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Best Industrial Robotics Companies in United States
The 522 best Industrial Robotics companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Horizon Robotics.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
522companies tracked
$12.2Bdisclosed funding
10unicorns
175have raised
The best-funded Industrial Robotics companies in the United States are tracked right here, ranked by disclosed equity and recent momentum across 522 ventures that together have pulled in $12.2B. Ten of those have crossed unicorn status. Physical Intelligence leads at $1.1B raised, Mind sits close behind at $1.0B, and Rhoda has stacked $450M, which tells you where the conviction capital is landing.
The broader market context sharpens the picture. Industrial robotics is on a sustained climb, with CAGR running at 13.6%, and I'd argue the funding distribution here mirrors that: a handful of outsized earners capturing most of the oxygen while the mid-tier builds steadily. Median install growth across industrial automation apps is running +15% YoY, so the software layer is moving in lockstep with the hardware. This quarter's acceleration among top players reinforces that the sector isn't cooling. Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, and the National Science Foundation are the most active backers in this directory, which signals both commercial and institutional confidence. So if you're benchmarking a new entrant or tracking where growth capital flows next, this is the list to start with.
Ranked: Best Industrial Robotics companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horizon Robotics 🦄 Provider of robotic vehicle automation software | $3.4B | 44 mo ago | Series C | 26 | Kai Yu Co-Founder & CEO | — | 6 signals ▼50% Funding · New product · Announcements | — | — |
| 2 | Physical Intelligence 🦄 Developer of AI models and learning algorithms for physical robots 83Funding top 14%AI top 20%Growth top 28%Talent top 28% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 14% AItop 20% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Moattop 32% Markettop 40% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 45% Funding: Raised $1.1B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $1.1B | 6 mo ago | Series B | — | Chelsea Finn Co-Founder | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+10 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Mind 🦄 Developer of robotic platform designed for industrial deployment and manufacturing tasks 50Funding top 13%Market top 47%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 13% Markettop 47% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 34% Funding: Raised $1.0B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) Market: Top-10,000,000 web property · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 50/100 | $1.0B | 1 mo ago | Series A | — | RJ Scaringe Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+3 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Physical Intelligence Provider of AI powered solutions for bringing general purpose AI into the physical world | $470M | 19 mo ago | Series A | — | Chelsea Finn Co-Founder | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+11 | 4 signals ▼33% Funding · Capital raise | — | — |
| 5 | Rhoda 🦄 Developer of robotic systems utilizing video pre-training for industrial automation 64Funding top 18%Talent top 23%Moat top 32%Market top 44% All 6 signals ▾Fundingtop 18% Talenttop 23% Moattop 32% Markettop 44% Globaltop 45% Techbottom 39% Funding: Raised $450M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $450M | 3 mo ago | Series A | — | Changan Chen Co-Founder & Chief Research Officer | Apple iCloud MailVimeoYouTube+13 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Field AI 🦄 Provider of AI-powered software brains that make robots autonomous | $405M | 9 mo ago | Series D | 12 | Ali Agha Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | — | — | 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 7 | Bright Machines Provider of software-defined microfactories automating AI infrastructure hardware assembly 91Patents top 17%Innovation top 18%Funding top 21%Moat top 21% All 12 signals ▾Patentstop 17% Innovationtop 18% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 21% AItop 25% Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Markettop 39% Techtop 41% Producttop 45% Globaltop 46% Newsbottom 24% Patents: 84 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 19 in 2017-21 Innovation: 84 patents (top 22% of patent-holders) · 65 filings since 2022 vs 19 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 91/100 | $385M | 23 mo ago | Series C | 500 | Lior Susan Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26 | — | 84 patents Automated robotic assembly and vision‑based inspection for electronics manufacturing | 1 job opening |
| 8 | Skild 🦄 Developer of artificial intelligence to control robots for physical tasks 67Funding top 15%Moat top 26%AI top 30%Growth top 35% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 15% Moattop 26% AItop 30% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Funding: Raised $314M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $314M | 5 mo ago | Series C | 6 | Abhinav Gupta Co-Founder & President | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceNode.js+12 | — | — | 8 job openings · 1 award |
