":["Tencent Investment","Hillhouse","HongShan","LG"],"url":"https://www.agibot.com","linkedin":"","signal":"Reached a $1.4B valuation with its August 2025 Series B; 10,000th robot built by March 2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/agibot-rolls-out-10000th-humanoid-robot/"},{"id":"agile-robots","name":"Agile Robots","slug":"agile-robots","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI robot arms and humanoids combining force control and vision","description":"Spun out of the German Aerospace Center, Agile Robots develops force-sensitive arms, humanoids, and mobile platforms unified by its AgileCore software for automotive, electronics, and healthcare. It employs over 1,500 R&D staff and owns Franka Robotics.","category":"industrial-automation","tags":["Late stage (Series C+)","Germany"],"hq":"Munich, Germany","country":"Germany","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Late stage (Series C+)","total_funding":"$1B+","investors":["SoftBank Vision Fund 2","Sequoia China","Chimera Investment"],"url":"https://www.agile-robots.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/agile-robots/","signal":"Introduced Agile ONE humanoid, gained NVIDIA Cosmos access, and expanded in India in 2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.agile-robots.com/"},{"id":"agility-robotics","name":"Agility Robotics","slug":"agility-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Bipedal warehouse humanoid Digit, already deployed in logistics","description":"Agility makes Digit, a two-legged humanoid built for warehouse and logistics work such as moving totes and lifting loads up to 35 pounds. The company has over $300M in multi-year orders for Digit v5 and announced a plan to go public via a SPAC merger.","category":"humanoid-robots","tags":["Series C (SPAC-bound)","USA"],"hq":"Salem, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2015","funding_stage":"Series C (SPAC-bound)","total_funding":"$641M","investors":["DCVC","Playground Global","Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund","NVentures"],"url":"https://www.agilityrobotics.com","linkedin":"https://linkedin.com/company/agility-robotics","signal":"Raised $400M Series C, March 2025; announced SPAC merger at ~$2.5B, June 2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://techstartups.com/2025/03/31/agility-robotics-raises-400m-to-scale-bipedal-robot-digit-as-humanoid-race-heats-up/"},{"id":"agtonomy","name":"Agtonomy","slug":"agtonomy","logo":"","brief_summary":"Physical-AI software that turns tractors and off-road equipment autonomous","description":"Agtonomy develops AI automation software that partners with OEMs to make tractors and other off-road equipment self-driving, starting with vineyards and permanent crops. It runs paid pilot programs and is expanding into new global markets and adjacent industrial equipment. The company closed an $18M Series B in October 2025.","category":"agriculture-robotics","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"South San Francisco, CA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2020","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$68M","investors":["DBL Partners","Nuveen","Autotech Ventures"],"url":"https://www.agtonomy.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/agtonomy","signal":"Closed $18M Series B in October 2025; expanding autonomous fleets across the US and Australia","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.agtechnavigator.com/Article/2025/10/28/ai-automation-start-up-agtonomy-raises-18m-series-b-round/"},{"id":"aigen","name":"Aigen","slug":"aigen","logo":"","brief_summary":"Solar-powered autonomous robots for chemical-free mechanical weeding","description":"Aigen builds Element, a solar-powered autonomous robot that mechanically weeds row crops such as cotton and sugar beets without diesel or herbicides. Its Alchemy software builds a shared world model so a fleet learns collectively. Pre-orders for the Element service sold out in a day, and the company is expanding manufacturing.","category":"agriculture-robotics","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Redmond, WA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2020","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"$19M","investors":["ReGen Ventures","NEA","AgFunder"],"url":"https://www.aigen.io/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/aigen","signal":"Closed $12M Series A; homepage live (2026 copyright) with sold-out pre-orders and new deployments","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://agfundernews.com/aigen-raises-12m-to-scale-its-fleet-of-solar-powered-autonomous-robots-to-more-than-20000-acres"},{"id":"allen-control-systems","name":"Allen Control Systems","slug":"allen-control-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous robotic gun systems for counter-drone defense","description":"Allen Control Systems builds the Bullfrog, a lightweight autonomous weapon station that combines AI, computer vision, and precision robotics to detect and shoot down hostile drones. The platform can be paired with weapons such as the M240 machine gun and has been tested with US forces.","category":"defense-security","tags":["Series B","United States"],"hq":"United States","country":"United States","founded":"2024","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$242M","investors":["Smash Capital"],"url":"https://allencontrolsystems.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/allen-control-systems","signal":"Raised a $200M Series B in 2026 after a $30M Series A in March 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.defensedaily.com/bullfrog-counter-drone-developer-allen-control-systems-raises-200-million/business-financial/"},{"id":"ambi-robotics","name":"Ambi Robotics","slug":"ambi-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI-powered parcel sorting and stacking robots for logistics operators","description":"Ambi Robotics, spun from UC Berkeley's Dex-Net project, builds the AmbiSort and AmbiStack systems powered by its AmbiOS physical intelligence platform. Its robots handle parcel induction, sorting, and stacking for major shippers.","category":"warehouse-logistics","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Berkeley, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$70M","investors":["Tiger Global","Bee Partners","Ahren Innovation Capital"],"url":"https://www.ambirobotics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/ambi-robotics","signal":"$23M Pitney Bowes deployment expansion, 80+ AmbiSort units, Series B raise (2026)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/04/06/ambi-robotics-builds-robots-to-do-the-heavy-lifting"},{"id":"anduril-industries","name":"Anduril Industries","slug":"anduril-industries","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous defense systems and the Lattice AI command-and-control platform","description":"Anduril builds AI-driven defense hardware and software, including autonomous drones, counter-UAS systems, and sensor towers, unified by its Lattice command-and-control platform. The company sells primarily to U.S. and allied militaries and is expanding manufacturing through its Arsenal factory program.","category":"defense-security","tags":["Late-stage private","USA"],"hq":"Costa Mesa, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Late-stage private","total_funding":"Over $6.5B","investors":["Founders Fund","Andreessen Horowitz","Thrive Capital"],"url":"https://www.anduril.