Physical AI computing and simulation
NVIDIA
Isaac, Jetson and Cosmos
Provides robotics simulation, robot-learning frameworks, AI models and accelerated computing for developing and deploying Physical AI.
Official website
Explore the companies building intelligent machines — from global technology leaders to robotics specialists and emerging startups.
Mobile robotics and humanoids
Boston Dynamics
Spot, Stretch and Atlas
Develops robots for industrial inspection, warehouse handling and manufacturing, combining mobility, perception and manipulation.
Official website
Industrial inspection
ANYbotics
ANYmal
Develops autonomous legged robots that inspect industrial equipment using visual, thermal and acoustic sensing.
Official website
Robot intelligence
FieldAI
Field Foundation Models
Builds general-purpose autonomy software that helps robots navigate and operate in complex, changing environments.
Official website
Warehouse robotics
Locus Robotics
LocusONE and autonomous mobile robots
Combines mobile robots and fleet orchestration software for warehouse picking, transport and fulfillment.
Official website
Warehouse robotics
Geek+
Goods-to-person and intralogistics robots
Builds mobile robots and robotic fulfillment systems for moving shelves, totes and pallets through warehouses.
Official website
Warehouse orchestration
GreyOrange
GreyMatter and Ranger robots
Combines machine-learning-based orchestration with mobile robots to coordinate inventory, picking and fulfillment.
Official website
Warehouse robotics
Exotec
Skypod
Develops autonomous warehouse robots that travel across floors and climb storage racks to retrieve and deliver inventory.
Official website
Industrial robot intelligence
Mujin
MujinOS
Provides perception, motion planning and control software for robotic manipulation and industrial material handling.
Official website
Logistics manipulation
Pickle Robot
Trailer-unloading robots
Uses AI perception and motion planning to unload packages from trailers and containers.
Official website
Robotic picking
RightHand Robotics
RightPick
Combines machine learning, vision and robotic manipulation for piece picking in order fulfillment.
Official website
Robotic picking
OSARO
AI-powered warehouse picking
Develops AI vision and control for robotic picking, kitting, bagging and depalletizing in warehouses.
Official website
Embodied AI for logistics
Sereact
AI-powered robotic picking
Develops AI models and robot software for identifying, grasping and handling varied items in logistics operations.
Official website
Agricultural robotics
Carbon Robotics
LaserWeeder
Uses computer vision and deep learning to distinguish weeds from crops and guide laser-based weed removal.
Official website
Agricultural autonomy
Burro
Autonomous carry and tow robots
Builds autonomous mobile robots that carry and tow materials in farms, nurseries and other outdoor operations.
Official website
Off-road autonomy
Bluewhite
Vehicle autonomy platform
Develops perception, navigation and control software for off-road vehicles. Part of Elbit Systems since 2026.
Official website
Agricultural robotics
Tevel
Flying fruit-picking robots
Combines AI and computer vision with flying robots to identify and harvest fruit in orchards.
Official website
Service robotics
Aescape
Personalized robotic massage
Combines body scanning, AI and robotic manipulation to deliver user-controlled, personalized massage sessions.
Official website
Industrial manipulation
Standard Bots
AI-enabled robotic arms
Develops robotic arms and AI software for tasks such as machine tending, palletizing and pick-and-place.
Official website
Robotics software
Wandelbots
NOVA
Provides software connecting robot simulation, application development and deployment across industrial robot systems.
Official website
Robotics software and deployment
Viam
Robotics development platform
Provides tools to connect hardware, collect robot data and deploy and manage robotics applications across fleets.
Official website
Healthcare logistics
Diligent Robotics
Moxi
Builds mobile manipulation robots for hospital deliveries and non-patient-facing logistics. A Serve Robotics company.
Official website
Waymo
#01
$27.1B external funding
Robotaxi
Founders / origin: Sebastian Thrun and the Google self-driving project team; Co-CEOs: Tekedra Mawakana, Dmitri Dolgov
Founded: 2009; Waymo formed in 2016
Country: United States
Waymo operates a commercial robotaxi network built around the Waymo Driver, its sensor suite and fleet operations. Waymo One has progressed from research vehicles to driverless passenger service across multiple U.S. markets.
