Companies
Robotics and physical-AI companies by country, sector, technology and stage.
Tokyo maker of HarmonicDrive strain wave gears, AccuDrive reducers and precision motion units that go mainly into industrial robots and semiconductor equipment.
Shanghai lidar maker listed on Nasdaq and in Hong Kong, supplying cars, robotaxis and robots
Swedish measurement and industrial technology group that builds the AEON humanoid robot.
Tokyo startup building the humanoid N in-house, with mass production planned with Mitsubishi Motors from 2027.
Japanese industrial and digital conglomerate building physical AI under its HMAX portfolio
Chinese collaborative robot maker listed in Hong Kong (1021.HK) that also builds its own motors, drives and joint modules.
Open-source AI platform and developer of the LeRobot robot-learning library.
Hydrogen fuel cell power plants for aviation and mobile power
Hyundai Motor Group's auto parts maker, supplying actuators for Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid.
Korean mobility group whose Boston Dynamics is readying the Atlas humanoid for its car plants.
Mountain View robotics software and AI group at Google whose Flowstate platform is used to build, deploy and run industrial robot applications.
Maker of the da Vinci surgical robots and the Ion endoluminal system
Shanghai cobot maker moving into embodied AI robots, with more than 20,000 units at customer sites worldwide.
US healthcare group whose MedTech arm develops the Ottava soft-tissue surgical robot and the Monarch endoluminal platform.
Augsburg maker of industrial robots, automation systems and Swisslog warehouse logistics, wholly owned within China's Midea Group since 2022.
Danish maker of seven-axis collaborative robot arms for small and mid-sized manufacturers, majority owned by Bosch Rexroth since 2022.
Tokyo maker of the NEXTAGE dual arm humanoid industrial robots and the HRP research humanoids, part of the Kawada group.
Japanese heavy-industry group whose Akashi-based robot business builds industrial, clean-room and medical robots and produced Japan's first domestically made industrial robot in 1969.
Shanghai maker of the Forerunner humanoid robots built on its own high-thrust KEPLER GEAR actuators
Bristol developer of the KR1 wheeled humanoid and its own robot AI models, which Bear Robotics agreed to acquire in June 2026.
| Company | Country | Sector | Stage | Total funding | Valuation | Founded | Technologies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonic Drive Systems Tokyo maker of HarmonicDrive strain wave gears, AccuDrive reducers and precision motion units that go mainly into industrial robots and semiconductor equipment. | JP | — | Public | — | 1970 | ||
| Hesai Group Shanghai lidar maker listed on Nasdaq and in Hong Kong, supplying cars, robotaxis and robots | CN | — | Public | — | — | ||
| Hexagon Swedish measurement and industrial technology group that builds the AEON humanoid robot. | SE | — | Public | — | — | ||
| Highlanders Tokyo startup building the humanoid N in-house, with mass production planned with Mitsubishi Motors from 2027. | JP | — | — | — | 2023 | ||
| Hitachi Japanese industrial and digital conglomerate building physical AI under its HMAX portfolio | JP | — | Public | — | — | ||
| Huayan Robotics Chinese collaborative robot maker listed in Hong Kong (1021.HK) that also builds its own motors, drives and joint modules. | CN | — | Public | — | — | ||
| Hugging Face Open-source AI platform and developer of the LeRobot robot-learning library. | US | — | — | — | — | ||
| Hydroplane Hydrogen fuel cell power plants for aviation and mobile power | US | — | — | — | — | ||
| Hyundai Mobis Hyundai Motor Group's auto parts maker, supplying actuators for Boston Dynamics' Atlas humanoid. | KR | — | Public | — | — | ||
| Hyundai Motor Group Korean mobility group whose Boston Dynamics is readying the Atlas humanoid for its car plants. | KR | Autonomous Mobility | Public | — | — | ||
| Intrinsic Mountain View robotics software and AI group at Google whose Flowstate platform is used to build, deploy and run industrial robot applications. | US | — | Subsidiary | — | — | ||
| Intuitive Maker of the da Vinci surgical robots and the Ion endoluminal system | US | — | Public | — | — | ||
| JAKA Robotics Shanghai cobot maker moving into embodied AI robots, with more than 20,000 units at customer sites worldwide. | CN | — | Growth | — | 2014 | ||
| Johnson & Johnson US healthcare group whose MedTech arm develops the Ottava soft-tissue surgical robot and the Monarch endoluminal platform. | US | — | Public | — | — | ||
| KUKA Augsburg maker of industrial robots, automation systems and Swisslog warehouse logistics, wholly owned within China's Midea Group since 2022. | DE | — | Subsidiary | — | 1898 | ||
| Kassow Robots Danish maker of seven-axis collaborative robot arms for small and mid-sized manufacturers, majority owned by Bosch Rexroth since 2022. | DK | — | Subsidiary | — | 2015 | ||
| Kawada Robotics Tokyo maker of the NEXTAGE dual arm humanoid industrial robots and the HRP research humanoids, part of the Kawada group. | JP | — | Subsidiary | — | 2013 | ||
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries Japanese heavy-industry group whose Akashi-based robot business builds industrial, clean-room and medical robots and produced Japan's first domestically made industrial robot in 1969. | JP | — | Public | — | 1896 | ||
| Kepler Robotics Shanghai maker of the Forerunner humanoid robots built on its own high-thrust KEPLER GEAR actuators | CN | — | — | — | 2023 | ||
| Kinisi Robotics Bristol developer of the KR1 wheeled humanoid and its own robot AI models, which Bear Robotics agreed to acquire in June 2026. | GB | — | — | — | — |