Robotics Startups

Flexion is building an autonomy software stack for humanoid robots, covering command, control, manipulation, and locomotion across different hardware and tasks. The company uses simulation and reinforcement learning so its software scales to real-world deployment with minimal human involvement.

6 investors

Flyability builds collision-tolerant indoor drones, including its flagship Elios 3, designed to navigate confined and hazardous spaces to collect inspection data for industries such as energy, wastewater, and mining. The Swiss company, an EPFL spin-off, provides drone technology for industrial inspection worldwide.

6 investors

Flyby Robotics builds the F-11 Series of US-made drones with onboard NVIDIA Jetson compute, an open GPU, and ArduPilot flight controller, aimed at both operators running ISR, photogrammetry, and mapping missions and developers deploying custom on-edge AI applications. The platform offers NDAA-compliant options, RTK GPS geotagging, EW-resistant C2 links, and support for pre-integrated or custom payloads.

6 investors

Formant provides a governed operating layer that connects frontier AI models, heterogeneous robotics hardware, and enterprise operations to run physical AI deployments in production. It serves enterprises deploying robots and autonomous machines, offering fleet management, telemetry, and monitoring across multi-vendor hardware.

6 investors

Fortem Technologies builds counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS), including TrueView radars, DroneHunter interceptors, and SkyDome Manager software, integrated into the end-to-end SkyDome System for detecting and defeating unauthorized drones. It serves military, government, and commercial customers for airspace security, ISR, and perimeter defense, and is also working toward advanced air mobility (AAM).

6 investors

Foundational is building a network of AI-native, autonomous factories to reshore manufacturing of critical supply chains, aiming to let companies produce high-quality products domestically at competitive cost. It focuses on AI-driven, robotics-enabled production, including prompt-driven design workflows and autonomous mobile robots on the factory floor.

6 investors

fruitcore robotics builds industrial robots and humanoid automation systems, including its Industrial Humanoid Platform for demanding manufacturing tasks such as assembly, handling, and quality inspection. Its products range from single-arm industrial robots to dual-arm configurations and fully autonomous mobile humanoids for 24/7 industrial operation.

6 investors

Geek+ is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) provider offering warehouse automation and supply chain robotics solutions, serving system integrators, distributors, and logistics consulting firms through a global partner program. The company positions itself as a global AMR provider for warehouse and logistics automation projects.

6 investors

Gideon Brothers develops autonomous forklifts designed to automate trailer loading and unloading operations in material handling. The company addresses labor shortages, safety risks, and scalability challenges in logistics and warehouse operations.

6 investors

Glydways builds an on-demand public transit system using autonomous vehicles that operates on existing infrastructure, moving more passengers than rail while costing 90% less to build and operate. The system serves cities and municipalities seeking cost-effective, sustainable mass transportation solutions.

6 investors

Grid develops uncrewed, long-range cargo aircraft ("Lifter") that carry heavy payloads over thousands of miles, operated as a distributed, autonomous mesh network managed by small ground teams. The aircraft use an autonomy stack combining classical controls and AI for logistics in strategic and contested environments.

6 investors

Hedgehog uses AI and proprietary bioreactors to optimize fungal cultivation for producing food, biochemicals, animal feed, enzymes, and other products from fungi that can recycle waste. The company serves food and agriculture industries by unlocking new fungal-based product possibilities.

6 investors

Hub operates a data collection and annotation platform that gathers real-world data from physical environments to train embodied AI and robotics models. The company manages a global network of verified small and medium-sized businesses across multiple sectors to capture training data through a standardized pipeline.

6 investors

Imago Rehab provides at-home rehabilitation for people recovering from neurological or cardiovascular conditions, using one-on-one therapy delivered via telerehabilitation combined with robotic devices, gamification, and an integrated care team. The company serves patients seeking to regain strength, mobility, and independence outside of traditional outpatient rehab facilities.

6 investors

InspeCity extends the operational lifespan of satellites to reduce orbital debris and support critical global infrastructure. The company serves the space industry with sustainability-focused technologies that minimize environmental impact on orbital environments.

6 investors

Intuitive develops robotic-assisted surgical systems, including the da Vinci systems for minimally invasive surgery and the Ion system for bronchoscopy. Its products are used by surgeons and physicians in hospitals and healthcare settings.

6 investors

Jacobi Robotics builds a hardware-agnostic, AI-first software platform for industrial robots, combining high-fidelity simulation, fast motion planning, and reinforcement-learning agents so robots adapt to variable, unstructured environments. It targets manufacturing, logistics, construction, and agriculture facilities—starting with mixed-case palletizing in warehouses—and its systems integrate into existing brownfield workflows.

6 investors

KEWAZO builds construction robotics for vertical material movement on job sites, including a battery-powered lifting robot that automates transporting scaffolding, insulation, paint, tools and other materials. It also offers a data analytics platform for real-time site operations monitoring, serving construction, industrial, and scaffolding crews.

6 investors

Kraken Technology develops next-generation maritime systems and platforms, drawing on engineering experience from world-championship offshore powerboat racing. The company focuses on maritime and defence capability, combining operators, engineers, and strategic advisors.

6 investors

Mach9 builds automated feature-extraction software for transportation, telecom, and construction industries, enabling rapid extraction and mapping of large-scale infrastructure projects. The company serves surveyors, transportation agencies, and engineering firms in North America.

6 investors

Maven builds autonomous working robots that combine strength, dexterity, and physical AI to automate tasks in industrial settings while operating alongside people. The company's first robot targets large manufacturing and logistics organizations.

6 investors

Mecka builds a data and integration layer for robotics, providing annotation, context, QA, motion understanding, and evaluation workflows that turn real-world activity into training data for robot learning. It connects hardware, models, and commercial partners, and offers an iOS capture app and a web interface for browsing, visualizing, and querying datasets, serving enterprise robotics teams.

6 investors

Merlin develops autonomy software for crewed and uncrewed aircraft for military and civil applications. The AI-powered software platform is aircraft-agnostic and designed for legacy and next-generation airborne systems, with operational use demonstrated through hundreds of autonomous flight hours.

6 investors

Momenta develops autonomous driving software for automakers, offering L2/L2+ assisted driving and L3 autonomous driving systems for mass-produced vehicles. It partners with global OEMs to deploy driver assistance features such as automatic steering, lane changes, and parking.

6 investors