Public disclosures
Anduril Industries
#02
$11.4B total raised
Defense autonomy
Founders: Palmer Luckey, Trae Stephens, Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm, Joe Chen
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Anduril builds autonomous defense systems across air, land, sea and software. Its platform connects sensors, AI and hardware into a networked operating layer for missions in contested environments.
Public disclosures
Shield AI
#03
$3.6B total raised
AI pilots / autonomous defense
Founders: Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, Andrew Reiter
Founded: 2015
Country: United States
Shield AI develops AI pilots for aircraft, drones and other autonomous systems. Its autonomy stack is designed to help machines operate in complex environments without constant human control.
Public disclosures
Helsing
#04
>$3B disclosed
Defense AI / autonomous systems
Founders: Niklas Köhler, Torsten Reil, Gundbert Scherf
Founded: 2021
Country: Germany
Helsing builds defense software and autonomous capabilities for real-time operations. Its AI systems fuse sensor data and operational context to support humans across air, land and maritime domains.
Public disclosures
Saronic
#05
$2.4B+ disclosed
Autonomous maritime systems
Founders: Dino Mavrookas, Rob Lehman, Vibhav Altekar
Founded: 2022
Country: United States
Saronic develops autonomous surface vessels for maritime security and defense. Its systems are designed to navigate, sense and coordinate at scale across contested waters.
Public disclosures
Nuro
#06
$2.3B+ total raised
Autonomous driving / delivery
Founders: Dave Ferguson, Jiajun Zhu
Founded: 2016
Country: United States
Nuro develops autonomous vehicles and the AI stack behind them for local delivery and mobility. Its purpose-built vehicles are designed to move goods through neighborhoods without a human driver.
Public disclosures
Skild AI
#07
>$2.2B+ raised
Robot foundation models
Founders: Deepak Pathak, Abhinav Gupta
Founded: 2023
Country: United States
Skild AI is developing Skild Brain, an omni-bodied foundation model that transfers across robot types, tasks and environments. Its training spans simulation and real-world data for locomotion, manipulation and navigation.
Public disclosures
Figure
#08
~$1.9B raised
Humanoid robotics
Founder: Brett Adcock
Founded: 2022
Country: United States
Figure is building a vertically integrated humanoid platform spanning robot hardware, data, AI models and manufacturing. Figure 03 and the Helix control model target general-purpose industrial and eventually home tasks.
Public disclosures
Zipline
#09
>$1.4B raised
Drone logistics
Founders: Keller Rinaudo Cliffton, Keenan Wyrobek, Ryan Oksenhorn, Will Hetzler
Founded: 2014
Country: United States
Zipline operates autonomous logistics networks for medical products, retail goods and food. Its vertically integrated platforms combine aircraft, navigation, fleet infrastructure and customer integrations for national and local delivery.
Public disclosures
Apptronik
#10
~$1B total capital
Humanoid robotics
Founders: Jeff Cardenas, Nick Paine
Founded: 2016
Country: United States
Apptronik develops humanoid robots for industrial and commercial work. Its Apollo platform is designed to handle repetitive physical tasks while working safely alongside people.
Public disclosures
Applied Intuition
#11
$1B+ disclosed
Autonomy infrastructure
Founders: Qasar Younis, Peter Ludwig
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Applied Intuition builds simulation, testing and autonomy software for vehicles and machines. Its tools help automakers and industrial teams develop, validate and deploy AI systems in the physical world.
Public disclosures
Quantum Systems
#12
$1.2B latest round
Autonomous aerial systems
Founder: Florian Seibel
Founded: 2015
Country: Germany
Quantum Systems develops electric vertical takeoff and landing drones for mapping, intelligence and defense. Its aircraft combine autonomous flight, edge computing and multi-sensor data collection.
Public disclosures
Agility Robotics
#13
$721M tracked
Bipedal logistics robots
Founders: Jonathan Hurst, Damion Shelton
Founded: 2015
Country: United States
Agility Robotics builds Digit, a bipedal robot designed for material handling and repetitive logistics work. The company focuses on making dynamic robots useful in warehouses and factories.
