Robotics Industry Insights
Comprehensive statistics and analysis of the global robotics industry. Data-driven insights from the world's largest free robotics directory.
1648
Companies
66
Countries
383
Categories
21
Unicorns
Key Metrics
Venture Funding
Total Tracked $86.4B+
Funded Companies 618
Unicorns ($1B+) 21
Companies Founded by Year
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Showing companies founded 2010-2025. Peak year: 2016
Geographic Distribution
Top 15 Countries
1 United States
645
2 China
142
3 Germany
97
4 United Kingdom
82
5 Japan
75
6 Canada
60
7 Israel
56
8 India
49
9 France
46
10 Switzerland
43
11 South Korea
42
12 Singapore
27
13 Australia
20
14 Netherlands
19
15 Sweden
19
Regional Analysis
645
United States
39% of total
259
East Asia
China, Japan, South Korea
268
Western Europe
Germany, UK, France, Switzerland
56
Israel
Major robotics hub
Top Funded Robotics Companies
1
Waymo
United States · autonomous vehicles
$5.5B
raised
2
Metropolis
United States · robot vision
$3.5B
raised
3
Horizon Robotics
China · robot ai
$2.5B
raised
4
SenseTime
China · robot ai
$2.5B
raised
5
Figure AI
United States · humanoid robots
$2.0B
raised
6
Nuro
United States · autonomous vehicles
$2.0B
raised
7
Parata Systems
United States · pharmacy automation
$1.5B
raised
8
Helsing
Germany · defense robotics
$1.5B
raised
9
Megvii
China · robot ai
$1.4B
raised
10
UBTECH Robotics
China · humanoid robots
$1.3B
raised
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Industry Spotlight: Humanoid Robots
The fastest-growing segment in robotics
76
Humanoid Companies
41
Founded Since 2020
33
With Funding
19
$100M+ Raised
Humanoid robotics is experiencing unprecedented growth with major investments from tech giants and venture capital. Companies like Figure AI, 1X Technologies, and Apptronik are racing to develop general-purpose humanoid robots for warehouse, manufacturing, and domestic applications.
Explore all humanoid robot companies →Average Funding by Category
Categories with highest average funding per company (minimum 5 companies)
1 self driving6 companies
$1.2B
2 robotaxis7 companies
$1.1B
3 sensor systems10 companies
$566M
4 general purpose robots9 companies
$502M
5 autonomous vehicles79 companies
$400M
6 autonomous trucking11 companies
$372M
7 drones uav41 companies
$274M
8 machine learning29 companies
$255M
9 humanoid robots33 companies
$255M
10 sensors perception33 companies
$241M
Market Trends & Analysis
Company Formation Trends
2020
87 companies -22%
2021
48 companies -45%
2022
50 companies +4%
2023
49 companies -2%
2024
47 companies -4%
Key Industry Sectors
Industrial Automation
302
Autonomous Vehicles
329
Surgical Robotics
71
Drones & UAVs
130
Warehouse Automation
158
Key Industry Insights
- • US Dominance: The United States leads with 645 companies (39% of global total)
- • Recent Growth: 175 new robotics companies founded since 2022
- • Public Markets: 199 robotics companies are publicly traded across 26 stock exchanges
- • Venture Activity: 618 companies have disclosed venture funding totaling $86.4B+
Top Categories
1 robot ai
3082 industrial robotics
2823 service robots
2234 robot software
2005 autonomous vehicles
1756 mobile robots
1737 warehouse automation
1588 autonomous mobile robots
1509 medical robotics
13610 automation solutions
13111 agricultural robots
11412 logistics automation
10613 robot arms
10214 factory automation
10115 drones uav
100Company Size Distribution
By Employee Count
1-10
94
2-10
7
10-50
119
10-20
4
11-50
150
20-50
26
41-50
1
50-100
145
51-100
53
51-200
16
100-200
100
101-200
16
101-250
2
200-500
96
201-500
10
250-300
1
300+
1
401-500
1
500+
1
500-1000
86
501-1000
1
1000-2000
38
1000+
3
1000-5000
8
1000-1500
1
1001-5000
3
1001-1500
1
2000-5000
22
2000+
1
3000+
2
4000+
2
5000+
32
5000-10000
5
5001-10000
2
8000+
1
10000+
28
12000+
2
14000+
1
15000+
1
18000+
3
20000+
4
25000+
2
28000+
1
30000+
2
45000+
1
50000+
2
60000+
1
70000+
1
80000+
2
90000+
1
100000+
1
130000+
1
170000+
1
300000+
1
By Entity Type
commercial
1631
research
9
non-profit
5
open-source
1
accelerator
1
industry-association
1
Data Coverage
100%
website
100%
description
38%
funding
67%
employees
100%
coordinates
90%
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