Robotics Startups

Spacer Robotics builds autonomous AI robots for construction, starting with GRID, a mobile robot that automates rebar tying on commercial job sites using computer vision and self-navigation. Its roadmap extends to semi-humanoid robots for high-complexity site tasks and future lunar construction robots.

3 investors

Splash9 manufactures autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) for maritime applications including coastal defense, harbor patrols, seabed mapping, and infrastructure security. The company builds scalable drone-boats with autonomous navigation, long-range capability, and multi-mission payload flexibility for government, military, and commercial customers.

3 investors

Starsky Robotics develops autonomous ("driverless") trucks aimed at improving road safety while allowing truck drivers to work remotely and stay closer to home. The company operates in the self-driving vehicle and freight trucking space.

3 investors

Stateful builds a decision intelligence engine that turns operational requirements into optimised, adaptive missions for mobile robots, coordinating single-robot, multi-robot, and human-robot operations across changing real-world environments. A spin-out from the University of Oxford, it serves robotics operators across sectors including energy, marine, defence, warehousing, mining, construction, agriculture, healthcare, and logistics.

3 investors

StructionSite provides visual reality capture and AI for construction and infrastructure sites, using 360 cameras, drones, robots and site cams to document projects and surface schedule, quality and safety risks. Its vision-language AI acts as a system of record for 2D maps, 3D models and other visual data across the project lifecycle.

3 investors

Summer Robotics builds laser-event sensing technology, a camera-free perception system that lets industrial robots recognize, track, measure, and adapt to parts in real time with 100-micron precision and fast reaction times. It serves automotive, agriculture, construction, electronics, logistics, food prep, and other manufacturing and industrial automation use cases such as fastening, 3D inspection, and pick-and-place.

3 investors

Sunrise develops intelligent robotic cells combining advanced software and AI to automate manufacturing at any scale. The company targets industrial manufacturers facing labor shortages and supply chain challenges, enabling flexible automation that was previously reserved for high-volume production.

3 investors

Swap Robotics builds heavy-duty robots for utility-scale solar sites, handling vegetation cutting, solar module installation, and materials staging such as i-beams, torque tubes, and pallets. It serves solar EPC builders and operations/maintenance operators across the USA and Canada.

3 investors

Synapse Semiconductor is a semiconductor research lab building image sensors that run neural-network computation directly on the sensor, integrating light capture and AI processing in each pixel to replace GPU-based edge vision. Its chips target computer vision applications in self-driving cars, drones, humanoid robotics, and space systems.

3 investors

Synapticon develops highly integrated motion control technology, including robot actuators, integrated servomotors, motion-control electronics, and certified functional safety solutions for AI-driven robots. It serves machine builders, robotics manufacturers, and automation companies building robotic arms, automated guided vehicles, humanoid systems, and industrial machines, and also offers engineering, consulting, and integration services.

3 investors

Syncere makes Lume, a floor lamp that combines ambient lighting with autonomous home robotics capabilities to handle household chores like laundry folding. The product is aimed at consumers seeking home automation integrated with everyday furniture design.

3 investors

Synfini provides AI-driven drug discovery collaboration services that help researchers advance targets and hits into optimized, patentable chemistry. The company offers a platform combining virtual screening, scaffold hopping, synthesis planning, and parallel library synthesis to accelerate early-stage drug discovery.

3 investors

Teal Drones builds the Teal 2, an American-made small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) with EO/IR thermal imaging for short-range reconnaissance and nighttime operations. It serves military, law enforcement, firefighting, wildlife management, and industrial inspection users, and holds a Blue UAS Certification from the U.S. Department of Defense.

3 investors

Tensor develops a personal autonomous vehicle (robocar) powered by proprietary AGI technology designed for individual ownership and privacy. The company focuses on embodied artificial intelligence that operates with Level 4 autonomy in the physical world, serving users who want autonomous transportation and personal AI control.

3 investors

Tensorfield Agriculture develops advanced agricultural machinery designed for specialty row crop farming. The company is located in the California Bay Area and staffed by engineers and computer scientists.

3 investors

TerraWise builds autonomous AI-powered robots (rovers) and a software platform for operations and maintenance of utility-scale solar farms, automatically inspecting panels to detect anomalies such as cracks and faulty connectors. It also offers remote teleoperation and integrations with existing SaaS and drone platforms for solar farm operators.

3 investors

Tetsuwan operates a cloud lab and automation platform called ResearchOS that lets researchers configure, simulate, and run biology experiments from their browser without physical lab access. Users describe procedures and variables in natural language or by uploading files, and the system compiles them into executable robotic automation scripts.

3 investors

Theseus builds robotic situational awareness software using visual positioning for drones that operate in GPS-denied environments. The company serves military and defense platforms, providing a Micro Visual Positioning System designed for contested operational conditions.

3 investors

TIER IV develops autonomous driving technology built around Autoware, an open-source software platform for self-driving vehicles. The Japanese company focuses on advancing autonomous mobility systems through an open-source approach.

3 investors

Transcriptic operates a robotic cloud laboratory platform for on-demand life science research, letting scientists design and run reproducible experiments remotely. It serves pharmaceutical and biotech companies working in drug discovery and synthetic biology, offering both on-premise deployment and managed bioassay services through a web interface.

3 investors

Tuesday Labs builds home robots designed to handle household tasks and maintenance, freeing users to focus on personal activities and human connection. The company prioritizes thoughtful integration of robotics into home environments rather than extractive consumer technology practices.

3 investors

Twinny is a South Korean robotics company that develops autonomous mobile robot technology. Its work centers on robotics and related technology development.

3 investors

Unit builds a modular, robotic storage-and-retrieval system for single-item ecommerce fulfillment and returns, using palm-sized robots and AI software to automatically store and retrieve individual items in a compact warehouse footprint. It targets warehouses, 3PLs, and retailers seeking low-cost, scalable inventory automation.

3 investors

Vsim builds simulation technology and software for robotics, letting AI agents learn to solve complex tasks in accurately simulated worlds much faster than before. The tools are aimed at robotics AI research to accelerate development and reduce costs.

3 investors