Public disclosures
Physical Intelligence
#14
~$1.1B confirmed
Robot foundation models
Founders: Karol Hausman, Sergey Levine, Chelsea Finn, Brian Ichter, Lachy Groom, Adnan Esmail, Quan Vuong
Founded: 2024
Country: United States
Physical Intelligence builds generalist robot policies that learn from large, diverse datasets and transfer across robot types. Its pi model family is intended to perform manipulation and other physical tasks across many hardware platforms and environments.
Public disclosures
NEURA Robotics
#15
$1.6B tracked
Cognitive robotics
Founder: David Reger
Founded: 2019
Country: Germany
NEURA Robotics builds cognitive robots that can see, hear, feel and learn alongside people. Its portfolio spans humanoids, service robots and the software infrastructure that connects their skills.
Public disclosures
1X
#16
~$136.5M confirmed
Humanoid and home robotics
Founder: Bernt Oyvind Bornich
Founded: 2014 as Halodi Robotics
Country: Norway
1X develops general-purpose robots designed to operate safely around people. Its portfolio includes the EVE wheeled android and NEO, a home-oriented humanoid trained through large-scale data collection.
Public disclosures
Sanctuary AI
#17
$140M+ disclosed
Dexterous humanoids
Founders: Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert
Founded: 2018
Country: Canada
Sanctuary AI builds dexterous humanoid robots for complex industrial work. Its Physical AI platform aims to let robots learn and execute tasks across changing environments.
Public disclosures
Dexterity
#18
$296M-$300M raised
Warehouse robotics
Founder: Samir Menon; founding team: Robert Sun, Kevin Chavez, Ben Varkey Benjamin, Talbot Morris-Downing, Cuthbert Sun
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Dexterity combines perception, manipulation, planning and industrial hardware for parcel handling, depalletizing and truck loading. Its Physical AI platform targets high-speed environments where objects and operating conditions change continuously.
Public disclosures
Covariant
#19
$220M+ disclosed
Robotics foundation models
Founders: Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, Rocky Duan
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Covariant develops robotics foundation models that enable robots to learn manipulation from data. The company targets warehouse picking and other variable tasks that are difficult to automate with fixed programming.
Public disclosures
Aurora Innovation
#21
$2B+ disclosed
Autonomous trucking
Founders: Chris Urmson, Drew Bagnell, Sterling Anderson
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Aurora develops the Aurora Driver, an autonomous driving system for trucks and passenger vehicles. The company is working with major transportation partners to move autonomy toward commercial deployment.
Public disclosures
Cruise
#22
GM-backed
Robotaxi systems
Founders: Kyle Vogt, Dan Kan
Founded: 2013
Country: United States
Cruise develops self-driving vehicle technology for urban transportation. Its stack combines autonomous perception, planning and fleet operations for robotaxi-style services.
Public disclosures
Zoox
#23
~$955M pre-acquisition
Robotaxi
Founders: Jesse Levinson, Tim Kentley-Klay; CEO: Aicha Evans
Founded: 2014
Country: United States
Zoox is developing a bidirectional electric vehicle designed from the start for autonomous ride-hailing. The Amazon subsidiary is building the robotaxi, autonomy stack and fleet service required for commercial deployment.
Public disclosures
Pony.ai
#24
$1B+ disclosed
Autonomous mobility
Founders: James Peng, Lou Tiancheng
Founded: 2016
Country: China / United States
Pony.ai develops autonomous driving systems and robotaxi services across China and international markets. It works across passenger mobility, trucking and vehicle partnerships to commercialize Level 4 autonomy.
Public disclosures
WeRide
#25
$1B+ disclosed
Autonomous mobility
Founder: Tony Han
Founded: 2017
Country: China
WeRide builds autonomous driving products for robotaxis, robobuses, robovans and trucking. The company combines software, sensor integration and fleet operations for deployments in multiple countries.
Public disclosures
Wayve
#26
$1.3B+ disclosed
Embodied driving AI
Founders: Alex Kendall, Amar Shah
Founded: 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Wayve develops an embodied AI driving platform that learns from real-world road data. Its goal is to deliver adaptable autonomous driving software that can be integrated into vehicles from multiple automakers.
