🚀 Robotics Startups to Watch
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34 startups match
Clear filtersFlippy — the burger-flipping robot at White Castle
⭐ Flippy 2 fries 300+ lbs of food per day — deployed in White Castle since 2021
Backed by: White Castle (partner)
Robot arms replace stamping dies for aerospace metal forming
⭐ SpaceX and US Air Force customer — robot arms replace $1M+ stamping dies
Backed by: Salesforce Ventures, SpaceX (customer)
AI-powered weeding robots for precision agriculture
⭐ Operating commercial weeding robots across California farms
Backed by: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital
Autonomous laser weeding robots for sustainable agriculture
⭐ First commercial deployment of laser-based autonomous weeding at scale
Backed by: Lowercarbon Capital
Carter warehouse robot — co-founded by iRobot's Rodney Brooks
⭐ Founded by Rodney Brooks — creator of Roomba and pioneer of behavior-based robotics
Backed by: Tiger Global
Incisionless surgical robotic technology for minimally invasive procedures.
⭐ Pioneering incisionless surgical robotic technology platform
AI-powered construction automation technology scaling autonomous machinery across construction sites.
⭐ AI-powered construction automation with presence in both US and South Korea markets
Backed by: Korea Investment Partners Co., Ltd.
Stretch — affordable home research robot for manipulation
⭐ Stretch 3 at $19,950 — most affordable capable home manipulation robot
Backed by: Toyota Research Institute
AI-driven robotics company building intelligent automation solutions.
⭐ Raised $5.5M seed funding in January 2026 with focus on AI-driven robotic systems
TUG robot in 1,000+ hospitals — millions of miles of deliveries
⭐ 1,000+ hospitals, millions of miles — most deployed hospital robot ever
Backed by: ST Engineering