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/anduril-industries","signal":"Raised roughly $5B at a $61B valuation in May 2026, with a further round reported in July 2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/13/anduril-valuation-defense-tech-funding-boom.html"},{"id":"antioch","name":"Antioch","slug":"antioch","logo":"","brief_summary":"Build, test, and deploy autonomous robots entirely in simulation first","description":"Antioch builds a robotics simulation platform that lets teams design, test, and validate autonomous systems in simulation before committing to physical hardware. The goal is to shorten and de-risk the robot development loop.","category":"robotics-software","tags":["Seed","USA"],"hq":"San Francisco, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2025","funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"~$44M","investors":[],"url":"https://antioch.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/antioch-robotics","signal":"Closed ~$31.4M in 2026, bringing total to ~$44M since 2025 founding","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://valueaddvc.com/pulse/antioch-31m-robotics-simulation-platform-2026"},{"id":"applied-intuition","name":"Applied Intuition","slug":"applied-intuition","logo":"","brief_summary":"Simulation and autonomy software infrastructure for machines that drive and fly.","description":"Applied Intuition provides the tooling and software backbone (simulation, validation, a vehicle OS, and a full self-driving stack) that automakers and industrial firms use to build and test autonomous systems. Its customers span passenger vehicles, trucks, mining and construction equipment, agriculture, and defense drones.","category":"autonomous-vehicles","tags":["Series F","USA"],"hq":"Mountain View, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series F","total_funding":"$600M+ (approx $15B valuation)","investors":["Lux Capital","General Catalyst"],"url":"https://www.appliedintuition.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/applied-intuition","signal":"Launched the Dana agentic platform for physical AI (July 24, 2026); reached roughly a $15B valuation in 2025.","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.appliedintuition.com"},{"id":"apptronik","name":"Apptronik","slug":"apptronik","logo":"","brief_summary":"Apollo humanoid for manufacturing and logistics, backed by Google","description":"Apptronik builds Apollo, a general-purpose humanoid targeted at manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics, with commercial pilots at partners like Mercedes-Benz. The Austin company has raised close to $1B and reached a $5B valuation as it scales Apollo production.","category":"humanoid-robots","tags":["Series A (extended)","USA"],"hq":"Austin, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2016","funding_stage":"Series A (extended)","total_funding":"$935M","investors":["Google","B Capital","Mercedes-Benz","John Deere","ARK Invest"],"url":"https://apptronik.com","linkedin":"https://linkedin.com/company/apptronik","signal":"Raised $520M Series A extension at $5B valuation, February 2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/apptronik-raises-520-million-at-5-billion-valuation-for-apollo-robot.html"},{"id":"astribot","name":"Astribot","slug":"astribot","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous dual-arm humanoid S1 built for full autonomy","description":"Astribot, part of Stardust Intelligence, develops the S1 dual-arm mobile humanoid designed for fast, high-payload manipulation with full autonomy rather than teleoperation. The Shenzhen company raised a large Series B in 2025 that pushed its valuation past 10 billion yuan.","category":"humanoid-robots","tags":["Series B","China"],"hq":"Shenzhen, China","country":"China","founded":"2022","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$140M+","investors":["Matrix Partners China","Ant Group","Yunqi Partners"],"url":"https://www.astribot.com","linkedin":"","signal":"Closed over 1 billion yuan Series B, 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://autonews.gasgoo.com/articles/news/seeds-astribot-completes-over-1-billion-yuan-series-b-financing-round-2062155019816882177"},{"id":"astrobotic-technology","name":"Astrobotic Technology","slug":"astrobotic-technology","logo":"","brief_summary":"Lunar landers and CubeRover planetary rovers for payload delivery","description":"Astrobotic builds lunar landers and lightweight CubeRover planetary rovers to deliver commercial and NASA payloads to the Moon under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Its Griffin-1 lander will carry Astrolab's FLIP rover and Astrobotic's own CubeRover to the lunar south pole.","category":"space-robotics","tags":["Private","USA"],"hq":"Pittsburgh, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2007","funding_stage":"Private","total_funding":"","investors":["NASA CLPS contracts"],"url":"https://www.astrobotic.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrobotic-technology","signal":"Griffin-1 lander mission progressing toward a no-earlier-than July 2026 launch, per October 2025 updates","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/28/astrobotic-delays-griffin-1-moon-mission-to-net-july-2026/"},{"id":"astroscale","name":"Astroscale","slug":"astroscale","logo":"","brief_summary":"Debris removal and satellite servicing using robotic and magnetic capture","description":"Astroscale builds spacecraft that rendezvous with, capture and deorbit dead satellites and debris using robotic arm and magnetic docking systems. Its ADRAS-J mission approached and imaged a real piece of large debris, and its COSMIC and ELSA-M servicers extend that work commercially. The company is publicly listed in Tokyo.","category":"space-robotics","tags":["Public (TSE: 186A)","Japan"],"hq":"Tokyo, Japan","country":"Japan","founded":"2013","funding_stage":"Public (TSE: 186A)","total_funding":"","investors":["SBI Investment","Mitsubishi Electric"],"url":"https://www.astroscale.com/en","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/astroscale","signal":"ADRAS-J completed operations and began deorbit in March 2026 after the first close approach to real orbital debris","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.astroscale.com/en/news/astroscales-adras-j-mission-completes-operations-begins-deorbit"},{"id":"asylon-robotics","name":"Asylon Robotics","slug":"asylon-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Robotic perimeter security combining autonomous drones and ground robot dogs","description":"Asylon delivers robotic security as a service, pairing US-made autonomous drones and quadruped ground robots with AI-driven command software. Its systems protect corporate campuses, logistics hubs, critical infrastructure, and defense installations, with more than 250,000 completed robotic security missions reported.","category":"defense-security","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Norristown, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2015","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$24M Series B (2025), total undisclosed","investors":["Insight Partners","Veteran Ventures Capital","Allegion Ventures"],"url":"https://asylonrobotics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/asylon-inc-","signal":"Closed a $24M Series B led by Insight Partners in July 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.insightpartners.com/ideas/asylon-robotics-raises-24-million-series-b-funding-led-by-insight-partners-to-accelerate-the-future-of-automated-security/"},{"id":"auterion","name":"Auterion","slug":"auterion","logo":"","brief_summary":"Operating system and swarm software for autonomous drones","description":"Auterion makes AuterionOS, an open software platform and Skynode hardware that turns commercial and defense airframes into autonomous, swarm-capable systems. Its stack is being standardized across US government drone programs and used at scale in Ukraine.","category":"drones-aerial","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Arlington, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$180M","investors":["Bessemer Venture Partners","Lakestar","Mosaic Ventures","Costanoa Ventures"],"url":"https://auterion.