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the United States’s
robotics industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping robotics in the United States. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore the United States’s robotics leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyRecently founded independent companies
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Robotics industry KPIs in the United States
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
187 of 1,344 tracked companies have open roles.
583 of 1,344 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 1,365 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 47.2% of disclosed capital, while 56.6% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow the United States robotics has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How the United States robotics has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $950.19M | 105 | 80 |
| 2017 | $1.42B | 110 | 106 |
| 2018 | $5.99B | 95 | 118 |
| 2019 | $5.27B | 105 | 118 |
| 2020 | $7.26B | 88 | 126 |
| 2021 | $10.16B | 62 | 133 |
| 2022 | $6.57B | 36 | 130 |
| 2023 | $4.13B | 45 | 109 |
| 2024 | $8.8B | 36 | 100 |
| 2025 | $5.37B | 26 | 103 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- Waymo34.2%
- Cruise9.8%
- Saronic3.3%
- Other companies52.8%
Funding by stage
1,630 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in robotics company rounds since 2016.
- 01Y Combinator 53 rounds
- 02National Science Foundation 34 rounds
- 03HHS 29 rounds
- 04Tiger Global Management 28 rounds
- 05Toyota Ventures 27 rounds
- 06Eclipse 26 rounds
- 07Andreessen Horowitz 23 rounds
- 08America’s Seed Fund 23 rounds
- 09Techstars 21 rounds
- 010Khosla Ventures 21 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by Meritech and Redpoint Ventures and others.
Backed by .
Backed by .
Backed by Honda.
Backed by One Bow River.
Backed by .
Backed by .
Backed by Eclipse and Energy Impact Partners.
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Dragoneer Investment Group and DST Global and others.
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and Fidelity Investments and others.
Backed by Andreessen Horowitz and AutoNation and others.
Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund.
Backed by Magna and AutoNation and others.
Backed by Microsoft and Honda.
Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Advent International and others.
Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund.
Backed by T. Rowe Price and SoftBank Vision Fund and others.
Backed by SoftBank.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 13 reporting entities from 17 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United States market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
2 of 13 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 13 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symbotic ↗1837240 | $2,246.9m | $-16.9m | -0.8% | — | — |
| Cognex ↗851205 | $994.4m | $114.4m | +11.5% | — | — |
| Brooks Automation ↗933974 | $593.8m | $-55.8m | -9.4% | — | — |
| Accuray ↗1138723 | $458.5m | $-1.6m | -0.3% | — | — |
| PROCEPT BioRobotics ↗1588978 | $308.1m | $-95.6m | -31.0% | — | — |
| Myomo ↗1369290 | $40.9m | $-15.6m | -38.1% | — | — |
| Knightscope ↗1600983 | $11.3m | $-33.8m | -298.3% | — | — |
| Aurora ↗1828108 | $3.0m | $-816.0m | -27200.0% | — | — |
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How does robotics compare?
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Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.
Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the the United States companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Busiest websites
5 of the 1,344 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (0.4%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 234,869 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intuitiveintuitive.com | 329,734 | 51 | 37.9% |
| Yarboyarbo.com | 251,223 | 37 | 50.2% |
| VEX Roboticsvexrobotics.com | 234,869 | 49 | 11.8% |
| Figurefigure.ai | 232,628 | 47 | 21.9% |
| Pololupololu.com | 164,820 | 39 | 29.3% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
Most-installed apps
87 of these companies (6.5%) publish at least one Android app — 144 apps in all, carrying 10.8M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcode ScannerCognex | 3.3M | 4.5 | Libraries & Demo |
| WaymoWaymo | 1.7M | 4.9 | Maps & Navigation |
| Sphero EduSphero | 1.1M | 3.2 | Education |
| Sphero PlaySphero | 787.9K | 4.7 | Entertainment |
| OpenSky - App for Drone FlyersWing | 596.3K | 4.6 | Tools |
| Connect & PayCanteen | 594.5K | 4.5 | Food & Drink |
| ZooxZoox | 343K | 4.9 | Travel & Local |
| Starship - Food DeliveryStarship Technologies | 297.1K | 4.5 | Food & Drink |
| Wonder for Dash & Dot RobotsWonder Workshop | 258.4K | 3.8 | Education |
| Blockly for Dash & Dot robotsWonder Workshop | 222.8K | 3.9 | Education |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q3–2026Q2).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Robotics | 7 | 3.3M | Barcode Scanner 3.3M | |
| 3D Scanning | 6 | 3.3M | Cognex Quick Setup 14.1K | |
| Consumer Robotics | 55 | 3.1M | Sphero Edu 1.1M | |
| K-12 Edtech | 42 | 3.1M | Sphero Play 787.9K | |
| Autonomous Vehicles | 19 | 2.5M | Waymo 1.7M | |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 2.4M | Zoox 343K | |
| Road Transport Tech | 10 | 2M | Ridecell Motorpool 2.8K | |
| Logistics Tech | 19 | 1.2M | OpenSky - App for Drone Flyers 596.3K |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
Release cadence by quarter
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 140 of 144 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe the United States robotics market map
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The the United States robotics market map
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Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Deep tech
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
165 companies hiring · $72.74B disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Walmart signed an $11 billion deal with Symbotic in 2022 to retrofit 42 regional distribution centres.