Public disclosures
Waabi
#27
$1B disclosed
Generative driving AI
Founder: Raquel Urtasun
Founded: 2021
Country: Canada
Waabi builds generative AI systems for autonomous trucks and robotaxis. Its simulator-first approach is designed to train and validate driving intelligence across rare and complex scenarios.
Public disclosures
Torc Robotics
#28
Daimler Truck-backed
Autonomous trucking
Founder: Michael Fleming
Founded: 2005
Country: United States
Torc Robotics develops autonomous trucking technology for long-haul freight. As part of Daimler Truck, it is focused on integrating self-driving systems into production truck operations.
Public disclosures
Gatik
#29
$152M-$162M raised
Autonomous middle-mile trucking
Founders: Gautam Narang, Arjun Narang, Apeksha Kumavat
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Gatik develops autonomous Class 3-6 box trucks for repeatable routes between distribution centers, warehouses and stores. Its Gatik Driver platform combines vehicle integration, fleet operations and commercial logistics partnerships.
Public disclosures
Einride
#30
$650M+ disclosed
Electric freight autonomy
Founder: Robert Falck
Founded: 2016
Country: Sweden
Einride combines electric freight vehicles, autonomous trucks and a digital freight platform. The company helps logistics operators plan and run lower-emission transport networks.
Public disclosures
Oxa
#31
$100M+ disclosed
Industrial autonomy
Founder: Paul Newman
Founded: 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Oxa develops autonomy software for industrial vehicles, mining, agriculture and transportation. Its platform is designed to turn existing machines into adaptable autonomous systems.
Public disclosures
May Mobility
#32
$300M+ disclosed
Autonomous shuttles
Founder: Edwin Olson
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
May Mobility deploys autonomous shuttles for campuses, neighborhoods and public transit networks. Its fleet platform uses AI to provide shared mobility on repeatable routes.
Public disclosures
Starship Technologies
#33
>$280M raised
Last-mile delivery
Founders: Ahti Heinla, Janus Friis
Founded: 2014
Country: Estonia
Starship operates autonomous sidewalk robots that deliver food, groceries and parcels across campuses and cities. Its platform combines robot hardware, autonomy, remote assistance, fleet operations and merchant integrations.
Public disclosures
Serve Robotics
#34
~$247M private + public financing
Delivery robotics
Founders: Ali Kashani, Dmitry Demeshchuk, MJ Chun
Founded: 2017 at Postmates; spun out in 2021
Country: United States
Serve Robotics operates Level 4 autonomous sidewalk-delivery robots supported by fleet software and remote assistance. The company manages the stack from robot hardware and autonomy to merchant partnerships and new indoor use cases.
Public disclosures
Wing
#35
Alphabet-backed
Autonomous drone delivery
Founders: James Ryan Burgess, Adam Woodworth
Founded: 2012
Country: United States
Wing develops autonomous delivery drones for fast local delivery of food, medicine and retail goods. The Alphabet company operates networks that coordinate aircraft, routes, loading and customer drop-off.
Public disclosures
Matternet
#36
$125M+ disclosed
Healthcare drone networks
Founders: Andreas Raptopoulos, Paola Santana
Founded: 2011
Country: United States
Matternet builds autonomous drone networks for healthcare and urban logistics. Its aircraft and software connect hospitals, labs and distribution hubs for time-sensitive deliveries.
Public disclosures
Flytrex
#37
$60M+ disclosed
Drone delivery
Founder: Yariv Bash
Founded: 2013
Country: Israel
Flytrex develops autonomous drone delivery services for food and retail orders. Its platform manages aircraft, delivery operations and neighborhood drop-off from local launch sites.
Public disclosures
Skydio
#38
>$672M confirmed
Autonomous drones
Founders: Adam Bry, Abe Bachrach, Matt Donahoe
Founded: 2014
Country: United States
Skydio develops autonomous drones for inspection, public safety, critical infrastructure and defense. Onboard perception, navigation, docking and fleet software enable repeatable missions with limited pilot workload.