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/auterion","signal":"Raised $130M Series B led by Bessemer in September 2025; July 2026 deal to ship 50,000 strike drones to Ukraine","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/auterion-raises-130m-build-drone-swarms-defense/"},{"id":"bear-robotics","name":"Bear Robotics","slug":"bear-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous serving robots for restaurants, hospitality, and logistics","description":"Bear Robotics makes the Servi line of autonomous mobile robots that deliver food and bus tables in restaurants and hotels, plus Carti warehouse robots. It has expanded into manipulation with the Kinisi wheeled humanoid.","category":"consumer-service","tags":["Series C","USA"],"hq":"Redwood City, California, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"~$170M","investors":["SoftBank","LG Electronics"],"url":"https://www.bearrobotics.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bear-robotics","signal":"New Servi Q model and Carti 100 winning iF Design and Red Dot 2025 awards, plus the Kinisi humanoid now part of the company.","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.bearrobotics.ai"},{"id":"bedrock-ocean-exploration","name":"Bedrock Ocean Exploration","slug":"bedrock-ocean-exploration","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous AUVs and cloud software for high-resolution seafloor mapping","description":"Bedrock operates battery-powered autonomous underwater vehicles that run multibeam and side-scan sonar, magnetometers, and sub-bottom profilers to survey the seabed. Its cloud-native platform delivers geophysical data for offshore wind, energy, defense, and research, positioning the company as a Public Benefit Corporation.","category":"maritime-underwater","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Brooklyn, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2019","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"Approximately $63M","investors":["Primary Venture Partners","Northzone","Eniac Ventures","Costanoa Ventures","Katapult"],"url":"https://www.bedrockocean.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bedrock-ocean","signal":"Raised $25M Series A led by Primary and Northzone (June 2025) to scale seafloor survey operations; site active with 2024 copyright and open roles","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.builtinsf.com/articles/bedrock-ocean-raises-25m-20250611"},{"id":"bedrock-robotics","name":"Bedrock Robotics","slug":"bedrock-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Retrofit autonomy kits that make existing construction equipment driverless","description":"Founded by former Waymo leaders, Bedrock Robotics installs reversible, same-day hardware and software that turns existing excavators and heavy equipment into autonomous machines. The Bedrock Operator lets fleets run continuously while tracking jobsite progress remotely. The company is targeting operator-less deployment in 2026.","category":"construction-field","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2024","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$350M","investors":["8VC","Eclipse","NVentures (NVIDIA)"],"url":"https://www.bedrockrobotics.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bedrock-robotics","signal":"Emerged from stealth with $80M in 2025, then raised a $270M Series B; site live with Sundt case study","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bedrock-robotics-raises-270-million-in-series-b-funding-to-accelerate-the-future-of-autonomous-construction-302679014.html"},{"id":"bionaut-labs","name":"Bionaut Labs","slug":"bionaut-labs","logo":"","brief_summary":"Magnetically steered microrobots for targeted brain drug delivery","description":"Bionaut Labs develops magnetically propelled microscale robots that navigate the body to deliver drugs precisely to deep brain targets beyond the blood-brain barrier. Lead programs address malignant glioma and the rare pediatric condition Dandy-Walker syndrome. The company has raised backing from Khosla Ventures, Gates Ventures, and the Mayo Clinic to advance toward clinical trials.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Los Angeles, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2016","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$70M+","investors":["Khosla Ventures","Upfront Ventures","Gates Ventures"],"url":"https://bionautlabs.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bionaut-labs","signal":"Extension round with Mayo Clinic and Gates Ventures to prep clinical trials; total raised $70M+","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-bionaut-labs-raises-extension-124019380.html"},{"id":"blue-robotics","name":"Blue Robotics","slug":"blue-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Affordable ROVs, USVs, thrusters, and sonars for the marine robotics community","description":"Blue Robotics manufactures accessible underwater and surface robotics components and vehicles, most notably the BlueROV2 remotely operated vehicle used in research, inspection, and conservation. It also supplies thrusters, sonars, and subsystems widely adopted by builders and integrators.","category":"maritime-underwater","tags":["Private (commercial)","USA (relocating to Port of Los Angeles)"],"hq":"Torrance, USA (relocating to Port of Los Angeles)","country":"USA (relocating to Port of Los Angeles)","founded":"2014","funding_stage":"Private (commercial)","total_funding":"","investors":[],"url":"https://bluerobotics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-robotics-inc-","signal":"Signed a 10-year lease for a 49,000 sq ft HQ and production facility at AltaSea, Port of Los Angeles, with build-out starting early 2026; workforce has nearly doubled","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://labusinessjournal.com/manufacturing/blue-robotics-signs-altasea-lease/"},{"id":"blue-water-autonomy","name":"Blue Water Autonomy","slug":"blue-water-autonomy","logo":"","brief_summary":"Large uncrewed autonomous warships built for open-ocean naval operations","description":"Blue Water Autonomy builds fully autonomous ships for the open ocean, founded by veterans of the U.S. Navy, Amazon Robotics, and iRobot. Its Liberty Class vessel is designed for mass production, with a first long-range platform targeted for on-water operation in 2026.","category":"defense-security","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Boston, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2024","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"~$64M","investors":["GV","Eclipse Ventures","Riot Ventures"],"url":"https://blw.