PlusAI and Churchill Capital Corp IX dissolved their planned Nasdaq SPAC merger April 21, marking PlusAI’s second failed public-listing attempt.
Skydio has raised $110 million in Series F financing, led by existing investors, bringing the company’s valuation to $4.4 billion.
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has awarded close to SGD 3.7 million (USD 2.9 million) in R&D co-funding to six companies, including Alicia Bots, C-Leanship, Neptune Robotics, Oceanis Robotics, RINA, and Seahi Robotics.
Stereotaxis has acquired Robocath, a healthcare robotic assistance systems manufacturer, in a tech M&A deal valued at $20 million.
Glydways has now raised a total of $382.5M in total equity funding and is backed by ACS Group Directory, Gates Frontier Fund, Khosla Ventures, Mitsui Chemicals, and Obayashi Corporation.
Catheter Precision, Inc. today announced it received shareholder approval on April 15 th of the definitive agreement to acquire Fly Flyte, Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. has acquired self-driving electric tractor startup Monarch Tractor, according to people familiar with the matter.
Boulder Imaging has received a growth investment from Lime Rock New Energy.
Companies such as Figure AI, a humanoid robotics startup, and Agility Robotics have raised as much as $1 billion and $641 million, respectively.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 1,804 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
13 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · Hong Kong Stock Exchange34 reports
IPO · Nasdaq2 reports
IPO · Hong Kong16 reports
Follow-on Offering · Nasdaq3 reports
SPAC · Nasdaq3 reports
IPO · Nasdaq5 reports
SPAC1 reports
IPO1 reports
Leadership moves
54 tracked people moves
Appointment Vice President of Communications and Digital Experience
Appointment Vice President of Industry Solutions
Appointment Chief Business Officer
Appointment Senior Vice President, Account Management
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Retirement Previously co-founder and COO
Promotion Chief Executive Officer
Appointment President of the business
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Autonomous trailer loading/unloading platform
Cargo operations
Robotaxi
Agriculture technology
Warehouse Automation
Open Innovation programme
Robotics orchestration platform
Charging
Contract wins
158 recorded customer wins
Customer: Toyota Motor Manufacturing CanadaAutomotive manufacturing
Customer: medlineHealthcare
Customer: NightFood HoldingsRobotics
Customer: Unknown Property OwnerReal Estate
Customer: associated wholesale grocers
Customer: nhs englandHealthcare
Workforce actions
9 companies with reported reductions
66 rolescontract end
10.0% rolescost reduction
40.0% rolescost reduction
12 rolescost reduction
20.0% rolesmacro-economic challenges
700 rolesperformance issues
Regulatory events
29 recorded events
regulatory approval received
approved for by-invite rides in SingaporeSingapore’s Land Transport Authority
probe openedNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
ban on tradingOntario Securities Commission
Litigation
26 tracked suits
alleged securities laws violations related to Koito acquisitionClass Action · Filed
negligence claim over kiwifruit disease Psa entryCivil · Ongoing
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 185 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| walmart→Symbotic ↗ | Completed | 2026-05-05 | $11.0B |
| amazon→Kiva Systems ↗ | Completed | 2026-05-05 | $775.0M |
| Churchill Capital Corp. IX→PlusAI ↗ | Terminated | 2026-04-23 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Stereotaxis→robocath | Announced | 2026-04-22 | $20.0M |
| honeywell→Intelligrated ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-20 | $1.5B |
| caterpillar→Monarch Tractor ↗ | Rumored | 2026-04-19 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
5,457 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 7,241-posting snapshot covers 249 employers.