Public disclosures
Exyn Technologies
#39
$100M+ disclosed
Autonomous aerial mapping
Founder: Nader Elm
Founded: 2014
Country: United States
Exyn develops autonomous aerial robots for GPS-denied industrial environments. Its systems map mines, warehouses and infrastructure while reducing the need to send people into hazardous spaces.
Public disclosures
Gecko Robotics
#40
$270M+ disclosed
Infrastructure inspection
Founder: Jake Loosararian
Founded: 2013
Country: United States
Gecko Robotics builds inspection robots and data systems for critical infrastructure. Its robots collect high-resolution information from assets such as power plants, ships and industrial facilities.
Public disclosures
Outrider
#41
$180M+ disclosed
Autonomous yard operations
Founder: Andrew Smith
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Outrider develops autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs and distribution centers. Its electric yard trucks move trailers and containers while software coordinates repetitive freight flows.
Public disclosures
Blue Ocean Robotics
#42
$50M+ disclosed
Service robotics
Founders: Claus Risager, John Erland Østergaard
Founded: 2013
Country: Denmark
Blue Ocean Robotics builds and commercializes service robots for hospitals, offices and public spaces. Its robot venture factory model creates specialized products for cleaning, disinfection and delivery.
Public disclosures
UBTECH Robotics
#43
$700M+ disclosed
Humanoid robotics
Founder: Zhou Jian
Founded: 2012
Country: China
UBTECH develops humanoid and service robots with in-house hardware, motion control and embodied AI. Its Walker and related platforms target manufacturing, logistics, education and commercial environments.
Public disclosures
Unitree Robotics
#44
$843M tracked
Quadruped and humanoid robots
Founder: Wang Xingxing
Founded: 2016
Country: China
Unitree Robotics builds quadruped and humanoid robots with a focus on accessible hardware and agile movement. Its platforms are used in research, education, entertainment and emerging industrial applications.
Public disclosures
Galbot
#45
$986M tracked
General-purpose robotics
Founder: Wang He
Founded: 2023
Country: China
Galbot develops general-purpose embodied robots for retail, industrial, logistics and healthcare settings. Its systems combine robot hardware with models that learn manipulation and interaction skills.
Public disclosures
Fourier Intelligence
#46
$300M+ disclosed
Rehabilitation and humanoid robotics
Founder: Alex Gu
Founded: 2015
Country: Singapore
Fourier Intelligence develops rehabilitation robots, exoskeletons and humanoid platforms. The company combines medical robotics experience with embodied intelligence for therapy, mobility and industrial use.
Public disclosures
AgiBot
#47
$400M+ disclosed
Embodied intelligence
Founders: Peng Zhihui, Daniel Jiang, Yan Xiong
Founded: 2023
Country: China
AgiBot develops general-purpose embodied robots and the AI ecosystem around them. Its product line spans humanoids and other robot forms for manufacturing, commercial service and household scenarios.
Public disclosures
Rapyuta Robotics
#48
$50M+ disclosed
Cloud robotics
Founders: Gajamohan Mohanarajah, Arudchelvan Krishnamoorthy
Founded: 2014
Country: Japan
Rapyuta Robotics provides cloud robotics software and autonomous machines for logistics. Its platform coordinates fleets such as picking robots and autonomous forklifts in warehouses.
Public disclosures
Mentee Robotics
#49
Acquired by Mobileye
Personalized humanoids
Founders: Amnon Shashua, Shai Shalev-Shwartz, Lior Wolf
Founded: 2022
Country: Israel
Mentee Robotics develops humanoid robots that learn through human mentoring and few-shot instruction. Its vertically integrated approach combines perception, sensing, hardware and AI for homes and industrial work.
Public disclosures
Rainbow Robotics
#50
Public / disclosed
Collaborative robotics
Founders: Oh Jun-ho, Kim Seung-jin
Founded: 2011
Country: South Korea
Rainbow Robotics develops collaborative robots, mobile platforms and humanoid research robots. Its hardware and control systems support manufacturing, logistics, education and research.
Public disclosures
Formant
#51
$45M raised
Fleet software
Founder: Jeff Linnell
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Formant provides a cloud robotics operations platform for telemetry, video, teleoperation, fleet management and incident review. It gives engineering and operations teams a shared data layer for understanding heterogeneous robot fleets at scale.
