Embodied AI, locomotion, sim-to-real, and foundation models
NVIDIA's GPU-accelerated robot simulation platform built on Omniverse; enables photorealistic sim-to-real training for h...
Meta's AI research division; open-sourced LLaMA models widely used in robotics; developed Habitat sim for embodied AI re...
High-performance physics simulator for robotics acquired and open-sourced by Google DeepMind; the standard for humanoid ...
1X Technologies' neural network-based embodied AI platform; end-to-end learned control for the NEO humanoid robot
Engineering simulation software leader; digital twin and multi-physics simulation tools used for stress analysis, therma...
Simulation and development platform for autonomous vehicles and robots; expanding into humanoid robot testing and valida...
Humanoid robotics company building Apollo; full-stack AI software for humanoid control including locomotion, manipulatio...
Global leader in 3D design and PLM software; 3DEXPERIENCE platform provides CAD, simulation, and digital twin tools used...
AI voice synthesis company; ultra-realistic text-to-speech enabling natural verbal communication for humanoid robots and...
Parent company of 1X Technologies (formerly Halodi Robotics); builds NEO and EVE humanoid robots with proprietary embodi...
Chinese AI chip company building Journey processors for edge AI inference; autonomous driving chips now being adapted fo...
Alphabet's industrial robotics software company (spun out of X); building Flowstate platform to simplify robot programmi...
Chinese AI giant known for Face++; expanded into logistics robotics with MegBot autonomous forklifts and AI-powered ware...
French AI startup building high-performance open-weight language models; emerging as European alternative for robotics A...
Maintainers of MoveIt, the most widely used open-source motion planning framework in ROS; provide robot arm and humanoid...
Japanese deep learning company building AI for industrial robots and autonomous systems; developed the Chainer framework...
Sanctuary AI's Carbon AI system — general-purpose AI control system designed specifically to give humanoid robots human-...
One of the world's largest AI companies; SenseTime Robotics division builds perception, navigation, and planning AI for ...
Siemens' open digital business platform including Tecnomatix and Plant Simulation; enables factory-scale digital twins f...
Unity Technologies' robotics division; provides high-fidelity simulation, synthetic data generation, and digital twins f...
ML experiment tracking and model management platform; widely used by robotics teams to track RL training runs, sim-to-re...
Whole-body robot learning research from Agility Robotics. Sim-to-real transfer.
Physics simulation company building AGX Dynamics engine; used in humanoid robot development for high-fidelity contact an...
Robotics AI research. Logistics robot AI, manipulation learning, and embodied intelligence.
Warehouse automation AI. Proteus AMR, Sparrow pick, Robin sort. 750K+ robots deployed.
Defense autonomous systems and AI. Lattice platform. Palmer Luckey-founded. $14B+ valuation.
AI safety research. Claude AI used for robot reasoning, planning, and human interaction.
Building Newton, a foundation model for understanding physical world sensor data; enables robots to interpret and reason...
Speech-to-text AI company; provides real-time transcription and audio intelligence APIs used in robot voice command and ...
Open autonomous driving and robotics platform. RT-Detr vision models for robots.
AI-enabled robotic solutions for supply chain automation. SoftBank-backed.
BrainOS autonomous navigation platform. Powers 30,000+ commercial floor robots.
Autonomous construction equipment AI. Retrofitting excavators and dozers with autonomy.
AI-controlled drywall finishing robot. Autonomous construction surface finishing.
Open-source MLOps platform for experiment tracking, data management, and model deployment; used by robotics teams to man...
Autonomous mobile robot software. Now part of Rockwell Automation. Husky and Jackal platforms.
Enterprise AI company building language models optimized for retrieval and tool use; relevant to robot instruction parsi...
Versatile robot simulation platform formerly known as V-REP; widely used in humanoid robotics research for motion planni...
AI-powered robot learning platform. Acquired by Amazon for warehouse robotics AI.
Developer of Webots, the open-source robot simulator endorsed by ROS; used extensively for humanoid robot development in...
AI speech recognition company; enterprise-grade real-time transcription with low latency suitable for robot voice interf...
AI software for warehouse robot manipulation. Full-stack autonomy for logistics.
FieldPrinter construction robot. Autonomous layout printing from BIM models.
Creator of Moxie, a social-emotional robot companion; builds embodied AI for natural human-robot interaction using large...
AMR software platform. Now Zebra Technologies robotics division. Freight series.
Robot fleet management and teleoperation platform. Cloud-based robot operations.
Open-source robotics data visualization and debugging platform. Successor to RViz.
Robot fleet management and monitoring platform; provides analytics, alerting, and remote debugging tools for deployed ro...
RT-2, SayCan, and PaLM-E robot foundation models. Leading embodied AI research.
Emotion AI company building empathic voice interfaces and expression measurement; enables humanoid robots to perceive an...
Robot operations platform for multi-vendor fleet management; provides observability, orchestration, and analytics for de...
Alphabet/Google industrial robotics software. Flowstate platform for robot programming.
da Vinci surgical robot AI. Pioneer in robotic surgery. $150B+ market cap.
AI character engine building interactive NPCs with memory, personality, and goals; adaptable for humanoid robot conversa...
Real-time motion planning platform providing sub-millisecond collision-free path computation; enabling humanoid robots t...