| 9 | Seegrid Provider of vision-guided vehicles with auto-navigation features 67Patents top 13%Innovation top 14%Funding top 15%Moat top 26% All 11 signals ▾Patentstop 13% Innovationtop 14% Fundingtop 15% Moattop 26% Producttop 34% Talenttop 37% Markettop 47% Newstop 49% Techbottom 49% Growthbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Patents: 311 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 Innovation: 311 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $240M | 8 mo ago | Series D | 350 350 → 199 (-43%) | Hans Moravec Co-Founder | WordPressSentryApple iCloud Mail+25 | 5 signals ▼74% Leadership · Funding · Announcements | 311 patents Autonomous guided vehicle navigation, sensor integration, and material handling automation | — |
| 10 | Gecko Robotics 🦄 AI and robotics for infrastructure inspection, maintenance, and operational excellence 87Innovation top 11%Patents top 15%Funding top 19%Moat top 22% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 11% Patentstop 15% Fundingtop 19% Moattop 22% Partnerstop 24% Growthtop 36% Newstop 38% Talenttop 38% Markettop 39% Techtop 41% AItop 45% Globalbottom 42% Innovation: 199 patents (top 6% of patent-holders) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 Patents: 199 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 149 filings since 2022 vs 50 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 87/100 | $229M | 13 mo ago | Series D | 145 145 → 322 (+122%) | Jake Loosararian Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 5 signals Contracts | 199 patents Robotic ultrasonic inspection and corrosion mapping for industrial assets | 2 partnerships |
| 11 | Dexterity 🦄 AI that powers robots to do physical tasks 83Patents top 12%Moat top 22%Funding top 23%Innovation top 26% All 13 signals ▾Patentstop 12% Moattop 22% Fundingtop 23% Innovationtop 26% AItop 30% Techtop 32% Markettop 36% Producttop 39% Talenttop 41% Growthtop 45% Partnerstop 45% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 21% Patents: 538 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 470 filings since 2022 vs 64 in 2017-21 Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 538 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $200M | 15 mo ago | Series B | 217 | Samir Menon Founder & CEO | TurbopackApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+21 | — | 538 patents Automated robotic material handling: loading, unloading, palletizing, and simulation systems. | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 12 | Agility Robotics 🦄 Developer of robots and a cloud-based automation platform for logistics operations 83Innovation top 20%Funding top 20%AI top 20%Partners top 21% All 13 signals ▾Innovationtop 20% Fundingtop 20% AItop 20% Partnerstop 21% Patentstop 24% Moattop 25% Newstop 28% Markettop 39% Talenttop 39% Growthtop 40% Producttop 45% Techtop 49% Globalbottom 39% Innovation: 55 patents (top 26% of patent-holders) · 50 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $180M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100 | $180M | 9 mo ago | Series C | 163 | Damion Shelton Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15 | 9 signals Contracts · Funding · Leadership | 55 patents Dynamic locomotion, perception, and manipulation for legged autonomous robots | 1 job opening · 1 partnership · 1 expansion |
| 13 | Path Robotics Manufacturer of intelligent welding cells using physical artificial intelligence technology | $171M | 20 mo ago | Series D | 184 184 → 233 (+27%) | Andrew Lonsberry Co-Founder & CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+31 | — | 90 patents Robotic welding automation: seam detection, pose adjustment, and laser vision systems | 2 awards |
| 14 | Dyna Robotics AI-powered solutions for business automation and productivity | $144M | 9 mo ago | Series A | — | Lindon Gao Co-Founder & CEO | Framer SitesReactPriority Hints+6 | — | — | 1 internship |
| 15 | RightHand Robotics Developer of robotic piece-picking solutions for order fulfillment and warehouse automation 60Talent top 15%Funding top 21%Moat top 28%Patents top 32% All 12 signals ▾Talenttop 15% Fundingtop 21% Moattop 28% Patentstop 32% Producttop 39% Partnerstop 41% Innovationtop 42% Growthtop 43% Marketbottom 47% Globalbottom 42% Techbottom 36% Newsbottom 24% Talent: Analyst team rating 5/5 Funding: Raised $125M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 11 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $125M | 15 mo ago | Series C | 73 73 → 40 (-45%) | — | — | — | 41 patents Advanced robotic picking grippers and vision‑guided item handling for warehouse automation | — |
| 16 | Flexiv Robotics 🦄 Manufacturer of adaptive robots and robotic solutions for industrial automation 80Funding top 20%Growth top 28%Moat top 28%AI top 30% All 12 signals ▾Fundingtop 20% Growthtop 28% Moattop 28% AItop 30% Markettop 35% Techtop 42% Globaltop 42% Producttop 45% Innovationtop 48% Patentstop 50% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 18% Funding: Raised $122M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $122M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 300 | Shiquan Wang Founder & CEO | Node.jsZohoSalesforce+17 | — | 13 patents High-precision multi-axis force/torque sensing for robotic manipulators and grippers | 1 launch |