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The talent market
5,457 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 7,241-posting snapshot covers 249 employers.
Most advertised job titles
75 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
2,757 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 7,241 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 710 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Salary by seniority
Advertised posting medians do not describe all employees or roles.
Companies hiring
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Brooks Automation ↗ | 13 |
| Cognex ↗ | 12 |
| Waymo ↗ | 11 |
| Slip Robotics ↗ | 11 |
| Dematic ↗ | 11 |
| Symbotic ↗ | 11 |
| Serve Robotics ↗ | 11 |
| Nuro ↗ | 11 |
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| General Dynamics Mission Systems ↗ | 9,600 |
| Cognex ↗ | 2,992 |
| Waymo ↗ | 2,297 |
| Brooks Automation ↗ | 1,836 |
| OPEX Corporation ↗ | 1,543 |
| Motional ↗ | 1,500 |
| Raymond Corporation ↗ | 1,417 |
| Accuray ↗ | 1,024 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
1,011 founders and chief executives across 710 companies.
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Founders and leaders
1,011 founders and chief executives across 710 companies.
Tekedra Mawakana
Waymo ↗Boom Supersonic, ex-Lyte, ex-Consumer Technology Association, Columbia Law School
Doug Lambert
Saronic ↗Ex-Terradepth, Liquid Robotics. Lehigh University BSc 2011, Dartmouth College ME 2012
Dave Ferguson
Nuro ↗Ex-Google, Two Sigma · University of Otago BSc 2001, Carnegie Mellon University MS 2006
Brett Adcock
Figure ↗Founder Cover, Archer, ex-Vettery, Various Startups. University of Florida 2008
Keenan Wyrobek
Zipline ↗Ex-Willow Garage · The Johns Hopkins University BS 2003, Stanford University MS 2005, PhD 2007
Chris Urmson
Aurora ↗Ex-Google, Tartan Racing, SAIC · University of Manitoba BE 1998, Carnegie Mellon University PhD 2005
James Peng
Pony.ai ↗Ex-Baidu, Google · Tsinghua University BS 1996, University at Buffalo MS 1998, Stanford University PhD 2002
Tony Han
WeRide ↗Ex-Baidu. Beijing Jiaotong University BE 1998, University of Rhode Island ME 2002, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign PhD 2007
RJ Scaringe
Mind ↗MIT MS, PhD
Peter Rander
Stack AV ↗Ex-Argo AI, Uber Advanced Technologies Center · Carnegie Mellon University MS 1993, PhD 1998
Jeffrey Cardenas
Apptronik ↗Apptronik, ex-Thinkvoting, ex-Ic2 Institute University Of Texas At Austin, The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business…
Aicha Evans
Zoox ↗Ex-Intel, Skyworks. The George Washington University 1996
Education networks
260 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
67 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
1,455,825 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
1,455,825 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Robotics coverage across United States · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 317,781 |
| 2021Q3 | 333,033 |
| 2021Q4 | 314,440 |
| 2022Q1 | 346,114 |
| 2022Q2 | 381,743 |
| 2022Q3 | 345,550 |
| 2022Q4 | 379,654 |
| 2023Q1 | 399,650 |
| 2023Q2 | 400,709 |
| 2023Q3 | 362,460 |
| 2023Q4 | 345,685 |
| 2024Q1 | 364,187 |
| 2024Q2 | 357,949 |
| 2024Q3 | 346,523 |
| 2024Q4 | 359,439 |
| 2025Q1 | 570,817 |
| 2025Q2 | 362,303 |
| 2025Q3 | 798,148 |
| 2025Q4 | 207,803 |
| 2026Q1 | 293,531 |
| 2026Q2 | 156,343 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
3,114 recorded company events across 240 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Robotics coverage across United States · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Robotics coverage across United States
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| oil price volatility | 5,038 | 2,760 | 83% |
| commodity trading | 2,931 | 1,532 | 91% |
| export sanctions | 2,435 | 869 | 180% |
| countries | 2,286 | 1,046 | 119% |
| opec policies | 2,009 | 689 | 192% |
| tanker routing | 1,787 | 220 | 712% |
| aframax tankers | 1,713 | 273 | 527% |
| etf trading | 1,491 | 620 | 140% |
| suezmax tankers | 1,458 | 309 | 372% |
| etfs | 1,249 | 507 | 146% |
| tariff negotiations | 7,444 | 12,119 | -39% |
| free trade deals | 3,112 | 4,872 | -36% |
| trade enforcement | 1,139 | 1,863 | -39% |
| bilateral trade imbalance | 1,025 | 1,592 | -36% |
| economic slowdown | 923 | 1,577 | -41% |
Event and signal lenses
Robotics coverage across United States
Regulatory Risk
2,113,912 classified articlesterritories, disputed islands, tariff negotiations
42.2% critical · 23.8% positiveFunding Momentum
473,722 classified articlesinvestment deal, highway funding, neural network ventures
42.9% critical · 49.3% positiveGrowth
629,676 classified articlesearnings report, vehicle sales forecasts, quarterly results
34.9% critical · 45.8% positiveRobotics coverage across United States. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Robotics research is working on
560 papers in the recorded india scope.
