Robotics Startups

Neptune Robotics develops deep-tech, data-driven solutions for the maritime and shipping industry to support decarbonization. The company works on cleaner shipping through robotics and data.

6 investors

Olis Robotics provides remote monitoring, control, and troubleshooting solutions for industrial robots, serving over 50% of the global installed industrial robot fleet. The company was founded as a spinout from the University of Washington's Applied Physics Lab based on telerobotics research conducted with the U.S. Navy and NASA.

6 investors

Orqa manufactures the MRM2-10, an NDAA-compliant, EU-made dual-use drone platform built from carbon fibre that carries payloads up to 3.5 kg for tactical and commercial operators. The system features an electronic-warfare-resilient IRONghost sub-GHz control link, a modular airframe, and integration with flight firmwares and C2 ecosystems like ATAK and MAVLINK.

6 investors

Ottopia develops teleoperation software for remote driving in complex, real-time environments. The company serves customers in defense, automotive, and mobility sectors requiring precise remote vehicle control capabilities.

6 investors

Peer Robotics develops collaborative cobots for manufacturing environments, designed to work alongside human workers to automate repetitive tasks while enhancing productivity. The company serves global manufacturers across logistics and production, offering cost-effective robotic solutions that prioritize human-robot collaboration and worker safety.

6 investors

PitPro builds an automated tire service system for fleet vehicles, performing tire changes and rotations at a customer's maintenance depot or lot. The compact system is designed to deploy within existing fleet operations and includes field support, parts replacement, and 24/7 monitoring.

6 investors

Pivot Robotics builds autonomous, camera-based robotic systems for grinding, finishing, and inspection of cast metal parts, using a vision-driven perception stack that adapts to part-to-part variation without extensive programming. It serves foundries and manufacturers working with materials such as cast iron, aluminum, titanium, and composites, with production deployments across North America.

6 investors

Remedy Robotics develops a robotic telesurgery approach for treating stroke and other cardiovascular conditions remotely, aiming to raise the standard of care across the cardiovascular continuum.

6 investors

Saildrone designs, builds, and operates wind- and solar-powered unmanned surface vehicles that collect data on ocean surface activity and the seabed, streaming near real-time intelligence to customers. It serves maritime operations needs including surveillance, environmental monitoring, and defense applications.

6 investors

Scythe builds the M.52, an autonomous, battery-powered commercial mower with onboard perception technology (Scythe Sight) for landscape maintenance crews. The machine handles mowing tasks to increase crew capacity in the commercial landscaping industry.

6 investors

Sereact builds an AI-powered robotic pick-and-place system for warehouse fulfillment, using a Vision Language Action Model to identify, grasp, and place mixed or unseen items without retraining. The hardware-agnostic system integrates with existing warehouse infrastructure such as AutoStore ports, conveyors, and AMR feeds for continuous production picking.

6 investors

SkyfireAI develops autonomous drone systems with AI-powered threat detection for first responders and security applications, reducing response times and false alarms in emergency situations.

6 investors

Slamcore develops embedded software that uses multi-sensor data fusion and SLAM algorithms to enable machines and robots to understand and navigate their environment. The software serves OEMs and manufacturers building autonomous systems across industrial, logistics, and robotics applications.

6 investors

Somatic manufactures autonomous robots designed to clean bathrooms and fixtures in commercial facilities. The robots handle floor cleaning, fixture cleaning, and trash collection as part of daily facility operations.

6 investors

Sunflower Labs builds the Beehive, an autonomous drone security system where a self-charging drone ("the Bee") launches from a base station ("the Hive") to patrol and record activity on residential and industrial properties. The system integrates with existing security cameras and alarms, supports remote pilots and monitoring centers, and complies with FAA and EASA flight regulations.

6 investors

Swarm Aero develops UAVs designed for autonomous swarming, using on-aircraft edge compute and a sensor mesh so small teams can coordinate thousands of uncrewed air, sea and ground vehicles in contested, communications-limited environments. It targets defense missions, translating user intent into real-time vehicle-level behaviors through a browser-based, platform-agnostic interface.

6 investors

Tailos manufactures Rosie, an AI-powered commercial robot vacuum for business operations. The company designs, engineers, and supports the product from Austin, Texas, with operations spanning over 12 countries globally.

6 investors

Teleo retrofits heavy construction equipment such as dozers, trucks, and loaders into supervised autonomous robots, letting a single operator remotely run multiple machines from a control center. It targets general contractors in the construction industry seeking productivity gains.

6 investors

TELEXISTENCE Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates remote-controlled robots with artificial intelligence, developing hardware, software, AI, and teleoperation technologies in-house. Its products, such as the TX SCARA robot deployed in FamilyMart convenience stores, target retail automation in Japan.

6 investors

TerraFirma develops AI-enabled software and autonomous robotics to accelerate physical infrastructure construction, making projects faster, cheaper, and safer through human-in-the-loop autonomy in planning, orchestration, and operations. The company serves construction and infrastructure customers while building technologies applicable to Earth construction and future Mars settlement.

6 investors

Third Dimension builds spatial reconstruction and generation technology that creates high-fidelity digital worlds for autonomous systems to train on and operate reliably in the real world. The company addresses the simulation-to-reality gap that currently constrains autonomous robotics development.

6 investors

Tric Robotics builds autonomous, tractor-scale farm equipment that uses ultraviolet light and an electric bug vacuum for chemical-free pest and disease control, primarily for strawberry farmers. It also provides bi-weekly treatment services along with crop management data and analytics.

6 investors

Unchained Robotics develops MalocherBot, a modular robotic automation system for manufacturing and production tasks such as palletizing and bin picking, targeting small to large enterprises seeking to increase return on investment.

6 investors

Vay develops remote driving technology that lets a human operator drive a vehicle from a distance without anyone inside, enabling services such as car sharing, fleet logistics, last-mile delivery, and public transport. It operates in the mobility sector with deployments in Europe and the U.S.

6 investors