Robotics Startups

Wootzano builds robotic packing systems for post-harvest fresh produce, using computer vision, machine learning, and a patented food-safe electronic skin to handle soft produce and snip vine produce to target weights. Its collaborative robots are aimed at fresh produce packing lines to reduce labour requirements and increase productivity.

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WWA designs and builds custom industrial automation and robotics systems, handling engineering, software, electrical work, and assembly in-house. Its applications include cleaning, coating, assembly, bin picking, and glazing of windows and doors across various industrial sectors.

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X-Imaging develops laboratory automation systems and collaborative robots for applied chemistry, life sciences, and microbiology research, serving pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and material science laboratories.

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XAG develops agricultural drones, ground rovers, autopilot consoles, smart fertigation systems, and farm management IoT products for precision farming and intelligent management of water, fertilizer, and pesticides. Founded in China, its agricultural robotics products are sold in more than 60 countries and regions.

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xCraft designs and manufactures unmanned aerial systems (drones) for enterprise and military markets, with custom-built solutions tailored to specific use cases in defense, energy, security, public safety, agriculture, and infrastructure inspection. The company focuses on optimized aircraft designs rather than standardized quadcopter models.

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Xense Robotics develops tactile sensing hardware and software for robotic applications. The company provides capacitive and piezoelectric tactile sensors integrated with robotic grippers and gripper fingertips, along with XENSE STUDIO, a multimodal tactile visualization and analysis software.

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Xmobots is a Brazilian robotics technology company that develops vehicles, hardware, software, and AI, primarily drones and unmanned aerial vehicles. It serves agriculture, industry and environmental mapping, and security and defense customers across Latin America, with a focus on the Brazilian market.

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XOCEAN provides ocean data and analytics services to support sustainable development of the ocean economy, particularly for industries like offshore wind. The company uses marine robotics and operates globally with offices across six countries.

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Xronos provides an open-source, component-based development framework for Python and C++ that runs on Linux, aimed at engineers building robotics and automation systems. It offers a deterministic runtime plus built-in telemetry, tracing, and automatic architecture visualization to make testing and deployment more reliable.

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XTI Aerospace builds unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and vertical-mobility platforms, including the TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft, and distributes enterprise drones for commercial, government, and defense customers across the U.S. Its divisions include DarkStar Labs for applied aerospace engineering and AI-driven autonomy, and Hangar X Studios for media, alongside distribution operations from its Drone Nerds acquisition.

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Xyall operates in medical technology and molecular diagnostics, leveraging expertise in digital pathology and health innovation to scale diagnostic solutions.

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Yamato Infrastructure Robotics develops AI and robotics technologies for research, manufacturing, and maintenance of social infrastructure. The company provides inspection, diagnosis, and maintenance services for infrastructure structures and operates as a construction consultant.

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Yard.bot provides recurring residential lawn care using robotic mowers overseen by human staff, offering mowing, trimming, edging, and clipping cleanup on a scheduled basis. Customers request service online or by phone and receive photo confirmations when work is complete.

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YK Robotics develops a software platform for industrial robot programming and deployment, with tools for configuration, editing, and data analysis. It serves system integrators and manufacturing companies across applications such as assembly, palletizing, dispensing, packaging, bin picking, and machine tending.

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Yo-Kai Express operates autonomous, self-contained restaurant kiosks with a robot-chef that cooks gourmet bowls such as ramen, udon, pasta, and rice bowls in about 90 seconds. The machines run 24/7 and use an AI platform for dynamic pricing and inventory management.

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Zadar Labs develops software-defined 4D imaging radar sensors that provide high-resolution, all-weather perception for autonomy, safety, and security applications. Its radars are deployed in autonomous vehicles, mobile robots, heavy equipment, agriculture, site security, and indoor monitoring.

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ZAP Surgical develops the ZAP-X Gyroscopic Radiosurgery platform, a self-shielded surgical robotics system for non-invasive cranial stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) that uses linear accelerator technology instead of radioactive sources. It serves neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists, aiming to make cranial SRS feasible in a wider range of clinical settings, including outpatient and rural locations.

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Zelim develops AI-enabled maritime safety and security systems, including man-overboard detection (ZOE), a rapid recovery system (Swift), and an unmanned rescue vessel (Guardian). Its products serve maritime operators such as cruise, ferry, and offshore operations to detect, track, and recover people in the water.

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ZenRobotics develops AI-based robotic sorting systems that help waste operators extract value from waste and achieve circular economy goals. The company's robots can sort 500+ waste categories for customers across 15+ countries.

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Zerodrag manufactures electronic speed controllers and drone components for hobbyist and professional drone builders, based in India. The company produces hardware including ESCs, flight controllers, and related racing drone electronics.

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Zing develops hardware detection systems and cloud software for drone airspace identification and compliance. The company offers Remote ID detection devices, broadcast modules for drone compliance, and a platform for airspace awareness and monitoring.

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Zordi developed robotics foundation models and Real2Sim2Real technology for dexterous manipulation in agricultural robotics, aiming to automate manual labor in farming. The company was acquired by Industrial Next in 2026.

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Ztractor builds fully electric, autonomous agriculture tractors equipped with IoT sensors, cameras, and machine learning to collect field data and improve crop yield. Its machines target vegetable, berry, and grape growers.

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Research institute conducting work in areas such as virtual and augmented reality, computer vision, intelligent systems and robotics, multimedia and social network analysis, networks and communications, and digital transformation. Its activities include European and national research projects (Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020, FP6-FP7) and service provision.

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