Robotics Startups

Daya Defense develops affordable, scalable end-to-end defense systems designed to counter low-cost threats such as drone swarms and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Its solutions target border protection and asset security in the defense sector.

1 investor

Deep Trekker builds underwater remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) with features such as flexible control and power options, data capture, and waypoint navigation. Its systems serve applications including aquaculture, where they are used for monitoring, inspections, and maintenance in fish farming environments.

1 investor

Silicon Valley Robotics Center is a full-stack robotics infrastructure provider offering hardware procurement, data collection, AI training, and fleet teleoperation services for robot learning and deployment. It serves academic labs, startups, and enterprises developing physical AI systems.

1 investor

DeepReach runs a data-collection network where individuals ("Data Partners") wear a shipped device to record real-world operation data and get paid per accepted task. The captured data supports AI/machine-learning training use cases, with contributors operating across dozens of countries.

1 investor

DefendEye builds a launch-tube drone system with a low-light camera and onboard AI that detects humans and streams real-time video to an observation center within seconds of a triggered launch. It targets military, defense, and civil emergency users for use cases such as search and rescue, border control, perimeter breach detection, and aerial surveillance (ISR).

1 investor

Degla provides a natural language platform for coordinating autonomous drone fleets for search and rescue, emergency response, infrastructure inspection, and critical field operations. The system automatically plans missions, assigns aircraft, and adapts to real-time conditions without requiring flight plans or specialist training.

1 investor

Delair builds long-range professional drones and mission-planning software for inspecting and mapping linear infrastructure such as electric power transmission and distribution lines. Its systems, used by asset managers and subcontractors including French power operator RTE, integrate with data analytics platforms to assess infrastructure condition and support maintenance planning.

1 investor

Delivery Couple offers a rentable delivery solution using delivery robots to enable restaurants, grocery stores, and other merchants to provide free deliveries to their customers. Operated by OtoRobotics, the company integrates with partner systems to automate deliveries by optimizing distance and time.

1 investor

Delta Engine is a game development studio, active since the 1990s, that created real-time strategy titles including Arena Wars and the mobile game SoulCraft. It now focuses on contract work, teaching, websites and apps, and more recently AI and robotics, while continuing to work on RTS games and engine and programming language development.

1 investor

Delta Robotics designs artificial muscle systems and a hardware-as-code validation platform for robotic applications. The company offers electric and pneumatic muscle actuators alongside an AI-assisted design validation tool built on open standards.

1 investor

DELTAsort makes a retrofittable robotic sorting station built around a high-speed delta robot and AI classification models that detect and extract recyclable materials such as clear PET, colored PET, and aluminum cans from household plastic waste. It is aimed at waste sorting facilities in Europe, offering automated sorting alongside a web dashboard for wastestream analysis.

1 investor

A distributor or reseller of robotic surgical systems, including the da Vinci and Symani systems, that supports hospitals and surgical centers in Australia with robotic-assisted surgical technology and implementation.

1 investor

DF Automation develops industrial Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR) and Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV), including configurable and heavy-duty payload-handling models for towing, lifting, and pallet transfer. It serves manufacturing and intralogistics operations such as tyre and semiconductor plants to automate material transport.

1 investor

DIDEN Robotics designs and builds quadruped robots with special electro-permanent magnet feet that climb and walk on steel walls and ceilings for autonomous, unmanned work in confined and high-risk industrial settings. It targets shipbuilding and steel structure manufacturing, automating tasks such as welding and inspection.

1 investor

Differential Bio offers a virtual scale-up platform for bioprocess optimization, using robotic lab automation to gather microliter-scale fermentation data and AI models to simulate and optimize microbial growth, yield, and cost. It serves biotech and industrial fermentation R&D teams looking to derisk and accelerate strain and process development before large-scale production.

1 investor

DOBOT is a manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots) and automation solutions, including AI-powered industrial cobots, vision kits, and STEM education robots. Its products serve smart manufacturing, machine-tending, and education applications for businesses and SMEs worldwide.

1 investor

dolaGon develops autonomous utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) and drive-by-wire conversion kits for off-road automation tasks. The company enables autonomous operation on unpaved trails for logistics and utility applications like equipment transport and guest shuttling.

1 investor

Donut Robotics develops proprietary VLA (vision-language-action) AI to control robots and produces a Japan-made bipedal humanoid robot with gesture control. The company positions its humanoid as a domestically manufactured Japanese product.

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Doog Inc. develops and manufactures mobile robots designed to enhance worker productivity and safety across various industries. The robots are built as practical tools that augment human capability through collaboration and continuous improvement, serving workplaces globally.

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Doozy Robotics builds autonomous forklift robots designed for material handling, with a 2000 kg payload capacity, ~10-hour running time, and safety features such as an emergency button and LED indicators.

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Dot builds tactile display technology for visually impaired and other users with disabilities, including the Dot Pad (a real-time tactile display for Braille, graphics, and data visualization) and Dot Kiosk (a barrier-free smart kiosk supporting Braille, tactile graphics, sign language, and voice guidance). The company applies AI-based inclusive and assistive technology to education, rehabilitation, work, and public accessibility, and also operates a robotic actuator research lab.

1 investor

DotX Automation develops intelligent robotic systems and automation solutions for the robotics industry, combining artificial intelligence, hardware design, and systems integration.

1 investor

DreamHammer offers an AI-powered SaaS platform that controls drones, connected systems, and remote sensing devices to collect and process location-based geospatial intelligence for decision makers. It serves autonomous vehicle providers and enterprises across use cases such as ESG identification, field operations, and electronic security.

1 investor

Drobot builds mobile robots and uses real-time location systems (RTLS) to track parts and tools and automate material movement inside manufacturing plants. It targets manufacturers ranging from large operations to mid-sized job shops, aiming to address labor shortages and reduce waste through automation.

1 investor