| 17 | Scout AI AI-powered robotic systems for defense and related applications 53Funding top 19%AI top 25%Growth top 35%Moat top 48% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 19% AItop 25% Growthtop 35% Moattop 48% Techbottom 49% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 44% Innovationbottom 38% Patentsbottom 37% Marketbottom 35% Funding: Raised $115M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $115M | 1 mo ago | Series A | — | Collin Otis Co-Founder & CTO | SanityNode.jsThree.js+13 | — | 3 patents Advanced hyperspectral imaging sensors and adjustable hitch mechanisms for vehicles | — |
| 18 | Genesis AI Global physical AI lab and full-stack robotics company | $105M | 11 mo ago | Seed | — | Tsun-Hsuan Wang Co-Founder | — | — | 21 patents Cellulose-based biomedical scaffolds, sutures, and 3D drug assay platforms for tissue engineering | — |
| 19 | Palladyne AI Developer of an AI robotic software platform for various industries | $93M | 19 mo ago | Public | — | Ben Wolff Co-Founder & CEO | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+32 | 9 signals ▼18% M&A · Earnings · Leadership | — | 4 partnerships · 1 award |
| 20 | Viam Software platform for robotics and AI to build smart machines across industries | $87M | 15 mo ago | Series C | 197 | Eliot Horowitz Founder & CEO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+27 | — | 14 patents Autonomous fleet and device control platforms for robotics and IoT network management | 1 internship · 4 partnerships |
| 21 | GrayMatter Robotics Provider of robotic solutions for surface treatment and material removal | $70M | 23 mo ago | Series B | — | Ariyan Kabir Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 69 patents Autonomous robotic surface finishing and health monitoring for workpiece processing | — |
| 22 | graymatter robotics GrayMatter Robotics creates solutions to assist humans in tedious and ergonomically challenging tasks. 80Innovation top 13%News top 20%Funding top 23%Patents top 23% All 12 signals ▾Innovationtop 13% Newstop 20% Fundingtop 23% Patentstop 23% Growthtop 25% Moattop 25% Producttop 30% Techtop 34% AItop 45% Partnersbottom 43% Marketbottom 38% Globalbottom 32% Innovation: 69 patents (top 14% of patent-holders) · 69 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 News: 7 BI events in 12 mo (of 16 tracked, 5 types) · 3 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $69M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 36 | — | WordPressSentryMySQL+36 | 7 signals Capital raise · Funding · Hiring | 69 patents Autonomous robotic surface finishing and health monitoring for sanding and blasting operations | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 23 | RoboForce Developer of AI-powered robotic labor systems for various outdoor and industrial applications 57Funding top 26%Growth top 28%Moat top 40%AI top 45% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 26% Growthtop 28% Moattop 40% AItop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 46% Marketbottom 40% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $67.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $67M | 3 mo ago | Series B | — | Calvin Zhou Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPSplide+15 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Standard Bots AI-powered robotics company automating real-world applications with advanced hardware and software | $63M | 23 mo ago | Series B | 25 | Evan Beard Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowSentryApple iCloud Mail+27 | — | — | 1 expansion |
| 25 | Machina Labs Manufacturer of AI & Robotics solutions | $46M | 4 mo ago | Series C | 33 | Edward Mehr Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailPlyr+15 | 5 signals ▲150% Funding · Capital raise · New product | 13 patents Automated robotic part forming and clamping systems for precision manufacturing | 1 partnership |
| 26 | Robust Developer of autonomous mobile robots and AI-powered workflow automation 62Innovation top 28%Patents top 28%AI top 30%Moat top 32% All 11 signals ▾Innovationtop 28% Patentstop 28% AItop 30% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Fundingtop 36% Talenttop 38% Techbottom 48% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 30% Newsbottom 27% Innovation: 36 patents (top 31% of patent-holders) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 Patents: 36 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 30 filings since 2022 vs 6 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $42M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 22 | Rodney Brooks Co-Founder & CTO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17 | — | 36 patents Autonomous mobile robot fleet coordination and control systems for logistics and material handling | 1 award |
| 27 | Bedrock Operator of autonomous underwater vehicles providing high-resolution seafloor data services 32Funding top 33%Moat top 37%Patents top 40%News top 44% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Moattop 37% Patentstop 40% Newstop 44% Innovationtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Techbottom 39% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 32% Funding: Raised $37.9M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 9 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 32/100 | $38M | 12 mo ago | Series A | 42 | Charles Chiau Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14 | — | 9 patents Standby fuel storage for uninterrupted power and data analytics/security solutions | 3 partnerships |
