Robotics Startups

Cone Drive designs and manufactures precision motion control components including worm gears and gearboxes, slew bearings and drives, and harmonic and cycloidal gearing. It serves industries such as robotics and automation, aerospace and defense, satellite communication, solar energy, medical devices, and construction.

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Config builds data infrastructure and a robot foundation model (CFG-1) for general-purpose, bimanual manipulation, turning real-world human and robot demonstrations into deployable, task-specific robot policies. Its Loop platform offers composable modules from data collection to evaluation for developing and deploying Physical AI robotics.

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Convectium builds automation equipment for cannabis oil producers, including vape cartridge packaging systems and Jiko, a device that infuses pre-rolls with concentrates. It serves THC, CBD, and Delta 8 producers looking to automate packaging and post-production operations.

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Convergix Automation is an industrial automation integrator that develops custom automation systems and solutions for manufacturing and industrial customers.

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The Cooperative Laundry operates an automated commercial laundry service that washes, presses, and folds linens for hospitality clients. Its system aims to reduce handling errors and lower water and power consumption compared with conventional equipment.

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Corenova Technologies builds Hive Defense, a security platform that combines self-learning swarm bots with blockchain to monitor and respond to real-time events across digital and physical infrastructure. It targets governance and assurance of autonomous systems in transportation and logistics for enterprise operators.

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Cosma develops precise, repeatable and scalable underwater mapping and environmental survey solutions, focused on benthic biodiversity monitoring and subsea obstacle identification. It serves subsea project clients using underwater robotics, navigation, data collection, AI and marine biology expertise, and is based in France.

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CosyRobo provides autonomous scout robots that use AI and machine vision to navigate stores and perform automated shelf surveys, scanning and mapping products to track inventory. The system helps retailers reduce stock-outs, improve planogram compliance, and free up staff for customer service.

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C-Power is an ocean power company that builds wave-energy generation systems supplying persistent power, data collection, and cloud transmission for offshore applications such as unmanned underwater and surface vehicles, autonomous maritime AI, and remote loads. It serves customers in the ocean economy, including defense and offshore operations sectors.

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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.

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Creative Motion Control designs and manufactures electric linear actuators, planetary roller screws, and grooved roller bearings in the United States. Its motion-control components serve as alternatives to ball screws and fluid power solutions for industrial applications.

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Cretile manufactures STEM education kits, curriculum, LMS, and teacher training for Grade 1 to Grade 10, covering areas from electronics and robotics to IoT and AI. It partners with edtech companies and NGOs to deliver hands-on STEM programs mapped to CBSE, ICSE, and NEP 2020 standards.

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CRON develops senseEDGE, a deep learning-based perception software for LiDAR sensors that detects, classifies, and tracks objects in real time across varied conditions and environments. It targets applications such as intelligent transportation systems (ITS), smart spaces, and security, and supports multiple LiDAR makes and sensor setups.

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Crover builds a robotic system that uses "grain-swimming" technology to move beneath stored grain and monitor it in real time. It serves farmers, grain storage operators, and traders in the agricultural supply chain to reduce storage losses and maintain grain quality.

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Ctrl provides AI-enabled autonomous service robots that automate manual tasks such as item delivery and floor cleaning for businesses like hotels, hospitals, and warehouses. It handles implementation, financing, and integration through relationships with robot vendors and distributors, aiming to make robotic automation accessible without coding or system integrators.

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Curaco manufactures an ergonomic care robot designed for elderly and bedridden patients to manage personal hygiene and toileting needs independently. The device features IoT-enabled technology, gender-specific modules, and works with standard mattresses as a standalone system.

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Cyberdontics develops a handheld intraoral scanner using OCT (optical coherence tomography) imaging combined with AI to detect caries and plan dental treatment, along with a dental robotics system aimed at performing restorative procedures such as crowns and fillings faster and more accurately. The products target dentists in restorative and diagnostic dentistry and are not yet FDA-cleared or available for sale in the U.S.

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Cyberwave provides an infrastructure platform that abstracts robots, sensors, and autonomous systems behind universal APIs, with digital twins for simulation and orchestration tools to deploy and manage device fleets through code. It serves developers and enterprises building on physical systems across robotics, autonomous navigation, sensor fusion, and edge AI.

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Cyclone Robotics (弘玑) offers an AI agent platform that provides "action" agents to work alongside employees and automate business tasks. The product is positioned for enterprises seeking to move from process automation toward AI-driven business outcomes.

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Cyltronic builds IO-Link servo actuators — linear axes and electric cylinders that integrate a servo controller, servo motor, and ball screw in a single all-in-one device. The products are aimed at machine and plant builders needing compact, configurable linear motion systems with real-time force and speed control and Industry 4.0 integration.

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D-Robotics builds robotics development infrastructure, including developer boards with a proprietary AI acceleration engine (BPU), operating systems, and open-source algorithms for edge and embodied intelligence. It serves makers and businesses developing robotics and edge AI applications.

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DAIM (Daim Technology / Daim Research) provides a Physical AI-based robot orchestration platform for autonomous manufacturing and unmanned factories, covering logistics automation from design and simulation to deployment and operation. Its products include xMS (multi-vendor robot fleet management), xDT (digital twin), and xSIM (discrete-event simulation), serving manufacturing and logistics operators.

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Dartboard Energy processes raw alarms and state data from industrial systems into classified events with audit trails, eliminating manual log reconstruction for energy and industrial operations. The platform reads data from data lakes, historians, and energy management systems, then writes structured events back to existing workflow tools.

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Dawn Industries builds VIM, a system that connects to industrial automation cells—including PLCs, robots, CNC machines, and sensors—to diagnose faults, stage operator-approved fixes, and detect part deviations shortly after machining. It serves manufacturers looking to reduce equipment recovery time and fault-related costs.

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