🚀 Robotics Startups to Watch
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Heavy-duty robotic platform for construction powered by robotics and AI.
⭐ $25M seed round for construction robotics with integrated hardware, software, and manufacturing
Backed by: RTP Global
Incisionless surgical robotic technology for minimally invasive procedures.
⭐ Pioneering incisionless surgical robotic technology platform
Autonomous spraying and application robots for agriculture
⭐ Commercial deployments in European orchards and vineyards
Backed by: Mivtec, JVP
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
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
Upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeletons for sensorimotor function recovery.
⭐ Deployed across 20 countries with 5 degrees of freedom (4 active, 1 passive) upper-limb exoskeleton for rehabilitation.
Backed by: Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
AI-powered robotic harvesting for specialty crops
⭐ Expanding U.S. operations beyond lettuce into broader specialty crops
Autonomous outdoor security patrolling robot for industrial and commercial sites.
⭐ Launched Ascento Guard autonomous outdoor security robot with $4.3M pre-seed funding
Backed by: Wingman Ventures
Autonomous mobile robot for indoor and outdoor security patrol with multimodal sensor fusion.
⭐ ROVéo robot autonomously patrols industrial sites with multimodal sensor fusion for anomaly detection
Backed by: Nivalis Group, SOSV
AI robotics startup developing autonomous robot taxi technology.
⭐ Secured 200M yen seed funding for autonomous robot taxi with proven autonomous driving track record
Backed by: Partners Fund Inc.
Pepper + NAO — 20,000+ social robots deployed worldwide
⭐ NAO used in 70+ countries for research — 10,000+ units in universities worldwide
Backed by: SoftBank Group
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