Physical AI, mapped
The robotics industry, mapped by what each company actually builds.
Robotics is having its breakout moment. The map is a mess: press releases, vaporware, and quietly dead startups drown out the companies actually shipping. This is a curated, independently verified directory of robotics companies, organized by category, with a proof-of-life signal on every entry. No pay-for-rank.
171 verified companies across 14 categories.
Categories
By what they build
Warehouse, Logistics & Delivery
24Autonomous mobile robots, piece-picking, goods-to-person systems, and last-mile delivery.
Humanoid & General-Purpose
19Bipedal and general-purpose robots built to do human-shaped physical work in factories, warehouses, and homes.
Industrial & Manufacturing
17Collaborative arms, machine tending, welding, and software-defined automation for the factory floor.
Medical & Surgical
17Surgical robots, rehabilitation exoskeletons, hospital logistics, and micro-scale medical robotics.
Defense & Security
15Unmanned ground, air, and sea systems, autonomous security patrol, and defense autonomy.
Robotics Software & AI
13Robot foundation models, embodied AI, simulation, teleoperation data, and fleet orchestration.
Autonomous Vehicles & Trucking
10Self-driving cars, robotaxis, driverless trucking, and the autonomy software stacks behind them.
Drones & Aerial Robotics
10Commercial and defense drones, autonomous inspection, drone delivery, and counter-drone systems.
Space Robotics
10Orbital servicing, debris removal, robotic arms, and planetary rovers for the Moon and beyond.
Agriculture Robotics
9Autonomous tractors, laser weeding, precision spraying, and harvest robots for the field.
Components & Hardware
8Actuators, dexterous hands, grippers, tactile sensors, and the building blocks of robots.
Consumer & Service
7Home, cleaning, hospitality, retail, and companion robots built for everyday environments.
Maritime & Underwater
6Autonomous surface vessels, underwater vehicles, and ocean robotics for defense and industry.
Construction & Field
6Autonomous earthmoving, layout printing, inspection, and robots for jobsites and heavy industry.
01 Founders & operators
For the field
One primary category per company, assigned by what it actually ships. Compare humanoid builders against warehouse autonomy, or robot foundation models against the hardware they run on, without wading through launch-day copy.
02 Companies
For companies
Not listed, or miscategorized? Free submission with review. Every entry needs a 2024 to 2026 proof-of-life signal. Nothing buys rank or a better category.
03 Agents
For AI agents
The whole catalog is machine-readable: search API, full JSON dump, llms.txt, and an MCP server. Built to be quoted by agents doing robotics market research.