| 28 | TrenerAI Developer of physical AI platform transforming industrial robots into teammates | $37M | 4 mo ago | Series A | — | Lars Tingelstad Co-Founder & CTO | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 29 | Rise Robotics Developer of Beltdraulic technology for efficient linear actuation and industrial machine applications 62Innovation top 22%Patents top 22%Funding top 30%Moat top 32% All 9 signals ▾Innovationtop 22% Patentstop 22% Fundingtop 30% Moattop 32% Growthtop 35% Techtop 48% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 39% Newsbottom 18% Innovation: 96 patents (top 20% of patent-holders) · 57 filings since 2022 vs 33 in 2017-21 Patents: 96 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 57 filings since 2022 vs 33 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $22M | 9 mo ago | Series B | 38 | — | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18 | — | 96 patents Belt-driven linear actuators and annular pulley power‑transmission mechanisms for precise motion control | 2 awards |
| 30 | Foxglove Provider of visualization and debugging solutions for robotics | $19M | 8 mo ago | Series B | 31 | Roman Shtylman Co-Founder | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+14 | — | — | — |
| 31 | Square Robot Provider of autonomous robots for submerged inspections of assets | $17M | 18 mo ago | Series B | 25 25 → 62 (+148%) | David Lamont Chief Executive Officer | — | — | 45 patents Industrial tank inspection robotics with tether management, launch/recovery, and manway interfacing | 1 job opening · 1 launch |
| 32 | Fauna Robotics Platform offering robotics solutions | $17M | 16 mo ago | Acquired | — | Josh Merel Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowRiveVimeo+15 | — | — | — |
| 33 | Prismax Developer of a service layer for physical artificial intelligence applications | $11M | 12 mo ago | Series B | — | Chyna Qu Co-Founder | RechartsReactReact Router+11 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Thoro Provider of autonomous mobile robotics for commercial and industrial applications | $11M | 16 mo ago | Series A | 14 14 → 29 (+107%) | Daniel Beave Co-Founder & CFO | Framer SitesReactAmazon Web Services+6 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 35 | Tutor Intelligence Provider of no-code programming software by typing instructions | $8M | 13 mo ago | Series A | 15 | — | WebflowJavaThree.js+26 | 4 signals Funding · Capital raise | 11 patents Visual programming and configuration of industrial robotic task automation | — |
| 36 | Compound Eye Developer of AI vision systems for autonomous machines and applications | $8M | 14 mo ago | Series B | 8 | Jason Devitt Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+11 | — | — | 1 award |
| 37 | Rendered.ai Provider of AI and cloud-based tools to produce synthetic datasets for AI training | $7M | 2 mo ago | Seed | 28 | Ethan Sharratt Co-Founder & Director of Engineering | — | — | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 38 | Anvil Robotics Developer of a composable platform for building physical artificial intelligence | $6M | 2 mo ago | Series A | — | Haomiao Huang Co-Founder | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+17 | — | — | — |
| 39 | Honeybee Robotics Provider of robotic focused research & development services | $6M | 12 mo ago | Acquired | 318 | — | — | — | 69 patents Robotic planetary sampling, in-space grasping, and vacuum containment for space missions. | — |
| 40 | MOLG Provider of robotic microfactories and design services for circular manufacturing | $6M | 6 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Rob Lawson-Shanks CEO and Co-founder | WebflowTypekitcore-js+10 | — | — | — |
| 41 | Augmentus Robotics Developer of no-code robot automation software for complex manufacturing processes 42News top 32%Growth top 35%Talent top 38%Moat top 39% All 8 signals ▾Newstop 32% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Fundingtop 41% Techtop 47% Globalbottom 37% Marketbottom 28% News: 4 BI events in 12 mo (of 8 tracked, 1 types) · Top themes: Funding Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $5M | 11 mo ago | Series A | 12 | Daryl Lim Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | 4 signals Funding | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 42 | Summer Robotics Provider of an AI-enabled visual inspection software for robots | $4M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 8 | Dirk Smits Co-Founder | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+14 | — | 48 patents Advanced multi-sensor robotic vision, calibration, and spatial mapping for autonomous systems | — |
| 43 | Launchpad AI-based software for analyzing and providing quotations from CAD files 21Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Moat top 41%AI top 45% All 9 signals ▾Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 41% AItop 45% Techbottom 40% Patentsbottom 37% Globalbottom 37% Innovationbottom 26% Marketbottom 20% Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $4.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $4M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 7 | Yoav Zingher Co-Founder & CEO | Webflowcore-jsjQuery+14 | — | 2 patents Ankle‑foot orthosis components: tuning kits and stirrup devices for gait support | 2 expansions |