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What Robotics research is working on
560 papers in the recorded india scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 547 positive · 11 neutral · 2 negative.
- Robot18 papers
- Industrial robot11 papers
- Welding6 papers
- Robotics5 papers
- Automation5 papers
- Robot welding4 papers
- Mechanical engineering3 papers
- Laser beam welding2 papers
Landmark: Security of Industrial Robots: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, and Mitigations
- Robot7 papers
- Robotic arm2 papers
- Robotics2 papers
- Welding2 papers
- Emulation1 papers
- Collision1 papers
- Kinematics1 papers
- Laser tracker1 papers
Landmark: Industrial robot and human operator collision
- Robot273 papers
- Welding119 papers
- Robot welding91 papers
- Industrial robot82 papers
- Automation51 papers
- Robotics43 papers
- Kinematics37 papers
- Control theory30 papers
Landmark: Automatic Welding Seam Tracking and Identification
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- Digital Twin for Human-Robot Interactive Welding and Welder Behavior Analysis160 citations
- Fast graspability evaluation on single depth maps for bin picking with general grippers149 citations
- Dynamic Neuro-Fuzzy-Based Human Intelligence Modeling and Control in GTAW104 citations
- Joint-action for humans and industrial robots for assembly tasks90 citations
- Supervised Learning of Human Welder Behaviors for Intelligent Robotic Welding63 citations
Common problems researchers identify
25 papers · 3 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Industrial Robot Acceptance Issues
11 papers44.0% of this theme group
Researchers discuss workforce and cultural barriers to adopting industrial robots.
Industrial robot (9) · Robot (10) · Robotics (4) · Robotic arm (2)
An approach to apply Automated Acceptance Testing for Industrial Robotic Systems
Industrial Robot Acceptance: Effects of Workforce Demographics and Establishing a Culture of Acceptance within Manufacturing Industry
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1499.1 |
| 2023 | 1617.7 |
| 2024 | 1970.9 |
| 2025 | 1848.3 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Safety and Security Risks
6 papers24.0% of this theme group
Papers highlight vulnerabilities and safety challenges in human‑robot collaboration.
Robot (6) · Industrial robot (4)
Security of Industrial Robots: Vulnerabilities, Attacks, and Mitigations
Assessing Safety in Physical Human–Robot Interaction in Industrial Settings: A Systematic Review of Contact Modelling and Impact Measuring M
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 32.4 |
| 2023 | 34.7 |
| 2024 | 21.6 |
| 2025 | 39.4 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Welding Process Integration Challenges
6 papers24.0% of this theme group
Studies examine technical hurdles in combining robotics with advanced welding techniques.
Welding (5) · Mechanical engineering (4) · Robot welding (3) · Laser beam welding (2)
Modelling of hybrid laser–GMA welding: Review and challenges
An Insight into the Scope of Implementation of Intelligent Welding in Welding of Titanium
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 576.9 |
| 2023 | 545.9 |
| 2024 | 444.9 |
| 2025 | 186.2 |
A further 2 papers sit in smaller themes.
Opportunities
418 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Broad Automation Advances
104 papers24.9% of this theme group
Works explore new robot programming methods and knowledge representations for manufacturing.
Robot (86) · Industrial robot (38) · Automation (29) · Robotics (22)
An industrial robotic knowledge representation for kit building applications
Transformative industrial robot programming in surface manufacturing
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1689.3 |
| 2023 | 1818.2 |
| 2024 | 2124.2 |
| 2025 | 2067.7 |
Opportunities · 02Precision Control Innovations
90 papers21.5% of this theme group
Research focuses on improved control algorithms and kinematic modeling for robot manipulators.
