Robotics Startups

ThoughtForge develops edge-based robotic AI that operates without internet connectivity to enable autonomous task completion in industrial environments. The system performs inspection, maintenance, repair, and manipulation tasks across manufacturing, energy, and aerospace applications with reported 99%+ accuracy using minimal training data.

2 investors

thtRobotics builds single-item piece-picking robotic cells with AI computer vision to automate order fulfillment in warehouses and fulfillment centers. Its adaptive gripper robotics serve supply chain managers across various industries.

2 investors

TINAMU provides drone-based inventory monitoring and digital twin solutions for industrial stockpiles, warehouses, and construction sites using LiDAR and computer vision analytics. The platform automates volumetric measurement, counting, and asset tracking in GPS-denied environments without requiring pilot skills.

2 investors

TorqueAGI develops Physical AI software that enables robots to perform complex real-world tasks in logistics, agriculture, and construction with minimal training data and edge-native deployment. The platform provides perception, reasoning, and planning capabilities for warehouse automation, field operations, and dexterous assembly tasks.

2 investors

TouchLab develops tactile sensing technology for robots, enabling them to perceive and interact with their environment through touch rather than relying solely on vision.

2 investors

TrashCon is a waste management technology company that provides automated solutions for municipal solid waste segregation and recycling. The company serves governments and private organizations seeking to achieve zero-waste operations through proprietary technologies that separate biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, and convert multi-layered plastics into recycled construction materials.

2 investors

Triditive develops the AMCELL platform, an automated 3D printing industrial machine that produces products with polymers and metals to address supply chain challenges. The company provides additive manufacturing solutions for manufacturing and production problems.

2 investors

Triple Ring Technologies is a technology development and innovation partner that co-develops breakthrough products with corporates, government programs, and startups, sharing funding and risk through its Corporate Growth Lab. It focuses on areas including physics- and bio-based AI, diagnostics, lab tools, medical devices, surgical robotics, imaging, and biomanufacturing.

2 investors

SPT Labtech designs and manufactures laboratory instruments and automation tools for life science research, including liquid handling systems, cryo-electron microscopy sample preparation, and automated sample storage. Its products serve scientists and researchers in genomics, protein crystallization, drug discovery, and next generation sequencing.

2 investors

Tuesday Labs is a robotics lab building home robots designed to handle household tidying and chores. The company is based in New York City.

2 investors

Two Labs develops a modular humanoid robot platform designed for builders to collect data, train autonomous skills, and deploy robotic systems.

2 investors

Ulendo builds software that improves the speed and accuracy of advanced manufacturing machines such as 3D printers and industrial robots. The company, which originated from the Mechatronics Program at the University of Michigan, applies a research- and data-driven approach to manufacturing automation.

2 investors

Ultrasonium is a company focused on materials science and advanced manufacturing, developing engineering systems.

2 investors

Ultraview builds an aircraft inspection platform combining autonomous drones and AI-powered handheld devices that capture exterior imagery via 4K cameras and 3D LiDAR, using computer vision to detect and measure surface damage such as dents, cracks, and corrosion. It serves airline tech ops, military maintenance, and MRO facilities with scheduling, anomaly review, and reporting through a single app.

2 investors

UnderIndustries offers Tunnelling as a Service using autonomous Micro Tunnel Boring Robots (MTBRs) that excavate, extrude and install underground utility pipes and conduits in a single automated, remote-controlled process. It targets utility infrastructure deployment in dense urban environments and challenging geologies, with a stated focus on Swiss cities.

2 investors

Unit Zero builds infrastructure and gathers real-world experience data to train machines to act in the physical world, using on-device reinforcement learning to develop their capabilities. The company focuses on robotics and embodied AI for physical tasks.

2 investors

Unmannd builds autonomous drones for defense applications, including aerial logistics and counter-UAS (cUAS) interceptors intended to operate in difficult and unpredictable environments. Its products target defense logistics and mission-critical operations.

2 investors

UP.Partners is a venture capital firm backing founders building AI-driven physical infrastructure across aerospace, robotics, energy, and defense. The firm is run by a team of engineers, pilots, and industrialists.

2 investors

Urban Machine uses AI-powered robotics to reclaim wood waste from construction and demolition sites, removing metal fasteners and processing it into premium lumber products for reuse. The company deploys mobile robots at resource facilities and job sites across North America.

2 investors

URSA Mining builds autonomous equipment and earth-moving systems for the mining industry, with software that tracks material movement, stockpile balances, and grade control from pit to destination. Its systems are developed and piloted with an alluvial gold mine in the United States.

2 investors

UVify makes the Draco, a modular racing drone with a carbon fiber frame designed for racing, freestyle flying, and aerial cinematography. The drone features swappable components, a solder-free and wire-free build, and interchangeable analog or HD video systems for drone pilots and racers.

2 investors

Valstad develops AI-enabled manufacturing systems for distributed ship production and repair, including robotic fabrication cells, phased array laser welding, and precision structural steel kits. It serves shipyards and industrial partners in the U.S. maritime industry, aiming to increase throughput and reduce downtime in shipbuilding and repair.

2 investors

Velos Rotors designs and manufactures electric, heavy-lift UAV helicopters for cargo logistics, infrastructure inspection, surveying, and search-and-rescue operations across energy, industrial, maritime, and defense sectors. The company's flagship product, the Velos V3, is a twin-engine single-rotor system with redundant design, extended flight time, and high payload capacity operating in harsh conditions.

2 investors

Vernius makes drop-in hardware modules that add autonomous or operator-assisted targeting to existing FPV interceptor drones. The module sits between the drone's receiver and flight controller to provide beyond-visual-range sensing, autonomous guidance, or target bearing data for manual pilots, aimed at low-cost, high-volume defense deployment.

2 investors