Robotics Startups

Contactile develops tactile sensor technology, including the PapillArray tactile sensor arrays that measure 3D displacement, force, vibration, torque, slip, and friction, along with force/torque sensors and two-finger grippers. Its products target robotics, prosthetics, industrial handling, and research applications across manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and other sectors.

4 investors

CRABI is an autonomous marine robotic system that cleans and inspects vessel hulls in-transit, removing biofouling to lower hull resistance and improve fuel efficiency. It serves shipping fleet operators, helping reduce fuel costs and CO2 emissions and comply with IMO CII regulations.

4 investors

Crewline sells a retrofit autonomy kit that converts existing construction machines—starting with vibratory drum rollers, with dozers, rock trucks and excavators in development—into self-driving equipment backed by remote operators and 24/7 monitoring. It targets excavation and grading contractors working large earthwork sites, aiming to increase output and safety without adding headcount.

4 investors

Cropsy provides AI-powered vineyard scanning and analysis for grape growers, delivering real-time data on vine health, disease, and yield. The company uses drone and vehicle-mounted imaging technology combined with machine learning to help vineyard operators make data-driven decisions about crop management.

4 investors

Danu Robotics manufactures AI-controlled two-arm robots and computer vision systems for sorting and picking dry mixed recyclable materials, designed to retrofit into existing manual waste sorting facilities (MRFs). The systems target waste management operators seeking to automate recycling sortation.

4 investors

Datoric sources and licenses ethically obtained voice, video, and multimodal training data for frontier AI development, working directly with consented, compensated contributors such as native speakers and domain experts. Each dataset carries verifiable provenance and clean licenses aimed at AI model teams building multimodal systems.

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Daxo Robotics develops a highly dexterous, tendon-driven robotic hand with 120 tendens and high degrees of freedom, offered with a Python-first API, ROS wrapper, and simulation assets. The hardware is aimed at robotics developers and researchers, with a limited release planned for Fall 2026.

4 investors

Distalmotion develops DEXTER, a surgical robotics system for minimally invasive procedures such as hernia repair, cholecystectomy, and hysterectomy, used by surgeons and clinical teams. Founded as a spin-off from EPFL's Robotics Lab, the company serves the medical device and robotic surgery market in Europe and the United States.

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Dopl develops a software platform that enables specialists to remotely operate medical devices, beginning with telerobotic ultrasound to deliver diagnostic care to underserved communities. The company targets healthcare access disparities through remote robotic and autonomous care delivery.

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Eka Robotics develops general-purpose robotics powered by a single AI model designed to generalize across objects, tasks, and environments, with an emphasis on physical reliability and safe collaboration alongside humans. The company applies techniques such as self-supervised learning, large-scale robot learning, world models, reinforcement learning, and sim-to-real robotics.

4 investors

Elementary Robotics develops machine vision inspection systems for industrial quality control and defect detection. The company's products integrate high-resolution cameras with software to identify anomalies, classify defects, and perform optical character recognition in manufacturing environments.

4 investors

Elementary builds AI-powered machine vision inspection software that detects manufacturing defects on production lines, with cloud configuration, autonomous model training, on-line vision controllers, and full part traceability and analytics. It serves industrial manufacturers, including Fortune 500 companies, for automated quality control.

4 investors

Embotech is an ETH spin-off deep-tech company focused on autonomous driving systems and Level 4 autonomy platforms for industrial applications, with emphasis on functional safety certification.

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Emesent builds AI-powered mobile LiDAR scanners and autonomous mapping technology, including the GX1 handheld scanner and the Hovermap drone platform, that use SLAM to map GPS-denied and hard-to-reach environments. Its products serve mining, engineering, surveying, and public safety operations for tasks like 3D mapping, scan-to-BIM, and emergency response.

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Enigma develops robotics foundation AI models, a hardware-agnostic abstraction layer, and user interfaces that let humans control and interact with robots. Its technology is designed to run on any robot form factor, from warehouse arms to humanoids, and is sold to robotics hardware companies that build the physical machines.

4 investors

Eternal builds autonomous robots powered by AI for greenhouse farming, designed to handle labor-intensive tasks like harvesting so growers can produce fresh food year-round. The company develops greenhouse-native robotics aimed at making food production more reliable and scalable.

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Eureka Robotics develops AI-powered robotic systems for manufacturing automation, delivering vision and control software that enables precise tasks like component picking across industries like automotive, electronics, and logistics.

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Exotec provides warehouse automation systems, particularly its Skypod system, for order fulfillment and logistics operations used by large brands. The company serves enterprises managing supply chain and inventory challenges globally.

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Exyn develops autonomous aerial robot systems designed to operate in GPS-denied environments, serving industries including mining, defense, and infrastructure inspection. The company offers full-stack robotic solutions that enable flexible multi-robot deployments with real-time environmental adaptation.

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farm-ng builds the Amiga line of autonomous farming machines and provides Bonsai Intelligence software for managing autonomous equipment fleets across different environments. It serves agricultural operators and OEMs looking to deploy and integrate autonomous machinery.

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FarmWise builds AI and computer vision weeding and precision cultivation equipment for farmers. Its technology targets agricultural productivity and profitability by automating in-field weed removal.

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Firecell provides turnkey Private 5G network solutions for enterprises in manufacturing, logistics, ports, airports, mines, energy, research, and defense. Its networks connect and orchestrate assets such as autonomous robots (AGVs, AMRs), drones, robotic arms, vehicles, sensors, and smartphones as an alternative to WiFi in large industrial spaces.

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Focal Systems builds AI and deep-learning retail automation tools that digitize store shelves and run an operating system for brick-and-mortar retailers to optimize merchandising, operations, and supply chains. It serves physical retail store operators and management teams.

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Furhat Robotics builds a social robot with a back-projected 3D animated face, multilingual voice synthesis, and development tools for creating human-robot interactions. It serves researchers, innovators, and educators studying AI and human-robot interaction, and offers robot packages for research, education, and commercial deployment.

4 investors