Control theory (24) · Robot (66) · Trajectory (18) · Kinematics (21)
Robust Iterative Learning Control for Vibration Suppression of Industrial Robot Manipulators
Friction modeling with temperature effects for industrial robot manipulators
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 862.4 |
| 2023 | 840.2 |
| 2024 | 653.5 |
| 2025 | 850.6 |
Opportunities · 03Scalable Multi‑Robot Welding
52 papers12.4% of this theme group
Papers propose architectures and designs for coordinated robotic welding systems.
Robot welding (40) · Welding (43) · Mechanical engineering (9) · Friction stir welding (5)
Strategies for a scalable multi-robot large scale wire arc additive manufacturing system
Integrated Approach for Multi-Robot Spot-Welding Cell Design and Welding-Point Allocation
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 583.8 |
| 2023 | 551.0 |
| 2024 | 449.1 |
| 2025 | 185.1 |
Opportunities · 04Vision‑Guided Welding Techniques
51 papers12.2% of this theme group
Studies develop machine‑vision methods to enhance robotic welding accuracy.
Robot welding (36) · Welding (38) · Robot (25) · Machine vision (6)
Supervised Learning of Human Welder Behaviors for Intelligent Robotic Welding
Vision-based system for welding groove measurements for robotic welding applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 52.0 |
| 2023 | 39.4 |
| 2024 | 37.5 |
| 2025 | 40.5 |
Opportunities · 05Robot Calibration Solutions
44 papers10.5% of this theme group
Works present portable and efficient methods for joint offset calibration.
Calibration (21) · Robot calibration (15) · Robot (41) · Offset (8)
Development and sensitivity analysis of a portable calibration system for joint offset of industrial robot
Developing an Efficient Calibration System for Joint Offset of Industrial Robots
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 57.5 |
| 2023 | 56.1 |
| 2024 | 46.9 |
| 2025 | 52.1 |
Opportunities · 06Advanced Grasping and Servoing
44 papers10.5% of this theme group
Research advances visual servoing and multisensor grasping for industrial manipulators.
Visual servoing (10) · Robot (30) · GRASP (5) · Grippers (6)
High-accuracy visual/PSD hybrid servoing of robotic manipulator
Research on the Industrial Robot Grasping Method Based on Multisensor Data Fusion and Binocular Vision
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 101.7 |
| 2023 | 95.5 |
| 2024 | 73.6 |
| 2025 | 109.7 |
Opportunities · 07Intelligent Arc Welding Control
33 papers7.9% of this theme group
Papers introduce data‑driven models and predictive control for arc welding processes.
Welding (33) · Gas metal arc welding (13) · Gas tungsten arc welding (11) · Arc welding (8)
Iterative Local ANFIS-Based Human Welder Intelligence Modeling and Control in Pipe GTAW Process: A Data-Driven Approach
Predictive Control for Manual Plasma Arc Pipe Welding
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 91.7 |
| 2023 | 87.1 |
| 2024 | 79.7 |
| 2025 | 62.3 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 51.6% | 37.6% |
| Breakthrough | 27.0% | 26.3% |
| Descriptive | 13.2% | 17.3% |
| Problem-identifying | 4.6% | 9.4% |
| Comparative | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| Cautionary | 1.8% | 4.3% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.02% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chain | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.1% |
| Privacy & surveillance | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.06% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.01% |
| Bias & fairness | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.01% |
| Concentration of compute power | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.01% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: United States. This may be broader than the company geography.
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
San Francisco
116 companies37.5% across the displayed hubs
26 companies hiring · $13.4B disclosed funding
Explore companies in San Francisco ↗San Jose
37 companies12.0% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $3.6B disclosed funding
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Boston
37 companies12.0% across the displayed hubs
7 companies hiring · $826.7M disclosed funding
Explore companies in Boston ↗Palo Alto
27 companies8.7% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $1.9B disclosed funding
Explore companies in Palo Alto ↗Mountain View
25 companies8.1% across the displayed hubs
4 companies hiring · $32.4B disclosed funding
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Pittsburgh
25 companies8.1% across the displayed hubs
6 companies hiring · $1.9B disclosed funding
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Austin
22 companies7.1% across the displayed hubs
6 companies hiring · $3.8B disclosed funding
Explore companies in Austin ↗New York City
20 companies6.5% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $159.0M disclosed funding
Explore companies in New York City ↗Robotics in the United States: key questions
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What does this landscape measure?
It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
Can segment counts be added together?
No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
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Company ecosystem snapshot: 30 August 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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