Best Consumer Robotics Companies in Canada
The 49 best Consumer Robotics companies in Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BIONIK.
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Ranked: Best Consumer Robotics companies in Canada
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIONIK Provider of assistive and rehabilitation hardware and software solutions | $40M | 110 mo ago | Public | Michal Prywata Co-Founder | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Trexo Robotics A battery operated exoskeleton device | $2M | 89 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | WordPressMarkerUnbounce+35 | 10 patents Powered lower‑limb orthotic exoskeletons for weight‑bearing mobility assistance | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Brink Bionics Developer of robotic upper-limb replacement technology | $334K | 70 mo ago | Seed | Erik Lloyd Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | 7 patents EMG-based low‑latency control and modular prosthetic hand technologies for myoelectric devices | — |
| 4 | B-Temia Developer of wearable robots for human mobility | $103K | 135 mo ago | Series A | — | 2010 | — | 269 patents Wearable exoskeleton and orthotic support structures with actuation and load‑transfer technologies | — |
| 5 | Doly Provider of AI-based social robots for children | $84K | 29 mo ago | Seed | Levent Erenler Founder & CEO | 2022 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | — |
| 6 | Mimetics Canada Online platform offering educational robots | — | 117 mo ago | Deadpooled | Blair Clarkson Co-Founder | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 7 | AAI Canada R& D company for Intelligenct Robot | — | — | Unfunded | Ann Griffith CEO | 1983 | — | — | — |
| 8 | acrylic robotics Acrylic Robotics is an art-tech startup using AI and robotics to bring automation, authentication and… | — | — | Private | — | 2020 | Webflow EcommerceCart FunctionalityWebflow+12 | — | — |
Top 6 Consumer Robotics companies in Canada
#1
Seed · Canada · founded 2022$84.3Kraised▾
Provider of AI-based social robots for children. It offers a product called Doly which acts as a companion and creates emotional bonds with the user. It also allows them to learn to code.
- Feb 2024Seed$84.3K
#2
Public · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2010 · 12 employees$40.1Mraised▾
Bionik Labs provides assistive and rehabilitation hardware and software solutions for healthcare professionals and patients. Offers InMotion Interactive Therapy, that improves upper-extremity motor retraining for patients with neurological conditions and injuries and InMotionConnect which is a software system that assists therapists to monitor & analyze the patient's progress and neurological condition. Also offers InMotionARM, which is a shoulder & elbow evaluation & therapy solution for stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's & other neurological conditions and InMotionARM/HAND which is a solution to treat patients with different deficits such as severe impairment, high level strengthening or coordination.
- May 2017Post IPO—
- Apr 2016Post IPO$27M
- Jul 2015Post IPO$13.1M
#3
Seed · Mississauga, Ontario · founded 2016 · 29 employees$1.5Mraised▾
A battery operated exoskeleton device. The company has developed a device designed specifically for children with disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic, Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Rett Syndrome, Neuromuscular Disease, Stroke, Hemiplegia, and Degenerative Lower Extremity Joint Disease. It is designed to attach to any existing walker or gait-trainer.
- Feb 2019Seed$150K
- Aug 2017Seed$450K
- Jul 2017Seed$820K
- Jun 2017Seed$120K
#4
Seed · Waterloo, Ontario · founded 2018 · 1 employees$333.8Kraised▾
Developer of robotic upper-limb replacement technology. It is a technology startup that has developed bionic arms which integrate with the human body to improve hand dexterity. Its flagship technology Axo Hand comes with six degrees of freedom and can be used by adults with below-elbow limb differences. The company claims that the solution leverages machine learning algorithms which allow the wearer to control the prosthesis the same way they would control their natural limbs. The prosthesis uses a patent-pending system called Re-Link that allows the user or clinician to swap out modules in the hand for replacing damaged motors, sensors and mechanical drive components easily and safely.
- Sep 2020Seed$265.5K
- Jun 2018Seed$30K
#5
Series A · Quebec City, Quebec · founded 2010 · 25 employees$102.8Kraised▾
Developer of wearable robots for human mobility. The company produces assistive devices for mobility that help individuals regain autonomy in mobility. The product, Keeogo is a motorized assistive device worn on the lower body and is designed for individuals who have limited walking endurance or mobility issues. The device’s adjustable motorized power complements the wearer's own muscle strength, allowing them to manage body movements more effectively.
- May 2015Series A—
- Mar 2011Conventional Debt$102.8K
#6
Deadpooled · Toronto, Ontario · founded 2012 · 3 employees—raised▾
Online platform offering educational robots. Its offers products like Jade robot, Aegir, Pen holder robot, and Gripper. It also offers programs on STEM subjects for kids.
- Oct 2016Seed—
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How research on Robotics is moving in Canada
A read on the academic research around Robotics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 877 Canada-affiliated papers.
- University of Toronto93
- University of Waterloo81
- Artificial Intelligence in Medicine51
- University of British Columbia47
- McGill University45
- Motion planning15→89
- Path (computing)9→44
- Reinforcement learning1→35
- Task (project management)2→35
- Trajectory3→36
- Motion planning15→60
- Path (computing)6→44
- Trajectory7→31
- Reinforcement learning1→25
- Control theory (sociology)5→29
- Key (lock)1→9
- Perception2→5
Where robotics is researched across Canada
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing robotics patents in Canada
Canada robotics patent filing is accelerating — 4,167 filings from 1,632 assignees (2016–2025), led by Sanctuary Cognitive Systems, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates; annual filings 241→449.
- Sanctuary Cognitive Systems262
- Pratt & Whitney Canada206
- Macdonald Dettwiler & Associates146
- Safran Electronics & Defense146
- B Temia145
- Titan MED107
- Vanrx Pharmasystems103
- Schlumberger Technology100
Common questions
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