Top Robotics Startups in San Francisco

2 employeesYC F25Early stage

Productivity & automation Applied AI & ML Developer tools Robotics & drones

Cyberdesk

What they do:

Self learning computer use agent for developers

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2 employeesYC S25Early stage

Iron Grid

What they do:

AI-Native Data Center Engineering

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2 employeesYC S25Early stage

Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Real estate & construction

Flywheel AI

What they do:

Waymo for excavators

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2 employeesYC S25Early stage

Eos AI

What they do:

Autonomous OS for healthcare

Robotics & drones

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2 employeesYC W26Early stage

Cloud & infrastructure Robotics & drones

Synthetic Sciences

What they do:

Infrastructure for Autonomous Science

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2 employeesYC W26Early stage

Applied AI & ML Data & analytics Robotics & drones

Datoric

What they do:

The secure training data R&D engine for physical AI

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips Climate & energy

Libra Robotics

What they do:

The robot workforce for infrastructure

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Logistics & supply chain

Remy AI

What they do:

Automating dexterous tasks in warehouses with AI-powered robots

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2 employeesYC W26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Most Robotic

What they do:

Research lab building the most robotic household in the world

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Twolabs

What they do:

Humanoid robot platform for builders.

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2 employeesYC X26Early stage

General Instinct

What they do:

Deployment infrastructure for Physical AI

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2 employeesYC X26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips Mobility & automotive

Rodeo Robotics

What they do:

Robots for vehicle maintenance.

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2 employeesYC F26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Enact

What they do:

Real-world RL environments for robotics models

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Data & analytics Manufacturing & chips

Moving Atoms

What they do:

Virtual Reality for Training Robots

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Applied AI & ML

Shiraz AI

What they do:

Robots that learn on the job

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Data & analytics Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Hebbian Robotics

What they do:

Foundational infrastructure for Physical AI

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips

Dawn Industries

What they do:

Automatic Diagnosis & Fix for Industrial Automation Cells

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Space, aviation & defense Climate & energy

Salem Robotics Inc

What they do:

Deploying robots to replace workers in hazardous spaces

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2 employeesYC S26Early stage

Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips

Faraday

What they do:

Agents running industrial enterprises from back office to shop floor

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2 employeesYC F26Early stage

Deploy

What they do:

The generalist robot deployment company.

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2 employeesYC F26Early stage

Robotics & drones Space, aviation & defense Logistics & supply chain

Streamline Systems

What they do:

Precision navigation for UAVs operating without GPS.

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2 employeesYC F26Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Robotics & drones

twentyfour26

What they do:

On Demand CNC Prototyping

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2 employeesYC F26Early stage

Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Applied AI & ML

Mantle

What they do:

The pit crew for machines and robots.

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Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips Productivity & automation

2 employeesYC F26Early stage

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Forge Robotics

What they do:

A robotics intelligence system for metal fabrication

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1 employeesYC F25Early stage

Manufacturing & chips Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones

Axial

What they do:

Accelerated Physics Kernels for Computational Engineering

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1 employeesYC F25Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Proprio Robotics

What they do:

Robots to maintain and assemble data centers

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1 employeesYC S26Early stage

Hemlock

What they do:

Force-sensing wristband for training robotic AI

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1 employeesYC F26Early stage

Silica

What they do:

Actuators for Physical AI

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1 employeesYC F26Early stage

Applied AI & ML Developer tools Robotics & drones

UXDuck

What they do:

Android for drones

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1 employeesYC F26Early stage

Robotics & drones Logistics & supply chain

Avion

What they do:

Avion builds and operates autonomous eVTOL drones that deliver vital…

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YC W20Early stage

Applied AI & ML Developer tools Robotics & drones

HABIT

What they do:

Accelerating world models.

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YC X25Early stage

Robotics & drones Applied AI & ML Manufacturing & chips

Philon

What they do:

General Purpose Robots

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YC F25Early stage

Developer tools Robotics & drones Manufacturing & chips

Hilstart

What they do:

Autonomous Hardware Testing

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YC S26Early stage

Antropi Robotics

What they do:

Autonomous CNC factories for faster hardware

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YC F26Early stage

Mobility & automotive Applied AI & ML Robotics & drones Climate & energy

Cruise

Acquired

What they do:

Self-driving cars.

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3,000 employeesYC W14Growth stage