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/blue-water-autonomy","signal":"Raised a $50M Series A led by GV in August 2025 (~$64M total)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blue-water-autonomy-announces-50-million-series-a-led-by-gv-to-strengthen-us-maritime-power-with-autonomous-unmanned-ships-302538277.html"},{"id":"bonsai-robotics","name":"Bonsai Robotics","slug":"bonsai-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Vision-based physical AI that makes orchard equipment operate autonomously","description":"Bonsai Robotics provides camera-based AI autonomy that lets OEM orchard equipment operate without GPS in dusty, canopy-covered tree-nut environments. Its models draw on data from more than 500,000 acres of orchard operations. The company has deployed over 40 autonomous units in the US and Australia.","category":"agriculture-robotics","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"California, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2022","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"~$28.5M","investors":["Bison Ventures","Cibus Capital","Acre Venture Partners"],"url":"https://www.bonsairobotics.ai/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bonsai-robotics","signal":"Raised $15M Series A in January 2025; 40+ units deployed with multiple equipment makers","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/bonsai-robotics-raises-series-a-funding-vision-based-agricultural-autonomy/"},{"id":"booster-robotics","name":"Booster Robotics","slug":"booster-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Developer-focused humanoid Booster T1 for research and competition","description":"Booster Robotics makes the Booster T1, a compact humanoid aimed at developers, researchers, and robot sports, widely used in humanoid soccer competitions. Its robots powered winning teams at RoboCup 2025 and formed the first autonomous humanoid marching formation at the World Humanoid Robot Games.","category":"humanoid-robots","tags":["Series A+","China"],"hq":"Beijing, China","country":"China","founded":"2023","funding_stage":"Series A+","total_funding":"Unknown","investors":["Shenzhen Capital Group","Beijing Robotics Industry Fund","Bohua Capital"],"url":"https://www.booster.tech","linkedin":"","signal":"Closed Series A (June 2025) and a follow-on Series A+ round, 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.caixinglobal.com/2025-07-25/chinas-booster-robotics-lands-new-funding-as-it-hits-a-winning-streak-102344904.html"},{"id":"bot-auto","name":"Bot Auto","slug":"bot-auto","logo":"","brief_summary":"Driverless trucking startup running humanless freight across Texas.","description":"Bot Auto builds autonomous trucks and sells Transportation as a Service, promoting a Cost Per Mile benchmark for the freight industry. Founded by ex-TuSimple co-founder Xiaodi Hou, it completed driverless test runs in Houston and is moving toward commercial driver-out operations on the I-45 Dallas to Houston corridor.","category":"autonomous-vehicles","tags":["Pre-Series A / Series A","USA"],"hq":"Houston, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2023","funding_stage":"Pre-Series A / Series A","total_funding":"$45M+","investors":["Uphonest Capital","Linear Capital"],"url":"https://bot.auto","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bot-auto","signal":"Site carries an update dated August 7, 2026; partnered with Ryan Transportation for humanless Dallas-Houston runs, driverless I-45 targeted spring 2026.","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://bot.auto"},{"id":"bota-systems","name":"Bota Systems","slug":"bota-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Compact six-axis force-torque sensors for robotics and physical AI","description":"Bota Systems, an ETH Zurich spinoff, designs high-precision 6-axis force-torque sensors such as the MiniONE and MegaONE plus robot integration kits. Its sensors enable haptic teleoperation, kinesthetic teaching, and tactile sensing for industrial and research robots.","category":"components-hardware","tags":["Seed","Switzerland"],"hq":"Zurich, Switzerland","country":"Switzerland","founded":"2020","funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","investors":[],"url":"https://www.botasys.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bota-systems","signal":"Current 2026 site with active online store, SDK, and a strategic distribution partnership via HEIDENHAIN, citing thousands of sensors shipped to 30-plus countries.","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.botasys.com"},{"id":"bright-machines","name":"Bright Machines","slug":"bright-machines","logo":"","brief_summary":"Software-defined assembly microfactories for electronics manufacturing","description":"Bright Machines combines modular robotic cells with software and AI to automate electronics assembly and inspection. Its microfactory approach targets data center hardware and other high-volume manufacturing where manual assembly is a bottleneck.","category":"industrial-automation","tags":["Series C","USA"],"hq":"San Francisco, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"$435M","investors":["BlackRock","NVIDIA","Microsoft","Eclipse Ventures"],"url":"https://www.brightmachines.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bright-machines/","signal":"Raised a $126M Series C in June 2024 backed by BlackRock, NVIDIA, and Microsoft","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/bright-machines-raises-126m-series-c-funding-to-propel-manufacturing-into-software-defined-era-302181151.html"},{"id":"brightpick","name":"Brightpick","slug":"brightpick","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous mobile robots for lights-out warehouse order fulfillment","description":"Brightpick, a Photoneo spin-off, makes AI robots (Autopicker and Gridpicker) plus Intuition software that automate picking, consolidation, and buffering directly in warehouse aisles. Its systems enable 24/7 lights-out fulfillment for e-commerce, grocery, and 3PL clients.","category":"warehouse-logistics","tags":["Venture (equity and debt)","USA"],"hq":"Austin, Texas, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2021","funding_stage":"Venture (equity and debt)","total_funding":"~$47M","investors":["Photoneo","EBRD Venture Capital","Avast founders (Baudis, Kucera)"],"url":"https://www.brightpick.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/brightpick","signal":"Launched Autopicker 2.0 (June 2025) with lights-out picking-in-motion (2025)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/brightpick-brings-in-12m-to-deploy-more-mobile-robots-in-the-u-s/"},{"id":"burro","name":"Burro","slug":"burro","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous collaborative robots that haul and assist harvest work in fields","description":"Burro makes autonomous ground robots that carry produce and materials alongside workers, cutting the walking and hauling burden in specialty crops and nurseries. Its Burro Grande model scales to pallet-sized payloads with lidar-based indoor and outdoor localization. The company closed a $24M Series B and continues expanding its dealer network.","category":"agriculture-robotics","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Philadelphia, PA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$44.5M","investors":["Catalyst Investors","Translink Capital","F-Prime Capital"],"url":"https://burro.ai/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/burro-grows","signal":"Closed $24M Series B (2024) and launched Burro Grande; site live with active product line","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://agfundernews.com/with-a-fresh-24m-burro-grows-from-people-to-pallet-scale-with-autonomous-harvest-assist-robots"},{"id":"carbon-robotics","name":"Carbon Robotics","slug":"carbon-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI laser-weeding robots and autonomy kits that kill weeds without herbicides","description":"Carbon Robotics builds the LaserWeeder, which uses computer vision and high-power lasers to destroy weeds without chemicals, plus autonomy kits that turn existing tractors driverless. Its AI is trained on more than 150 million labeled plants across crops in over a dozen countries. The company reported crossing $100M in annual revenue and raised $20M in October 2025.","category":"agriculture-robotics","tags":["Series D+","USA"],"hq":"Seattle, WA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Series D+","total_funding":"~$177M","investors":["BOND","NVentures (NVIDIA)","Fuse Venture Partners"],"url":"https://carbonrobotics.