| 44 | Inorbit AI-powered robot orchestration platform for software-defined robot operations | $3M | 8 mo ago | Series A | 42 | Florian Pestoni Co-Founder & CEO | HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesHubSpot Cookie Policy Banner+16 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 45 | Mimic Robotics Developer of AI-powered robotic manipulation systems 57Growth top 28%Talent top 28%News top 36%Funding top 43% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Talenttop 28% Newstop 36% Fundingtop 43% AItop 45% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 57/100 | $2M | 7 mo ago | Seed | — | Elvis Nava Co-Founder & CTO | WixSentryEnvoy+11 | 3 signals Funding | — | — |
| 46 | Boulder Imaging Developer of machine vision inspection systems with artificial intelligence capabilities 40AI top 30%News top 38%Growth top 47%Tech top 47% All 8 signals ▾AItop 30% Newstop 38% Growthtop 47% Techtop 47% Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 45% Marketbottom 33% Globalbottom 32% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence News: 3 BI events in 12 mo (of 6 tracked, 2 types) · +200% YoY rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $2M | 2 mo ago | Early Stage | 40 40 → 85 (+112%) | Carlos Jorquera Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+16 | 3 signals ▲200% Funding | — | — |
| 47 | Kyber Labs Developer of robotic manipulation platform designed for AI-based controls | $2M | 6 mo ago | Seed | — | Yonatan Robbins Co-Founder | GoDaddy Website BuilderGoogle MapsReact+11 | — | 2 patents Flexible electric actuators for soft robotics and haptic devices. | — |
| 48 | RoshAi Provider of AI-powered autonomous driving technology | $1M | 2 mo ago | Seed | — | Rajaram Moorthy Co-Founder & CTO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Zoho+12 | — | — | 1 internship |
| 49 | AITX Developer of AI-driven autonomous security solutions for various applications | $700K | 0 mo ago | Late Stage | 90 | Steven Reinharz Founder & CEO & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+32 | — | — | — |
| 50 | Human Archive Provider of multimodal egocentric data capture, annotation, and 3D pose estimation | $500K | 0 mo ago | Series A | — | Shloke Patel Co-Founder | VercelGoogle Font APIHSTS+1 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Industrial Robotics companies in United States
#1
Mind 🦄Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2025$1Braised▾
Mind 🦄
Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2025
Developer of robotic platform designed for industrial deployment and manufacturing tasks. The platform leverages advancements in Physical AI to generalize across core tasks. It scales across manufacturing domains, designed to work alongside humans. The platform is initially focused on mastering automotive manufacturing environments.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 50how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 13%Market
top 47%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Tech
bottom 34%Funding: Raised $1.0B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Series A (May 2026)
Market: Top-10,000,000 web property · Unicorn
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series A$400M
- Mar 2026Series A$500M
- Nov 2025Seed$115M
Founders & team
Investors
Eclipse, Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Meritech, Redpoint Ventures
Tech stack
Framer SitesHstsHttp/3Open GraphPriority HintsReact
#2
Rhoda 🦄Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2024$450Mraised▾
Rhoda 🦄
Series A · Palo Alto, California · founded 2024
Developer of robotic systems utilizing video pre-training for industrial automation. The company builds foundation models adapting to commercial and industrial environments. These models handle real-world industrial tasks autonomously, generalizing beyond conventional pipelines. The company's approach combines web-scale video pre-training with action data post-training. This creates generalist robot policies adapting in dynamic environments, applicable in factories, warehouses, and production settings.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 18%Talent
top 23%Moat
top 32%Market
top 44%Global
top 45%Tech
bottom 39%Funding: Raised $450M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Mar 2026)
Talent: 5 named leaders on record · 5 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Moat: Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series A$450M
Founders & team
Investors
Capricorn, Khosla Ventures, Leitmotif, Matter Venture Partners, Mayfield, Premji Invest
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle AnalyticsGsap
#3
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2024$1.1Braised▾
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2024
Developer of AI models and learning algorithms for physical robots. The company focuses on creating foundation models to power robots and physically-actuated devices. They develop vision-language-action models with both long-term and short-term memory. These models enable robots to perform complex tasks and improve success rates. The company also provides systems for real-time action chunking with large models.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 14%AI
top 20%Growth
top 28%Talent
top 28%Moat
top 32%Market
top 40%Funding: Raised $1.1B across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 2 yrs (1.5/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Growth: Web rank 5,000,000 → 1,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Nov 2025Series B$600M