Deep-tech SLAM and visual-inertial odometry company; provides high-precision localization algorithms for humanoid and mo...
Warehouse robot orchestration AI. AMR coordination for fulfillment centers.
Robotics Engine Platform providing ROS-based software infrastructure for autonomous mobile robots; enables rapid deploym...
AI-driven robotic manufacturing using dual-arm robot cells for sheet metal forming; combines force control with generati...
PyTorch ecosystem and robot learning research. Habitat simulation platform.
MIRAI robot AI controller. Vision-based adaptive robot control using imitation learning.
AirSim simulator, Project Bonsai, and Azure AI services for robot development.
MiR autonomous mobile robot software and hardware. Teradyne subsidiary.
Isaac robotics platform. Omniverse simulation, Jetson edge AI, and cuMotion planning.
Indoor spatial intelligence company building mobile mapping systems and digital twin platforms used for robot-ready faci...
Autonomous delivery vehicles. R3 robot. Purpose-built for last-mile delivery.
Maintainers of ROS (Robot Operating System) and Gazebo simulator. Industry standard.
3D sensing technology company building structured light and ToF depth cameras used in humanoid robot vision and navigati...
AI-powered pick-and-place for logistics robots. Deep learning for grasping.
AI-powered autonomous welding. Computer vision and machine learning for robotic welding.
3D vision and AI company building MotionCam-3D and PhoXi scanners; enables high-speed 3D perception for robot bin pickin...
Edge voice AI platform; on-device wake word, speech-to-text, and NLU designed for embedded systems including humanoid ro...
German safety automation company; provides safety controllers, sensors, and robot safety certification services critical...
AI for parcel handling robots. Computer vision for logistics sorting and palletizing.
Neuromorphic event camera company; builds bio-inspired vision sensors with microsecond latency and ultra-low power for h...
Cloud robotics platform. Warehouse management and multi-robot coordination.
ForgeOS universal robot programming platform. Hardware-agnostic robot control.
Motion planning hardware and software. Real-time collision-free path computation.
Computer vision development platform enabling rapid training and deployment of object detection models; widely used for ...
Robot digital twin and simulation platform by Reply Group
Cognitive robot intelligence platform. Founded by AI pioneer Gary Marcus.
Robot operations platform. Fleet management, teleoperation, and data analytics.
Robot integration platform (SOFTBOT) enabling rapid deployment of diverse robot fleets in warehouses; middleware for con...
Samsung Research AI. Robot intelligence, computer vision, and natural language for robots.
Building world models and foundation models for robotics; focused on transferable physical intelligence across robot emb...
AI for construction robotics. Autonomous quality inspection and progress monitoring.
Autonomous defense AI. Hivemind pilot system for autonomous aircraft and drones.
Edge AI chip company building MLSoC (Machine Learning System-on-Chip) processors for real-time computer vision in robots...
AI research for robotics, gaming, and gastronomy. GT Sophy and robot cooking systems.
Digital humans with autonomous animation. Biological AI for lifelike digital people.
Generative AI company known for Stable Diffusion; expanding into 3D generation and synthetic data pipelines used in robo...
Integrated servo drive and motion control software company; OBLAC Drives platform provides compact motor controllers and...
AI video generation with digital avatars. Humanoid AI presenters for enterprise.
Cloud-based manufacturing automation platform with MachineBuilder CAD; enables rapid design, ordering, and deployment of...
3D safeguarding systems for industrial robots. Dynamic speed and separation monitoring.
Miniaturized humanoid surgical robot. Single-incision surgery with human-like dexterity.
No-code robot programming platform; enables workers to teach robot tasks by demonstration without coding; adaptable to h...
Embodied AI for autonomous driving. End-to-end learned driving. $1B+ raised.
Magnetic-based tactile sensor company; uSkin sensors provide 3-axis force sensing for humanoid robot fingertips and full...
Industrial 3D color camera company; produces high-resolution point cloud cameras purpose-built for robotic pick-and-plac...
South Korean AI company building intelligent control software for collaborative and humanoid robots; focuses on adaptive...
Tactile sensor company building bioinspired optical tactile sensors for robot grippers; enables slip detection and force...
Visual attention AI platform; predictive attention models that help robots and autonomous systems prioritize visual info...
Co-founded by Pieter Abbeel and Sergey Levine alumni; developed imitation learning and reinforcement learning for robot ...
VR teleoperation and AI platform for remote robot control; enables operators to control humanoid robot arms with natural...
Robotics Transformer (RT-2) and foundation models for robotic manipulation and locomotion.
AI grasp planning and bin picking software company; provides learned grasping policies that transfer across robot grippe...
Open-source AI platform. Partner with Pollen Robotics on open-source humanoid Reachy 2.
Metadata store and experiment tracking platform for ML teams; used in robotics research for logging RL training curves, ...
Open-source AI company building GPT4All and Atlas data visualization; embedding models used in robotics for semantic sce...
GPT foundation models and embodied AI research. Investor in Figure AI and 1X Technologies.
pi0 foundation model for robotic manipulation. Building general-purpose robot intelligence.
Scalable foundation models for robots. Building a general-purpose robot brain.
Sensor fusion and perception pipeline platform for robotics; automates multi-sensor calibration and integration critical...