Robotics Startups

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

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Warehouse, Logistics & Delivery

24

Autonomous mobile robots, piece-picking, goods-to-person systems, and last-mile delivery.

Humanoid & General-Purpose

19

Bipedal and general-purpose robots built to do human-shaped physical work in factories, warehouses, and homes.

Industrial & Manufacturing

17

Collaborative arms, machine tending, welding, and software-defined automation for the factory floor.

Medical & Surgical

17

Surgical robots, rehabilitation exoskeletons, hospital logistics, and micro-scale medical robotics.

Defense & Security

15

Unmanned ground, air, and sea systems, autonomous security patrol, and defense autonomy.

Robotics Software & AI

13

Robot foundation models, embodied AI, simulation, teleoperation data, and fleet orchestration.

Autonomous Vehicles & Trucking

10

Self-driving cars, robotaxis, driverless trucking, and the autonomy software stacks behind them.

Drones & Aerial Robotics

10

Commercial and defense drones, autonomous inspection, drone delivery, and counter-drone systems.

Space Robotics

10

Orbital servicing, debris removal, robotic arms, and planetary rovers for the Moon and beyond.

Agriculture Robotics

9

Autonomous tractors, laser weeding, precision spraying, and harvest robots for the field.

Components & Hardware

8

Actuators, dexterous hands, grippers, tactile sensors, and the building blocks of robots.

Consumer & Service

7

Home, cleaning, hospitality, retail, and companion robots built for everyday environments.

Maritime & Underwater

6

Autonomous surface vessels, underwater vehicles, and ocean robotics for defense and industry.

Construction & Field

6

Autonomous 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.