🚀 Robotics Startups to Watch
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Clear filtersPatrolBot autonomous security robots that complement guard services and increase operational efficiency.
⭐ PatrolBot provides autonomous security patrol as a workforce multiplier for commercial security operations
Surgical robotics platform for advanced surgical procedures.
⭐ Seed-funded surgical robotics startup launched June 2020
Surgical robotic systems for minimally invasive procedures.
⭐ Y Combinator S2023 batch medical robotics startup
Backed by: Y Combinator
AI-powered indoor security robots designed for cost-effective facility surveillance and patrolling.
⭐ Developed flagship indoor security robots with proprietary AI software in just one year
Autonomous delivery robots for last-mile logistics
⭐ Operating autonomous delivery robots at scale across multiple cities
Developer-ready humanoid platform designed to operate safely in shared human spaces.
⭐ Launched Sprout humanoid robot shipping as Creator Edition in January 2026
AI-driven autonomous security robots that patrol commercial properties and public spaces 24/7.
⭐ K5 autonomous security robot deployed commercially across North America for 24/7 perimeter patrol
Automation robots for strawberry farming with AI-powered harvesting.
⭐ Addressing 60% labor cost in California strawberry farming
Backed by: Y Combinator
Automated layout and positioning robots for construction sites.
⭐ Secured $7.5M Series A funding for automated construction layout automation
Backed by: AlleyCorp
World's only fully commercial driverless robotaxi — 50,000+ rides/week
⭐ 50,000+ weekly rides with zero human driver — only true commercial driverless service
Backed by: Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz
Autonomous delivery vehicles — first fully driverless road approval
⭐ First NHTSA driverless deployment permit — R2 operates with zero human onboard
Backed by: SoftBank, Google
Atlas + Spot — world's most recognized robots
⭐ 10,000+ Spot robots deployed in 90+ countries — 500M+ YouTube views
Backed by: Hyundai Motor Group
General-purpose humanoid for warehouses and homes
⭐ Figure 02 deploys at BMW Spartanburg — first humanoid in a real auto plant
Backed by: Nvidia, Microsoft, OpenAI
Foundation models for general robotic dexterity
⭐ π0 can fold laundry, bus tables, pack boxes — zero task-specific training
Backed by: Sequoia, OpenAI, Jeff Bezos
Apollo humanoid deployed at GXO and Mercedes-Benz
⭐ Apollo deployed at GXO warehouses and Mercedes-Benz factories
Backed by: Google, Mercedes-Benz, NASA collaboration
Most autonomous drone in the world — US-made for defense
⭐ US Army selected Skydio — only American drone that can beat DJI on autonomy
Backed by: Andreessen Horowitz, US Army
Drone delivery for medical supplies — 1M+ deliveries made
⭐ 1M+ deliveries in Africa and Asia — blood delivered in 30 mins vs 3 hours by road
Backed by: Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs
A generalist robot brain that runs across any robot body
⭐ $300M raised at $1.5B valuation before shipping a single product
Backed by: Lightspeed, SoftBank, Amazon
Autonomous construction technology that orchestrates fully connected robot fleets to transform how buildings are constructed.
⭐ Raised $270M to scale autonomous construction fleets with tech from Waymo veterans
Foundation models for warehouse picking at Amazon scale
⭐ RFM-1 picks any object with zero task-specific programming — deployed at scale
Backed by: Radical Ventures, Index Ventures
Digit — first bipedal humanoid operating at Amazon scale
⭐ Digit is the only bipedal humanoid operating inside Amazon facilities today
Backed by: Amazon, DCVC
Wall-climbing robots that perform dangerous infrastructure inspections in confined spaces humans cannot safely access.
⭐ $1.2B valuation with $125M Series D in 2025; operating at commercial scale across critical infrastructure
Backed by: Founders Fund, Y Combinator
Sidewalk delivery robots — public on NASDAQ
⭐ Only publicly traded sidewalk delivery robot company — NASDAQ: SERV
Backed by: Nvidia, Uber
Servi robot in Chili's and Denny's — robot-as-a-service for restaurants
⭐ In Chili's and Denny's nationwide — $999/month subscription replaces $25/hr labor
Backed by: SoftBank, LG Electronics