- Nov 2024Series A$400M
- Mar 2024Seed$70M
Founders & team
Investors
Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, OpenAI, Sequoia Capital, Redpoint Ventures
Tech stack
HstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.JsOpen GraphPriority Hints
#4
Series A · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2024$115Mraised▾
Series A · Sunnyvale, California · founded 2024
AI-powered robotic systems for defense and related applications. It enables natural language commands, robot-to-robot coordination, and mission-adaptive autonomy without cloud connectivity. Its technology enables unmanned platforms to perform tasks using vision, language, and action models. Its systems are designed for deployment across various domains. It focuses on creating adaptable and generalized decision-making capabilities for robotic systems.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 53how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 19%AI
top 25%Growth
top 35%Moat
top 48%Tech
bottom 49%Talent
bottom 49%Funding: Raised $115M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 1 yrs (2.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-powered
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2026Series A$100M
- Apr 2025Seed$15M
Founders & team
Investors
Align Ventures, Booz Allen Hamilton, Draper, Decisive Point, Perot Jain, Habitat Partners
Tech stack
GodaddyGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceGsapHsts
#5
Skild 🦄Series C · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2023 · 6 employees$314.5Mraised▾
Skild 🦄
Series C · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2023 · 6 employees
Developer of artificial intelligence to control robots for physical tasks. The artificial intelligence is designed to interact with and affect change in the real world. It is building a unified brain to control any robot for any task. The artificial intelligence enables robots to navigate unstructured environments. It executes skills like grasping and navigation on mobile platforms. The artificial intelligence learns precise skills to automate repetitive tasks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 15%Moat
top 26%AI
top 30%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Tech
bottom 48%Funding: Raised $314M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 3 yrs (1.3/yr) · Last round Series C (Jan 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence
Audience (LinkedIn): 89k LinkedIn followers — 11.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 8 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +8 · hiring: Computer Vision AI & ML Engineer, Software Engineer, AI Training and Infrastructure
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series C$1.4B
- Jun 2025Series B$100M
- Jul 2024Series A$300M
- 2023Seed$14.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Coatue, SoftBank Group, Bezos Expeditions, Felicis Ventures, Sequoia Capital
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#6
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2016 · 300 employees$122Mraised▾
Series C · Santa Clara, California · founded 2016 · 300 employees
Manufacturer of adaptive robots and robotic solutions for industrial automation. The company provides robotic arms and related software for diverse applications. These include assembly automation, surface treatment, product testing, and research and development. The robots are designed to integrate force control with artificial intelligence. They offer solutions for general assembly and emerging markets.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 80how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 20%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 28%AI
top 30%Market
top 35%Tech
top 42%Funding: Raised $122M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) · Last round Series C (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 50,000,000 → 10,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 13 patents · Unicorn
Audience (LinkedIn): 23k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series C—
- Jun 2025Series C$100M
- Jun 2022Series B$100M
- Dec 2020Series B$100M
Founders & team
Investors
Usventure, Plug and Play Tech Center, Longwood Fund, New Hope Group, Metacapital Management, Meituan
Tech stack
AosCookiebotEmotionHstsMicrosoft AdvertisingNext.Js
#7
Series B · Milpitas, California · founded 2023$67Mraised▾
Series B · Milpitas, California · founded 2023
Developer of AI-powered robotic labor systems for various outdoor and industrial applications. It builds robotic systems to automate tasks in sectors like solar energy, mining, manufacturing, and space exploration. The company's robots are designed to operate autonomously in challenging environments, performing construction, inspection, maintenance, and precision-critical tasks.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 57how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 26%Growth
top 28%Moat
top 40%AI
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%Tech
bottom 46%Funding: Raised $67.0M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 1 yrs (3.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Mar 2026)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Moat: Soonicorn · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 7k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Series B$52M
- May 2025Series A$5M
- Jan 2025Series A$10M