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/carbonrobotics","signal":"Raised $20M in October 2025; homepage live with 2025-2026 press coverage and 200+ grower customers","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.geekwire.com/2025/carbon-robotics-raises-20m-as-laserweeder-maker-plans-secretive-new-ai-robot-for-farms/"},{"id":"caresyntax","name":"Caresyntax","slug":"caresyntax","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI surgical intelligence platform connecting robotics and OR data","description":"Caresyntax builds an AI-powered surgical intelligence platform that ingests video, device, and OR data to support precision surgery and analytics across operating rooms. Its edge-to-cloud software is used in thousands of ORs worldwide and integrates with robotic and imaging systems. An August 2024 raise funds scaling and acquisitions.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Series C","USA"],"hq":"San Francisco, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2013","funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"~$430M","investors":["Optum Ventures","BlackRock Innovation Capital","PFM Health Sciences"],"url":"https://www.caresyntax.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/caresyntax","signal":"$180M Series C extension raised Aug 2024; platform in 4,000+ ORs","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/precision-surgery-ai-company-caresyntax-banks-180m-accelerate-growth-and"},{"id":"cartken","name":"Cartken","slug":"cartken","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous mobile robots for indoor-outdoor material transport","description":"Cartken makes AI-powered autonomous mobile robots (Hauler, Courier, Mover) that move inventory, parts, and pallets across factories, warehouses, and campuses. After starting in last-mile food delivery, it pivoted to industrial and logistics material handling and reached profitability.","category":"warehouse-logistics","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Oakland, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2019","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"about $22.5M","investors":["Mitsubishi Electric","Magna"],"url":"https://cartken.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/cartken","signal":"A Mitsubishi Electric group company ordered nearly 100 Hauler robots for Japan facilities (2025); reported profitability","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.cartken.com/press-release/a-mitsubishi-electric-group-company-expands-partnership-with-cartken-and-orders-nearly-100-autonomous-cartken-hauler-robots-for-industrial-applications"},{"id":"chef-robotics","name":"Chef Robotics","slug":"chef-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI robot arms for high-mix food assembly in production kitchens","description":"Chef Robotics deploys AI-powered arms running its ChefOS platform to assemble high-variability foods, from mixed vegetables to pulled meat, in food-production facilities. It operates on a robotics-as-a-service model spanning frozen meals, fresh meals, and airline catering.","category":"industrial-automation","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"San Francisco, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2019","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"$65.6M","investors":["Avataar Ventures","Construct Capital","Bloomberg Beta"],"url":"https://www.chefrobotics.ai/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/chef-robotics/","signal":"Raised a $43M Series A in 2025; over 98M servings produced with an NSF-certified module","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chef-robotics-announces-43m-series-a-round-led-by-avataar-ventures-to-scale-the-deployment-of-ai-enabled-robotics-302416039.html"},{"id":"civ-robotics","name":"Civ Robotics","slug":"civ-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous rover that automates construction surveying and site layout","description":"Civ Robotics builds CivDot, an autonomous rover that marks survey and layout coordinates on rough terrain up to 8x faster than manual crews. It focuses on solar farms and large infrastructure projects. The company has over 100 robots deployed and has marked coordinates across 20GW of solar sites worldwide.","category":"construction-field","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"San Francisco, CA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"$12.5M","investors":["AlleyCorp","Bobcat","ff Venture Capital"],"url":"https://www.civrobotics.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/civ-robotics","signal":"Raised $7.5M Series A in 2025; site live citing 10M+ coordinates marked across 40+ countries","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/civ-robotics-spots-series-a-funding-automated-surveying/"},{"id":"clearspace","name":"ClearSpace","slug":"clearspace","logo":"","brief_summary":"Robotic capture spacecraft for debris removal, inspection and life extension","description":"ClearSpace builds intervention-class spacecraft that rendezvous with and robotically capture debris and defunct satellites for controlled deorbit, and that extend the life of assets in orbit. It leads the ESA-backed ClearSpace-1 debris-removal mission and the UK CLEAR mission.","category":"space-robotics","tags":["Private","Switzerland"],"hq":"Renens, Switzerland","country":"Switzerland","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Private","total_funding":"","investors":["ESA contracts","UK Space Agency","OTB Ventures"],"url":"https://clearspace.today","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/clearspace-today","signal":"Completed Phase 2 of the UK CLEAR mission in May 2025 and began the ESA PRELUDE servicing program targeting a 2027 launch (January 2026)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://clearspace.today/news/clear-debris-removal-mission-uk"},{"id":"clone-robotics","name":"Clone Robotics","slug":"clone-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Biomimetic androids driven by artificial muscles and synthetic anatomy","description":"Clone Robotics takes a biomimetic approach, building androids with polymer bones, over 1,000 artificial muscle fibers, and fluid-actuated joints to mimic human motion. In February 2025 the Polish company released its full-body Protoclone prototype and announced plans for household-task androids.","category":"humanoid-robots","tags":["Seed","Poland"],"hq":"Warsaw, Poland","country":"Poland","founded":"2021","funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"Unknown","investors":["Undisclosed angel investors"],"url":"https://clonerobotics.com","linkedin":"https://linkedin.com/company/clone-robotics","signal":"Unveiled full-body Protoclone android, February 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://newatlas.com/robotics/clone-robotics-video-humanoid-robot/"},{"id":"cmr-surgical","name":"CMR Surgical","slug":"cmr-surgical","logo":"","brief_summary":"Portable modular Versius robot for minimal-access soft-tissue surgery","description":"CMR Surgical builds Versius, a compact modular surgical robot designed to make minimally invasive surgery affordable and portable for hospitals. Its next-generation Versius Plus won FDA 510(k) clearance for cholecystectomy and a gynecology submission is pending. The company is scaling a US launch on top of tens of thousands of procedures already performed globally.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Late-stage private","United Kingdom"],"hq":"Cambridge, United Kingdom","country":"United Kingdom","founded":"2014","funding_stage":"Late-stage private","total_funding":"~$1.5B","investors":["SoftBank Vision Fund","Ally Bridge Group","Tencent"],"url":"https://cmrsurgical.