Robotics Startups

Sangwha is a creative technology company that develops robotic solutions and AI-powered content creation platforms for entertainment, F&B, and media industries. The company designs immersive experiences and automated content production systems.

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Saturn Dynamics builds a world model for embodied AI, generating interactive simulated environments for training and evaluating robotics and autonomy systems at scale before deployment in the real world. It targets developers of physical AI and robotics intelligence.

2 investors

SBX Robotics creates synthetic training images for robot computer vision systems using simulation, enabling companies to generate large labeled datasets from minimal seed imagery at a fraction of traditional annotation costs.

2 investors

Scewo develops robotic wheelchairs, combining mechanical engineering, robotics, and embedded software. The company serves wheelchair users, with a sales focus on Switzerland and Germany.

2 investors

SeaGen develops automated robots that monitor aquatic ecosystems and remove pollutants while supporting the growth of beneficial species like seaweed to improve food and water security and reduce atmospheric carbon. The company builds environmental monitoring networks focused on oceans, rivers, and lakes.

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Seegrid builds autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), including autonomous lift trucks, using infrastructure-free localization and mapping technology for material handling in production, warehouse, and manufacturing environments. It serves industrial operations across North America with hardware and software for automated pallet handling and material flow.

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Sensetics develops digital touch technology using programmable fabric with metamaterials and piezoelectrics to capture and replay tactile sensations in real time. The company serves roboticists, automation operators, and users of virtual environments who need tactile feedback and sensory integration.

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Sensmore builds Machine Assist, a physical AI system that gives drivers of heavy machinery real-time situational awareness and collision warnings for people, other machines, and static objects. It combines 4D radar, physical AI, and RTK GNSS localization in a hardware kit aimed at industrial and mining operations.

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Servo7 develops AI control software for robots that learns from demonstrations to automate repetitive tasks, including in regulated industries like military and healthcare. The platform replaces traditional pre-programmed control methods with machine learning to reduce programming complexity.

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Shearwater Aerospace develops intelligent drone systems designed for public safety, disaster response, and other applications where traditional aircraft use is costly or risky. The company's Smart Flight platform aims to enable faster, longer-range uncrewed operations while reducing greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional aviation.

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SiFly builds NDAA-compliant, fully-electric VTOL drones with long endurance (over 2 hours in hover, 3 hours in forward flight) and heavy-lift capacity as an alternative to light utility helicopters. Its autonomous rotorcraft serve mapping, inspection, logistics, search & rescue, and public safety operations with onboard intelligence and remote-operation networking.

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Waymo develops the Waymo Driver, an autonomous vehicle system that provides ride-hailing services across multiple metropolitan areas. The company operates commercial autonomous mobility services for consumers in major U.S. cities and expanding internationally.

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Simplex Motion develops and produces integrated servomotors that combine motor, control electronics and patented sensor technology for industrial and OEM applications. The company builds mechatronic and motor control systems serving B2B industrial customers.

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Skilancer Solar designs and manufactures autonomous, self-powered, waterless robotic cleaners for solar panels, serving utility-scale plants, commercial installations, and rooftops. It also executes solar power plant installation projects across India.

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Skriware Academy is a teacher support platform offering e-courses, video tutorials, and ready-made lesson scenarios across 9 school subjects for primary school educators. The platform provides teaching materials, activities, and multimedia resources designed to complement Skriware's 3D printing and robotics tools used in classroom instruction.

2 investors

Skycharge builds an automatic, programmable charging system for drones, consisting of a charge source and sink with power-line communication, along with contact-based docking solutions like TILES and BOLO S1. Its hardware is engineered and manufactured in Germany for drone platform operators.

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Sniffer Robotics provides methane emissions detection, quantification, and monitoring services for landfills, RNG facilities, biogas operations, anaerobic digesters, livestock operations, wastewater treatment plants, and processing plants. It uses its drone-based payload and GIS analytics platform to produce methane emissions maps and reports that help operators reduce fugitive emissions and support regulatory compliance.

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Soft Robotics Inc. rebranded as Oxipital AI after divesting its robotic gripper business to the Schmalz Group in August 2024, shifting its focus to machine vision inspection and defect detection technology. The company develops AI-based vision inspection systems.

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Sorting Robotics builds automation and robotics technology for the cannabis industry, using robotic process automation and computer vision. The company is based in Los Angeles.

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Sovato provides a platform and integrated hardware system to enable remote robotic-assisted surgery and procedures, connecting surgical teams across sites with verification, communication, and workflow tools for healthcare organizations and surgical system manufacturers.

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SPG manufactures servo planetary reduction gears and related mechanical transmission products for industrial applications.

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Spinbotics offers Spinbot, a modular robotic worker for factory automation that handles repetitive tasks such as machine tending, metal part handling, and loading/unloading of lathes, mills, and lasers. It targets manufacturers facing operator shortages, requiring no programming or complex integration.

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SprayVision develops technology for optimizing coating and spraying processes, aiming to make coating faster and more efficient. The company positions its work around industrial coating optimization.

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SRTX develops advanced materials and software to improve textiles, beginning with Sheertex, a knit made from one of the world's strongest polymers. Its first application is highly durable pantyhose in the hosiery market.

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