Robotics Startups

Dig Robotics develops an AI-powered real-time guidance system for excavators that improves operator productivity and reduces fuel consumption and emissions. The after-market solution combines machine learning, 3D scanning, and computer vision to optimize excavation cycles and provide site managers with performance insights.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

Konos Digital is a microphone with variable beam technology and network audio output for film, broadcast, and live sports applications. It streams four channels of audio simultaneously over a single Ethernet connection using AES67 standard.

2 investors

Double Robotics manufactures Double 3, a self-driving two-wheeled robot for remote workers and students to participate in hybrid offices and classrooms with physical presence. The robot features autonomous navigation, mixed reality visualization, and dual zoom cameras for videoconferencing.

2 investors

DriveU.auto provides autonomous terminal tractor retrofit kits that convert existing port vehicle fleets into autonomous vehicles for container transport operations. The solution targets brownfield container ports seeking to improve productivity and worker safety without replacing infrastructure.

2 investors

Dynamic Dimension Technologies (DDT) builds engineering and software solutions—including simulation tools, robotics systems, and data solutions—for government and commercial clients, with a track record supporting the U.S. Navy, Army, and Air Force. Its work spans defense and industrial applications such as autonomous systems, factory automation, and Industry 4.0.

2 investors

Edge Case provides safety solutions and a real-time safety intelligence platform for organizations deploying complex autonomous and AI systems, using its DevSafeOps methodology to build safety assurance into the product lifecycle. It serves frontier industries such as autonomous vehicles and defense, generating traceable safety data to help teams anticipate risks and support deployment decisions.

2 investors

Eigen develops co-therapies that modulate cancer cell target expression to improve the effectiveness of targeted treatments such as antibody-drug conjugates and radioligand therapies. It uses a discovery platform combining machine learning, robotic automation, and high-throughput combinatorial screening to design combination therapies addressing tumor heterogeneity.

2 investors

8Fleet is a ride hail fleet operator building infrastructure to support autonomous vehicle (AV) operations at scale, including fleet management software, operational capabilities, and physical assets. It currently scales non-autonomous ride hail fleets in key markets while positioning itself to power the transition to mass autonomous mobility adoption.

2 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.

2 investors

Elorian is an AI research and product lab building models for visual reasoning, training systems to interpret and manipulate visual representations by understanding spatial relationships, structure, and physical constraints. Its models target applications across engineering design, robotics, medicine and scientific research, and satellite imagery analysis.

2 investors

Ember Robotics provides monitoring and diagnostics software for robots and IoT devices, enabling hardware teams to detect issues early and minimize system failures during development and deployment.

2 investors

Embodied AI develops automation technology intended to handle repetitive physical work and augment the human workforce. The company positions its technology for use by labs and industry partners.

2 investors

ESTAT develops electroadhesive actuator technology for robotics and physical AI systems, offering a magnet-free alternative to conventional actuators that is thinner, lighter, and more energy-efficient. The technology relies on a US-based supply chain and targets robotics hardware applications.

2 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.

2 investors

Pivot is an AI operating system for procurement that manages the complete procurement lifecycle in a single platform, built on a modern data layer with real-time ERP connections and AI agents for tasks such as benchmarking, intake requests, and negotiations. It serves enterprises, including high-growth tech companies and Fortune 500 firms, across finance and procurement functions.

2 investors

Evitado develops autonomous systems for airside operations at commercial airports and defense applications, addressing collision prevention, visibility, and labor shortages.

2 investors

Zimmer Biomet is a medical technology company that develops orthopedic implants along with integrated digital and robotic technologies using data analytics and artificial intelligence. It serves healthcare providers and their patients across the patient care journey, and offers education and training programs for healthcare professionals.

2 investors

Familiar Machines develops emotionally intelligent physical AI, including the underlying models and hardware, for consumer home use. Its first product, "Familiars," is a home robot with animal-inspired expressions that learns household routines and builds memory and personality through interaction, with on-device data storage.

2 investors

Fieldwork Robotics develops autonomous harvesting robots for soft fruit, starting with raspberries, using AI-enhanced 3D cameras, sensors, and machine learning with multiple picking arms. The robots are aimed at fruit growers to reduce harvesting costs and waste.

2 investors

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.

2 investors

Flarebright develops patented software and machine learning technologies that add capabilities such as autonomous flight and flight safety systems to robotic and crewed vehicles, including drones. The company runs an accelerated R&D program using non-exquisite hardware and developed the SnapShot nanodrone.

2 investors

Fleet Robotics develops autonomous submersible robots that clean ship hulls, mitigate biofouling, and inspect underwater infrastructure, delivering performance data for the maritime shipping industry.

2 investors

Conduit develops an AI-native Interoperable Orchestration Platform that automates factory operations and coordinates robots and machinery across industrial facilities. The platform serves manufacturers by deploying on-site infrastructure, real-time monitoring, and analytics to accelerate production and reduce downtime.

2 investors