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmr-surgical","signal":"Versius Plus FDA 510(k) clearance and Apr 2026 gynecology 510(k) submission","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/04/29/3283674/0/en/CMR-Surgical-Submits-510-k-Application-to-U-S-FDA-to-Expand-Versius-Plus-into-Gynecology.html"},{"id":"coco-robotics","name":"Coco Robotics","slug":"coco-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Zero-emission sidewalk delivery robots for urban food and retail","description":"Coco Robotics operates a fleet of autonomous, zero-emission delivery robots serving thousands of merchant partners across US cities and Helsinki. It works with DoorDash, Uber Eats, and brands like Shake Shack, and has completed over 500,000 deliveries.","category":"warehouse-logistics","tags":["Growth","USA"],"hq":"Los Angeles, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2020","funding_stage":"Growth","total_funding":"over $80M","investors":["Sam Altman","Pelion Venture Partners"],"url":"https://www.cocodelivery.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/cocodelivery","signal":"Raised $80M in June 2025 (backed by Sam and Max Altman); targeting 10,000 vehicles and a new robot version in 2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/coco-robotics-raises-80m-to-expand-autonomous-delivery-and-ai-platform-302478405.html"},{"id":"collaborative-robotics","name":"Collaborative Robotics","slug":"collaborative-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Proxie mobile manipulation robot for logistics and industrial work","description":"Founded by former Amazon robotics VP Brad Porter, Collaborative Robotics builds Proxie, an autonomous mobile manipulator aimed at factory and warehouse tasks alongside people. The company positions its robots as a response to persistent labor shortages in manufacturing and distribution.","category":"industrial-automation","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Santa Clara, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2022","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$140M","investors":["General Catalyst","Sequoia Capital","Khosla Ventures","Lux Capital"],"url":"https://www.co.bot/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/collaborative-robotics/","signal":"Raised $100M Series B in 2024 at a $500M-plus valuation; site live marketing Proxie","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/collaborative-robotics-raises-100m-series-b-funding/"},{"id":"contactile","name":"Contactile","slug":"contactile","logo":"","brief_summary":"Optical tactile sensors and grippers giving robots a sense of touch","description":"Contactile develops vision-based tactile sensors, force/torque sensors, and two-finger grippers that detect 3D force, vibration, torque, and slip. The company positions its patented optical sensing as the dexterity layer that lets robots grasp and manipulate objects without task-specific tuning.","category":"components-hardware","tags":["Seed","Australia"],"hq":"Sydney, Australia","country":"Australia","founded":"2019","funding_stage":"Seed","total_funding":"","investors":[],"url":"https://contactile.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/contactile","signal":"Active site with LinkedIn, YouTube, and blog updates through 2026 marketing tactile sensors and grippers for physical AI.","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://contactile.com"},{"id":"corvus-robotics","name":"Corvus Robotics","slug":"corvus-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous inventory drones that cycle-count warehouses without added infrastructure","description":"Corvus Robotics builds Corvus One, an autonomous drone system that performs warehouse cycle counts in lights-out facilities without fixed infrastructure or on-site operators. It also offers cold-chain drones for sub-zero freezers and Trident, an AI copilot for forklifts. Customers include GNC, Southern Glazer's, and Kroger.","category":"warehouse-logistics","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Mountain View, CA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"$28.1M","investors":["Spero Ventures","S2G Investments"],"url":"https://www.corvus-robotics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/corvus-robotics","signal":"Raised $18M Series A and launched Corvus One (2024); cold-chain drones deployed at Kroger (2026)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/corvus-robotics-series-a-round-drone-inventory/"},{"id":"cyngn","name":"Cyngn","slug":"cyngn","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous mobile robots and self-driving software for material handling","description":"Cyngn develops autonomous driving software (the DriveMod stack) deployed on industrial vehicles, led by its DriveMod Tugger for warehouse and factory material movement. It is publicly traded on Nasdaq and counts John Deere, PepsiCo, and Nvidia among its customers and partners.","category":"warehouse-logistics","tags":["Public (Nasdaq: CYN)","USA"],"hq":"Mountain View, CA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2013","funding_stage":"Public (Nasdaq: CYN)","total_funding":"","investors":["Nvidia (partner)"],"url":"https://www.cyngn.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/cyngn","signal":"Tripled DriveMod tugger bookings in 2025; $32M raise and expanded Nvidia collaboration (2026)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.cyngn.com/pr/cyngn-accelerates-autonomous-vehicle-adoption-in-2026"},{"id":"dedrone","name":"Dedrone","slug":"dedrone","logo":"","brief_summary":"AI counter-drone detection and mitigation for airspace security","description":"Dedrone builds airspace security systems that use RF, radar, camera and acoustic sensors to detect, track and mitigate unauthorized drones around airports, prisons and critical infrastructure. It is now part of Axon Enterprise.","category":"drones-aerial","tags":["Acquired (by Axon)","USA"],"hq":"Chantilly, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2014","funding_stage":"Acquired (by Axon)","total_funding":"~$190M","investors":["Axon","Felicis Ventures","Menlo Ventures","TempoCap"],"url":"https://www.dedrone.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dedrone","signal":"Launched DedroneDefender 2 AI smart jammer, named a leader on Frost Radar 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.dedrone.com"},{"id":"dexterity","name":"Dexterity","slug":"dexterity","logo":"","brief_summary":"Physical AI for robotic palletizing, picking, and truck loading","description":"Dexterity builds enterprise physical-AI systems that let robots handle complex picking, palletizing, and truck-loading tasks with human-like adaptability. Its Foresight world model is trained on more than 100 million autonomous actions logged in live production.","category":"industrial-automation","tags":["Series B","USA"],"hq":"Redwood City, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"$140M","investors":["Kleiner Perkins","Lightspeed Venture Partners","Obvious Ventures"],"url":"https://www.dexterity.ai/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dexterity-ai/","signal":"Reports 100M-plus autonomous production actions and launched a Foresight API Challenge in 2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.dexterity.ai/"},{"id":"diligent-robotics","name":"Diligent Robotics","slug":"diligent-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Moxi autonomous hospital robot that fetches and delivers supplies","description":"Diligent Robotics makes Moxi, a socially intelligent mobile robot that runs point-to-point delivery of medications, labs, and supplies inside hospitals. By offloading routine fetch-and-carry tasks, Moxi returns time to clinical staff facing staffing shortages. The robot is deployed across multiple US health systems with documented delivery volumes.