Ropet
Beijing, China
Home and consumer
Makes AI desktop companion pets, starting with the KAMOMO pet robot.
Founded since 2022
Physical AI companies founded in 2022 or later.
Medical and surgical, Warehouse and mobile robots
Builds Rovi, an autonomous robot that attaches to stretchers to transport patients within hospitals and collects logistics data on transport workflows.
Construction
Equips heavy machinery with radar-based autonomy and site intelligence for mining, aggregates and defense operations.
Hands and grippers, Robot arms and cobots, Humanoids
Builds dexterous humanoid robots, tactile robotic hands, and embodied AI models for contact-rich manipulation.
Shifters AI
Washington, D.C., United States2
Legged robots
Develops software that lets teams of robots move autonomously through complex terrain for dangerous missions.
Spacer Robotics
San Francisco, United States
Construction, Humanoids
Develops AI robots for construction, starting with a rebar-tying robot, and plans semi-humanoid and lunar construction robots.
Spirit AI
Beijing, China
Humanoids
Builds general-purpose humanoid robots, along with embodied large models and learning algorithms for them.
STARK Defence
Berlin, Germany131
Drones, Defence and security ground robots
Develops unmanned defence systems, including loitering munitions and an unmanned surface vessel, plus command-and-control software for European forces.
Sunday Robotics
Redwood City, United States24
Home and consumer, Humanoids
Builds Memo, a home robot that learns household chores such as clearing dishes, making espresso and folding socks.
Sunrise Robotics
Ljubljana, Slovenia12
Robot arms and cobots, Humanoids
Builds autonomous robotic cells that take over existing manufacturing processes and scale production capacity.
Drones
Swarmer develops software systems that allow unmanned vehicles to act autonomously and work together in large teams. Its systems are centered on ethical AI and require humans to make all life-or-death
Syncere
Palo Alto, United States
Home and consumer
Makes Lume, a floor lamp that navigates the home and handles chores such as laundry folding.
T2
Chiyoda, Japan
Self-driving cars, trucks and robotaxis
Runs Level 4 autonomous truck freight services between major logistics hubs, using its in-house self-driving technology.
Tacta Systems
Palo Alto, United States
Humanoids, Hands and grippers
Builds dexterous robotic hands, tactile sensors, a skill-capture glove and AI software that let industrial robots perform high-value manufacturing work done by human hands.
Tencore
Vyshneve, Ukraine
Defence and security ground robots
Makes ground robotic platforms for military logistics, evacuation, mine-laying and fire support, plus AI for autonomous movement of those platforms.
TetherIA
Santa Clara, United States
Humanoids
Truly dexterous manipulation
The Fourth Law
Kyiv, Ukraine
Drones
Builds autonomy modules for FPV drones and autonomous interceptor drones for defense, plus simulation tools for testing them.
Robot arms and cobots
Automates business processes with AI and deep learning, and builds robotics products customized to each project.
TYTAN Technologies
Munich, Germany48
Drones
Builds autonomous interceptor drones that detect and neutralize hostile drones for European air defense.
Ultra Robotics
New York, United States
Robot arms and cobots, Humanoids
Builds the OP1, a stationary AI robot that packs, sorts and kits orders in warehouses.
Humanoids
Designs general-purpose mobile and humanoid robots, along with the AI and robotics software that runs them.
UniX AI
Suzhou, China
Humanoids
Develops, mass-produces and deploys general-purpose humanoid robots, including wheeled dual-arm and bipedal models.
Verne Robotics
San Francisco, United States6
Self-driving cars, trucks and robotaxis
Builds general-purpose physical AI and deploys robots that kit, assemble and inspect on factory floors.
Humanoids
Builds humanoid robots and Physical General Intelligence software that learns from real-world interaction, with safety designed in from the start.
Vyriy Drone
Kyiv, Ukraine1
Drones
Designs and manufactures unmanned drone systems and defense solutions for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
X Square Robot
Shenzhen, China4
Mobile manipulators, Humanoids
Develops general-purpose embodied AI foundation models and wheeled humanoid-style robots for home services, logistics and other real-world tasks.
X-Humanoid
Beijing, China
Humanoids
Develops embodied intelligence humanoid robots, a general embodied AI platform, and training data and test services for robot deployment.
xTerra Robotics
Kanpur, India
Legged robots
Builds legged quadruped robots and quasi-direct drive actuators for security, inspection, and industrial use.
Xynova
Hangzhou, China
Hands and grippers, Humanoids
Builds core components for humanoid robots, including high-degree-of-freedom dexterous hands and electric drive systems.