Founders & team
Investors
Carnegie Mellon University, YZi Labs
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Hosted Libraries
#8
Series D · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2003 · 350 employees$240Mraised▾
Series D · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2003 · 350 employees
Provider of vision-guided vehicles with auto-navigation features. It offers a platform for connected materials movement in industries. Its solutions includes guided vehicles working in coordination with the fleet management software.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 13%Innovation
top 14%Funding
top 15%Moat
top 26%Product
top 34%Talent
top 37%Patents: 311 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 311 patents (top 4% of patent-holders) · 192 filings since 2022 vs 29 in 2017-21 · 4 new-product events in 24 mo
Funding: Raised $240M across 21 rounds · 21 rounds over 22 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series D (Sep 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 13k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series D$25M
- Sep 2024Series D$50M
- Jun 2023Series C$31.5M
- Jun 2022Series C$30M
Founders & team
Investors
G2 Venture Partners, Innovation Works, Giant Eagle, Leaders Fund, Northwood Ventures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailBeaver BuilderBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareCookieyes
#9
Field AI 🦄Series D · Irvine, California · founded 2016 · 12 employees$405Mraised▾
Field AI 🦄
Series D · Irvine, California · founded 2016 · 12 employees
Provider of AI-powered software brains that make robots autonomous. It concentrates on autonomous systems and provides on-demand autonomous data collecting. It is cloud-based and AI-powered, and it has geometric and semantic intelligence that allows it to comprehend various item types as well as forms and distances. Its elite team of technology leaders have conquered the world's most difficult autonomy challenges.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 56k LinkedIn followers — 7.1% of this cohort's audience · 92 engagements/post (2.5× cohort median)
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Innovo Group) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Aug 2025Series D$405M
Founders & team
Investors
Bezos Expeditions, Prysm Capital, Temasek, Khosla Ventures, Intel Capital, Canaan
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusignGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#10
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 33 employees$46Mraised▾
Series C · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 33 employees
Manufacturer of AI & Robotics solutions. It enables iteration and innovation to design, engineering, and production of robotics.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 2.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Machina) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$124M
- Jun 2025Series C$52.6M
- Oct 2023Series B$32M
- Jan 2023Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Lockheed Martin, Innovation Endeavors, NVentures, Congruent Ventures, Embark Ventures, Woven Capital
Tech stack
AosApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle Analytics
#11
Series C · Salem, Oregon · founded 2015 · 163 employees$180Mraised▾
Series C · Salem, Oregon · founded 2015 · 163 employees
Developer of robots and a cloud-based automation platform for logistics operations. It provides robots designed for automating repetitive tasks in manufacturing, distribution, and third-party logistics. Its cloud-based automation platform gives users control of robots and equipment. The platform deploys and integrates automated workflows into logistics and manufacturing operations.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 20%Funding
top 20%AI
top 20%Partners
top 21%Patents
top 24%Moat
top 25%Innovation: 55 patents (top 26% of patent-holders) · 50 filings since 2022 vs 5 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Artificial Intelligence, Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $180M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 8 yrs (0.4/yr) · Last round Series C (Sep 2025)
AI: Classified as an AI company
Audience (LinkedIn): 114k LinkedIn followers — 14.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Change and Configuration Control Manager
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. NVIDIA Halos) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2025Series C—
- Jun 2025Series B—
- Nov 2024Series B—
- Apr 2022Series B$150M
Founders & team
Investors
Sony Innovation Fund, Coal Hill Ventures, Playground Global, Schaeffler, DCVC, MFV Partners
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsDocusign
#12
Series A · San Jose, California · founded 2019$37.4Mraised▾
Series A · San Jose, California · founded 2019
Developer of physical AI platform transforming industrial robots into teammates. The platform enables robots to execute complex behaviors with greater flexibility. It replaces traditional programming with training, allowing robots to adapt to real production environments. The company provides solutions for faster deployment, easier changeovers, and higher autonomy.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Staff/Senior Robotics Engineer, Motion Planning and Control
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series A$32M