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Series C","USA"],"hq":"Austin, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"~$100M","investors":["Canaan Partners","True Ventures","DNX Ventures"],"url":"https://www.diligentrobots.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/diligent-robotics","signal":"Ongoing deployments (e.g. 9,900+ labs delivered at UTMB) and TX-RAMP certification","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.diligentrobots.com"},{"id":"distalmotion","name":"Distalmotion","slug":"distalmotion","logo":"","brief_summary":"DEXTER robotic surgery system built for outpatient surgical centers","description":"Distalmotion makes DEXTER, a robotic surgery system designed to integrate into existing workflows and bring robotics to ambulatory surgery centers. The system has expanded into benign gynecology indications in the US. 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Its Vibe Sim co-pilot turns prompts into on-demand synthetic data for training and validating perception systems.","category":"robotics-software","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"San Ramon, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"","investors":[],"url":"https://www.duality.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/duality-ai","signal":"Joined Unreal Engine Service Partner Program June 2026; ICRA 2026 paper","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.duality.ai"},{"id":"dusty-robotics","name":"Dusty Robotics","slug":"dusty-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"BIM-driven FieldPrinter robots that print building layouts onto jobsite floors","description":"Dusty Robotics makes the FieldPrinter, an autonomous robot that prints building-model layouts directly onto construction floors with accuracy within a sixteenth of an inch. It automates a slow manual task and integrates natively with Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD. 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The system pairs robotic assistance with Maestro Insights software for surgical data analytics. It is deployed commercially at US and European hospitals.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Series B","France"],"hq":"Paris, France","country":"France","founded":"2019","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$90M","investors":["Sofinnova Partners","Fundamental Capital","NVIDIA"],"url":"https://moonsurgical.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/moon-surgical","signal":"Jul 2025 Maestro platform launch at Lee Health","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://moonsurgical.com"},{"id":"motiv-space-systems","name":"Motiv Space Systems","slug":"motiv-space-systems","logo":"","brief_summary":"Robotic arms, actuators and motor controllers for spacecraft and rovers","description":"Motiv Space Systems engineers robotic manipulators, actuators and motor controllers that fly on NASA rovers and orbital platforms. 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After financial difficulties tied to the wine-sector downturn, the company was recapitalized in 2025 and relaunched under new leadership. 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Its Skelmir S6 and S12 platforms are designed to be produced at scale for U.S. and allied defense customers.","category":"defense-security","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Bristol, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2023","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"~$76.5M","investors":["Hanwha","Airbus Ventures","Lockheed Martin Ventures","SAIC Ventures"],"url":"https://www.vatn.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/vatn-systems","signal":"Raised a $60M Series A in December 2025 (~$76.5M total)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vatn-systems-raises-60-million-series-a-to-redefine-underwater-naval-warfare-at-scale-302637203.html"},{"id":"vecna-robotics","name":"Vecna Robotics","slug":"vecna-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Autonomous mobile robots and orchestration software for material handling","description":"Vecna Robotics builds AMRs and its Pivotal orchestration platform for warehouse workflows like case picking, putaway, and cross-docking. It serves operators including FedEx and Geodis with domestically manufactured robots.","category":"warehouse-logistics","tags":["Series C","USA"],"hq":"Waltham, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"~$193M","investors":["Tiger Global Management","Proficio Capital Partners","IMPULSE"],"url":"https://www.vecnarobotics.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/vecna-robotics","signal":"Closed $100M Series C and launched CaseFlow case-picking solution (2024)","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.automatedwarehouseonline.com/vecna-robotics-raises-100m-series-c-continue-automating-warehouse-workflows/"},{"id":"vention","name":"Vention","slug":"vention","logo":"","brief_summary":"Cloud platform to design, program, and deploy factory automation cells","description":"Vention offers a full-stack platform combining modular hardware and cloud software so manufacturers can design, simulate, and run robotic work cells for palletizing, welding, and machine tending. It reports more than 28,000 machines deployed worldwide.","category":"industrial-automation","tags":["Series C","Canada"],"hq":"Montreal, Canada","country":"Canada","founded":"2016","funding_stage":"Series C","total_funding":"$130M","investors":["Georgian","Fidelity","Bain Capital Ventures","White Star Capital"],"url":"https://vention.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/vention/","signal":"Launched GRIIP AI pipeline and AI bin picking; ~28K machines running globally in 2025-2026","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://vention.com/"},{"id":"venturi-astrolab","name":"Venturi Astrolab","slug":"venturi-astrolab","logo":"","brief_summary":"Modular FLEX rovers for cargo and crew logistics on the Moon and Mars","description":"Astrolab develops commercial planetary mobility vehicles, led by its FLEX rover, which uses a modular payload interface to autonomously deploy, retrieve and haul cargo across rugged terrain. A smaller FLIP variant serves as a technology precursor ahead of full FLEX missions.","category":"space-robotics","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Hawthorne, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2020","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"~$14M","investors":["Caffeinated Capital"],"url":"https://www.astrolab.space","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrolab-space","signal":"Its FLIP rover was manifested on Astrobotic's Griffin-1 lander (announced February 2025) for delivery to the lunar south pole","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://spacenews.com/astrolab-unveils-smaller-lunar-rover/"},{"id":"verdant-robotics","name":"Verdant Robotics","slug":"verdant-robotics","logo":"","brief_summary":"Precision spraying robotics that target inputs plant-by-plant to cut ag chemicals","description":"Verdant Robotics offers SharpShooter, a multi-action precision system that identifies and treats individual plants to reduce chemical use and boost yields. It sells a robotics-as-a-service model already covering thousands of acres of specialty crops. The company won Agricultural Robotics Innovation of the Year at the 2025 AgTech Breakthrough Awards.","category":"agriculture-robotics","tags":["Series A","USA"],"hq":"Hayward, CA, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2018","funding_stage":"Series A","total_funding":"$58M","investors":["Cleveland Avenue","DCVC Bio","Future Ventures"],"url":"https://www.verdantrobotics.com/","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/verdant-robotics","signal":"Raised $46.5M Series A; won 2025 AgTech Breakthrough award and exhibited at World Ag Expo 2025","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://www.therobotreport.com/verdant-robotics-cultivates-46-5m-in-series-a-funding/"},{"id":"vicarious-surgical","name":"Vicarious Surgical","slug":"vicarious-surgical","logo":"","brief_summary":"Single-incision surgical robot with human-inspired miniaturized arms","description":"Vicarious Surgical is developing a single-incision robotic system with tiny human-like arms and 360-degree visualization for abdominal procedures such as ventral hernia repair. The company completed an in-vivo porcine lab in December 2025 and is targeting a design freeze by the end of 2026. Note the stock moved to OTC trading in early 2026 after NYSE delisting, though the company continues to operate and develop the system.