Robotics Startups
2,096 companies tagged Robotics, with their investors and founders.
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform. It also operates its own defense manufacturing facility.
76 investors
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments. The company builds commercial-grade robotic systems with advancing dexterity and autonomy capabilities.
29 investors
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
26 investors
UiPath provides enterprise automation software that uses AI agents and robots to automate business processes across departments like procurement, finance, and ERP systems. The platform helps organizations manage the full automation lifecycle from workflow design to ROI tracking.
25 investors
Zipline operates a drone delivery service for rapid order fulfillment, with a focus on maintaining product temperature integrity during transit. The company serves customers seeking same-day delivery while maintaining zero emissions.
25 investors
Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.
24 investors
Ginkgo Bioworks builds autonomous labs that accelerate bioengineering for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial biotechnology. The company serves biopharma, agritech, and industrial biotech companies seeking to engineer organisms at scale.
24 investors
Physical Intelligence develops generalist AI models for robotics that can control any robot to perform various tasks through learning algorithms and multi-robot training. The company is building foundation models for general-purpose physical intelligence to enable widespread robotics applications across different industries.
24 investors
Saronic builds autonomous surface vessels — including the 180-foot, long-range Marauder — along with Echelon, a command-and-control software layer for planning, simulating and operating single vessels or fleets. The company targets defense and commercial maritime customers and is developing Port Alpha, a shipyard for producing its vessels in the United States.
22 investors
AMI Labs develops advanced AI systems that understand the real world through world models and action-conditioned architectures, enabling intelligent agents with persistent memory, reasoning, and safety controls for industrial automation, robotics, and healthcare applications.
21 investors
Gecko Robotics builds robots equipped with sensors and cameras to inspect industrial structures like boilers for structural defects, replacing dangerous manual inspections at height. The company serves industrial facilities that need to inspect large equipment and infrastructure.
20 investors
Nuro develops the Nuro Driver, a Level 4 self-driving system combining automotive-grade hardware and AI software that can be integrated into personally owned vehicles and commercial fleets. Its Universal Autonomy Platform serves automakers and fleet operators seeking to add autonomous driving capabilities.
18 investors
Rigetti develops quantum computing hardware and systems, leveraging superconducting quantum processing units cooled by dilution refrigerators to enable advanced quantum computation capabilities.
17 investors
Wayve develops embodied AI technology to enable autonomous vehicle systems for assisted and automated driving.
17 investors
Chef Robotics builds AI-powered robots for automated meal assembly and food preparation, designed to handle the natural variability of food ingredients and high-mix production. It serves food manufacturers in the US, Canada, and Europe through a Robotics-as-a-Service leasing model.
15 investors
Skild develops AI software and robotics systems that enable robots to operate autonomously in unstructured, real-world environments, performing tasks like navigation, grasping, and inspection without constant human intervention.
15 investors
Vatn Systems builds low-cost, high-volume autonomous underwater vehicles (UUVs), passive acoustic hydrophone arrays, and vehicle-agnostic navigation and signal-processing systems for undersea missions in GPS-denied, communications-contested waters. Its products serve defense and maritime customers for tasks such as mine countermeasures, ISR, surveillance, payload delivery, and hydrographic survey.
15 investors
10Beauty operates robotic manicure stations using single-use pod technology and proprietary nail-strengthening polishes. The service targets consumers who prioritize hygiene, precision, and convenience in nail care.
14 investors
May Mobility develops multi-policy decision-making technology for autonomous vehicles that processes real-time sensor data to analyze driving scenarios and optimize safety. The technology is designed for autonomous mobility applications.
14 investors
Simbe provides retail inventory and monitoring solutions combining computer vision, robotics, RFID, and fixed sensors for retail businesses. The company serves large retail banners and chains globally.
14 investors
Elroy Air develops autonomous hybrid-electric aircraft for heavy-payload cargo delivery, serving commercial logistics, defense, and humanitarian customers. The company builds and operates the Chaparral vehicle, a turbogenerator-hybrid eVTOL aircraft designed for distributed aerial logistics in remote and contested environments.
13 investors
Plus One Robotics develops intelligent parcel handling robotics systems that combine computer vision, AI, and supervised autonomy for logistics and ecommerce organizations. The company provides robotic solutions for automated sorting and picking of parcels in fulfillment centers.
13 investors
Agility Robotics develops and deploys humanoid robots for warehouse automation and logistics operations. The company manufactures commercial robots that move packages and totes in distribution centers.
12 investors
DroneDeploy provides a robotics and AI platform used for data collection and site intelligence across construction, energy, infrastructure, and agriculture. The platform integrates aerial drones, ground robots, and AI to help field teams digitize and monitor job sites across 180 countries.
12 investors