- Dec 2024Seed$5.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Engine Ventures, IAG Capital Partners, Cadence Venture Capital, Geodesic Capital, Fitz Gate Ventures, Shanda
Funding & investor landscape
$12.2Btotal disclosed funding
172companies funded
420disclosed rounds
8rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Y Combinator22 rounds
Techstars9 rounds
Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund7 roundsNotable founders
RJ Scaringe
Founder & CEO · Mind
Changan Chen
Co-Founder & Chief Research Officer · Rhoda
Andrew Wooten
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer · Rhoda
Chelsea Finn
Co-Founder · Physical Intelligence
Quan Vuong
Co-Founder · Physical Intelligence
Collin Otis
Co-Founder & CTO · Scout AI
Abhinav Gupta
Co-Founder & President · Skild
Deepak Pathak
Co-Founder & CEO · Skild
Shiquan Wang
Founder & CEO · Flexiv Robotics
Calvin Zhou
Co-Founder · RoboForce
Hans Moravec
Co-Founder · Seegrid
Joe Pajer
CEO · Seegrid
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 13,891,089 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Industrial Robotics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Industrial Robotics is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Industrial Robotics — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 560 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
200820182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 30% → 64% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
- University of Kentucky28
- Northeastern University23
- Robotics Research17
- National Research Council16
- Michigan State University15
leading researchers
Yuming Zhang · Ning Xi · YuKang Liu · Heping Chen · Giovanni Legnani · Stephen L. Canfield · Yong Liu · Wenfang Xie
▲
Breakthroughs151 · 27%
▲ 26%→29% share
▲1.1× share momentum1 median citations58% since 2021mostly methods-led
Control-theory research newly emerged with 9 papers, while Kinematics surged from 1 to 14, signaling intensifying foundational robotics breakthroughs.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Kinematics1→14
- Automation4→13
- Task (project management)1→8
- Object (grammar)1→7
- Motion planning1→7
Newly emergingControl theory (sociology) 0→9 · Scalability 0→6 · Software deployment 0→6
Landmark Digital Twin for Human-Robot Interactive Welding and Welder Behavior Analysis · 160 cites
◆
Advancements299 · 53%
▼ 63%→46% share
▼0.7× share momentum1 median citations46% since 2021mostly methods-led
Robotic-arm advancement research quintupled from 3 to 15 papers, reflecting rapidly maturing manipulator engineering across U.S. institutions.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Automation14→26
- Robotic arm3→15
- Task (project management)6→12
- Mechatronics1→7
- Workspace1→6
Newly emergingQuality (philosophy) 0→8 · Engineering design process 0→8 · Key (lock) 0→7
Landmark Automatic Welding Seam Tracking and Identification · 188 cites
▼
Concerns36 · 6%
▲ 4%→9% share
▲2.2× share momentum0 median citations72% since 2021mostly empirical
Automation-related concerns doubled their field-share from 4% to 9%, with paper count rising from 1 to 4, signaling growing unease.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Automation1→4
Landmark Security of Industrial Robots: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, and Mitigations · 47 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where industrial robotics is researched across United States
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.
Boston27 · +0.51
SF Bay Area13 · +0.67
Pittsburgh9 · +0.73
Seattle7 · +0.69
Ann Arbor6 · +0.80
Philadelphia6 · +0.50
New York5 · +0.78
Atlanta5 · +0.70
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing industrial robotics patents in the United States
United States industrial robotics patent filing is accelerating — 288 filings from 137 assignees (2016–2025), led by Globus Medical, UNIV Johns Hopkins, Boeing; annual filings 5→44.
288 filings137 assigneespeak 44/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Globus Medical43
- UNIV Johns Hopkins23
- Boeing21
- OFF World17
- PLUS One Robotics15
- Raytheon13
- Vectis Automation13
- SOFT Robotics13
Common questions
How many Industrial Robotics companies are there in United States?
Radar tracks 522 indexable Industrial Robotics companies headquartered in United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Industrial Robotics companies in United States?
The Industrial Robotics companies in United States on this list have raised a combined $12.2B in disclosed equity funding across 172 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Industrial Robotics company in United States?
Horizon Robotics is the highest-funded Industrial Robotics company in United States, with $3.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Industrial Robotics companies in United States are funded?
172 of the 522 Industrial Robotics companies in United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Industrial Robotics unicorns are there in United States?
10 Industrial Robotics companies in United States on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in United States Industrial Robotics companies?
The most active investors in United States Industrial Robotics companies on this list include Y Combinator, National Science Foundation, Khosla Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Techstars.
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