Robotics Startups

Cleo Robotics manufactures compact, fully-enclosed drones (Dronut DD1) designed for safe operation near people and sensitive equipment in GPS-denied and low-light environments. The company serves industrial inspection, defense, and emergency response applications.

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Applied Carbon builds mobile, in-field machines that use precision automation, remote sensing, and thermal processing to convert agricultural crop residues into biochar, a stable form of carbon sequestration. The technology is aimed at farms as a lower-cost approach to durable carbon removal that also improves soil health.

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Clippership builds compact autonomous, wind-powered cargo vessels that move palletized freight across oceans on point-to-point routes between smaller ports. The company targets ocean freight and supply chain logistics with an alternative to conventional containerized shipping aimed at lower costs, faster transit, and reduced carbon emissions.

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Cloneable builds a platform that combines in-field data collection with agentic AI automation to capture and scale expert knowledge for industrial teams managing critical infrastructure such as power grids, telecom networks, and construction projects. Its platform coordinates devices like robots, drones, and IoT sensors alongside enterprise software to automate field processes for utilities, agriculture, and other industrial operations.

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Cognibotics develops cognitive robotics technology, including robot hardware, control algorithms, calibration and compensation tools, and a real-time robot programming language (Juliet) with a virtual machine (Romeo). Its products serve industrial automation use cases such as machining of large parts and warehouse picking, designed to integrate with existing automation systems.

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Copperstone Technologies designs and manufactures HELIX amphibious screw-drive robots that gather data in hazardous environments such as mine tailings facilities and water bodies for environmental monitoring and tailings management. It serves industrial and mining clients seeking to reduce safety costs and access hard-to-reach terrain, and is based in Canada.

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Cortex Robot builds datasets for embodied AI and robotics, including egocentric video data from real workplaces and robot trajectories for training physical intelligence systems. The company serves robotics developers and AI researchers building foundation models and world models for embodied tasks.

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Crow Industries develops autonomous robotic systems designed for deployment in remote and austere environments. The company serves defense, mining, and space industries with robots capable of operating independently or in swarms for logistics, reconnaissance, data collection, and heavy labor tasks.

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Crown Digital presents a vision for autonomous, machine-operated retail formats where robotics and AI perform tasks previously done by human staff, such as preparing and serving in retail settings. The page describes reimagining retail formats around automation rather than human staffing.

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Cuebus builds CUEBUS, an urban three-dimensional robotic warehouse system that stores goods vertically and retrieves them on demand from any chosen point. The modular, low-cost design can automate logistics sites ranging from large warehouses to small locker-sized storage, and it has been adopted for Japan's government-led automated logistics road trials.

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CYBERDYNE develops wearable cyborg technology, including the HAL exoskeleton used for functional improvement and rehabilitation treatment, along with medical vital sensors such as the Cyvis M100 compact Holter electrocardiograph. The Japanese company applies its "cybernics" technology across medical rehabilitation, robotic care centers, and healthcare monitoring.

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Cyberworks Robotics develops OmniSuite, an end-to-end autonomous navigation software platform licensed to global OEMs and system integrators to build autonomous mobility applications. Its technology has been used in airport, hospital, and military pilots, including autonomous wheelchairs for airports.

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Cyclone Labs builds ultra-maneuverable autonomous underwater robotic systems capable of rapid three-dimensional movement for maritime operations. Its applications include underwater threat interception, reconnaissance and surveillance, underwater construction and maintenance, infrastructure inspection, and perimeter defense.

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DAAV builds an AI-enabled autonomous robotic wheelchair (DAAV-air) that navigates crowded airport environments to transport passengers with reduced mobility. It sells to airports and PRM (persons with reduced mobility) service providers, aiming to improve passenger experience and lower operational costs.

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Dane Technologies builds autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and power assist vehicles for warehouses, distribution centers, and retailers, including autonomous towing vehicles, inventory scanning robots, and automated delivery robots. Its products address automation, ergonomic, and logistics challenges in workplace material handling and inventory management.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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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.

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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.

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DeepAgro builds SprAI, a selective herbicide application system that uses RGB cameras and deep learning algorithms mounted on sprayer booms to detect weeds in real time and activate only the nozzles over a weed, reducing agrochemical use. The retrofit system installs on existing self-propelled sprayers and serves farmers across Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, and the United States.

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Dennisson develops AURAFLEX, a light-activated artificial muscle actuator platform that provides slim, silent linear motion without gearing. The technology targets humanoid robotics as its lead market, along with wearables, prosthetics, automotive, and medical devices.

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Dephy makes the Sidekick, a powered footwear system (ankle exoskeleton) that provides a boost with each step to reduce walking effort. Positioned as a wellness product rather than a medical device, it targets everyday consumers with joint stiffness, leg discomfort, or fatigue who want to move more comfortably.

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Destinus develops the Hornet Block 2, a mobile canister-launched dual-role system that intercepts subsonic aerial threats and conducts precision strikes against maritime and ground targets. It uses AI-coordinated swarm operations with EO/IR and radar guidance for autonomous engagement in GNSS-denied environments.

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Deus Robotics offers a system combining AI, robotics, and software to automate warehouse and fulfillment operations, integrating multi-vendor robot fleets into one platform. It provides on-site pilot setup, onboarding, and ongoing support for warehouse operators, including parcel operator Nova Post.

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DexMate develops physical AI technology, providing products intended to support the building of embodied AI and robotics systems.

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Dexterity develops artificial intelligence and robotics systems that enable machines to perceive, reason, and act autonomously in unstructured physical environments, serving enterprises in logistics and material handling.

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