Public disclosures
Built Robotics
#52
$114M raised
Construction autonomy
Founders: Noah Ready-Campbell, Andrew Liang
Founded: 2016
Country: United States
Built Robotics converts heavy equipment into autonomous machines for excavation, trenching and solar construction. Its Exosystem combines sensing, machine control, safety systems and cloud operations without requiring contractors to replace their fleets.
Public disclosures
Ouster
#53
~$140M pre-IPO
Sensors and perception
Founders: Angus Pacala, Mark Frichtl
Founded: 2015
Country: United States
Ouster develops digital lidar sensors and perception software for autonomous vehicles, mobile robots and industrial systems. Its OS sensor family spans short to long ranges while software converts point clouds into operational perception and analytics.
Public disclosures
Nimble Robotics
#54
$221M raised
Warehouse fulfillment
Founder: Simon Kalouche
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Nimble operates AI-powered robotic fulfillment centers for brands and retailers. Its platform orchestrates storage, robotic picking, packing, inventory and shipping as an autonomous alternative to conventional third-party logistics.
Public disclosures
Mytra
#55
>$200M raised
Warehouse automation
Founders: Chris Walti, Ahmad Baitalmal
Founded: 2022
Country: United States
Mytra replaces fixed conveyors with a software-defined material-flow system built around modular robots and dense storage. Software dynamically routes pallets and goods so warehouses and factories can reconfigure workflows with less infrastructure work.
Public disclosures
Agtonomy
#56
~$64M raised
Agricultural autonomy
Founders: Tim Bucher, Valerie Syme
Founded: 2021
Country: United States
Agtonomy equips tractors and off-road machines with autonomy, remote supervision and fleet intelligence. Its platform is designed for outdoor work where terrain, visibility, crop geometry and attachments change continuously.
Public disclosures
Intrinsic
#57
Alphabet / Google funded
Industrial robotics platform
Developed inside Alphabet X; CEO: Wendy Tan White
Launched: 2021
Country: United States
Intrinsic makes industrial robots easier to build, program and deploy through Flowstate, simulation and reusable robot skills. The platform abstracts hardware complexity so teams can create multi-vendor automation without rebuilding the stack for each deployment.
Public disclosures
OpenMind
#58
$20M raised
Robot OS and runtime
Founder: Jan Liphardt
Founded: 2024
Country: United States
OpenMind develops open infrastructure that lets robots from different manufacturers run common intelligence and coordinate. OM1 provides a hardware-agnostic operating layer while FABRIC addresses machine identity, permissions and fleet coordination.
Public disclosures
Civ Robotics
#59
$12.5M raised
Construction layout
Founders: Tom Yeshurun, Liav Muller
Founded: 2018
Country: United States
Civ Robotics automates construction surveying and layout with autonomous robots that mark digital coordinates directly on job sites. Its CivDot systems reduce manual staking time and improve consistency across thousands of field points.
Public disclosures
The Bot Company
#60
$300M confirmed
Home robotics
Founders: Kyle Vogt, Paril Jain, Luke Holoubek
Founded: 2024
Country: United States
The Bot Company is developing affordable AI-powered household robots for everyday chores and home organization. The former Cruise team has not broadly launched a commercial robot, so the product remains an early-stage home-robotics program.
Public disclosures
Chef Robotics
#61
~$65.6M total capital
Food automation
Founder: Rajat Bhageria
Founded: 2019
Country: United States
Chef Robotics automates food portioning and assembly with vision-guided manipulation delivered as Robotics-as-a-Service. Its systems learn multiple recipes and tray configurations for prepared-food production lines where ingredients vary.
Public disclosures
Simbe Robotics
#62
~$104M-$105M raised
Retail inspection
Founders: Brad Bogolea, Mirza Akbar Shah, Jeff Gee
Founded: 2014
Country: United States
Simbe's Tally robots scan retail shelves for availability, pricing, misplaced products and merchandising compliance. The software turns repeated aisle observations into a current operational picture for store teams.
