🚀 Robotics Startups to Watch
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Suburban autonomous drone delivery network expanding across U.S. and Europe.
⭐ Planning 40 new operational bases across U.S. with strong backing from ARK Invest
Backed by: ARK Invest, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
Physical AI-driven autonomous industrial robotics platform delivered as-a-service.
⭐ $100M Series C led by Lightspeed for physical AI-driven industrial automation platform
Backed by: Lightspeed, Exor
Norwegian humanoid building NEO for everyday households
⭐ First OpenAI-backed humanoid company focused on domestic home use
Backed by: OpenAI, EQT Ventures
Rehabilitation exoskeletons + humanoid GR-1 for factories
⭐ Only company shipping both medical exoskeletons AND humanoid robots commercially
Backed by: Sequoia China, Qiming Ventures
Developing next-generation humanoid robots powered by advanced physical AI and human motion data.
⭐ ALLEX humanoid robot entering commercial sales in 2026 with partnerships from NVIDIA and AWS; cumulative funding exceeds KRW 100 billion
Backed by: NVIDIA, AWS
Autonomous mobile robots for warehouse and manufacturing automation
⭐ Raised $100M total with Series C close in 2021 to expand globally in warehouse automation
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
China's most dexterous humanoid hands for factory use
⭐ Galbot hands can open any door, pick any object — tested in 50+ factory scenarios
Backed by: Meituan, Matrix Partners China
On-demand drone delivery for food and retail operating in the U.S. with major retail partnerships.
⭐ Active commercial partnerships with Walmart and Chili's delivering food and retail items across U.S.
Backed by: OurCrowd, Lukasz Gadowski (DeliveryHero founder)
Flippy — 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)
ANYmal — industrial inspection robot in oil rigs and nuclear plants
⭐ ANYmal deployed in ATEX Zone 1 — can operate in explosive gas environments
Backed by: Swisscom Ventures, Equinor (customer)
Industrial inspection quadrupeds for power plants and mines
⭐ 500+ enterprise clients — quadrupeds operating 24/7 in nuclear and mining sites
Backed by: IDG Capital, Sequoia China
Self-balancing exoskeleton — paraplegic patients walk hands-free
⭐ Only fully hands-free exoskeleton — paraplegic patients walk without crutches
Backed by: Bpifrance
Colorful humanoid companion robots designed to reduce loneliness and provide care support for seniors.
⭐ $100M valuation post-Series A for eldercare humanoid robot
Building the data layer and infrastructure for robotic foundation models.
⭐ Valuation over $200M at seed stage; backed by all four of South Korea's largest manufacturers; holds 100,000+ hours of proprietary human motion data
Backed by: Samsung, Hyundai, LG
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)
Autonomous robot fleets for precision construction that drill, mark, and assemble on hyperscale building sites.
⭐ Autonomous fleets deployed on hyperscale construction sites worldwide for drilling and marking operations
Backed by: Big Pi Ventures
Full-size humanoid targeting automotive factories
⭐ Forerunner K2 walking at 6 km/h — among fastest Chinese full-size humanoids
Backed by: Government funds
AI-powered weeding robots for precision agriculture
⭐ Operating commercial weeding robots across California farms
Backed by: Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital
Climbing robots inspect aircraft fuselages and storage tanks
⭐ Climbs aircraft fuselage without scaffolding — saves Airbus $100k+ per inspection
Backed by: Airbus Ventures
Autonomous laser weeding robots for sustainable agriculture
⭐ First commercial deployment of laser-based autonomous weeding at scale
Backed by: Lowercarbon Capital
Solar-powered autonomous weeding robots for sustainable farming
⭐ Solar-powered autonomous robot with 95% herbicide reduction capability
Backed by: Roc Capital Partners, Lowercarbon Capital
AI-driven autonomous construction robots capable of building walls on-site without human workers.
⭐ First AI-powered autonomous wall-building robots combining AI, autonomous tech, and low-cost hardware for on-site construction
Backed by: Plural, Hummingbird