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Public (OTC)","USA"],"hq":"Waltham, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2014","funding_stage":"Public (OTC)","total_funding":"","investors":["Bill Gates","Vinod Khosla","Innovation Endeavors"],"url":"https://www.vicarioussurgical.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/vicarious-surgical","signal":"Dec 2025 in-vivo porcine lab completed; 2026 cash-burn guidance issued","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vicarious-surgical-announces-full-2026-133000582.html"},{"id":"virtual-incision","name":"Virtual Incision","slug":"virtual-incision","logo":"","brief_summary":"MIRA miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery system","description":"Virtual Incision develops MIRA, a miniaturized robotic-assisted surgery platform designed to shrink the footprint and complexity of traditional mainframe surgical robots. The small system targets soft-tissue abdominal procedures including colon resection and gynecology. MIRA has even been tested for surgery in space environments.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Late-stage private","USA"],"hq":"Lincoln, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2006","funding_stage":"Late-stage private","total_funding":"~$100M","investors":["Bluestem Capital","PrairieGold Venture Partners","Endeavour Vision"],"url":"https://virtualincision.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/virtual-incision-corporation","signal":"Jul 2024 first hysterectomy completed with the MIRA system","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://virtualincision.com"},{"id":"waabi","name":"Waabi","slug":"waabi","logo":"","brief_summary":"Physical-AI platform for self-driving trucks built on simulation-first training.","description":"Founded by AI researcher Raquel Urtasun, Waabi trains a single end-to-end AI model (its Physical AI Platform) largely in a high-fidelity simulator rather than on the road. The company targets autonomous long-haul trucking and is extending the same model toward surface-street and robotaxi use.","category":"autonomous-vehicles","tags":["Late-stage (large 2026 round)","Canada"],"hq":"Toronto, Canada","country":"Canada","founded":"2021","funding_stage":"Late-stage (large 2026 round)","total_funding":"$1.2B+","investors":["Uber","Khosla Ventures"],"url":"https://waabi.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/waabi","signal":"Secured roughly $1B in new funding to lead the Physical AI push (January 2026); Volvo autonomous-truck demo at NVIDIA GTC (October 2025).","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://waabi.ai"},{"id":"wandelbots","name":"Wandelbots","slug":"wandelbots","logo":"","brief_summary":"NOVA software platform to program and optimize industrial robots","description":"Wandelbots delivers software-defined automation for industrial robots through its NOVA platform, spanning an on-robot OS and a cloud service for simulating, deploying, and continuously improving robot workflows across factories. 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The company is expanding internationally with new regulatory clearances.","category":"medical-surgical","tags":["Late-stage private","France"],"hq":"Paris, France","country":"France","founded":"2012","funding_stage":"Late-stage private","total_funding":"","investors":["Bpifrance","Quadrant Management","LVMH (Bernard Arnault family office)"],"url":"https://en.wandercraft.eu","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/wandercraft","signal":"Jul 2026 Atalante X ARCSA clearance in Ecuador for LATAM expansion","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://en.wandercraft.eu"},{"id":"wayve","name":"Wayve","slug":"wayve","logo":"","brief_summary":"Embodied-AI self-driving software that learns to drive without HD maps.","description":"Wayve builds a general-purpose, mapless driving intelligence (the Wayve AI Driver) that is hardware-agnostic and learns from data rather than hand-coded rules. It licenses this software to automakers and mobility partners for assisted and autonomous driving across many vehicle types and geographies.","category":"autonomous-vehicles","tags":["Series C (plus 2026 growth round)","United Kingdom"],"hq":"London, United Kingdom","country":"United Kingdom","founded":"2017","funding_stage":"Series C (plus 2026 growth round)","total_funding":"$1.3B+","investors":["SoftBank","NVIDIA"],"url":"https://wayve.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/wayve","signal":"Raised a $1.05B Series C led by SoftBank (May 2024); site announces further scaling and a 2026 Uber/Nissan Tokyo robotaxi plan.","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://wayve.ai"},{"id":"wingtra","name":"Wingtra","slug":"wingtra","logo":"","brief_summary":"VTOL survey drones and software for mapping and surveying","description":"Wingtra builds vertical-takeoff-and-landing fixed-wing survey drones with an integrated flight, capture and processing workflow for high-accuracy mapping in surveying, construction and mining. Its WingtraRAY platform carries NDAA and Blue UAS clearances.","category":"drones-aerial","tags":["Series B","Switzerland"],"hq":"Zurich, Switzerland","country":"Switzerland","founded":"2016","funding_stage":"Series B","total_funding":"~$27M","investors":["DiamondStream Partners","Ecosummit","Verve Ventures"],"url":"https://wingtra.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/wingtra","signal":"WingtraRAY flagship with FAA Category 3 approval on live 2026 site, 300,000+ flights completed","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://wingtra.com"},{"id":"xdof","name":"XDOF","slug":"xdof","logo":"","brief_summary":"Teleoperation data pipelines and annotation for training physical AI","description":"XDOF builds teleoperation-based data collection, tooling, and annotation infrastructure for training robots. 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It runs commercial services across Africa, the US and beyond and has surpassed two million commercial deliveries.","category":"drones-aerial","tags":["Late stage (post Series F)","USA"],"hq":"South San Francisco, USA","country":"USA","founded":"2014","funding_stage":"Late stage (post Series F)","total_funding":"~$1.78B","investors":["Fidelity","Baillie Gifford","Tiger Global","Valor Equity Partners"],"url":"https://www.zipline.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/zipline","signal":"Raised over $600M in January 2026 at a $7.6B valuation, passing 2M deliveries","publish_after":null,"date_added":"2026-08-11","source":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/zipline-charts-drone-delivery-expansion-with-600m-in-new-funding/"}]}