Public disclosures
Ambi Robotics
#63
~$66.7M raised
Parcel automation
Founders: Jeff Mahler, Ken Goldberg, Stephen McKinley, David Gealy, Matt Matl
Founded: 2018
Country: United States
Ambi Robotics applies AI-guided picking to high-throughput parcel and warehouse operations. AmbiSort, AmbiOS and AmbiVision identify, grasp and sort mixed items while fleet learning improves performance across deployments.
Public disclosures
Robot.com (formerly Kiwibot)
#64
~$43M-$63M raised
Delivery and workplace robotics
Founders: Felipe Chavez, Jason Oviedo, Sergio Pachon
Founded: 2016
Country: United States / Colombia
Robot.com began as Kiwibot, deploying last-mile delivery robots on campuses and urban routes. It now positions itself as a multi-robot platform for delivery, logistics, advertising and workplace tasks with fleet operations and remote assistance.
Public disclosures
Bedrock Robotics
#65
>$350M raised
Construction autonomy
Founders: Boris Sofman, Kevin Peterson, Tom Eliaz, Ajay Gummalla
Founded: 2024
Country: United States
Bedrock Robotics builds a retrofit autonomy layer for excavators and other heavy construction machines. Bedrock Operator combines sensors, compute, machine controls and remote operations for repetitive earthmoving across mixed fleets.
Public disclosures
Foxglove
#66
~$58.7M raised
Robotics developer tools
Founders: Adrian Macneil, Roman Shtylman
Founded: 2021
Country: United States
Foxglove provides robotics observability and data infrastructure through Studio, cloud workflows and the MCAP logging format. It unifies visualization, playback, log management and collaboration for teams building autonomous systems.
Public disclosures
Cartken
#67
$22.5M raised
Delivery robotics
Founders: Christian Bersch, Jonas Witt, Anjali Jindal Naik, Jake Stelman
Founded: 2019
Country: United States
Cartken builds compact autonomous robots for moving food, parcels and laboratory materials across campuses and facilities. Its service combines hardware, autonomy, remote supervision and operational software for enterprise delivery.
Public disclosures
Robust AI
#68
~$42.5M raised
Warehouse robotics
Founders: Anthony Jules, Rodney Brooks, Mohamed Amer, Gary Marcus, Henrik Christensen
Founded: 2019
Country: United States
Robust AI builds collaborative robots for flexible work around people in warehouses and industrial facilities. Carter provides the mobile platform while Grace lets operators configure human-robot workflows without traditional programming.
Public disclosures
Dyna Robotics
#69
~$144M raised
Robot foundation models
Founders: Lindon Gao, Jason Ma, York Yang
Founded: 2024
Country: United States
Dyna Robotics develops foundation models and robot systems for dexterous manipulation and production work. Its platform aims to move varied tasks from demonstration into affordable, reliable customer deployments.
Public disclosures
Bear Robotics
#70
~$175M raised
Hospitality robotics
Founders: John Ha, Brennand Pierce
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Bear Robotics develops autonomous service robots that transport food, dishes and supplies in hospitality and healthcare. Servi, Carti and related products combine navigation, fleet coordination and staff-friendly workflows.
Public disclosures
Genesis AI
#71
$105M raised
Robot foundation models
Founders: Zhou Xian, Theophile Gervet
Founded: 2024-2025
Country: United States
Genesis AI combines universal robot foundation models, simulation and data infrastructure with purpose-built hardware. Its GENE model family, dexterous hands and Eno mobile robot target reusable intelligence for manipulation and general work.
Public disclosures
Mind Robotics
#72
>$1B raised
Industrial Physical AI
Founder and Executive Chairman: RJ Scaringe
Founded: 2025
Country: United States
Mind Robotics is building a full-stack industrial platform that combines foundation models, purpose-built robots and deployment infrastructure. Founded by RJ Scaringe, it targets manufacturing work that needs more flexibility than fixed automation.
Public disclosures
RealSense
#73
$50M spinout round
Sensors and perception
Intel-origin technology; CEO: Nadav Orbach
Launched: ~2014; independent in 2025
Country: United States
RealSense supplies stereo depth cameras, embedded processing and developer tools for robots, drones and spatial systems. The D400 and D500 families let robotics teams add 3D perception without designing a sensor stack from scratch.
