Robotics Startups

Pointivo applies AI, computer vision, and analytics to drone-captured data for physical asset inspection, producing measurements, damage detection, and change analysis. Its platform and inspection services serve industries such as residential roofing and solar to support decisions on assessment, inventory management, budgeting, and risk mitigation.

3 investors

Presien develops plug-and-play computer vision and on-machine AI ("physical AI") solutions that heavy industry OEMs and technology providers integrate into machines to enable real-time operational insights. Its modular AI components and reference designs target machine manufacturers and tech platforms serving industrial and construction worksites.

3 investors

Presso builds AI-powered robotic machines for on-demand, low-carbon express garment care, offering a wet-cleaning alternative to traditional dry-cleaning for professional laundry and garment care operators. The machines are hand-assembled and sold within the continental U.S.

3 investors

PSYONIC develops the Ability Hand, a touch-sensing bionic hand with sensory feedback and motor control for prosthetic users and robotics applications. The company positions the device as faster than other bionic hands and priced to be covered by Medicare and most private insurers.

3 investors

Q5D builds 5-axis wiring automation robots that replace the manual assembly of wiring harnesses, reducing cost and improving wiring quality, weight, and reliability. It serves automotive, aerospace and defence, and consumer electrical goods OEMs and their Tier 1 suppliers, and operates a Technical Assessment Centre for feasibility studies, design for manufacturing, and prototyping.

3 investors

Quantified Energy develops autonomous drone-based electroluminescence mapping and AI/computer-vision analytics to inspect and diagnose the health of solar PV modules and systems. It serves solar asset owners and investors looking to optimize performance and reduce investment risk, operating across Southeast Asia, China, and the EU.

3 investors

Queue builds an autonomous robotic pharmacy kiosk that takes in sealed wholesale drug bottles and dispenses filled, verified prescription vials on-site, using computer vision to identify each pill to its National Drug Code and QR codes to verify scripts. Each unit stocks around 250 of the most commonly prescribed medications for retail, hospital, and underserved locations across the U.S.

3 investors

Rain Neuromorphics manufactures AI processors using neuromorphic hardware—physical neural networks with spiking neurons and memristive nanowires—that consume significantly less power than conventional processors for machine learning applications.

3 investors

Raise Robotics builds the Autonomous Mobile Fabricator (AMF), a robotic work cell combining a robotic arm, compute stack, and universal tool interface that operates as a ground-level AGV or mounts on Genie mobile elevating work platforms. It serves construction, heavy fabrication, and shipbuilding crews with applications such as layout marking, concrete drilling, and as-built scanning.

3 investors

Reach Industries builds frontier technologies for scientific and industrial work, starting with a visual AI copilot for laboratories. The product aims to assist lab teams with tasks that currently rely on human observation and manual record-keeping in fields such as medicine, energy, and materials.

3 investors

Red Barn Robotics develops autonomous weeding robots for farms to eliminate intra-row weeds without human intervention, reducing labor costs and protecting soil health. The company offers a service model where it maps fields, schedules custom weeding plans, and deploys robots throughout the growing season.

3 investors

Redwing designs and deploys autonomous drones for last-mile logistics delivery, transporting healthcare products, food, and other goods within one hour. The company serves logistics and supply chain operators.

3 investors

REEV develops intelligent wearable robotic systems, including a robotic knee orthosis and gait-analysis technology, to restore mobility for people with movement disorders. The company serves patients with neurological and mobility conditions, operating in the medical robotics and rehabilitation technology sector.

3 investors

Reflex Robotics builds a general-purpose wheeled humanoid robot that combines production-grade hardware, a supervised reliability layer, and its own Reflex Intelligence to perform end-to-end physical work in real operations. The robots deploy into existing workflows using a customer's current carts, monitors, scanners, and touchscreens, and improve through supervised work over time.

3 investors

RISE Robotics develops RISE® Cylinder, a fluid-free electro-mechanical alternative to hydraulic cylinders for heavy equipment and machinery that uses belt technology to deliver hydraulic-like forces with significantly greater energy efficiency. The company serves industrial machinery manufacturers and operators seeking to reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs in equipment ranging from liftgates to construction machinery.

3 investors

Robeauté develops a medical microrobot designed to navigate the brain to diagnose and treat neurological conditions, aimed at neurosurgery applications. The company is advancing preclinical work toward first-in-human studies for brain diseases such as glioblastoma.

3 investors

Roboto is a data platform for teams working with real and synthetic robotics data, letting them organize log files, search multimodal sensor and video data, and use AI agents to surface anomalies and diagnose failures. It supports robotics formats such as ROS, PX4, MCAP, ArduPilot, and Parquet, and offers a Python SDK and CLI for programmatic access.

3 investors

Ronovo Surgical develops the Carina surgical robotics platform, including a vision system and instruments, for use by surgeons and hospitals. The company operates in the medical device and surgical robotics field.

3 investors

Rotender builds automated beverage-dispensing machines that let customers select and pay for drinks from a digital menu and receive a poured drink in under 30 seconds. It serves bars, stadiums, and events, offering a subscription model with setup, maintenance, and on-site support, as well as custom-branded solutions for beverage companies.

3 investors

sees.ai develops an autonomous drone inspection platform for electricity network operators to conduct large-scale, close-up inspections of live power networks safely and consistently. The company owns the full technology stack from drone hardware to software and data systems, giving operators data sovereignty and centralized control capabilities.

3 investors

Segments.ai provides a multi-sensor labeling platform for robotics and automotive companies. The platform is used for data annotation and labeling in autonomous vehicle and robotics development.

3 investors

Semaphor Surgical develops foundational AI infrastructure for surgical systems, providing perception, planning, and decision-making capabilities that enable on-device intelligence for autonomous surgical applications. The platform is built to serve surgical system manufacturers and enable autonomous surgical robotics.

3 investors

Seneca builds an autonomous, rapid-response fire suppression drone system combining hardware, software, and AI, allowing a single pilot to control multiple craft that detect, target, and suppress wildfires and hot spots. The system is aimed at firefighters, fire agencies, insurers, and owners of high-value property and infrastructure in the U.S. wildland-urban interface.

3 investors

Sensei connects robotics companies with human operators to collect real-world training data at scale. The platform supports the development of robotic systems by sourcing in-the-wild data from a distributed network of operators.

3 investors