# Robotics Startups

> A curated, independently verified directory of robotics companies: 171 companies across 14 categories (humanoids, warehouse and logistics, autonomous vehicles, drones, medical robotics, robot foundation models, and more), each assigned one primary category by what it actually builds, with a proof-of-life signal on every entry. No pay-for-rank.

- Homepage: https://robotics-startups.com
- Directory: https://robotics-startups.com/directory
- Categories: https://robotics-startups.com/categories
- Submit: https://robotics-startups.com/submit
- For agents: https://robotics-startups.com/for-agents
- About / curation bar: https://robotics-startups.com/about
- Transparency: https://robotics-startups.com/transparency

## Machine-readable

- Search API: GET https://robotics-startups.com/api/search?category=humanoid-robots&q=warehouse
- Full JSON: https://robotics-startups.com/api/startups.json
- Full text feed: https://robotics-startups.com/llms-full.txt

## Categories

- Humanoid & General-Purpose: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/humanoid-robots
- Industrial & Manufacturing: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/industrial-automation
- Warehouse, Logistics & Delivery: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/warehouse-logistics
- Autonomous Vehicles & Trucking: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/autonomous-vehicles
- Drones & Aerial Robotics: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/drones-aerial
- Space Robotics: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/space-robotics
- Maritime & Underwater: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/maritime-underwater
- Agriculture Robotics: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/agriculture-robotics
- Construction & Field: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/construction-field
- Medical & Surgical: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/medical-surgical
- Defense & Security: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/defense-security
- Robotics Software & AI: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/robotics-software
- Components & Hardware: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/components-hardware
- Consumer & Service: https://robotics-startups.com/categories/consumer-service

## Best shortlists (one per category, alphabetical within each)

- Hub: https://robotics-startups.com/best
- Humanoid & General-Purpose: https://robotics-startups.com/best/humanoid-robots
- Industrial & Manufacturing: https://robotics-startups.com/best/industrial-automation
- Warehouse, Logistics & Delivery: https://robotics-startups.com/best/warehouse-logistics
- Autonomous Vehicles & Trucking: https://robotics-startups.com/best/autonomous-vehicles
- Drones & Aerial Robotics: https://robotics-startups.com/best/drones-aerial
- Space Robotics: https://robotics-startups.com/best/space-robotics
- Maritime & Underwater: https://robotics-startups.com/best/maritime-underwater
- Agriculture Robotics: https://robotics-startups.com/best/agriculture-robotics
- Construction & Field: https://robotics-startups.com/best/construction-field
- Medical & Surgical: https://robotics-startups.com/best/medical-surgical
- Defense & Security: https://robotics-startups.com/best/defense-security
- Robotics Software & AI: https://robotics-startups.com/best/robotics-software
- Components & Hardware: https://robotics-startups.com/best/components-hardware
- Consumer & Service: https://robotics-startups.com/best/consumer-service

## Counts

- Live companies: 171
- Categories: 14
- Catalog data as of: 2026-08-11

## Data sourcing

Descriptions and category assignments are written by the directory from public sources. Every entry is web-verified alive with a 2024 to 2026 proof-of-life signal. Corrections are welcome via /submit.

## Operator

Built by Better ISMS. Better ISMS also builds heyGRC and ISMS Copilot (compliance products for robotics companies); those are shown as a labeled footer bridge for disclosure, not ranked catalog entries (see /transparency). No pay-for-rank.