Public disclosures
Flexiv Robotics
#74
~$322M raised
Adaptive industrial robotics
Founder: Shiquan Wang and a Stanford robotics team
Founded: 2016
Country: United States / China
Flexiv develops adaptive industrial robots that combine force control, perception and responsive motion. Its Rizon arms and related tools target contact-rich work such as assembly, polishing, insertion and manipulation.
Public disclosures
Sunday Robotics
#75
$200M raised
Home robotics
Founders: Tony Zhao, Cheng Chi
Founded: 2024
Country: United States
Sunday Robotics develops Memo, a household robot trained from human demonstrations captured with its Skill Capture Glove. The ACT-1 model and mobile manipulation hardware aim to turn varied chores into learnable skills.
Public disclosures
Collaborative Robotics
#76
>$140M raised
Collaborative mobile robotics
Founder: Brad Porter
Founded: 2022
Country: United States
Collaborative Robotics, also branded Cobot, builds machines designed to share workspaces and workflows with people. Proxie automates material movement in logistics, retail, manufacturing and healthcare while broader manipulation capabilities are developed.
Public disclosures
Dusty Robotics
#77
~$69M-$69.5M raised
Construction layout
Founders: Tessa Lau, Philipp Herget
Founded: 2018
Country: United States
Dusty Robotics turns digital building models into precise full-scale markings printed directly on construction floors. Its FieldPrinter robots reduce manual layout work and help multiple trades build from a shared, current design.
Public disclosures
Corvus Robotics
#78
$18M confirmed
Warehouse inventory drones
Founders: Jackie Wu, Kabir Mohammed
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Corvus Robotics uses autonomous drones to scan pallet locations and inventory inside GPS-denied warehouses. Corvus One automates cycle counting and converts aerial scans into operational inventory data, including in cold-chain facilities.
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Matic Robots
#79
~$107M raised
Home cleaning robotics
Founders: Navneet Dalal, Mehul Nariyawala
Founded: 2017-2018
Country: United States
Matic builds a vision-first home robot that vacuums and mops using onboard processing. It maps rooms, recognizes surfaces and objects, plans cleaning and emphasizes privacy and quiet operation.
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Reliable Robotics
#80
>$300M raised
Autonomous aviation
Founders: Robert Rose, Juerg Frefel
Founded: 2017
Country: United States
Reliable Robotics develops an aircraft-agnostic automation platform intended to meet aviation certification standards. Its system integrates flight controls, communications, remote supervision and safety architecture for conventional aircraft.
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Bonsai Robotics
#81
~$28.5M raised
Agricultural autonomy
Founders: Tyler Niday, Ugur Oezdemir
Founded: 2022
Country: United States
Bonsai Robotics develops vision-first autonomy for agriculture and harsh off-road environments. Its connected stack handles unreliable GPS, lighting and terrain, while the farm-ng acquisition adds a modular electric field robot.
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Knightscope
#82
>$70M pre-listing
Security robotics
Founders: William Santana Li, Stacy Dean Stephens, Aaron Lehnhardt, Mercedes Soria
Founded: 2013
Country: United States
Knightscope develops autonomous security robots that patrol facilities, collect sensor data and provide a visible security presence. Its portfolio now includes stationary systems, emergency communications and monitoring software for public-safety operations.
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PlusAI
#83
~$720M raised
Autonomous trucking software
Founders: David Liu, Shawn Kerrigan, Hao Zheng, Tim Daly
Founded: 2016
Country: United States
PlusAI develops SuperDrive, a Level 4 virtual driver designed for factory-built autonomous trucks. HyperFoundry supports the simulation, data and validation workflows needed for long-haul freight deployment.
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#84
No equity funding raised
Physical AI verification · Israel Innovation Authority support
Founder: Dr. Barak Or
Founded: 2026
Country: Israel
STATE16 develops AIME, a Physical AI verification platform for checking AI-generated actions, routes and predictions against platform specifications and physical constraints. It produces explainable execution decisions, guardrail contracts and evidence for autonomous systems.
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